California state law requires school districts to provide each student with one set of materials for each core subject. Class sets of textbooks are not included in this requirement and often are not provided. Most subject materials are now available online.
Listed below are the textbooks that the San Diego Unified School District has adopted and provides for middle school students.
If you wish to purchase additional copies, or find that you need to replace a copy that has been damaged, Amazon.com and AbeBooks.com have gently used books at reasonable prices. Please be careful to order books using their International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN's) so that you buy the correct edition.
Sixth Grade
English
Prentice Hall Literature
Copper Level
ISBN 0130548022
History
World History, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN 0030734592
Science
California Focus on Earth Science
ISBN 013201274X
Mathematics
Big Ideas math Course 1
ISBN 1608406695
Or
Big Ideas Math Advanced 1
ISBN 1608406733
Seventh Grade
English
Prentice Hall Literature
Bronze Level
ISBN 0130548030
History
World History, Medieval to Early Modern Times
ISBN 0030733995
Science
Focus on Life Science
ISBN 0618640959
Mathematics
Big Ideas Math Course 2
ISBN 1608406709
Or
Big Ideas Math Advanced 2
ISBN 1608406741
Eighth Grade
English
Prentice Hall Literature
Silver Level
ISBN 0130548049
History
US History, Independence to 1914
ISBN 0030412285
Science
Interactions in Physical Science
ISBN 158591505X
Mathematics
Big Ideas Math Course 3
ISBN 1608406725
Or
Mathematics I, Integrated CME Project
ISBN 1256694657
Foreign Languages
French, First Year
Bien Dit! Level 1
ISBN 0030941431
French, Second Year
Bien Dit! Level 2
ISBN 0030426979
Spanish, First Year
Avancemos! Level 1
ISBN 061859406X
Spanish, Second Year
Avancemos! Level 2
ISBN 0554025329