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athletic program is also promoted. College preparatory courses are available in the following areas:
- English I, II, III, IV
- Algebra I, II, Geometry, Advanced Math, Calculus
- Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, AP Chemistry
- Government & Economics, U.S. History, World History, AP U.S. History
- Spanish I, II, Art, Character Building, Chorus
- Creative Writing, Computer, Journalism, SAT Prep
- Introduction to Business
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9th Grade
Language Arts
Grammar
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.
10th Grade
Language Arts
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
11th Grade
Language Arts
Grammar
Review of grammar, the sentence,
and mechanics, Dictionary skills, Diction and usage, Library skills.
Composition
Writing process, paragraphs, book
reviews, outline, character sketch and analysis, essays,
paraphrases, précis, research paper, exposition,
classification, extended definition, letter and résumé Pronunciation, Word formation.
Vocabulary, Spelling
Vocabulary lessons, Weekly spelling lessons, Application, Conversation, Reading, Interview,
Report, Letter, Oral translation.
U.S. History
Discovery and Exploration, The Thirteen Original Colonies, Life in Colonial America, Preparation for Independence, Conflict with England, The War for Independence, The Critical Period and the Constitution, The Federalist Era, The Age of Jefferson, The Nationalist Era, The Age of Jackson, Revival and Missions, Education, Culture, and Technology, Expansion to the Pacific, Slavery and Secession, The Civil War, Reconstruction, A Nation on the Move, The Triumph of Free Enterprise, The Gilded Age, Politics in the Age of Industry, Expanding World Influence, The Progressive Era, World War I, The Twenties, Depression and the New Deal, World War II, Years of Strength and Stability, Troubled Times, The 1990s, The Constitution and Civic, Responsibility, Current events.
Bible
Study series: Life Management,
Jesus and His Followers (Gospels) (includes memory
verses and hymns) Verse memorization as a witnessing
tool, School, Clothes, Family, Home,
Food, Creation, Vacation.
Business Mathematics
Personal finances, Bookkeeping and accounting, Business formulas, Metric-English conversions, Investments, Taxes, Banking, The small business.
Plane Geometry
(Traditional approach), Formal arrangement of a proof, Rectilinear figures, Circle, Proportions, Similar polygons, Surface polygons, Regular polygons and circles, Solutions of right triangles by
means of ratios.
Chemistry
Selected Metals and Semimetals, Solutions and Colloids, Chemical Kinetics, Chemical Equilibrium, Acids, Bases, and Salts, Oxidation-Reduction Reactions and Electrochemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Weekly laboratory studies, Chemistry: An Introduction, Matter: The Substance of Chemistry, Stoichiometry: Elements and
Compounds, Stoichiometry: Chemical Reactions, Gases, Chemical Thermodynamics, Light, Electrons, and Atomic
Structure, Periodic Table, Chemical Bond and Intermolecular
Forces, Selected Nonmetals and Their
Compounds.
Spanish 1 or French 1
12th Grade
Language Arts
Grammar
Review of grammar, the sentence,
and mechanics, Dictionary skills, Diction and usage, Research skills.
Composition
Paragraph, theme, outline,
narrative, poetry, extended definition, essay,
description, character sketch, vocation project, book
reviews, and extemporaneous writing
Vocabulary
Vocabulary lessons
English Literature
Writers and works from the
following periods: Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Elizabethan,
and Puritan.
Selections from Beowulf,
Canterbury Tales, and Paradise Lost
Writers and works from the
Eighteenth Century, Romantic Period, Victorian Age, and
Twentieth Century Authors such as Wordsworth, Scott,
Coleridge, Burns, Tennyson
Condensed novel: Robinson Crusoe
(includes conversion experience)
Complete play: Macbeth
Complete novel: The Pilgrim’s
Progress
Ten poems memorized
Government
The Judicial Branch: The Supreme
Court
The Bill of Rights
Our Federal Republic
Federalism
State Government
Local Government
American Democracy in Action
Current events
Economics
Everybody’s Economics, Economists and Economic Laws, Factors of Production, Laws of Supply and Demand, Productive Market Economy, Good That Competition Does, Efficiency of Production, Why Everybody Needs to Save, What Money Is Good For, Government and the Economy, Successes and Difficulties in the
Market Economy, Problems with the Command Economy, A Look at the Global Economy, A Cheerful View of Our Economic
Future.
Foundations of the American
Republic
America: A Unique Nation, Government under God, The Shaping of the American
Republic.
Our Constitutional Republic
The Constitution, The Legislative Branch: Congress, The Executive Branch: The
Presidency and the Bureaucracy.
Physics
Basic Concepts
Matter and Energy, Mathematics of
Physics
Three States of Matter
Liquid, Gaseous, Solid
Mechanics
Velocity and Acceleration, Forces
in Nature, Concurrent Forces, Motion in Two Dimensions,
Work and Machines, Energy and Momentum, Rotary Motion,
Gravitation.
Thermodynamics
Heat, Laws of Thermodynamics
Wave Phenomena
Waves, Sounds, Music
Light
Nature of Light,
Reflection of Light, Refraction of
Light, Wave Optics
Electricity and Magnetism
Electrostatics, Magnetism, Current
Generation, Ohm’s Law, Load Characteristics, Electrical
Devices.
Modern Physics
Quantum Theory, Special Relativity, Light in Modern Technology.
Plane Trigonometry
Functions of an Acute Angle; Solution of Right Triangles, Trigonometric Functions of Any
Angle, Radian Measure; Mil Measure, Line Values and Graphs of Functions, Fundamental Relations, General Equation of the Second Degree in x and y, Miscellaneous Curves, Curves Representing Empirical Data, Coordinates in Space, Cylindrical, Spherical, and Polar Coordinates, Functions of Two Angles, Oblique Triangles.
Analytical Geometry
Graphs of Functions, Fundamental Formulas, Straight Line,
Circle, Polar Coordinates, Conic Sections.
Spanish 2 or French 2
Vocabulary, Grammar, Conversations, Composition, Interviews, Cultural readings.
Bible
Study series: Genesis—First Things,
Book of the Revelation (includes memory verses and hymns Stories from the
life of Christ - a witnessing tool)
Speech
Everyday Speech
The Place of Speech in Society, Everyday Conversation, Special Types of Conversation, Group Discussion, Parliamentary Procedure, Interpreting Declamations and Poetry, Storytelling, Extemporaneous Devotionals.
Interpretation
Talking with the Body, Interpreting Monologues, Reading with Meaning, Our American Pronunciation, Listening
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