Junior High Registration (7Th and 8Th Grade Classes) for Elyria Schools Students Will Begin

Elyria City Schools

2014

Summer

School

Course Offerings

And Tuition

Our greatest contribution is

to be sure there is a teacher in every classroom who cares that every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being.

Donald O. Clifton

English 9

This course continues and extends the integrated study of listening, reading, writing and speaking. The students will enhance those skills through the study of poetry, short stories, novels, nonfiction, and classical mythology. Composition will include critical analysis and evaluation of literature as well as a variety of expository forms. Technology will be incorporated whenever possible to enhance learning.

English 10

This course continues and extends the integrated study of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. A variety of poetry, short stories, novels, nonfiction, and drama will be studied to enhance skills. Composition will include critical analysis and evaluation of literature as well as a variety of expository forms. Technology will be incorporated whenever possible to enhance learning.

English 11

This course continues and extends the integrated study of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. American literature will be studied as it reflects the historical development of our country. Composition will include critical analysis and evaluation of literature as well as a variety of expository forms. Technology will be incorporated whenever possible to enhance learning.

English 12

This course extends the integrated study of listening, reading, writing and speaking. The student will enhance those skills through the study of poetry, short stories, novels, playa, nonfiction and cultural resources. Topic of materials and resources will depend on teacher choice andavailability of materials. Composition of writing, reading skills, speaking techniques and research may be examined in the course. The use of technology will be incorporated whenever possible to enhance learning.

Physical Science

This course will study the basic concepts of matter, forces, motion, energy, and waves. It is designed to be a hands-on, inquiry approach to learning science, science processes, and broadening the understanding and application of science.

Biology

Biology, the science of living organisms, is a broad, integrated field including many disciplines. This course is designed to build on the student’s understanding of the relationship between the environment and themselves. Specific areas of study include: molecular biology, genetics, and ecology.

Algebra I

Algebra is one of the most important subjects in the high school mathematics curriculum. Algebra is used in many trades and industries and is required for entering college. Algebra includes work in simple and quadratic equations, simultaneous systems of equations, graphing, and some preliminary work in powers, roots, and radicals.

Algebra IPB

Based on the Common Core Algebra 1 Standards, the purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics learned in middle school. Main topics in this course will cover quantitative reasoning, linear and exponential relationships, descriptive statistics, expressions and equations, and quadratic functions. Students who placed lower in the 8th grade math course are suggested to take this algebra course due to extra intervention strategies within the classroom.

Geometry 101

Based on the Common Core Geometry Standards, the purpose of this course is to formalize and extend students’ geometric experiences from middle school. Main topics in this course will cover congruence, proofs, geometric constructions, similarity, right triangle trigonometry, three-dimensional objects, circles, and applications of probability. This course will apply algebraic skills learned in Algebra I PB.

Algebra II

This course refines the skills introduced in Algebra I. Students will work with radicals, powers, and all types of equations, graphing and the complex number system.

World History

This course is designed to continue the students’ understanding of the development of our modern complex civilization from 1750 to present. The rise and fall of nations and the expansions of democratic ideals on varied cultures will be studied through the events and personalities that make up the history of this period. Many lessons of the past form a pattern of basic understanding of the well informed citizen in an interdependent world. This course continues the basic foundation for social studies.

US History

This survey course utilizes the time period of 1877 to the present. Students will study the 19th and 20th century in light of the various governmental, economic, and social conditions which have existed since 1877. This course will assist students in understanding the past so that they may speculate on the prospects for the 21st century and how they may become active members in their community, the nation, and the world.

American Government

This semester course is a study of the democratic process and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. By studying the structure and functions of our state and national governments, students will prepare for a role as a voter and a participating citizen. A study of the American economic system will prepare the student to make choices in the American market economy.