NINTH
GRADE REPORT CARD (Guidance for parents and teens
of material that should be covered)
SOCIAL
STUDIES U.S. Government/History
American system of government
Labor and management
Foundations of America
Congress and the law-making process
Political parties, elections & voting
fiscal policy and taxation
The Constitution
Economics and public opinion
Rights & responsibilities of citizenship
The United Nations
Immigration and ethnic group contributions
World Geography
Basic communities of man
Geographical topics
Interrelationships with nations
Physical features of the world
Cities - then and now
Conservation and human conservation
Social, cultural, political and economic interdependence
of the world's people
SCIENCE General (Earth) Science
Geology; historical and physical
Minerals and rocks
Earth volume, mass, & density
Maps and tectonics
Fossils and dinosaurs
Volcanoes and earthquakes
General Astronomy
Space exploration
Stars and planets
Study of galaxies
Moons and comets
Instruments and methods used by astronomers
Meteorology & Oceanography
Weather and climate
Water and its uses
Air masses and fronts
Air and water pollution
Erosion
Ecology and environment
Basic Physical Science
Air and air pressure
Solar and nuclear energy
Heat and fuels
Molecular theory
Simple and complex machines
Metals and plastics
Nature and uses of light
Sound and music
Study of matter
Basic Chemical laws
Electricity and electronics
Careers in science
LANGUAGE
ARTS English/Writing
Spelling and vocabulary
Report-writing skills
Fundamentals of composition
Newspaper editorials
Analyzing poetry
Advertising
Using poetry anthologies
Listening skills
Grammar and language systems
Preparing a speech
Writing assignments and essays
Analyzing propaganda
Writing in a journal
Evaluate material for accuracy
Descriptive setting piece
The unabridged dictionary
Business thank-you letter
Foreign words used in English
Extend reference skills
Review of card catalogs and indexes
Reading
Book: The Hiding Place
Parable and allegory
Short stories and poetry
Structure of a novel
Dramatic poetry
Reading the newspaper
Folklore and myths
Structure of a play
Foreign Language (pick one - if College or University
bound student)
Spanish 1 and 2
German 1 and 2
French 1 and 2
Russian 1 and 2
Japanese 1 and 2
ARITHMETIC General/Business and Consumer Mathematics
Mathematical vocabulary
Graphs and tables
Direct measurement
Informal geometry
Banks and banking
Elementary algebra
Investment, saving, and budgeting
Indirect measurement
Insurance and taxation
Metric system
Pre Algebra/Algebra
Sets and their relationships
Relations and functions
Properties of polynomial forms
Special products and factoring
Equations
Fractions and fractional equations
Signed numbers
Square roots
Fundamental operations
Radicals
Equations of the first degree
Quadratic equations
Ratio, proportion, and variation
Elements of probability
Other Classes and Subjects that could be taken at
the Freshman level are: ART General Art 1 & 2 - Studio Art 1 & 2 Introduction to the Humanities BIBLICAL
STUDIES Old Testament Studies - Genesis
through 2 Samuel BUSINESS
AND MARKETING EDUCATION Keyboarding/information processing 1 & 2 - Basic
Marketing 1 & 2 COMPUTER
SCIENCE Understanding Computers and Information Systems Computer Engineering and Construction 1 & 2 DRAMA Drama and Theater Practice FAMILY
AND HOME ECONOMICS Creative Foods 1 & 2 - Child Development
1 & 2 FOREIGN
LANGUAGE First-Year Mandarin Chinese 1 & 2 (Home Study) American Sign Language (Home Study and Private Courses) HEALTHY
LIFESTYLES Drug Use and Abuse INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION Woods Lab 1 & 2 Leathercraft MUSIC Concert or Jazz Choir (Freshman through Senior) Concert, Jazz or Marching Band (Freshman through Senior) Orchestra (Freshman through Senior) Beginning Guitar (Home Study) PHYSICAL
EDUCATION General P. E. (required at most High Schools) Fitness for Living 1 & 2 - Power Walking/Aerobics/Jogging SOCIAL
ENRICHMENT/SELF-GUIDANCE Leadership Skills (offered in
some High Schools) Personal Freedom: Gaining Control
of Life (Home Study) Study Skills (offered in some
High Schools or through Home Study) Mentoring Programs (Home Study
and Private Courses)
The above article and
educational information is from the (extensive) research of Brenda High
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