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Grade 8 — Year Plan
Life Academy · Universal United States secondary curriculum · Middle School Pathway Credits (+ Algebra I early-HS option)
Goal by June: Algebra I spine (linear → systems → polynomials intro); civic literacy with primary sources; Middle School Pathway Certificate; high-school readiness.
Not a state diploma. Not state-locked. Certificate = academy recognition + portfolio evidence. See transcript.html.
Pathway credit titles (transcript language)
- - English Language Arts 8 — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - Algebra I *(or Math 8 / Algebra Readiness)* — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit (HS credit if accepted locally)
- - Science 8: Physical Science — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - United States History & Civics — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - Life Skills 8 — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit
- - Elective — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit
Printable: transcript.html · ../../certificate/transcript-middle.html
Year outcomes
ELA
- - Literature circles; rhetorical analysis (founding texts, Gettysburg, op-eds); research with sources; debate; portfolio defense
Math — Algebra I (full-year track)
- - Expressions → equations/inequalities → linear functions → systems → exponents → polynomials (factoring/quadratic glimpse as ready)
- - Alternate: compact readiness + linear focus if still building (coach adjusts pace; mastery gates stay honest)
Science
- - Chemistry of matter; genetics intro; space systems; climate & human impact; engineering design challenge
STEM (included)
- - Science: chemistry of matter; genetics intro; climate & human impact
- - Technology: read a data set; cyber-hygiene; academic honesty with tools
- - Engineering: design challenge with a public explanation
- - Math: Pre-Algebra (linear thinking → systems readiness; Algebra I is 9th)
History / Civics
- - Constitution close reads; Federalist excerpts; early republic → expansion; Civil War & Reconstruction documents; civic participation
Life Skills
- - HS readiness, skills resume, interview practice, AI/academic honesty policy, transcript language preview, certificate moment
Elective hook
STEM · Business taster · Arts portfolio · CTE taster
36-week overview
| Weeks | Focus |
|-------|-------|
| 1–12 | Algebra I launch (expressions → linear equations/inequalities/functions); chemistry of matter; Constitution close-read |
| 13–24 | Linear systems & functions deepen; genetics + space; early republic → expansion primary sources |
| 25–36 | Polynomials / review; climate & design challenge; Civil War–Reconstruction documents; HS readiness + Middle Pathway Certificate |
Friday: Mastery Gate + Skill Gym + seminar/teach-back.
Capstone (Week 36): Portfolio defense + certificate/middle-school.
Full week scripts
Open weeks/week-01 — week-01.md … week-36.md.
Price: plan.