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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG TABLE OF CONTENTSHIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.................................................................................. 3HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS.................................................................................................... 9HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES............................................................................................... 15HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE........................................................................................................... 20HIGH SCHOOL ELECTIVES........................................................................................................ 25HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION..................................................................... 33HIGH SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGES......................................................................................... 35MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS............................................................................ 39MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS.............................................................................................. 42MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES.......................................................................................... 45MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE...................................................................................................... 47MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVES................................................................................................... 49MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION................................................................. 54MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGES..................................................................................... 56ELEMENTARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS................................................................................. 57ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS................................................................................................... 61ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES................................................................................................ 64ELEMENTARY SCIENCE............................................................................................................ 67ELEMENTARY ELECTIVES......................................................................................................... 70 StrongMind is committed to the Quality Matters mission of creating and maintaining high quality courses for online learning. You can see our list of approved courses here
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GRADES 9-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ENGLISH 9 First Semester: Grade: 9 English I (2 of 2) explores reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and literary Prerequisite(s): texts. Readings include Anthem by Ayn Rand, among other texts of varying time periods to English 8 or equivalent demonstrate concepts such as textual evidence, themes, central ideas, characters, inferences, 8th grade English Language Arts rhetorical techniques, structure and style, and arguments and claims. Writing topics include grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, style manuals, phrases, and clauses, culminating Course Intro Video in an informational essay and an argument essay
Second Semester: Grade: 9 English I (1 of 2) explores reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and literary texts, as well as comparison of texts in different mediums. Readings include The Princess Prerequisite(s): and the Goblin by George MacDonald, among others to demonstrate understanding of textual English 9 First Semester evidence, themes, central ideas, inferences, word choice, and figurative and connotative Course Intro Video language, and grammar and usage. Writings include a personal narrative (memoir) and a literary analysis
ENGLISH 9 HONORS First Semester: Grade: 9 English 9A explores reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and literary texts, Prerequisite(s): as well as comparison of texts in different mediums. Readings include The Princess and the English 8 or equivalent Goblin by George MacDonald, among others to demonstrate understanding of textual evidence, 8th grade English Language Arts themes, central ideas, inferences, word choice, and figurative and connotative language, and grammar and usage. Writings include a personal narrative (memoir) and a literary analysis
Course Intro Video Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Second Semester: English 9B explores reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and literary Grade: 9 texts. Readings include Anthem by Ayn Rand, among other texts of varying time periods to Prerequisite(s): demonstrate concepts such as textual evidence, themes, central ideas, characters, inferences, English 9 Honors First Semester rhetorical techniques, structure and style, and arguments and claims. Writing topics include grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, style manuals, phrases, and clauses, culminating Course Intro Video in an informational essay and an argument essay
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 3 ENGLISH 10 First Semester: Grade: 10 English II (1 of 2) examines reading, writing, and analysis of informational texts, argument texts, Prerequisite(s): and videos to demonstrate understanding of explicit and inferred meaning, textual evidence, English 9 or equivalent central ideas, arguments and claims, organizational structures, figurative and rhetorical 9th grade English Language Arts language, and the effect of word choice on tone. Skill building focuses on spelling, grammar, usage, punctuation, domain-specific vocabulary, context clues, and affixes. Writing topics Course Intro Video include an informational essay and an argument essay
Second Semester: Grade: 10 English II (2 of 2) explores reading, writing, and analysis of literary texts from around the world and across history. Readings include Antigone by Sophocles, among others to demonstrate Prerequisite(s): understanding of textual evidence, themes, inferences, characterization, figurative language, English 10 First Semester figures of speech, and literary devices, as well as building about foundational knowledge Course Intro Video of context clues, word nuances, affixes, phrases, clauses, and parallel construction
Writing topics include a literary analysis essay and a personal narrative essay
ENGLISH 10 HONORS First Semester: Grade: 10 English 10A investigates the writing and discourse processes while supplementing them with Prerequisite(s): the reading and grammar strategies necessary to comprehend and compose nonfiction texts
English 9 Honors or equivalent Exploration of language skills in writing topics include researching, organizing, and developing 9th grade English Language Arts descriptive, persuasive narrative, and expository compositions
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Course Intro Video Coming Soon! Second Semester: English 10B explores literature from multiple eras and cultures. Readings include epic poetry, Grade: 10 folktales, ancient verses, Greek tragedy such as Antigone by Sophocles, short stories, Prerequisite(s): and excerpts from novels to examine language, ideas, characters, and literary elements
English 10 Honors First Semester Exploration of evidence, context clues, symbolism, affixes, and denotative and connotative meanings are provided in short research and writing projects. Writing topics also include Course Intro Video a character analysis and a personal narrative
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 4 ENGLISH 11 First Semester: Grade: 11 English III (1 of 2) examines reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and Prerequisite(s): argument texts. Readings include seminal US texts such as “What to the Slave Is the Fourth English 10 or equivalent of July?” by Frederick Douglass, speeches, court documents, and scientific articles to explore 10th grade English Language Arts textual evidence, central ideas, inferences, word choice, figurative language, spelling, hyphens, contested usage, figures of speech, and reference materials. Writing topics include a researched Course Intro Video informational essay and a researched argument essay
Second Semester: Grade: 11 English III (2 of 2) explores reading, writing, and analysis using both informational and literary texts. Readings include poetry and drama, such The Crucible by Arthur Miller to demonstrate Prerequisite(s): literary elements of plot, setting, character, themes, and central ideas. Comparing works from English 11 First Semester different time periods, reviewing context and word nuances, and learning about punctuation, Course Intro Video style manuals, phrases, clauses, and parallel structure to improve reading and writing skills
Writing topics include a fictional narrative and a literary analysis
ENGLISH 11 HONORS First Semester: Grade: 11 English 11A examine seminal US documents ranging from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Prerequisite(s): through contemporary speeches by the President, among other texts to demonstrate knowledge English 10 Honors or equivalent of the use of rhetorical devices, inference, symbolism, bias, and the drawing of conclusions
10th grade English Language Arts The course focuses on argument and persuasion through formal speaking and writing
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Course Intro Video - Coming Soon Second Semester: Grade: 11 English 11B explores American writers and the historical events that influenced their works
Reading selections include The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, works the following Prerequisite(s): eras and influences: Transcendentalism, Romanticism, American Gothic, American Civil War, English 11 Honors First Semester Regionalism, Realism, Naturalism, Imagist, Harlem Renaissance, and Modernism. The course Course Intro Video - Coming Soon emphasizes critical and analytical thinking as well as reading and writing skills
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 5 ENGLISH 12 First Semester: Grade: 12 English IV (1 of 2) explores analysis of informational and argument texts. Readings include seminal US texts such as the Declaration of Independence, presidential speeches, court Prerequisite(s): documents, and articles related to innovative technology to demonstrate rhetoric, figurative English 11 or equivalent language, theme, purpose, specialized vocabulary, text structure, word nuances, inferences, 11th grade English Language Arts research, evidence, and reference sources. In addition, students learn about context clues, Course Intro Video contested usage, and syntax errors. Writings include a researched informational essay and a researched argument essay
Second Semester: Grade: 12 English IV (2 of 2) analyzes narrative texts from British literature—from the Middle Ages through modern times. Demonstrated skills include explicit and implicit meanings, figurative language, Prerequisite(s): literary devices, central ideas, themes, and narrative and structural elements. Writings include English 12 First Semester a fictional narrative in the style of Gothic Romanticism and a literary analysis comparing Course Intro Video and contrasting two British literature texts of different eras
ENGLISH 12 HONORS First Semester: Grade: 12 English 12A explores rhetoric using informational texts, including seminal US documents that Prerequisite(s): shaped legal and social policy to examine reasoning including the chain of legal reasoning
English 11 Honors or equivalent Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
11th grade English Language Arts Course Intro Video Second Semester: Grade: 12 "English 12B synthesize knowledge and uses critical thinking to analyze narrative texts from British literature across different eras—from the Middle Ages through modern times. Students Prerequisite(s): read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley along with works by British writers such as Shakespeare English 12 Honors First Semester and Tolkien. These reading selections demonstrate concepts such as narrative elements and Course Intro Video structures, literary devices such as symbolism and sarcasm, and inference. Topic include: vocabulary, context clues, word choice, and affixes. In addition, students write a fictional narrative and a literary analysis
Honors includes additional examples and practice for students
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 6 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION First Semester: Grades: 9-12 This course helps students prepare to take the Advanced Placement Language and Composition Exam ™ administered by the College Board. The first semester focuses on the concepts and Prerequisite(s): skills needed to analyze argumentative texts and to build solid arguments—starting with the None choices that experienced authors make when they write to persuade an audience. Students learn and apply best practices for constructing, revising, and refining their own arguments. Writing assignments in Semester A include rhetorical analyses of straightforward written arguments as well as satirical texts and visual approaches to persuasion. Students will be asked to develop several formal argumentative essays and also to practice new skills by writing less formal journal entries throughout the semester. The pace and level of work required by this course is similar to that required in a college-level composition course, so students should be prepared to work independently and to complete all assignments in a way that makes good use of their time
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 The second semester of AP English Language and Composition focuses on writing tasks that require synthesis and documentation. Students will analyze many examples of synthesis essays Prerequisite(s): and apply what they learn as they create their own texts based on multiple sources. They will None also take a closer look at the use of visual and multi-modal or multimedia evidence when used as support for an argument, and they’ll consider how to incorporate these unique approaches into their own attempts at persuasion. Semester B will ask students to work toward improving and refining the style with which they deliver arguments, including the use of rhetorical devices, varied syntax, and grammatical concepts essential to academic discourse. Writing assignments in Semester B include the analysis and construction of multimedia arguments, studies in style, and research-based projects that require the synthesis of information and ideas. As in Semester A, the pace and level of work required by this course is advanced and substantial, so students should be prepared to work independently and thoroughly on all assignments
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 7 AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Both semesters of AP English Literature and Composition have been designed to challenge Prerequisite(s): students to read and interpret a wide range of literary works. This course allows students to None explore a variety of genres and literary periods and to write clearly about the literature that they encounter. By the end of the second semester, the student will be well prepared for the AP examination and will have acquired analytical skills that will be used throughout life. The first semester of this course focuses on the elements of fiction. The student will spend a considerable amount of time reading and analyzing a variety of short stories and novels. The student will evaluate how the elements of plot analysis, characterization, theme, point of view, symbolism, allegory, irony, and humor work together to create a story or novel that is worthy of literary acclaim. In addition to reading, the student will complete a wide variety of writing pieces in order to develop better writing skills in the following areas: narrative, exploratory, expository, and argumentative
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Both semesters of AP English Literature and Composition have been designed to challenge students to read and interpret a wide range of literary works. This course allows students to Prerequisite(s): explore a variety of genres and literary periods and to write clearly about the literature that they None encounter. By the end of the second semester, the student will be well prepared for the AP examination and will have acquired analytical skills that will be used throughout life. The first semester of this course focuses on the elements of fiction. The student will spend a considerable amount of time reading and analyzing a variety of short stories and novels. The student will evaluate how the elements of plot analysis, characterization, theme, point of view, symbolism, allegory, irony, and humor work together to create a story or novel that is worthy of literary acclaim. In addition to reading, the student will complete a wide variety of writing pieces in order to develop better writing skills in the following areas: narrative, exploratory, expository, and argumentative
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 8 GRADES 9-12 MATHEMATICS PRE-ALGEBRA Pre-Algebra is a one-semester math course to build an algebraic foundation to prepare students Grades: 6-9 for Algebra I. Topics included: reviewing integers and rational numbers, properties of numbers and working with exponents and roots, mastering the order of operations, variables, how to Prerequisite(s): simplify expressions and solve multi-step equations, lines and linear equations, ordered pairs, None the coordinate plane, and graphs
Course Intro Video ALGEBRA 1 First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 1 (1 of 2) explores the application of properties to simplify expressions with exponents and radicals, relationships between rational and irrational numbers, solving linear equations and Prerequisite(s): inequalities, applying knowledge of linear equations and inequalities to solve and graph systems Math 8 of linear equations and inequalities, applying operations on polynomials, factoring quadratic Course Intro Video expressions, and solving quadratic equations using different methods
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 1 (2 of 2) explores the analysis of different types of functions presented as equations, graphs, tables, verbal descriptions, identifying key features applied to real-world problems, Prerequisite(s): using key features to compare different types of functions, transformations of functions, Algebra 1 First Semester statistics, interpreting and analyzing data sets, as well as causation and correlation
Course Intro Video ALGEBRA 1 HONORS First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 1A explores algebraic problems and applies the knowledge to real-life situations
Topics included: linear inequalities, forms of linear equations, relate linear equations Prerequisite(s): and functions, solve systems of equations and systems of inequalities, interpret solutions Math 8 mathematically and contextually, statistics, measures of central tendency, relative frequencies, Course Intro Video and scatter plots
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 1B explores functions by exploring new families of functions, the effect of different transformations, key features of their graphs, and how they compare functions represented Prerequisite(s): in different ways. Additional topics included: polynomials on quadratics, quadratic equations Algebra 1 Honors First Semester and their graphs, various methods of factoring and solving quadratic equations, exponential Course Intro Video growth and decay, and how linear, quadratic, and exponential functions compare to one another
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 9 GEOMETRY First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Geometry (1 of 2) explores writing formal proofs and constructing geometric figures. Topics included: transformations to explain the concepts of congruent and similar figures with a focus Prerequisite(s): on the properties of congruent and similar triangles. Properties are proved with postulates, Algebra 1 theorems, and formal proofs, as well as trigonometric ratios and their applications Course Intro Video to real-world situations
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Geometry (2 of 2) explores writing formal proofs and constructing geometric figures
Topics included: slopes, midpoints, distance formula with a focus on their applications Prerequisite(s): in coordinate proofs, theorems about circles as well as concepts related to circles, Geometry First Semester and two- and three-dimensional figures and probability
Course Intro Video GEOMETRY HONORS First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Geometry A examines congruence, proofs, and constructions to prove statements about lines, angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals; applies the knowledge of transformations to learn a formal Prerequisite(s): definition for similarity to write proofs, introduces trigonometry through its connection to the Algebra 1 Honors concept of similarity, derive and use formulas for the areas and volumes of two- and three- Course Intro Video dimensional figures, and they investigate cross sections and solids of revolutions
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Geometry B explores the Pythagorean theorem, distance formula, midpoint formula, and slope formula to solve geometric problems and develop coordinate proofs. Topics included: understand Prerequisite(s): and apply theorems about circles to find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles; apply Geometry Honors First Semester the distance formula to write equations of circles in the coordinate system; and understand Course Intro Video the concepts of permutations and combinations to explore the concept of probability
Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 10 ALGEBRA 2 First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 2 (1 of 2) explores solving quadratic equations with complex solutions and performs operations on polynomials, uses polynomial identities to solve problems, analyzes polynomial Prerequisite(s): functions using different representations, and solves polynomial equations graphically, Algebra 1 & Geometry works with rational functions, and performing arithmetic operations on rational functions Course Intro Video to graph them
Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 2 (2 of 2) explores radical equations, rewriting expressions involving radicals, and graphing and solve radical equations. Concepts of trigonometry include ratios and using Prerequisite(s): the unit circle to understand them, graph sine, cosine, and tangent functions, and explore Algebra 2 First Semester key features to prove and apply trigonometric identities
Course Intro Video ALGEBRA 2 HONORS First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 2A explores polynomial, rational, radical, and trigonometric functions, solving equations, including quadratic equations over the complex numbers, as well as rational Prerequisite(s): and radical equations
Algebra 1 Honors, Geometry Honors Course Intro Video Second Semester: Grades: 9-12 Algebra 2B explores modeling real-life situations with equations and inequalities, solving exponential equations with logarithms, and synthesizing and generalizing a variety of functions Prerequisite(s): families, how to make probability decisions and how to use statistics and sampling processes Algebra 2 Honors First Semester to understand data sets and answer questions about samples and populations
Course Intro Video Honors courses are usually reserved for students who excel in the subject matter
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2022-2023 COURSE CATALOG 11 EXTENDED ALGEBRA 2* First Semester: Grades: 9-12 Extended Algebra 2 (1 of 4) explores solving quadratic equations with complex solutions Prerequisite(s): and performing operations on polynomials, using polynomial identities to solve problems, Algebra 1 and Geometry analyzing polynomial functions using different representations, solving polynomial equations graphically, working with rational functions, and performing arithmetic operations on rational Course Intro Video functions to graph them
Grades: 9-12 Second Semester: Extended Algebra 2 (2 of 4) explores radical equations, rewriting expressions involving radicals, Prerequisite(s): and graphing and solving radical equations. Concepts of trigonometry include ratios and using Extended Algebra 2 First Semester the unit circle to understand them, graph sine, cosine, tangent functions, and exploring their Course Intro Video key features to prove and apply trigonometric identities
Grades: 9-12 Third Semester: Extended Algebra 2 (3 of 4) explores modeling real-life situations with equations and Prerequisite(s): inequalities, solving exponential equations with logarithms, and synthesizing and generalizing Extended Algebra 2 Second Semester a variety of function families
Course Intro Video Grades: 9-12 Fourth Semester: Extended Algebra 2 (4 of 4) explores how to make probability decisions, as well as how to use Prerequisite(s): basic statistics and sampling processes to understand data sets and answer questions about Extended Algebra 2 Third Semester samples and populations
Course Intro Video COLLEGE MATHEMATICS PREPARATION° First Semester: Grades: 11-12 College Math Preparation (1 of 2) explores mathematics in real-life situations, such as investments and interest, calculating loans, and annuities. Topics included: comparing and Prerequisite(s): contrasting solutions; interpreting results of calculations in context to a problem; calculating Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry perimeter, area, surface area, and volume; converting units of measurement between different Course Intro Video systems; and solving problems using exponential growth
*This course may receive college credit through dual enrollment if the school has a partnership with a college
Second Semester: Grades: 11-12 College Math Preparation (2 of 2) explores how to make probability decisions, as well as how Prerequisite(s): to use basic statistics and sampling processes to understand data sets and answer questions College Mathematics Preparation about samples and populations. Topics included: distinguishing between sets, using Venn First Semester diagrams to solve applied problems, probability and permutations, statistics, and calculating Course Intro Video and interpreting data
*This course may receive college credit through dual enrollment if the school has a partnership with a college
*4-semester course °This course may receive college credit through dual enrollment if the school has a partnership with a college
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Evidence, themes, central ideas, inferences, word choice, and figurative and connotative language, and grammar and usage. Writings include a personal narrative (memoir) and a …
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