Syllabus - 8th Grade

Part A Syllabus

Teacher's Name Kate

Class 8
Level
Textbook Upgrade
Number of 12
Students
Teaching Points UNIT 1: Personal profiles, dialogues, an article.
UNIT 2: Personal profiles, a catalog, a catalog order
form, a dialogue.
UNIT 3: A magazine article, a recipe, an excerpt from
a book, an interview.
UNIT 4: A log book, personal profiles, an emergency
phone call.
UNIT 5: A school notice board, a dialogue, e-mails.
UNIT 6: Brochures, phone conversations, a dialogue,
an Internet text.
UNIT 7: Book jackets, a magazine article, an
interview.
UNIT 8: A timeline, a newspaper article, an
encyclopedia entry, a news report.
Grammar Cognates, Capital Letters.
Adjectives, Opposites.
Wh- Questions, Present Simple
Plural nouns.
Future Simple.
Imperatives.
Possessive Pronouns.
Present Progressive.
Past Simple.
Skills reading skills: tables, flow charts, problem and
solution, timeline
finding a main idea of the text and supporting
details
learning 50 irregular verbs
dictionary skills
book report and mini-project
Extensive Reading 1 book per semester
Literature According to the textbook
Project none
Testing 2 tests per semester
Part B Grading System

Junior High
Discipline 10%
Tests 40%
Quizzes and 20%
dictations
Book reports 20%
Literature 10%
and/or projects