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5th-8th Curriculum Overview
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Class5th Grade6th Grade
7th Grade 8th Grade Theology: Salvation History, Christian Anthropology, Character, Discipleship The Incarnation, The Paschal Mystery, Sacramental Life Baptism, The Mystery of God, The Apostles Creed, The Holy Spirit, Ephesians, The Liturgy The Ten Commandments, The Beatitudes, Galatians, Freedom, Conscience, Grace, Prayer Covenants of the Old Testament, Church Architecture, Magnificat & Nativity, Moments in the Life of Christ, Luke's Gospel Classic Literature: Novel, Short Story, Poetry Treasure Island, Girl of the Limberiost, Number the Stars, Fairy Tales, Tolstoy, Bradbury, Aesop Tom Sawyer, The Giver, Shane, G. Henry, WW Jacobs, Frost, Blake, Dickinson Call of the Wild, A Christmas Carol, Poe, de Maupassant, Thurber, Emerson, Burns, Tennyson To Kill a Mockingbird, Diary of Anne Frank, Shakespeare, Herbert, Keats, Whitman, Frost, Hughes English Loyola (Jesuit) Program of Language Arts: Parts of Speech, Syntax, Sentence Diagramming, 5-Paragraph Essay, Memorization, Speaking. Independent Reading Self-Paced Individual Enrichment, Fiction & Non-Fiction, Aligned to Student Lexile Levels History American World:
Declaration, Constitution, Lincoln, WWI, WWII, Civil Rights, EconomicsAncient World:
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, IsraelMedieval World:
Constantine, Christendom, Crusades, Cathedrals, SaintsModern World:
Renaissance, Reformation, New World, Revolutions, 20th CenturyMathematics - Honors 5th 6th Pre-Algebra Honors HS Algebra I Mathematics - College Prep 5th 6th Pre-Algebra HS Prep 8th Grade Math HS Latin IVocabulary, Parts of Speech, Grammar, Translation, National Latin Exam 8th Grade
(1 HS Language Credit)ArtPrinciples of Art and Design; Study of the Masters and Imitation MusicDiscovering beauty in the unity of composition fundamentals: melody, harmony, and rhythm. Learning choral performance, tone production, reading skills, liturgical and patriotic music, popular choral and Broadway pieces, styles of the classical masters, traditional hymnody, chant, and contemporary song. ModulesClasses and seminars that help children form a sacramental imagination while addressing the subject of authentic human flourishing: the Human Person & Daily Living, The Life of Virtue, Communication & Interpersonal Formation, Patriotism & Justice, Culinary Arts, Beauty, and Leisure. Advisory and Seminar"Raised in Grace" and "Education in Virtue" by the Dominicans. Ablaze Missionaries' Program of Discipleship, "Design Your Life" for Rising Adolescents Physical EducationFitness, strength development, competency in motor skills, and movement patterns aligned to concepts, strategies, and skills in multiple competitive sports that will support superior athletic performance by 9th grade.
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