Middle School Learning

Sixth Grade
When students kick off their middle school experience in sixth grade, they:

• Read a wide variety of literature, analyze author styles, word choice, point of view, and structure;
• Write narratives and arguments while developing language, style and tone;
• Learn algebra, statistics, ratios, and one-variable equations;
• Understand different forms of energy and life on Earth;
• Explore the geography and history of the Eastern hemisphere, including Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.

Seventh Grade
In seventh grade, students:

• Write in a variety of genres and styles, including argumentative essays with multiple perspectives;
• Solve math problems using rate, ratios, proportions, and percentages;
• Expand their knowledge of geometry including area, surface, perimeter, and volume;
• Study the Earth’s surface changes over time;
• Learn City, State, and U.S. history; from Pre-Colonial times – Civil War
• Explore visual arts, music, dance, or theater.

Eighth Grade
With one full school year left before starting high school, eighth graders:

• Interpret and analyze a range of texts that prepare them for high-school level demands;
• Study different writing techniques, including analogy, allusion, and irony;
• Evaluate the logic and reasoning of argumentative texts;
• Work with graphs to solve algebraic equations, use the Pythagorean Theorem, and analyze 2D and 3D figures;
• Identify how humans affect the environment;
• Study the laws of motion that explain the movement of objects on Earth and across the Solar System;
• Explore the Reconstruction, industrialization, global war, and modern eras of U.S. history;
• Expand knowledge of visual arts, music, dance, and/or theater.