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- Capitalization rules
- Punctuation rules
- Kinds of sentences and diagramming eight parts of speech and their uses
- Diagramming eight parts of speech, Sentence structure.
Composition
- Manuscript form
- Writing process
- The library
- Outlining
- Précis
- Book reports
- Paragraphs
- Exposition
- Writing letters
- Character sketch and type sketch
- Improving writing style
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry
- Vocabulary lessons
- Weekly spelling lessons
- Ten poems memorized
Literature
- Classics on the following themes: truth and wisdom, courage, humility, justice, temperance, beauty, joy and peace, faith and hope, love, and time and eternity
- Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Whittier, Bryant, Tennyson, Hale, Keats, Milton, Rossetti
World Geography
- Introduction to Geography
- Asia: The Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, The Far East
- Africa: Northern Africa, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
- Europe: Mediterranean Europe, Central Europe, the Low Countries, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Russia and Eastern Europe
- Australia, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica
- North America: Canada, the United States, Mexico and Middle America
- South America: Andean Countries, Brazil and the Guianas, Southern Mid-Latitude Countries
- Current events
Science
- Meteorology and Oceanography
- The Atmosphere, Earth’s Weather, A Survey of the Seas.
- Chemistry
- Foundations of chemistry, Molecules and chemistry, Chemistry in Action.
- Geology
- Foundations of Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Weathering and Erosion, Interpreting the Fossil Record.
- Physics
- Mechanics: Physics of Motion, Waves and Sound, Light and Color, Electrostatics and Magnetism, Electricity, Electronics.
Algebra I (traditional approach)
- Fractions, Ratio, proportion, and variation, Linear systems of equations, Powers and roots, Exponents and radicals, Quadratic equations, Numerical trigonometry, Linear equations in one variable, Algebraic numbers, Graphs, Formulas, Positive and negative numbers, Fundamental operations, Special products and factoring
Bible
- Study series: Kings of Israel: United Kingdom, Israel’s Divided Kingdom (Includes memory verses and hymns)
Health
- Nutrition and exercise, Personal hygiene, Body systems, Mental health, Personal safety, First aid, Disease prevention, Drug abuse, Right relationships, Spiritual growth
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Grammar
- Capitalization and punctuation rules, kinds of sentences and diagramming, eight parts of speech and their uses
- Diagramming eight parts of speech, sentence structure
- Dictionary skills, usage and diction.
Composition
- Paragraphs, exposition, the library and research paper, outlining, improving writing style, book reviews, précis, character sketch and type sketch.
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry
- Vocabulary lessons
- Weekly spelling lessons
- Ten poems memorized
World Literature
- Classics by such authors as Dickens, Browning, Millay, Holmes, Poe, Doyle, Yeats, Tolstoy, Herbert
- Introduction to art appreciation
- Introduction to literary terms and forms: short story; narrative poetry; plot; imagery and
figurative language; theme; rhyme and rhythm; emotion; fixed form, continuous form, and free verse poetry; paradox; setting; point of view; tone
- Major works in historical order,
Authors such as Homer, Aesop, Virgil, Foxe, Huss, Luther, Milton, Bunyan, Newton, Machen
- Complete novel: Silas Marner
- Complete play: Julius Caesar
Biology
- Life Sciences
- Natural History and Scientific Investigation, Evolution: A Retreat from Science, Why I Accept the Genesis Record.
- Zoology
- Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish, Arthropods, Variety in the World of Invertebrates.
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Cytology, Heredity, DNA, Laboratory work: dissections, microscopy, field studies, nutrition, cellular biology, genetics.
- Botany
- Flowering Seed Plants, Structure and Function of Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds, Stems and Roots, Variety in Plant World.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Bones and Muscles, Nervous System, Nutrition and Digestion, Circulation and Respiration, Integumentary, Excretory, and Endocrine Systems, Disease and the Body’s Immune System.
Algebra II (traditional approach)
- Factoring, Fractions, Linear equations in one variable, Coordinate geometry, Variation and dependence, Functions, Systems of equations, Powers and roots, Exponents, radicals, and imaginary numbers, Quadratic and higher equations, Logarithmic functions, exponential functions, and graphing rational functions, Numerical trigonometry, Statistics and probability.
Consumer Mathematics
- Buying a Car, Travel, Income, Budgeting, Housing, Food, Clothing, Leisure Activities, Federal Taxes and Records, Banking Investments, The Small Business
World History and Cultures
- Asia and Africa: The Beginnings of Civilization
- Foundations, Sumer, The Fertile Crescent
- Europe: Beginnings of Western Civilization
- Greece Early Church History, Rome The Byzantine Empire
- The Middle Ages: From the Ancient to the Modern
- The Dark Ages, Medieval Culture, The Rise of Modern Nations
- The Reformation Era
- The Protestant Reformation, Post-Reformation Europe and the New World, Post-Reformation Science and Culture
- The Age of Ideas
- France, England and America, The Age of Industry, The Victorian Era, Unbelief and Revolution in 19th Century Europe.
- The Twentieth Century
- World War I, The Rise of Communism, 20th-Century Liberalism, World War II, The Cold War Era, The Rise of Globalism, Current events, Other Asian Cultures, Egypt, Other African Cultures.
Bible
- Study series: Bible Doctrines (includes memory verses and hymns)
American Literature
- Highlights of American literature, Short story, The first books, poets, historians, personal narrators, Introduction to American art, Writers and works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- Authors such as Melville, Longfellow, Whittier, Dickinson, Sandburg, Frost, Bryant
- Selections from Moby Dick, Ben-Hur, Song of Hiawatha, Courtship of Miles Standish
- Complete novel: The Scarlet Letter
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