LEARNING EXPECTATIONS GRADE 8 MIDDLE
Finding Muchness by Kobi
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Our mission Escola Concept
offers an academically rigorous, challenging, inclusive, global education designed to develop happy and thoughtful human beings who positively impact the world we live in. The school's program is designed to nurture the dispositions of lifelong learners who collaborate to co-create, embrace an entrepreneurial mindset, understand the meaning of living sustainably, and are globally and digitally fluent. Learners apply habits of mind to their daily actions, use the language of thinking to communicate, and understand the elements of design thinking to problem solve and innovate. Learning is facilitated and assessed through relevant, project-based experiences. Upon graduation, learners will be prepared for their university of choice in Brazil, or elsewhere around the world.
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING PER GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
Based on our National Curriculum (Base Nacional Comum Curricular - BNCC and International Curriculum and Programs (Fieldwork Education, Illustrative Mathematics, Readers' and Writer's Workshop), learnings expectations in the Middle School are organized according to the following areas of knowledge:
English Language Arts
Develop greater independence in analysis, argumentation, research, and collaboration.
Portuguese Language
Discover language as a tool for expression, empathy, and transformation.
Mathematics
Build foundational skills in algebra, geometry, and statistics.
Natural Sciences
Understand human societies through history, geography, and civics.
Social Sciences
Explore fundamental concepts in physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Arts
LANGUAGE ARTS
Curriculum Snapshot
Focuses on critical reading, literary analysis, evidence-based writing, and communication skills. Students engage with diverse texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, media) to strengthen comprehension and argumentation.
Course Overview
Grade 8 ELA prepares learners to interpret complex texts, refine their writing through multiple drafts, and use evidence persuasively. There is a strong emphasis on voice, audience awareness, and collaborative discussions.
Learning Structure
Understand: Close reading, annotation, vocabulary building. Explore: Discussion, thematic connections, rhetorical analysis. Materialize: Written essays, oral presentations, multimedia projects.
Content Areas
Literary genres: novels, drama, poetry. Informational texts and media literacy. Argumentative, narrative, and expository writing. Research projects with citations.
Competencies
Critical reading and interpretation.
Evidence-based reasoning and argument writing.
Speaking and listening in structured discussions.
Writing for clarity, precision, and impact.
Assessment and Student Work
Essays, analytical responses, research papers, oral presentations, and multimedia projects demonstrate mastery of both reading and writing standards.
Curriculum Alignment Snapshot
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1–8.6; RI.8.1–8.6 (Reading)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1–8.6; RI.8.1–8.6 (Writing)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1–8.4 (Speaking and Listening)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1–8.6 (Language)
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PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA
Curriculum Snapshot
Strengthens linguistic competence in Portuguese, focusing on grammar, textual production, and cultural interpretation.
Course Overview
The course balances technical aspects of the language with cultural and literary appreciation. Students refine their ability to write with cohesion and coherence while interpreting complex Brazilian and Portuguese literature.
Learning Structure
Each lesson follows Escola Concept’s three-phase model:
Understand: Grammar analysis and vocabulary expansion.
Explore: Textual analysis, authorial style, literary movements.
Materialize: Essays, debates, creative texts.
Content Areas
Grammar and orthographic conventions.
Literary analysis: from Romanticism to Contemporary literature.
Discursive genres: argumentative, expository, journalistic. Language and identity in society.
Competencies
Mastery of grammar and orthography.
Interpret and analyze texts from multiple perspectives.
Develop clear, persuasive written discourse.
Critically reflect on cultural and social contexts of language.
Assessment and Student Work
Writing portfolios, grammar exercises, literary essays, debates, and oral expositions.
Curriculum Alignment Snapshot
BNCC: EF89LP01 a EF89LP05 (Leitura)
BNCC: EF89LP06 a EF89LP10 (Produção Textual)
BNCC: EF89LP12 a EF89LP14 (Oralidade)
BNCC: EF89LP11; EF89LP20 (Multiletramentos e Produção Multimidiática) Scan the QR code to access the complete document for the Portuguese Language Curriculum. Or click here
MATHEMATICS
Curriculum Snapshot
Builds readiness for high school algebra and geometry with focus on linear relationships, transformations, systems of equations, and data literacy.
Course Overview
Students deepen their understanding of equations, functions, transformations, and irrational numbers, applying them to real-world and abstract problems.
Learning Structure
Understand: Engage with problems through discovery.
Explore: Model solutions using algebra, visuals, and technology.
Materialize: Apply through projects and structured tasks
Content Areas
Rigid transformations, congruence, and similarity. Linear relationships and systems of equations. Functions, volume, and irrational numbers. Exponents, scientific notation, and statistics
Competencies
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Curriculum Alignment Snapshot
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NATURAL SCIENCES
Curriculum Snapshot
Integrates physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences, encouraging inquiry, experimentation, and sustainability awareness
NATURAL SCIENCES
Course Overview
Students investigate matter, energy, life systems, and Earth processes while applying scientific reasoning to societal and environmental challenges.
Learning Structure
Understand: Introduce key scientific principles.
Explore: Conduct experiments and analyze data.
Materialize: Apply through projects, labs, and case studies
Content Areas
Matter and transformations: thermodynamics, simple machines.
Earth & space: atmosphere, tectonics, climate change. Life sciences: ecosystems, biodiversity, adaptations. Human health and environment: pollution, conservation, public health.
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Curriculum Alignment Snapshot
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Curriculum Snapshot
Combines history, geography, civics, economics, and cultural studies for a global, interdisciplinary perspective
Course Overview
Explores historical developments from colonization to globalization, economic systems, political structures, and civic responsibilities.
Learning Structure
Understand: Guided inquiry into history, geography, and civics.
Explore: Case studies, debates, primary source analysis.
Materialize: Projects, simulations, policy proposals
Content Areas
History: colonization, independence, industrialization, global conflicts.
Geography: human geography, sustainability, urbanization. Civics: democracy, governance, citizenship. Economics: markets, trade, inequality, sustainable development
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Curriculum Alignment Snapshot
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