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English/Language Arts |
Reading Strategies, Thinking Skills, Presentation skills, Research skills, Writing skills, Survival theme novels, Short stories, Grammar usage and mechanics, Poetry |
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Math |
Organizing and Displaying Data (Graphs), Exponents, Roots, Powers, Factors, Multiples, Integers, One, Two & Multistep Equations & Inequalities, Proportions, Percents, Geometry - Lines and angles, Closed Figures, Measurement, Perimeter, Circumference, & Area, Pythagorean Theorem, Volume and Surface Area, Probability. |
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Science |
Life Science: botany, classification, ecology, cell organelles, cell division, genetics, human anatomy and metric measurements. |
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Geography |
The study of peoples,
places, and environments in the Western Hemisphere and |
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Industrial Technology |
One semester course - Measuring, Enlarging techniques, CO2 Car Designing, Safety, CO2 Cars, Woodworking project |
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Wellness |
Health Units: Respiratory/Circulatory, Reproductive System/Personal hygiene, Social wellness/Violence prevention, Diseases and Disorders Gym Units: Flag Football, Fitness Info. Fitness Training, Rec. Sports/Weight Training, Social Dance, Volleyball, Raquet Sports, Softball (Slowpitch), Self-defense, Frisbee Golf, Bike |
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Visual Arts |
Art folder, Elements and principles of art, Color scheme project/Seurat, Clay animal, 3-D Organic/geometric form, Drawing showing 3-D shapes, Patterned line drawing, Sculpture project, Artists of the Week |
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General Music |
Study of basic theory continued; Classical music and composers; "Amadeus" covering the life of Mozart; Guitars (chords only); Listening Journals to experience music of various genres and culture. |
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Special Education |
The curriculum for students taking classes in a special education setting is derived primarily from individual student IEP goals and objectives. The state content standards, which the Brookings School District has adopted as basis for its curriculum, are used as a guide for special education classes. Students with special education needs are served in regular education classroom, resource or separate classroom setting or a combination of settings. Placements are determined on an individual basis. |
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Guidance |
Understanding Diversity, Violence Prevention, Career Assessment |
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Band |
The students in band work on general tone production, technique, rhythms, scales, range, theory, posture, expression and etiquette. |
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Orchestra |
String orchestra is offered to study classical music history, and string performance. Students are instructed to develop good pitch sense, bowing techniques and a variety of scales and etudes. Performances include major concerts and festival participation. |
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Choir |
Reinforce/Extend study of: Vocal/Sound production, Singing in a different language or style, Theory, Elements of music - melody, harmony, rhythm, tone, color, and form. |
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Keyboarding/Computer |
The student will: Reinforce keyboarding skills throughout curriculum. Review file management skills - toolbars, show/hide, standard and formatting, spell check. Produce a one to two page unbound report. Create a title page. Introduce proof reading symbols. Understand personal/business letter format. Review file management skills. Create a memo using correct format. Create a basic spreadsheet with chart. Review tools and menus for reports, tables and drawing - inserting headers/footers, line spacing, page numbers. Create tables. Create a basic presentation using powerpoint. |