Language Arts

Literature: meaning, style and voice in poetry, fiction, drama; Shakesperean through modern times, thesis writing and literary response, narrative analysis, structural features of literature and expository writing • Writing: thesis based analyses, journal, creative writing, expository writing, evaluation and revision • Advanced grammar and vocabulary, word analysis and fluency, debate and public speaking

Math

Yavneh offers multiple levels of mathematics instruction in middle school. Eighth graders may be placed in General Math 8, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry or Algebra II.

Science

Physical Science: energy and motion, nature of matter, classification of matter, elements, energy and machines • Life Science: chemistry of living systems • Solutions: acids, bases and salts, density and buoyancy • Periodic table, waves, light and sound, electricity and energy resources • Earth Science: magnetism, gravity, atoms and molecules • Human sexuality

Social Studies

United States History and Geography • Independence: Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, the Constitution and Bill of Rights • Branches and structure of US government • Civil War, Westward settlement, Industrial Revolution, immigration, development of US as world power • Current Events

Prayer

Students explore theological concepts • Structure and themes of the daily prayer service • Forming personal connections to the Tefilah experience • Megillah cantillation • Liturgy for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur • Theology

Hebrew

Yavneh offers multiple levels of Hebrew instruction, from beginning to advanced, across middle school grade levels. Standard grade 8 level curriculum includes: All of the tenses
of the exceptional verbs • Distinguishing between passive and active verbs • Conjunctions and contractions • Writing compound sentences • Classical and modern literary texts

Judaic Studies