Language
Arts:
English 9-1
and
9-2:
Guided
reading of classics including Romeo and Juliet, short stories and
essays by Chekhov, Poe, Angelou,
Anna Lindbergh, and Anne Frank, and poetry by John Masefield, William
Wordsworth, and Carl Sandburg.
Comprehension
and interpretation of literature learned through essay writing, planning
and outlining and study of vocabulary, grammar, capitalization, and
punctuation.
Math:
Algebra I
and
Introduction to Statistics: Pre-algebra
tools for algebra and geometry with emphasis on equations, factors, rationals, functions, graphing, prime numbers, inequalities, probability,
ratio, percentages, circle, vertex and line segments.
Science:
Earth Science and
Natural Science with
Health and Hygiene: Earth
science, with focus on scientific method, metric system, minerals, rocks,
landforms, erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, atmosphere, climate,
population and pollution study, oceanography and astronomy. Health and
personal hygiene.
Social Science:
Early U.S. History
and
Civics:
History of the United States from its beginning to 1877, concentrating on
themes of democracy, civil rights, citizenship, liberties, cultural
diversity, technology, institutions and the U.S. in world affair.
Fine Arts:
Great American Artists 1
and
2:
History
of American artists including Thomas Eakins, George Segal, William Mount,
George Catlin, Winslow Homer, Paul Revere, Gilbert Stuart, Frederic
Remington, William Chase, William Harnett, James Whistler, Mary Cassatt,
George Inness, and John Sargent
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