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SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR GRADE 8 Eagle Hill Middle School

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ENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIES MATH SCIENCE LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE) HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION Academic Course Requirements

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ALGEBRA I EARTH SCIENCE MUSIC THEORY STUDIO IN ART Accelerated Courses Earn High School Credit on Transcript

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* FAST PACED * RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY 7 TH GRADE MATH TEACHER Minimum of B+ in Pre-Algebra 7 Consider intellectual curiosity, work ethic, academic performance, organization, motivation, etc. * SHOULD CONSIDER OTHER COMMITMENTS/COURSE * TI-NSPIRE GRAPHING CALCULATOR REQUIRED * NEED TO RECALL PRIOR MATH CONCEPTS EFFORTLESSLY * NEED TO LEARN CONCEPTS QUICKLY * HIGHER LEVEL THINKING INVOLVED Algebra I Description and Recommendation Criteria

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* CURRICULUM COVERS REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE TOPICS TOPICS INCLUDE ASTRONOMY, METEOROLOGY, AND GEOLOGY * FAST PACED * RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY 7 TH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER MINIMUM OF B+ IN SCIENCE 7 * SHOULD CONSIDER OTHER COMMITMENTS/COURSES * NEED TO RECALL PRIOR SCIENCE CONCEPTS EFFORTLESSLY * NEED TO LEARN CONCEPTS QUICKLY * NEED TO APPLY ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS * HIGHER LEVEL THINKING INVOLVED Earth Science Description and Recommendation Criteria

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Grade 8 Advanced Music Class

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Is a high school course worth a credit towards high school. Students must be recommended for Theory in order to take the course in 8 th grade. After taking Theory 1, students will be able to take Music Theory 2 at the high school, and then AP Theory if they so desire. Students who do not take theory now will also have the option of taking the course when they are in high school.

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Students will cover many fundamental aspects of music theory, including: -Study of science and acoustics -Notation of pitch -Time classification, time signatures -Note and rest values -Intervals -Basic, major and minor scales -Key signatures -Triads

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Students will also develop skills in: -Sightsinging and solfeggio -Melodic and rhythmic dictation -Melody writing

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Music Theory 1 is a double period class, during Periods 4 AND 5 (10:33-11:50) on odd days. It is only available during the first semester of the year.

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Students will be graded on the following: 1.) Tests 2.) Quizzes 3.) Homework 4.) Final Exam based on entire years work; counts as one-third of total grade

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Harder, Paul O. Basic Materials in Music Theory. 12 th edition. Allyn & Bacon, 2010.

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COMPUTER PROGRAMS Interactive: www.musictheory.net www.teoria.com www.emusictheory.com Software: Sibelius, a notation program Keyboards: Oxygen 25 keys, midi controlled in Computer lab, room 202.

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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Homework assignments and testing dates can be found on Mrs. Kochs web page under music theory and my calendar.

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High school credited class. Meets every other day, for two periods, all year. Requires recommendation from 7 th grade art teacher. High level of understanding of art concepts and applying them to artwork. Being able to work hard independently while also being open to suggestions and constructive criticism from teacher and classmates. Completing assignments on time. A strong interest in art and continuing to take art classes throughout high school.

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Art 8

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YEAR ELECTIVE CLASS MEETS FOR A DOUBLE PERIOD EVERY OTHER DAY ADVANCED USE OF FAMILIAR AND NEW ART MATERIALS. PAINTING DRAWING SCULPTURE MIXED MEDIA METAL CASTING JEWELRY SCHOOL MURALS Art 8 Overview

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7 TH AND 8 TH GRADE PERFORMING GROUP CHORALE

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SINGING FOUR PART HARMONY DIFFERENT MUSICAL STYLES ELEMENTS OF GOOD SINGING 1. POSTURE 2. BREATHING 3. VOWEL FORMATION 4. SIGHTSINGING WITH SOLFEGE

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CONCERT DRESS BOYS: WHITE, LONG SLEEVE DRESS SHIRT BLACK DRESS PANTS BLACK BOW TIE (can be purchased at school store) BLACK SHOES, DARK SOCKS GIRLS: LONG BLACK SKIRT (purchased from school) WHITE BLOUSE BLACK SHOES

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REHEARSAL TIME PERIOD 6 11:52-12:30 EVEN DAYS

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AUDITION PROCEDURE WHEN: Last week in May, first week in June during activity period. WHERE: Mrs. Kochs Room, 319. WHAT: Sing a song of your choice, sight sing an example, clap a rhythm. WHO: Any 6 th or 7 th grade student may audition in order to be placed in chorale for the following school year. HOW MANY ACCEPTED: 40 students. All 7 th grade students who are currently in chorale, do not need to audition again.

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Internet Searching Safety - Security Ethics Graphic Design Photoshop Advanced Microsoft Word Animations Macromedia Flash Desktop Publishing Microsoft Publisher Video Production Adobe Premiere Robotics NAO Robot

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8 th Grade Computer Application Course Information year elective Class meets for a double period every other day Increase student knowledge of todays popular computer programs and become more proficient end users. Introduce students to software programs used in High School classes such as web design, digital photography, and many others.

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Units of Study Internet Safety, Search Techniques and Online Content Laws Adobe Photoshop Elements Audacity Advanced Office Applications: Word Publisher Macromedia Flash Adobe Premiere Elements Robotics/Intro to Programming

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Internet Safety and Legal Issues Internet Safety: Staying safe with social networking Facebook, Twitter, MySpace Legalities: Copyright laws and illegal music/movie downloading P2P Sharing Sites (LimeWire, Kazaa, FrostWire, BitTorrent) Fayetteville-Manlius Computer Use Policy

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Photo Editing (Adobe Photoshop) Working with Photoshop Tools Brushes Colors Text Smudge/Blur Tools Fills/Gradient Colors Clone Stamp Lasso/Wand Layers Photo Editing Touch-ups Filters Applying Special Effects

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Assignments Students will perform multiple daily assignments utilizing many of the different tools in Photoshop to show proficiency. Upon completion of the daily assignments students will then complete their major projects. Examples are included on subsequent pages and include: Advertisement Magazine Cover

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Photoshop Magazine Cover Students design an original magazine cover featuring themselves Only object native to the picture is the students head and the rest of the cover is created utilizing Photoshop

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Advanced Office Apps (Word) Headers/Footers Watermark Floating Pictures Alignment Tools Paste Special (.gif &.jpg) Word art Drawing Tools Smart Art Alignment Tabs

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Ad Samples

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Audacity (Audio Editing) Students will learn about what makes a radio advertisement interesting and tips/tricks that motivate a listener to do what advertisers desire. Students will create an audio advertisement for either their Calendar or one of their Word Advertisements. Advertisements will include: Background Instrumentals Student Voiceovers Sound Effects Students may include other audio effects as desired

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Macromedia Flash cont. In Computer Applications students will learn about the tools and design sequences required to produce a flash animation. These tools and concepts include: Creating Motion Frame by Frame Animation Motion Tweening Shape Tweening Working with Audio Nested Animations Students will then produce an original animated movie utilizing the skills acquired in class.

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Macromedia Flash cont. Timeline/Layers Tools Stage

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Movie Making (Adobe Premiere) Students make 2 types of movies, Standard Capture and Stop Motion Standard Capture movies are taken with a camcorder (similar to home videos) and consist of making a film from an initial story idea, then directing, shooting, and editing the final product Students will be utilizing a green screen to edit themselves into existing clips. Examples include: An instructional Video News or Sports Cast Stop Motion is an animation technique to make inanimate objects appear to move on their own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Students will create an original stop motion movie utilizing whiteboards, play dough or other inanimate objects as the actors

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Movie Making Cont. Working with Media in the timeline Trimming Raw Video Footage Organizing Clips/Transitions/Speed Adding Effects/Transitions/Titles/Themes Adding Audio Planning/Storyboarding

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Robotics/Programming Basic blocks in programming Introduction to robotics with a real robot Facial recognition, speech recognition, programming in x, y coordinates.

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Photo Editing (Adobe Photoshop) Working with Photoshop Tools Brushes Colors Text Smudge/Blur Tools Fills/Gradient Colors Clone Stamp Lasso/Wand Layers Photo Editing Touch-ups Filters Applying Special Effects

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Assignments Students will perform multiple daily assignments utilizing many of the different tools in Photoshop to show proficiency. Upon completion of the daily assignments students will then complete their major projects. Examples are included on subsequent pages and include: Advertisement Magazine Cover Creating unique collages for the calendar project

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Photoshop Magazine Cover Students design an original magazine cover featuring themselves Only object native to the picture is the students head and the rest of the cover is created utilizing Photoshop

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Calendar Project (Publisher) Students will learn how to create calendars in publisher while incorporating their own Photoshop designs. Each calendar will include 13 edited pictures. One for each month and an additional picture for the cover. Students will then add holidays and special events to each month as well as edit the calendar dates for their own design preferences.

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Calendar Examples

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Advanced Office Apps. (Word) Headers/Footers Watermark Floating Pictures Alignment Tools Paste Special (.gif &.jpg) Word art Drawing Tools Smart Art Alignment Tabs

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Ad Samples

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Audacity (Audio Editing) Students will learn about what makes a radio advertisement interesting and tips/tricks that motivate a listener to do what advertisers desire. Students will create an audio advertisement for either their Calendar or one of their Word Advertisements. Advertisements will include: Background Instrumentals Student Voiceovers Sound Effects Students may include other audio effects as desired

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Macromedia Flash cont. In Computer Applications students will learn about the tools and design sequences required to produce a flash animation. These tools and concepts include: Creating Motion Frame by Frame Animation Motion Tweening Shape Tweening Working with Audio Nested Animations Students will then produce an original animated movie utilizing the skills acquired in class.

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Macromedia Flash cont. Timeline/Layers Tools Stage

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Movie Making (Adobe Premiere) Students make 2 types of movies, Standard Capture and Stop Motion Standard Capture movies are taken with a camcorder (similar to home videos) and consist of making a film from an initial story idea, then directing, shooting, and editing the final product Students will be utilizing a green screen to edit themselves into existing clips. Examples include: An instructional Video News or Sports Cast Stop Motion is an animation technique to make inanimate objects appear to move on their own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Students will create an original stop motion movie utilizing whiteboards, play dough or other inanimate objects as the actors

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Movie Making Cont. Working with Media in the timeline Trimming Raw Video Footage Organizing Clips/Transitions/Speed Adding Effects/Transitions/Titles/Themes Adding Audio Planning/Storyboarding

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Family & Consumer Sciences 8 TH GRADE CURRICULUM

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FACSSkills for Life!

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Family & Consumer Sciences Heres what to expect! One Semester (half-year) Course Ten weeks in Foods/Nutrition Room Ten weeks in Clothing/Textiles Room Class meets every other day for double period

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The FACS course is divided into two ten-week segments: Food Preparation - In the eighth grade FACS course you will have the opportunity to choose a variety of foods to prepare. This could include yeast breads, pies and desserts, preparing individual food items to include in a full meal and exploring regional and foreign foods. In addition, students will review and continue practicing skills such as measuring and using various kinds of kitchen equipment.

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Sewing- You will have the opportunity to select a sewing project that will advance and refine your skills. This could include learning how to make clothing using a pattern and fabric of your choice, creating a stuffed animal through the use of a kit, or other options to be explored with your teacher. Also included is a quick review of threading the sewing machine and using small sewing equipment.

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Community Service- Another component of the sewing curriculum for eighth graders is the design and creation of a service project. you have the opportunity to utilize your talents and express your creativity while helping those less fortunate. For example, a popular choice has been the construction of baby quilts donated to local hospitals.

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Maintain A Folder With Table of Contents Including all Recipes Participate as an Active and Helpful Group Member in All Classroom Cooking Activities

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Maintain A Folder With Table of Contents Bring in Sewing Supplies & Money for Kit Demonstrate Operation of Sewing Machine Participate in Community Service Project Complete Individual Sewing Project

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We look forward to seeing you in FACS! Mrs. Brenner & Mrs. Robinson

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Music 8

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Course Design Musical Theater Opera Theater/Opera Field Trips Cultural Pre- Show Dinner Experience Back Stage Tours Composing via Computer World Music Music Industry Guest Performers, Composers, and Professionals in Music Industry

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Musical Theater and Opera Students will experience musical theater and opera via DVD recordings and live field trip performances. A cultural pre-show dinner experience is included in this unit of study. Students will observe comparisons between these two performance genres and will define the basic characteristics of each genre. Optional: Students will perform in musical theater/opera workshop settings.

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Trip/Dinner Funding Musical Theater and Opera tickets are co-funded by our BOCES program. Tickets are a minimal cost. Any dinner experiences are full cost to student. To enhance and support classroom learning, students are encouraged to attend both the field trip and dinner experiences.

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Computer Students will advance music and computers skills by composing using Sibelius. Students will expand their knowledge of world music by creating a World Music project using Power Point. Student projects are linked to the school music web page for preview access.

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Music Industry Students will explore the opportunities within the world of music industry. Students will interact with guest speakers from the field of music industry, composers, and performers.

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Schedule Class schedule is every other day Combination of 4 th and 5 th period (double period course) Meets for half year only Not an advanced placement course, no high school credit

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COURSE OVERVIEW 8 th Grade Technology Elective

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Course Information year elective Class meets for a double period every other day Open to any interested student Not a prerequisite to High School Technology, but great experience for students who wish to pursue technical fields or enjoy hands-on problem solving Grading is based on effort and project results.

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CAD Design Advanced CAD (Autodesk Inventor Professional 11) Advanced CAD (Autodesk Inventor Professional 11) 3-D Part File Creations 3-D Part File Creations Orthographic Projections/Dimensions Orthographic Projections/Dimensions Advanced CAD Tools Advanced CAD Tools Revolves Revolves Patterns Patterns Assembly Files Assembly Files

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CAD Design 3-D Part File Orthographic Projection Orthographic Projection

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Production Design CNC Design (Corel Draw) CNC Design (Corel Draw) Students will create a custom shelf design to be produced by the CNC machine. Students will incorporate design elements into the shelf including: text/images/logos/drawings Upon completion of CNC Machining students will perform all finish work including Sanding, Assembly, Staining, Clear Coating.

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CNC Shelf Production

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Each semester we pick a project that you hand fabricate. You will be required to design, machine, and assemble all of the components. Examples from this year include: Nok Hockey Board Manufacturing Scratch Built Electric Vehicle

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Architectural Design Architecture (Envisioneer) Architectural Styles Floor Plan Design Students create a virtual home incorporating the concepts learned in class

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3-D Perspective View

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3-D Floor plan View

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ENGLISH LAB MATH LAB EARTH SCIENCE LAB RESOURCE E.S.O.L. BAND ORCHESTRA SPECIAL SERVICES Other Classes