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WORLD HISTORY A

World History (1 of 2) explores the key events and global historical developments from hunter-gatherer societies to the Industrial Revolution. It begins with analyzing early prehistoric people from the Paleolithic era to the Agricultural Revolution. The course follows the rise and fall of early empires and then considers the fall of the Roman Empire and its aftermath. Continuing through the Middle Ages, the course analyzes the Crusades, feudalism, the plague, and Asian empires. It explores the impact and effects of the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation on human culture. The course analyzes conflicts between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestant and Catholic reformers. Examining the Age of Exploration, the course follows European explorers who sought new trade routes to Asia, the discovery of the Americas, the rise of joint-stock companies, the slave trade, and the emergence of the American colonies. It analyzes significant historical revolutions, including the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, the American and French revolutions, the Latin American revolutions, and the Industrial Revolution.

WORLD HISTORY B

World History (2 of 2) traces the developments of the last 250 years that have shaped the modern world. It begins by examining the origins of modern Western imperialism—or the building of empires. The course includes the influence of the Industrial Revolution and reactions to groups based on culture and ethnicity. The course will analyze imperialism’s profound cultural, economic, and political impacts on Africa and Asia, including the rise of Japan. From there, it continues to examine how imperialism and nationalism contributed to the outbreak of World War I. It will consider how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of fascism in Europe and the start of World War II. The course will also analyze the changing, destructive nature of 20th-century warfare and atrocities such as the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust.

US HISTORY A

U.S. History (1 of 2) begins with the period of European exploration and the impact Europeans had on the lives of those native to North America. From there, the course traces the development of the English colonies in North America, the causes and effects of the American Revolution, and the ratification of the Constitution. Next, the course examines the causes of the War of 1812. Throughout much of the course, students will analyze the topic of sectionalism by studying various events, including westward expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. The later part of the course examines the Indian Wars, immigration, and the Second Industrial Revolution. This study focuses on the ideas that shaped the history of those living and working in the United States.

US HISTORY B

U.S. History (2 of 2) continues the story of the United States, encompassing the successes and failures of the nation in improving the human condition and espousing the unalienable rights that define the American spirit. It begins with the reform period during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Then, students will learn about World War I and the “Roaring Twenties economic boom.” After a study of the Great Depression and the New Deal, the course then traces America’s involvement in World War II and the Cold War, as well as proxy conflicts like the Vietnam War and the Korean War. Students learn about pivotal events in the second half of the 20th-century presidential administrations. The course then examines domestic and global events as the United States emerges into the 21st century, including technology innovations, international communications, and the rise of terrorism. Along the way, the course explores some key individuals who contributed to the events and policies that have shaped the decades discussed within these lessons.

ECONOMICS

Economics explores principles that allow students to make informed decisions about personal finance. In this course, students develop a broader understanding of national and international economic decisions and policies. These principles will help students understand why economics impacts history, the distribution of wealth, and the quality of life for all members of society.

CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT

U.S. Government provides students with basic knowledge of the history and philosophy of the United States government and its principles, which guide our democracy. Students will examine the United States Constitution to answer questions and determine the facts of government. They will also focus on the functions and duties of the three branches of government. Students pay special attention to political participation, citizens’ rights and responsibilities, and world government systems. Students will study political institutions to explore the U.S. government’s history, organization, and functions.

This course prepares students to take the Naturalization Test designed by the United States federal government. The course is for high school students to fulfill the graduation requirement. Civics: Citizenship allows students to engage with the government, where they will soon participate. This course provides real-world connections between democratic ideals and practical activities.

ENGLISH IA

English I (1 of 2) is the first semester of the ninth-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis using informational and literary texts. As students read the selections in this course, they explore textual evidence, identify themes and central ideas, make inferences, analyze word choice, and recognize figurative and connotative language in various texts. As part of the course, students read the early fantasy novel The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Students also compare portrayals of both literary and informational content in different mediums. Grammar and usage lessons cover context and word function as clues to the meaning and function of words in various domains and dialects. Students learn how figures of speech can deepen meaning and how reference materials help build vocabulary skills. Students also complete two Writing Projects: a personal narrative (memoir) and a literary analysis.

ENGLISH IB

English I (2 of 2) is the second semester of the ninth-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis using informational and literary texts. As students read the selections in this course, they review concepts such as textual evidence, themes and central ideas, characters, and inferences. They also learn new concepts, including rhetorical techniques, structure and style, and arguments and claims. Students read the dystopian novella Anthem by Ayn Rand as part of the course. Students also compare works from different periods to identify how later works use earlier ones for inspiration—grammar and usage lessons review context and word nuances. Students also learn about spelling conventions, style manuals, phrases and clauses, parallel structure, and colons and semicolons. They also completed two writing projects: an informational essay and an argument essay.

ENGLISH IIA

English II (1 of 2) is the first semester of the 10th-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analyzing informational texts, argument texts, and videos. As students read the selections in this course, they explore explicit and inferred meaning through textual evidence, identify central ideas and details that support them, evaluate arguments and claims, recognize organizational structures, analyze figurative, connotative, technical, and rhetorical language, and assess the effects of word choice on tone in a variety of texts. Students recognize and use different reference sources and review spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation rules, including the use of semicolons and colons. Students learn new vocabulary, including domain-specific words, and identify context clues and patterns of word change with prefixes and suffixes. Students also complete two Writing Projects: an informational essay and an argument essay.

ENGLISH IIB

English II (2 of 2) is the second semester of the 10th-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis of literary texts from around the world and across history. As students read the selections, they practice strategies to recognize textual evidence, identify themes, make inferences, analyze all aspects of characterization, and identify figurative language, figures of speech, and literary devices. As part of the course, students read the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles and write a character analysis based on one of the main characters. Language lessons review context clues and word nuances. Students also learn more about patterns that occur with affixes, evaluate the correct use of phrases and clauses, and identify parallel construction with gerunds and infinitives. In addition to the literary analysis essay, students complete a personal narrative essay.

ENGLISH IIIA

English III (1 of 2) is the first semester of the 11th-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis using informational and argument texts. As students read the selections in this course, they explore textual evidence, identify central ideas and supporting details, make inferences, analyze word choice, and recognize figurative and connotative language in various texts. As part of the course, students read seminal US texts such as “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass and presidential speeches, court documents, and scientific articles. Grammar lessons cover context and word function as clues to meaning, spelling and hyphenation rules, and contested usage. Students learn how figures of speech can deepen meaning and how reference materials help build vocabulary skills. Students also complete two research-based Writing Projects: an informational essay and an argument essay.

ENGLISH IIIB

English III (2 of 2) is the second semester of the 11th-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis using informational and literary texts. As students read the selections in this course, they learn about literary elements such as plot, setting, and character; themes and central ideas; and characteristics of poetry and drama. Students read the classic American play The Crucible by Arthur Miller as part of the course. Students also compare works from different periods to identify how later works use earlier ones for inspiration—grammar and usage lessons review context and word nuances. Students also learn about style manuals, phrases and clauses, parallel structure, and colons and semicolons. Students also complete two Writing Projects: a fictional narrative and a literary analysis.

ENGLISH IVA

English IV is the first semester of the 12th-grade English Language Arts course. This course covers reading, writing, and analysis using informational and argument texts. As students read the selections in this course, they explore rhetoric, figurative language, theme and purpose, specialized vocabulary, text structure, word nuances, and more. As part of the course, students read seminal US texts such as the Declaration of Independence, presidential speeches, court documents, and articles related to innovative technology. Grammar lessons cover context clues, word patterns as clues to meaning, contested usage, and strategies for avoiding syntax errors. Students learn to make inferences, conduct research, evaluate evidence, and use reference resources. Students also complete two research-based Writing Projects: an informational essay and an argument essay.

ENGLISH IVB

This semester covers in-depth literary analysis using narrative texts from British literature—from the Middle Ages through modern times. The course builds in complexity, covering explicit and implicit meanings, figurative language, literary devices, central ideas, themes, and narrative and structural elements. Students write a fictional narrative in the style of Gothic Romanticism and a literary analysis comparing or contrasting two texts from different eras of British literature. These short and extended forms of writing emphasize the writing process, from note-taking and outline-making to revising and editing for content and style.

ALGEBRA 1A

This course helps develop and strengthen students’ algebraic thinking and problem-solving skills. Students apply properties to simplify expressions with exponents and radicals and explore the relationships between rational and irrational numbers. Then, students solve linear equations using inverse operations and write and solve linear equations that model real-world situations. As they explore linear relationships, they graph lines from equations and tables and write linear equations representing given graphs. They also solve linear inequalities and graph them on number lines and coordinate planes. Students solve and graph systems of linear equations and inequalities using their knowledge of linear equations and inequalities. Next, students apply operations on polynomials and explore factoring quadratic expressions. Finally, students solve quadratic equations by factoring, using the quadratic formula and technology, and they work with systems that contain quadratic equations.

ALGEBRA 1B

This course extends students’ algebraic understanding by applying what they know about linear and quadratic equations to the concept of functions. They also learn about square and cube root functions and absolute value, piecewise, and step functions. Students identify key features, interpret functions presented as equations, graphs, tables, and verbal descriptions, and apply them to real-world problems. They will use key features to compare different types of functions to each other. The focus then moves to performing transformations of functions, allowing students to explore how the structure of a function can be used to graph it by applying a transformation to a parent function. The course concludes with a study of statistics, which helps students discover some exciting ways to use math to explore the world.

GEOMETRY A

In Geometry (1 of 2), students build upon their understanding of geometric concepts by working through various geometric problems, writing formal proofs, and constructing geometric figures. They will learn how to use transformations to explain the concepts of congruent and similar figures, focusing on the properties of congruent and similar triangles. As students become familiar with postulates, theorems, and formal proofs, they will learn to understand and prove mathematical properties. The course wraps up with trigonometric ratios and their applications to real-world situations.

GEOMETRY B

In this course, students will use the Pythagorean theorem, distance, midpoint, and slope formulas to solve geometric problems and develop coordinate proofs.

ALGEBRA 2A

In this course, students will review and expand their knowledge of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and broaden their understanding of polynomial and rational functions. They will work with interactive text, delve into example problems, and watch engaging instructional videos to enhance learning.

ALGEBRA 2B

In this course, students learn about and work with rational and radical equations, graph radical functions, and extend their knowledge of trigonometric functions. Students work with interactive text, delve into example problems, and watch engaging instructional videos to enhance learning.

MATHEMATICS FOR COLLEGE LIBERAL ARTS

In this course, students model real-life situations with equations and inequalities, expand their skills by solving exponential equations with logarithms and synthesize and generalize a variety of function families. Each lesson of this course includes an interactive text, example problems, and related instructional videos. From construction to physics, the concepts in this course are used in various real-world situations. In this course, students will learn how to make probability decisions and use basic statistics and sampling processes to understand data sets and answer questions about samples and populations.

PERSONAL FINANCE AND MONEY MANAGEMENT

Students learn to apply the skills they learn to solve real-life problems and analyze current financial issues of taxes, loans, car leases, mortgages, and insurance. They will use mathematical processes to study patterns and analyze data, algebraic formulas, graphs, and amortization modeling. Schools may use this course independently or pair it with Applied Mathematics to create a full-year Math Models course.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE A

Physical Science (1 of 2) introduces the world of chemistry. Students will begin with an introduction to science and the basic methods and tools scientists use to produce meaningful results. Students then will explore the structure and properties of matter and how it changes in response to energy. Next, students will practice reading and interpreting the information on the periodic table and chemical names, formulas, equations, and models. Students will also discover the types and properties of reactions, mixtures, solutions, acids, and bases. Finally, students will examine nuclear reactions’ scientific principles and human applications. Throughout the course, students explore the course topics’ historical perspectives and modern social implications.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE B

Physical Science (2 of 2) introduces students to physics. They will start by building a foundation of what it means to be scientific by describing how scientists think, communicate, and do their jobs. Next, students will cover important aspects of motion and force, including the motion of fluids and how motion relates to Newton’s laws. Building on these fundamentals, students will explore the topics of thermodynamics, energy, work, and machines. The nature and properties of waves are covered next, and then students end by examining electricity and magnetism. Throughout the course, students will parallel their investigation into the scientific method with a course project that introduces them to the field and processes of engineering.

BIOLOGY A

This biology course covers biochemistry basics and how it relates to life, which enhances students’ understanding of biology. Biology allows students to understand the organisms around them and how they affect specific systems on Earth. It also helps students understand themselves on a biological level. Students use logical thinking to identify relationships and draw conclusions. They evaluate topics in biology to better understand the basics of biochemistry, cells, membranes, cell division and reproduction, energy and metabolism, and photosynthesis.

BIOLOGY B

This biology course covers the basics of genetics and the technology used to better understand it. Students will discover how organisms have evolved due to natural selection. They will also explore ecology, including how matter and energy flow through organisms and their ecosystems, and learn to see a bigger picture of their biological world.

During this course, students will apply ethical guidelines to biological research and engage in arguments about the ethical implications of current biotechnology. They will also be able to model the flow of matter and energy in ecosystems and understand how changes to the flow affect organisms in their environment. Overall, students will evaluate topics in biology to better understand the basics of genetics, DNA and the genetic code, genomics, evolution, and ecology.

Chemistry

Environmental Science

Anatomy & Physiology 

• Business Communications
• Business Informational Management
• Career Research and Decision Making
• Digital Media Fundamentals
• Health Science Foundations
• HOPE
• Journalism
• Law and Order
• Office Administration
• Personal Psychology
• Theater Cinema Film Production
• Economics with Financial Literacy

AP COURSES

• AP Psychology
• AP Environmental Science
• AP World History

CREDIT RECOVERY

Our Credit Recovery courses are designed to serve students seeking to recapture credit for courses previously taken. Our credit recovery courses are the same scope and sequence as original credit courses, however, some teacher-graded assignments have been removed from the course to accelerate the student’s path.