Grade 10
Each Trent grade consists of twenty-eight sets of lessons and seven
examinations. A report card is issued following each test and upon completion
of each grade. Each set of lessons contains the equivalent of five chapters
from five separate text books on five different subjects. At Trent, you will
have no additional books, CDs, or tapes to purchase. Permanent grade
records are maintained, and grade transcripts are provided. Trent lessons
adhere to the Federally Suggested Guidelines for Education.
Your student will learn. .
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Language Arts: English
10-1
and
10-2:
Guided reading of multicultural literature including Julius Caesar.
emphasizing characteristics of the short story, play and novel. Daily spelling, emphasis on building reading and written vocabulary.
Narrative, descriptive and explanatory writing; proofreading, story writing;
Review of parts of speech, guidelines for effective reading.
Math:
Geometry 1 and
2:
Problem solving in geometry using points, lines, planes and angle, integrated
with practical applications. Review of volume, polygons, triangles, circles
and quadrilaterals.
Science:
Biology 1
and
2:
Biology, including ecology, genetics, plants,
invertebrates, vertebrates and human biology, personal and social health and
hygiene.
Social Science:
World History 1 and
2:
World history
includes instruction in the discoveries of prehistoric man and the world
of the east. Also incorporated is teaching about civilizations of the
Mediterranean world through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and through
the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. World history continues
through the world wars to twentieth century conflicts and
resolutions as the United States tries to maintain world leadership.
Fine Arts:
Art History 1
and
2:
Presents a variety of art themes
and historical periods, from Islamic art to the architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright, from the Baroque to the Impressionists, from early Renaissance artists
to the greats of the Renaissance. Other great artists of the seventeenth,
eighteenth and nineteenth century discussed include Rembrandt, Gainsborough,
Ingress, Delacroix, Goya, Blake, David, Turner, Constable, Manet, Degas, and
Renoir.
Copyright 1999 - 2006, The Trent Schools
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