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full curriculum is presented in my books.
Any resource you may find unavailable, an alternative is recommended in
my books. I also describe in detail how to
construct your own study guides there as well.
10th
Grade Overview - Our "Upper School"
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Math |
Topics
Geometry
I, Algebra II
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Some
of the resources we used
Geometry:
Seeing, Doing, Understanding
by Harold R. Jacobs
Enhanced
Teacher's Guide for Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding (Third
Edition)
by Harold R. Jacobs
Advanced
Algebra Through Data Exploration: A Graphing Calculator Approach
by Jerald Murdock
A
List of High School Math Texts
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Science |
Physical
Sciences:
2 week Residential courses: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering
Chemistry
I
Astronomy I
Technology:
First Lego League - Alternative Energy study
Engineering
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and Design
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Chemistry
and Chemical Reactivity
Kotz & Purcell
Interactive
Aerospace Engineering and Design (McGraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical
& Aerospace Engineering)
by Dava Newman
Design Drawing
by Francis D. K. Ching
Aircraft
Structures for Engineering Students, Fourth Edition (Elsevier
Aerospace Engineering)
by T.H.G. Megson
VIDEO
To
Conquer the Air - The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
[4 Audiocassettes/6 Hours]
Nova:
Fall of the Leaning Tower
Kitty
Hawk - The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention (Collector's
Edition DVD) |
Social Studies |
Philosophy:
Science and Religion
History
S2Topics: Story of the Bible (This course is the secular history
of this text.)
Healthy Teen Living II: Driver’s Ed, Insurance and tax topics. |
Why
Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief
by Huston Smith.
Galileo,
Darwin, and Hawking: The Interplay of Science, Reason, and Religion
by Phil Dowe.
Darwin's
Gift: to Science and Religion
by Francisco Jose Ayala
What
Are the Animals to Us?: Approaches from Science, Religion, Folklore,
Literature, and Art
by Dave Aftandilia.
Kaplan
SAT 2009 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan SAT (w/CD))
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English II |
Continues
the study and development of skills in literature, composition
and grammar through active reading and ongoing writing. This course
covers four types of literature genre: short stories, novels,
essays, and comic strip/satire writing.
Literature Reading, periodical and current event reading. |
The
Story and Its Writer Compact: An Introduction to Short Fiction
by Ann Charters
Words
Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
by Patricia T. O'Conner
Sin
and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
by Constance Hale,
The
New Writing with a Purpose, 14th Edition
by James McNab McCrimmon
The
Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story
by Frank O'Connor
Aspects
of the Novel
by E.M. Forster
The
Seagull Reader: Essays, Second Edition
by Joseph Kelly
The
DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
by Dennis O'Neil.
Litrerature
List - Partial
The
Caine Mutiny: A Novel
- Herman Wouk
The
Scarlet Letter-
Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Walden
- Henry David Thoreau
Invisible
Man
- Ralph Ellison
My
Antonia
- Willa Cather
Whirligig
- Paul Fleischman |
Foreign Language |
Latin
III Honors
French I
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Wheelock's
Latin, 6e
by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur ,
A
Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's
6th Edition
by Dale A. Grote
Collins
Latin Concise Dictionary (Harpercollins Concise Dictionaries)
Wheelock's
Latin, 6th Edition and Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd Revised
Edition, 2 Volume Set
by Paul T. Comeau,
Pronunciation
and Reading of Classical Latin (The Living Voice of Greek and
Latin)[sound
recording] Daitz, Stephen G
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Latin Stories Designed to Accompany Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin
by Anne H. Groton and James M. May
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Electives |
Art
History, Live Theater Arts, Live Music events. |
History
of Art for Young People (Trade Version) (5th Edition)
- by Anthony F. Janson |
Physical Education |
Snow
Skiing, Tennis, scuba, TaeKwonDo, Kayaking, Golf and Bike riding |
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Community Service |
100
hours or more of service |
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