Students survey a variety of multicultural world literature from diverse authors, time periods, and genres. Students study a spectrum of themes and perspectives from around the globe to make connections to their own ancestry and those of peoples of the world. Regardless of instructional approach, students will apply critical thinking skills through reading, writing, research (50% of course), speaking, and active listening/viewing, as well as through the use of technology as a learning tool.

Students read more complex multi-cultural themes in literature from around the world surveying diverse authors, time periods, and genres. Students study a spectrum of themes and perspectives from around the globe to make connections to their own ancestry and those of peoples of the world. Regardless of instructional approach, students will apply critical thinking skills through reading, writing, research (50% of course), speaking, and active listening/viewing, as well as through the use of technology as a learning tool. Students planning to take an AP English course during their junior or senior year should enroll in English 10 Honors, as it is a preparatory course for AP English 11 and AP English 12.

This course fulfills the requirement for English 10. The teacher will access the 10th grade language arts standards in order for students to receive English 10 credit. In addition, this course is designed for the rapid mastery of the English language, focusing on reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. This course begins with extensive listening and speaking practice, building on auditory and oral skills, and then moves to reading and writing. Basic structures of the English language are explained and students’ progress from an elementary understanding of English words and verb tenses to a more comprehensive grasp of various formal and informal styles.

In Geometry the student learns abstract and logical thinking through inductive and deductive reasoning. The student uses lines, planes, polygons, circles, and three-dimensional figures for representing and solving a variety of problems. The student uses calculators, computers and software programs (e.g., Geometer’s Sketchpad, Cabri Geometry), construction tools (e.g., compass, protractor, straight edge), and graphing utilities as tools in problem solving. Other areas of study include global processes; algebra, functions, and graphs; and data analysis and probability. Literacy strategies are integrated throughout the curriculum.

In Honors Geometry the student learns abstract and logical thinking through inductive and deductive reasoning. The student uses advanced concepts in lines, planes, polygons, circles, and three-dimensional figures for representing and solving a variety of problems. The student uses calculators, computers and software programs (e.g., Geometer’s Sketchpad, Cabri Geometry), construction tools (e.g., compass, protractor, straight edge), and graphing utilities as tools in problem solving. Other areas of study include global processes; algebraic concepts, functions, patterns and graphs; and data analysis and probability. The course also includes an in-depth coverage of some Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry topics.

In Algebra II, the student learns to extend and develop the concepts studied in Algebra I and Geometry and is introduced to more advanced topics such as relations, functions, conic sections, and exponential and logarithmic functions. Also, he/she pays more attention to the study of systems of equations including quadratic systems, inequalities, and absolute value relations. Other areas of study are geometry and data analysis and probability. The student applies problem-solving techniques throughout the course as an integral part of the subject.

Algebra II/Trigonometry Honors is the third course in the Honors/Advanced

Placement Program in Mathematics and carries a weighted grade.* This course includes

extensions of algebraic concepts with special attention to analytic geometry, trigonometry (e.g.

solves triangles, trigonometric equations, finds their values, graphs, inverses, and recognizes

relationship to one another), exponential and logarithmic functions, sequence and series, and

matrices. Literacy strategies are integrated throughout the curriculum.

This laboratory course is designed so the student studies chemistry and its applications, especially as applied to the impact on society. He/she investigates substances and how they react with one another. Concepts of study include, but are not limited to, scientific measurement, properties and structure of matter, atomic theory, classification and periodic trends, ionic and covalent bonding, chemical reactions, energy, nuclear chemistry, acids and bases, and solutions. In addition, the student studies how chemistry and Earth and space science are related. Concepts include, but are not limited to, electromagnetic radiation, radioactivity, the structure of the Earth, and groundwater. Scientific thinking and practice (e.g., extensive laboratory activities, critical thinking, and problem solving), science and society, and literacy are integrated throughout all science courses.

World History encompasses a study of diverse regions, cultures, communities, religions, institutions and their development, growth, and interactions since the Renaissance. This course emphasizes continuity, changes over time, and the outcomes produced by these processes. Themes include the development of economic, social, technological, and political trends, culminating in the present world. Reading, writing, speaking and research strategies are integrated throughout the course.

Special Requirement: Students must be willing to participate in rigorous, college level curriculum with nightly outside work, in depth writing and reading, and daily active classroom participation. It is the expectation that all students enrolled will take the AP exam in May.

Description: Advanced Placement World History emphasizes the evolution of global processes and contacts, in interaction with different types of human societies. The course builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with geography, focuses primarily on the past thousand years of global experience. This course highlights the nature of change and continuity in international frameworks, their causes and consequences. The student uses critical-thinking skills to demonstrate an understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history. The course emphasizes and develops close reading, writing, and research skills that are necessary for success in the class.

Language acquisition is a developmental process aimed at the ultimate goal of communication. Over time the student develops the ability to write and speak in a meaningful and appropriate manner. Spanish for Heritage Speakers II continues the focus on the basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as encourages deeper appreciation of the Spanish culture and language. Areas of study include expression, comprehension, language and culture, cultures, language functions, connections, and personal applications. Emphasis is placed on applying oral, written, communication skills to personal, academic, and cultural activities.

Spanish Language Arts II is designed for students to enhance their literacy skills in Spanish. Areas of increased competency are communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.

Language acquisition is a developmental process aimed at the ultimate goal of communication. Over time students develop the ability to write and speak in a meaningful and appropriate manner. French II continues the focus on the basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as encourages deeper appreciation of the French culture and language. Areas of study include expression, comprehension, language and culture, cultures, language functions, connections, and personal applications. Emphasis is placed on applying oral, written, communication skills to personal, academic, and cultural activities.

Language acquisition is a developmental process. Over time the learner develops

the ability to write and speak in a meaningful inappropriate manner. Navajo I introduce students

to the basic skills- listening and speaking- and to the basic structures of Navajo taught within

the cultural context. Areas of study include expression, comprehension, language and culture,

cultures, language functions, connections, and personal applications. Emphasis is placed on

oral, written, communication skills, and cultural activities.