English 9-2    (9-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E2

     This course presents essays, biography, autobiography, Romeo and Juliet and the epic, The Odyssey with guided reading questions.  Authors include Lindbergh, Garland, Sandburg, and Angelou.  Also included is instruction in the writing process with emphasis on writing non fiction, biography, and autobiography with practice in editorial writing and grammar emphasizing transition words, fragment and run-on sentence recognition and subject/verb agreement..

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English 10-1    (10-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E3

      This course presents short stories and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with guided reading questions.  Short story authors include Godwin, Tyler, Munro, Crane and Walker.  Also included is instruction in the writing process with emphasis on writing about theme, cause and effect and comparisons with practice in word meaning, paraphrasing, word order, sentences combining and writing clear sentences.

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English 10-2    (10-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E4

     This course presents short stories and poetry with guided reading questions.  Authors include Bradbury, Hughes, Godwin, Tyler, Munro, Crane, Galsworthy, O Henry, O’Brien, Sexton, Frost, Housman and Wordsworth.  Also included is instruction in the writing process with emphasis on writing about point of view, symbols and tone using examples, key words, and generalizations. . Also incorporated is practice in writing directions, following directions and analyzing poetry for meaning.

English 11-1    (11-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E5

       This course presents journals, poetry, short stories and two plays, Our Town and The Glass Menagerie with guided reading questions.  Authors include Bradstreet, de Crevecoeour, Stafford, Capote and Saroyan.  Also included is instruction in the writing process with emphasis on writing about character and poetry with practice in journals, learning logs, adjectives and essay writing

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English 11-2    (11-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E6

      This course presents essays, poetry, short stories and autobiography with guided reading questions.  Authors include Malamud, Harte, Carver, Dillard, Thoreau, Twain and Chopin.  Also included is instruction in the writing process with emphasis on writing about epiphany in short stories and writing habits with practice in writing short stories and essays.

English 12-1    (11-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E7

      This course presents the stories of Gilgamesh, Beowulf and English folk ballads as well as the work of Virgil, Dante, Goethe, Chaucer, Marlow, Shakespeare, Donte, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth and Keats.  Also included is instruction in essay writing for tests and assignments, poetry analysis, character discussion in the play, Macbeth, theme structure and interpretation of poetry.

English 12-2    (11-12)   (3 Semester Hrs)    E8

      This course presents essays, poetry, drama and fiction of Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Tennyson, Dickens, Carroll, Hardy, Heaney, Eliot, Yeats, Woolf, Greene, Gordimier, Shaw, and Naipaul.  Writing instruction focuses on journals, interpretation of poetry, essays about a quotation and letter writing.

Algebra I  (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs) M1

   This course presents problem solving, variables, properties of numbers, integers, coordinate system, comparing and ordering, fractions, solving equations and inequalities, estimating, and central tendency.   It is the first semester of high school math.

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Introduction to Statistics  (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  M2

    This course introduces the study of statistics with fractions, equations, inequalities, estimating, finding the mean and median, knowing scientific notation and the metric system, and understanding ratio, rate, proportion, probability, permutation combination, and odds.  It is the second semester of high school math.    

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Geometry I  (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  M3

     This course introduces the study of geometry with emphasis on inductive reasoning to learn conjectures, figurate numbers, points, lines, planes, and defining parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and angles. Study includes triangles, quadrilaterals, space geometry, duplicating line segments and angles, constructing perpendiculars, angle bisectors, parallel lines, centroids, points of concurrency, and  discovering the properties of parallel lines, angle relationships, midpoint and slope conjectures,  Also included is understanding of slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines, equations of lines, intersections of lines, probability, triangle sum conjecture, properties of isosceles triangles, and triangle inequalities.

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Geometry II   (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  M4

     This course introduces the study of geometry with emphasis on the understanding of slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines, equations of lines, intersections of lines, probability, triangle sum conjecture, properties of isosceles triangles, and triangle inequalities. Also included are congruence shortcuts, flow-chart thinking, and properties of isosceles triangles, kites, trapezoids and mid-segments.   Studies go on to include properties of parallelograms, circles, chords, tangents, arcs and the circumference/diameter ratio.    Transformations and tessellation are discussed through isometries, symmetry, translations, and rotations.  

Algebra IIA / Statistics (9-12) (3 Semester Hrs) M5

      This course presents statistics, advanced methods of multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, dividing fractions and mixed numbers, adding fractions and mixed numbers,  subtracting fractions and mixed numbers,  measurement,  using proportions, perimeter and area,  the Pythagorean Theorem,  counting outcomes and probability,  variables and expressions,  patterns and sequences and  order of operations.    Also included is the focus on equalities, inequalities, identity and equality properties, the distributive,  commutative and associative properties, a preview of graphs and functions, integers and the number line,  adding and subtracting integers  and    rational numbers.     The course studies adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers, square roots and real numbers    problem solving, writing equations and formulas, and solving equations with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.    Finally the course looks at solving multi-step equations, angles and triangles, solving equations with the variable on both sides, solving equations and formulas,  measures of central tendency, ration and proportions and similar triangles.

Algebra IIB  (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  M6

     This course studies solving multi-step equations, equations with the variable on both sides, angles and triangles,  measures of central tendency, proportions, similar triangles,  percents,   probability and odds,  weighted averages,  direct and inverse variation and the coordinate plane.  Also studied are equations as relations, graphing linear equations,  functions,  writing equations from patterns, measures of variation,  slope and  writing linear equations in point-slope and standard forms.   Finally the course includes writing linear equations in slope-intercept form, finding the midpoint of a line segment, solving inequalities by using addition and subtraction and   solving inequalities by using multiplication and division.   

Advanced Mathematical Concepts 1 w/ Trigonometry   ( 10-12) (3 Semester Hrs)  M7

      This course introduces the study of relations and functions, composition and inverses of functions,  linear functions and inequalities, distance and slope,  forms of linear equations,     parallel and perpendicular lines   solving systems of equations    introduction to matrices   determinants and multiplicative inverses of matrices, solving systems of equations by using matrices, solving systems of inequalities, linear programming,  symmetry and inverse functions and relations.    Study includes rational functions and asymptotes, graphs of inequalities, tangent to a curve, polynomial functions, quadratic equations and inequalities,   the remainder and factor theorems,  circular functions, right triangles, area of triangles and basic trigonometric identities.  Also included is geometric vectors, graphs of the trigonometric functions,  amplitude, solving trigonometric equations and polar coordinates.   

Advanced Mathematical Concepts 2 with Trigonometry and Introduction to Calculus (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  M8

    This class includes a study of geometric vectors, graphs and solutions of trigonometric functions,  amplitude, and polar coordinates.    Moreover, the circle, the hyperbola, common logarithms, systems of second-degree equations and inequalities, and rational exponents are studied.   Also included are the arithmetic sequences and series, the binomial theorem, iterating functions with real numbers, permutations, probability and odds, probability of independent and dependent events and mutually exclusive or inclusive events, measures of central tendency, graphs,  walks and paths, Euler paths and circuits, and the fundamental theorem of calculus.    

Earth Science  (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S1

     This course include instruction in  geology   meteorology,  astronomy,  oceanography, technology,  scientific methods,  theories and laws, measurement, atoms, ions,  physical properties of matter,  minerals, crystals, titanium.   Also incorporated is teaching about the rock cycle, landforms, latitude and longitude, maps, weathering and soil, and erosion forces.  The course will demonstrate studies in river system development, groundwater, water wars, ocean shoreline, earthquakes, volcanoes, continental drift, and theory of plate tectonics,   The course will explain fossils, the  extinction of dinosaurs,  relative ages of rocks,  absolute ages of rocks, evolution and geologic time, and early, middle and recent earth history.

Natural Science with Health and Hygiene    (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S2

     The course will explain fossils, the extinction of dinosaurs, relative ages of rocks, absolute ages of rocks, evolution and geologic time, and early, middle and recent earth history.   This course includes instruction in earth's atmosphere,  the ozone layer,  energy from the sun, the water cycle,  movement of air, weather patterns , severe weather,  forecasting weather,  climate changes, and organism adaptations.    Also incorporated is teaching about  ocean water and currents, ocean waves and tides, ocean basin features, mining the sea floor,  life in the ocean, population impact on the environment,  and conserving resources.   The course will demonstrate studies in  radiation from space,  optical telescopes,  radio telescopes,  artificial satellites and space probes, the seasons,  equinoxes and solstices,  earth's moon, the origin of the moon,  the solar system,  the inner planets, the outer planets,  and other objects in the solar system.

Biology 1    (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S3

     The course will explain  the scientific method,  branches of biology, the nature of matter, and water.   This course includes instruction in the compounds of life,  the cell theory, cytoplasmic organelles,  movement of materials through the cell membrane and cell specialization.   Also incorporated is teaching about  photosynthesis: capturing,  converting energy and light and dark reactions,  glycolysis and respiration,  fermentation,  the structure of DNA and RNA,  and  protein synthesis.   The course will demonstrate studies in  cell growth, cell division: mitosis and cytokinesis, cell division: mitosis and cytokinesis,  the cell cycle,   the work of Gregor Mendel,  how to apply Mendel's principles, and  meiosis. 

Biology 2 (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S4

     The course will demonstrate studies in cell growth, cell division: mitosis and cytokinesis, cell division: mitosis and cytokinesis, the cell cycle,   the work of Gregor Mendel,  applying mendel's principles, and  meiosis.  The course will explain  the chromosome theory of heredity,  mutations,  regulation of gene expression, the human organism,  the inheritance of human traits,  and  sex-linked inheritance.   Also incorporated is teaching about modifying the living world, mutations, genetic engineering, human genetics, the nervous system, the skeletal system, the digestive system.  The course will demonstrate studies in the respiratory system,  the endocrine system,  and the reproductive system.

Chemistry 1, Inorganic  (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S5

     The course will demonstrate studies in  chemistry, classifying matter,  organizing the elements,  identifying matter by its properties, chemical properties and changes, atoms and chemical change, chemical reactions and energy, atoms and their structure, and Dalton’s atomic theory.    Also incorporated is teaching about  the discovery of atomic structure, electrons in atoms, relationship of the periodic table to atomic structure, physical states and classes of the elements, semiconductors and their uses, salt, carbon dioxide, and water.   The course will explain  when atoms collide, how to achieve a stable outer energy level, compounds with formulas, ionic compounds, compounds of transition elements, hydrates,  interpreting formulas, properties of molecular substances, molecular elements, and formulas and names of molecular compounds,  This course includes instruction in  writing and balancing chemical equations, types of reactions, chemical reactions and equations, reaction rate, catalysts, and expanding the theory of the atom.

Chemistry 2, Organic, with Social Health and Hygiene (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S6

    This course includes instruction in chemical equations, writing chemical equations, balancing chemical equations, types of reactions, chemical reactions and equations, reaction rate, catalysts, and expanding the theory of the atom.  The course will explain  the periodic table and atomic structure, electron orbitals, the size of orbitals, patterns of behavior of main group elements, the main group metals and nonmetals, the uses of group 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 elements, and transition elements,  The course will demonstrate studies in  other transition elements, lanthanides and actinides: the inner transition elements, the bonding of atoms, the ionic and covalent extremes, bonding in metals, everyday chemistry, how polar bonds and geometry affect molecular polarity, ions, polar molecules, and physical properties,     Also incorporated is teaching about physical behavior of matter, the kinetic theory of matter, other forms of matter, gas pressure, devices to measure pressure, pressure units, and the gas laws.

Physics 1    (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S7 

     This course includes instruction in physics, measurement uncertainties, describing motion, velocity and acceleration, properties of vectors, components of vectors, and acceleration.    The course will demonstrate studies in  force and motion, Newton's first law of motion, the friction force, periodic motion,  interaction forces, Newton's third law, forces in two dimensions, circular motion, torque, universal gravitation, the gravitational field, Einstein's theory of gravity,  momentum and its conservation, and  impulse and momentum.     Also incorporated is teaching about energy and work, conservation of energy, temperature and thermal energy, change of state and laws of thermodynamics, properties of fluids, Pascal's principle, Archimedes' principle, fluids in motion, the solid state, thermal expansion of matter, and plasma.    The course will explain wave properties, properties of sound, the physics of music, light fundamentals, light and matter, mirrors, and lenses.

Physics 2    (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  S8

    The course will explain wave properties, properties of sound, the physics of music, light fundamentals, light and matter, mirrors, and lenses,   The course will demonstrate studies in light waves, holograms, electrical charge, electrical force, current and circuits, and understanding simple circuits and electric switches.  Also incorporated is teaching about magnets:  permanent and temporary, electromagnetism, forces caused by magnetic fields, creating electric current from changing magnetic fields, electric and magnetic fields in space, x rays, and understanding when waves behave like particles and when particles behave like waves.  This course includes instruction in The Bohr model of the atom, the quantum model of the atom, conduction in solids, radioactivity, nuclear reactions and equations, smoke detectors, and nuclear energy.

Early U.S. History   (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS1

     This course includes instruction in themes in American history, investigation, and themes in geography.   Also incorporated is teaching about the tools of geography, landscape of the Americas, climate and resources, the first Americans,  native American culture groups, and a changing Europe.  The course will demonstrate studies in the fall of two empires, how Spain builds a vast empire, the French, Dutch, and Swedish colonies, the New England colonies, how democracy takes root, how an American way of life develops, and the beginning of war.  The course will explain declaring independence, the colonies at war, the war moves south, victory at Yorktown, forming a union, the confederation era, a more perfect union, five principles of the constitution, government in action, the role of the president, the role of congress, the role of the courts, and duties and responsibilities of a citizen.

History/Civics   (9-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS2

     This course includes instruction in declaring independence, the colonies at war, the war moves south, victory at Yorktown, forming a union, the confederation era, a more perfect union, five principles of the constitution, government in action, the role of the president, the role of congress, the role of the courts,  and duties and responsibilities of a citizen.   Also incorporated is teaching about establishing the new government, dealing with other nations, the first parties, conflicting party viewpoints, politics dominate the election of 1796, troubled times for john Adams, the Jeffersonian "revolution", the Louisiana purchase, troubles with France and Britain, James Madison takes over, the war of 1812, industries take root, moving west, nationalism and sectionalism, Monroe and foreign affairs.  The course will demonstrate studies in Andrew Jackson, the trail of tears, Van Buren, the panic of 1837, the election of 1840, the Gadsden Purchase, how America spanned the continent, widespread education, social and cultural change, the antislavery movement, and the women's rights movement.  The course will explain the changing North, life in the north, the cotton kingdom, life in the South, the Dred Scott decision, a new political party, election of 1860 and secession, the war begins, the fighting begins, the war in the West, and surrender at Appomattox.

World History 1  (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS3

      This course includes instruction in the discoveries of prehistoric man, the four great river valleys, the Indus valley, the Vedic age, the Gupta Empire, geographic and cultural features of Chinese history, the ancient Chinese philosophies, and culture during the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties.   Also incorporated is teaching about civilizations of the Mediterranean world, the Byzantine empire and Islam, the Middle Ages, Asian, African and early American civilizations, the Renaissance,  strong monarchies, the Tudors and the Stuarts, the French revolution,  Islamic empires, the Ottoman Empire, the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, and the factory system.  The course will demonstrate studies in the industrial economy, socialists radical changes, advances in technology and communication, advances in science and medicine, how the population grows and becomes more mobile, interest in the social sciences and education, literature, music, and art reflects the spirit of the times, liberal theories of great Britain and its empire, the united states expands, French revolution, the Franco Prussian war, and the nations of Latin America gain Independence.    The course will explain how Italy became a unified nation, how Prussia created a unified and powerful German empire, the Industrialization and Socialism opposition to Bismarck, Russia as a rigid autocracy, Austria-Hungary, Imperialist powers, the European claims in North Africa, the Sudan, South and East Asian, and Latin America.

World History 2  (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS4

     The course will explain how Italy became a unified nation, how Prussia created a unified and powerful German empire, the Industrialization and Socialism opposition to Bismarck, Russia as a rigid autocracy, Austria-Hungary, Imperialist powers, the European claims in North Africa, the Sudan, South and East Asian, and Latin America,   The course will demonstrate studies in World War in the twentieth century, Europe’s attempt to regain stability, the cold war that divided Europe, the world after WW II, the soviet union under Khrushchev, challenges facing the united states, the Korean war, and massacre in Tiananmen square.   This course includes instruction in Japan becoming an economic giant, how India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh become independent nations, conflict in Vietnam, Asian nations, African nations, and how the nations of North Africa and the Middle East win their independence. Also incorporated is teaching about Egypt under Sadat, the Iranian revolution, the Gulf War, the political conflicts of many Latin  American nations, Mexico and central America with a different political course, Cuba under Castor, Puerto Rico, the tragedy of Colombia, and the United States trying to maintain the world leadership.

Modern U.S. History 1 (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS5

      The course will explain America after slavery, reconstructing the South, restoring southern power, and the people of the plains.   The course will demonstrate studies in ranching, mining, and farming in the west, industrialization, the growth of big business, captains of industry, social Darwinism and the industrialists, the workers’ plight, the revival of labor unions, the railroad strike of 1877, the rise of new unions, and patterns of immigration.    This course includes instruction in city life and problems, settlement houses, beautifying the city, the gilded age, civil service reforms, Cleveland, tariffs and the election of 1888, cultural life, the plight of the farmers, supreme court decisions, and the interstate commerce act,    Also incorporated is teaching the rise and fall of populism, temperance and women's rights, securing the American continent and becoming a world power, United States' new position, the balance of power in east Asia, and the sources of progressivism.

Modern U.S. History 2  (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS6

     The course will demonstrate studies in the rise and fall of populism, temperance and women's rights, securing the American continent and becoming a world power, United States' new position, the balance of power in East Asia, and the sources of progressivism.  This course includes instruction in the progressive reforms, consumer protection, varieties of reform, limits of progressivism, the square deal, the Taft presidency, the election of 1912, and Wilson’s progressivism.  Also incorporated is teaching Wilson's other accomplishments, the prelude to war, America enters the war, victory on land and sea, war on the home front, after the war, the Harding years, postwar foreign policy, business normalcy, labor and labor unions, restricting immigration, and scandals among Harding’s advisers.  The course will explain the Coolidge era, the "roaring twenties", causes of the depression, Hoover’s policies, the election of 1932, Roosevelt, and the New Deal.

Economics 1   (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS7

     This course includes instruction in the fundamental economic problem of scarcity, the meaning and scope of economics,  basic economic concepts, traditional economy,  command economy, market economy, economic and social goals, trade-offs among goals, capitalism and free enterprise, business organizations, business growth and expansion, nonprofit organizations, labor unions,  demand, and elasticity.  Also incorporated is teaching supply, the theory of production, productivity and cost, practical applications of cost principles,  measures of revenue, marginal analysis, prices as signals, how prices are determined, prices as a system, competition and market structures, market failures, the role of government, the labor movement, and resolving union and management differences,    The course will explain labor and wages, employment trends and issues, the economics of taxation, types of taxes, the federal tax system, state and government revenue sources, local government revenue sources, current tax issues, tax reform in the 1980s and 1990s,  the economics of government spending,  and federal government expenditures.   The course will demonstrate studies in state and local government expenditures, federal deficits and the national debt, the evolution of money, early banking and monetary standards, the gold standard, and the Federal Reserve System.

Economics 2   (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  SS8

     The course will demonstrate studies in state and local government expenditures, federal deficits and the national debt, the evolution of money, early banking and monetary standards, the gold standard, and the Federal Reserve System.    This course includes instruction in savings and the financial system, non-bank financial intermediaries, investing in financial assets, measuring the nation's output, measuring the nation's income, gdp and changes in the price level, business cycles and fluctuations, unemployment, inflation, and poverty and the distribution of income.   Also incorporated is teaching the cost of economic instability, stabilization policies, supply-side policies, monetary policies, barriers to international trade, the free trade movement, the spectrum of economic systems, and the rise and fall of communism.  The course will explain the various faces of capitalism, economic development, obstacles to economic development, a framework for development, the global demand for resources, nonrenewable energy sources, renewable energy sources, and applying the economic way of thinking.

Art History 2   (10-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  A4

This course continues to present a variety of art themes and historical periods, from Michelangelo and Titian representing the southern tradition while Rubens and van Dyck exemplifying the tradition of the northern painters.  Integrated with samples of their paintings and sculptures are discussions of influences that helped to create their art. 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.  

Art History 3   (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  A5

This course presents a variety of art themes and historical periods, from the Parthenon, The Baroque Style of  Bernini, The Hudson River School,  George Catlin, and   Gustave Caillebotte,  to the greats of Medieval art:  Fra Filippo Lippi, Francois Duquesnoy, Gregorio Fernandez,  Andrea Pisano, and Fra Angelico.   One focus is on sculptors: Pilon, Sansovino,  Falconet, and  Riemenschneider.

Art History 4   (11-12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  A6

This course presents a variety of art themes and historical periods with a focus on the sculptors Pilon, Sansovino, Falconet, and  Riemenschneider.  Students are introduced to traditional sculptors such as  Rodin while they meet modern sculptors such as Louise Nevelson and David Smith.     American artists such as Frederic Remington from the nineteenth century are compared to twentieth century artists like Andy Warhol.  Other artists introduced include Henry Moore,  Sir Jacob Epstein,  Naum Gabo,  Alberto  Giacometti,  John Bernard Flannagan,  Alexander Calder, and  Christo Javachef.

History of Design 1   (12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  A7

This course presents elements of design, distinguishing between the fine arts and the applied arts.  Students are presented with discussions of repetition, variety, rhythm,  balance,  emphasis,  economy,  controlling attention,  viewing angle, viewing distance, conveying an idea,  and understanding and valuing what others have created.     Studio problems are designed experiments for line, implied lines,  positive and negative areas,  descriptive line, shape and form.   Other lessons look at  holding shapes together,  moving shape to form,  illogical uses of form,  space,  the mechanics of linear perspective,  uses of linear perspective, scale, overlapping, position, illusionary space, and texture.

 Continued study of studio work explores printing, rubbing, drawn textures, letter forms in a representational design, and drawn-textures.   Other work examines value, emphasis, design interest,  and spatial effects.

History of Design 2   (12)  (3 Semester Hrs)  A8

This course focuses on the study of studio work exploring the uses of printing, rubbing, drawn textures, letter forms in a representational design, and drawn-textures in art.   Other lessons examine value, emphasis, design interest, and spatial effects.   This study goes on to look at emotional effects from values, color, with experiments in painting in grays and designing in gray papers.  The study of color includes hue, value, saturation, color scales, color prejudices and color combinations, "advancing" and "receding" colors, "subjective" vs. local color and color interactions.  The student examines the elements of three-dimensional design to work in the third dimension and face the problems of form vs. function,  three-dimensional construction methods,  planning three-dimensional work, and constructing with varying materials.  Finally, terms in the study of art are reviewed.