TENTH
GRADE REPORT CARD (Guidance for parents and teens
of material that should be covered)
SOCIAL
STUDIES State Government
Discovery and settlement
Political changes
Statehood
Local government
Economic changes
City planning
Social changes
Resource management
World History
Prehistoric man
The Age of Revolutions
The earliest civilizations
The French Revolution
The early Greeks
Napoleonic Wars
The Romans
Industrial Revolution
The Middle Ages
Birth of modern democracy
The Renaissance
Nationalism
The rise and fall of kings
Imperialism
The Reformation
Science and industry
U.S. and World Wars
World War I
The Vietnam War
Between the World Wars
The Gulf War
World War II
The search for peace
The Cold War
Role of women in wars
SCIENCE Biology, Aquatic and General
Characteristics of life
Man- a changing organism
Vertebrate life
Microscopic life
Mammals and birds
Classification - five kingdom
Conservation of human resources
DNA - RNA
Plant life
Cell as the basic unit of life
Behavior
Nutrition and digestion
Scientific inquiry, method & limitations
History of plants and animals
Disease and disease control
Reproduction and growth
Genetics, history and engineering
Biology and space travel
Heredity
Man and environmental influences
Biology of man and life value
Energy in ecosystems
Chemical basis of life
Careers in biology
LANGUAGE
ARTS Reading and Writing Skills
Techniques of writing
American literary heritage
History of writing
Folklore and ballads
History of the alphabet
Geographical dialects
Writing short stories and essays
Writing plays
Spelling, vocabulary & dictionary skills
Construction of footnotes
Listening skills
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Grammar
Persuasion and argumentation
Writing Lyric poetry and sonnets
Debate or mock trial experience
Choice of Plays and Novels
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Lord of the Flies
Play - Cyrano de Bergerac
Pride and Prejudice
Play - Pygmalion
Great Expectations
Modern non-fiction - Hot Zone
Black Like Me
Modern non-fiction - The Titanic
The Grapes of Wrath
Foreign Language (pick one - if College or University
bound student)
Spanish 3 and 4
German 3 and 4
French 3 and 4
Russian 3 and 4
Japanese 3 and 4
ARITHMETIC Plane Geometry
Origin and uses of geometry
Sets
Simple constructions
Converse theorems
Parallel lines
Inductive reasoning and nature of proof
Measurement of geometric figures
Prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones
Areas, perimeters, circumference
Locus
Circles, polygons, angles
Ratios and proportions
Intermediate Algebra
Linear equations and inequalities
Higher degree equations
Graphing
Binomial theorem
Properties of polynomials
Imaginary numbers
Absolute Value
Exponents and radicals
Radicals and radical expression
Logarithms
Functional relations
Progressions
Square roots, surds, radicals
Vectors
Introduction to quadratic equations
Determinants
Other Classes and Subjects that could be taken at
the Sophomore level are: AMERICAN
COLLEGE TESTING Preparation for the ACT Test
(Home Study and Private Courses) ART Advanced Art 1 & 2 - Drawing - Introduction to
Calligraphy BIBLICAL
STUDIES Old Testament Studies - I Kings
through Malachi BUSINESS
AND MARKETING EDUCATION Accounting (Bookkeeping) 1 & 2 Advanced Marketing COMPUTER
SCIENCE Computer Applications Computer Engineering and Construction 3 DRAMA Advanced Drama and Theater Practice DRIVER
EDUCATION Driver Ed. (offered through most High Schools and
Private Courses) FAMILY
AND HOME ECONOMICS Basic Clothing Construction 1 & 2 Clothing Fashion Fundamentals - Fabric Arts FOREIGN
LANGUAGE Second-year Mandarin Chinese 3 & 4 (Home Study) Advanced American Sign Language (Private Courses) HEALTHY
LIFESTYLES Health (required at most High Schools) INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION Auto Body Repair - Small Engine Repair LANGUAGE
ARTS - ENGLISH/LITERATURE Readings in Shakespeare LANGUAGE
ARTS - SPEECH/COMMUNICATIONS Introduction to Public Speaking Principles of Debate (Home Study
and After School Clubs) LANGUAGE
ARTS - READING AND WRITING Speed Reading (Home Study and
Private Courses) Creative Writing - News Writing/Journalism MUSIC Concert or Jazz Choir (Freshman through Senior) Concert, Jazz or Marching Band (Freshman through Senior) Orchestra (Freshman through Senior) PHOTOGRAPHY Photography 1 & 2 PHYSICAL
EDUCATION General P. E. (required at most High Schools) Team Sports: volleyball, softball, basketball, handball Individual & Dual Sports: archery, badminton,
golf, table tennis SOCIAL
ENRICHMENT/SELF-GUIDANCE Leadership Skills (offered in
some High Schools) Dating, Romance and Reason (Home
Study) Career & Education Planning
(some High Schools & Home Study) Mentoring Programs (Home Study
and Private Courses)
The above educational
information is from the (extensive) research of Brenda High and is exclusive
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