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HAFTR Middle School General Studies
 
 
6th Grade
English

Literature Anthology- Copper & Writer’s Companion

  • Plot Characterization
  • Theme
  • Symbolism
  • Context Clues
  • Vocabulary
  • Poetry
  • Elements of a Short Story
  • Non-Fiction
  • Graphic organizers
  • Note-taking
Math Course 2
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Number Theory
  • Ratios, Percents & Proportions
  • Intro. to Geometry
  • Intro. to Algebra
  • The Coordinate Plane
  • Problem Solving and Real World Applications
Social Studies

Human Heritage - Ancient Middle Eastern Civilizations

  • Sumerians
  • Egyptians
  • Phoenicians
  • Hebrews

The Greeks
Ancient Rome

Middle Ages

  • Medieval Europe
  • The Church
  • Towns & Trade
  • Renaissance & Reformation
Science Science Explorer

Earth’s Water
fresh water, ocean motions & zones

Environmental Science
living, soil, air, water & energy resources

Electricity and Magnetism
magnetism and electromagnetism, electric charges and current, electricity and magnetism at work, electronics
Literature

Short Stories:

  • Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • John Gardner
  • Sandra Cisneros

Classical Mythology
Flowers for Algernon
The View from Saturday
The Wave

Elements of Poetry:

  • Robert Frost
  • Lewis Carroll
Other Advisory
Bat Mitzvah Seminar -Girls
Computer
Current Events
Gym
Study skills
Writing Workshop
Yom Iyun
 
7th Grade
English

Literature Anthology - Bronze

  • Poetry
  • Book Reports
  • Short stories
  • Journals

Critical Thinking & Writing
Creative Writing

Grammar

  • Sentence Structure
  • Paragraph Unity
  • Essays

Vocabulary B
Sadlier-Oxford
Math
Course 3
  • Algebra
  • Number Theory
  • Solving 1st Degree Eq. & Ineq.
  • Graphing Linear Eq. & Ineq.
  • Geometry
  • Counting Property & Probability
  • Functions & Polynomial Expressions
  • Word Problems & Real World Applications
Social Studies

The American Nation

  • Geography
  • Native American Civilizations
  • European Exploration and Colonization
  • Life in the Colonies
  • American Revolution
  • Creating a Government—First Presidents, Age of Jefferson, Jackson
  • Antecedents of the Civil War
Science Science Explorer

Chemical Building Blocks
changes in matter, elements & the periodic table, carbon chemistry

Cells and Heredity
cell structure and function, cell processes and energy, genetics
Literature

Short Stories:

  • Kipling
  • O. Henry
  • Ray Bradbury
  • Jack Finney

Poetry:

  • Shel Silverstein
  • Carl Sandburg
  • Langston Hughes

Novels:

  • The Miracle Worker
  • The Pearl
  • Stealing Freedom
  • My Brother, My Sister and I
Other Bar Mitzvah Seminar -Boys
Computer
Current Events
Gym
Study skills
Yom Iyun
Hashkafa
 
8th Grade
English

Literature Anthology - Silver

Short Story
Plays
Novel
Poetry

Irony & Foreshadowing
Suspense & Conflict
Satire & Social Commentary

Critical Thinking & Writing/Journals
Writer’s Companion

  • Grammar and Sentence Structure
  • Commonly Confused Words

Public Speaking

Vocabulary C
Sadlier Oxford
Math A
  • Monomials & Polynomials
  • Special Products & Factoring
  • 1st & 2nd degree Equations & Inequalities
  • Geometry
  • Logic
  • Statistics & Probability
  • Solutions of Systems of Equations & Inequalities
  • Rational Expressions
  • Problem Solving & Real World Applications
Social Studies

The American Nation

  • Geography & Map Skills
  • U.S. Constitution
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Becoming a World power
  • World War I
  • Antecedents to WWII
  • The Holocaust
  • The Cold War
  • Korean War
  • Vietnam War
Science Science Explorer

Chemical Interactions
atoms & bonding, acids, bases & solutions

Human Biology and Health
skeletal, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous & endocrine systems

Motion, Forces and Energy
motion, forces, forces in fluids, work and machines, energy and power, thermal energy and heat
Literature

Poetry

  • American Poets
  • Shakespearean Sonnets

Short Stories

  • Guy de Maupassant
  • Shirley Jackson
  • Edgar Allen Poe
  • Anton Chekov

Novels & Plays

  • To Kill A Mockingbird
  • Romeo & Juliet
  • Animal Farm
  • Twelve Angry Men
  • Of Mice & Men
  • A Raisin In The Sun
Other Computer
Current Events
Graduate Thesis
Gym
Library
Senior Yearbook
Study skills
Yom Iyun
Shmirat Halashon