Special Education
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CURRICULUM Grade 9 Collaborative/Cooperative Grade 9
The
ninth grade CM English curriculum lays the foundation for the overall
four-year program. Ninth grade CM students will write in a variety of
forms, building on earlier experiences in written expression while
exploring and correctly using the conventions of language and
vocabulary. Students will learn and use techniques of oral communication
and critical/strategic reading skills exploring mythology and the
variety of literary genres. Students will also participate in a student
service learning project. CM students will pursue more depth and will be
required to more thoroughly use 'the skills of analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation. Successful completion of this course earns one required
English credit. ENGLISH 10 Collaborative/Cooperative Grade
10
Building on the fundamental concepts taught in ninth grade, the tenth
grade CM English curriculum will further assist students in developing
an awareness of the diversity of cultures in the global community as
reflected in literature. Tenth grade CM students will write in various
forms to demonstrate skills of evaluation and analysis while refining
the usage of language conventions and vocabulary. Students will explore
the principles and techniques of literary criticism, conduct research,
document career options, and participate in a student service learning
project. Tenth grade CM students are expected to refine and apply, in
depth, their analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills. Successful
completion of this course earns one required English credit. ENGLISH 11 Collaborative/Cooperative Grade
11
Eleventh grade CM students will continue to develop techniques of
discussion and written expression through critical reading of American
authors and poets with emphasis on an analysis of the interrelationships
of culture and literature. Students will write more sophisticated
compositions in a variety of forms and create a significant writing
product requiring basic mastery of research, documentation, and
synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources. Techniques of oral
communication with be strengthened. English 11 CM students study the
required content in more depth and will continue to refine skills of
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Successful completion
of this course earns one required English credit. ENGLISH 12 Collaborative/Cooperative Grade
12
The twelfth grade CM English curriculum is the culmination of the
students' study of language, literature, and writing in high school.
Students will explore primarily the works of Great Britain and the
British Commonwealth to refine skills in critical reading, literary
analysis, and written expression. Students
will be required to write a number of compositions that apply critical
reading skills and various methods of literary criticism, as well as
compositions to inform and persuade. English 12 CM students will study
the required content in more depth and will continue 'to refine skills
of application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Successful
completion of this course earns one required English credit. EARTH SCIENCE Collaborative/Cooperative Grade 9
This course
develops an understanding of the earth and space, the interrelationships
between them, and the forces that influence each. Through a
laboratory-oriented program, the investigative processes of science, as
well as the concepts and principles of astronomy, physical geology,
historical geology, meteorology, oceanography, and ecology are
developed. Earth Science CM will study the required content in more
depth than Earth Science and will also require more application,
analysis, synthesis, and evaluation by the BIOLOGY
Collaborative/Cooperative Grades 10-12
This course
investigates the characteristics of living things through a
laboratory-oriented program that includes the nature of life, the
continuity of life, and the diversity of life. Biology CM will study the
required content in more depth than Biology and will also require more
application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation by the students.
Successful completion of this course earns one required science credit.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Grades 11-12 This course is the study of the relationships between living things and their environment. Origins and solutions of environmental problems will be investigated using laboratory and field studies. Topics of study include ecosystems, interaction of flora and fauna, population dynamics, air and water quality, resource management, waste management and other environmental issues, and the decision-making process. Environmental Science CM will study the required content in more depth than Environmental Science and will also require more application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation by the student. Successful completion of this course earns one required science credit. INTEGRATED
ALGEBRA1A Grades 9-12
This course introduces students to mathematical expressions, equations,
inequalities, patterns, and functions. Data analysis, probability, statistics,
synthetic geometry, problem solving and applications of algebra to real-life
situations are infused into the course. Successful completion of this course
earns one mathematics credit for graduation. INTEGRATED
ALGEBRA 1B
Collaborative/Cooperative Grades 9-12
This course continues development of the concepts of algebra. Emphasis
will be placed on functions, graphic representations, polynomial expressions,
and applications of the Pythagorean theorem. Data analysis, probability,
statistics, synthetic geometry, problem solving, and applications of algebra to
real-life situations are infused into the course. The completion of this course
is sufficient preparation for Integrated Geometry. Successful completion of this
course earns one mathematics credit for graduation. GEOMETRY
Grades 9-12 This course emphasizes the identification, construction, and properties of
lines, angles, polygons, and circles. Area, volume, and right triangle
trigonometry are also emphasized. Mathematical reasoning and applications of
geometry to real-life situations are infused into the course. This is not a
college preparatory course and does not satisfy the prerequisite for Integrated
Algebra 2. Successful completion of this course earns one mathematics credit for
graduation. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Collaborative/Cooperative Grade 9 This course is designed to meet one credit of the state graduation requirement for American Government. Students actively engage in the study of the concepts of responsibility, authority, justice, and participation as they relate to the form and function of government. WORLD HISTORY Collaborative/Cooperative Grade 10 This course will cover the period from the Renaissance to the present. The student studies the people and events that have shaped our world since the early Middle Ages. The course culminates with a study of the twentieth century. Successful completion of this course meets the State world history requirement. UNITED STATES HISTORY Collaborative/Cooperative Grade 11 This course will cover the period of United States History from 1865 to the present. It is designed to increase student understanding of how the nation grew in power and prestige throughout the last 125 years. Successful completion of this course earns the required United States History credit. United States History CM will study the required content in more depth and will require more application, synthesis, outside reading, writing activity, and evaluation by students.
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