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Course Name: Life Skills
Course Description: This course deals with students learning and engaging in skills that they will need to know to be successful in their lives after high school. They will learn about budgeting, emotions, groceries, time management and many other topics that will assist them in becoming independent adults.
Course Name: English Language Arts/Reading
Course Materials: The objective of this course will be to acquaint students with various types of literature, improve written and oral communication skills, and develop vocabulary proficiency. The class will study short stories, poetry, dramas, novels, and nonfiction writing. Students will work on improving written and oral communication skills. Students will be required to write a variety of essays both in and out of class. Students will develop an expanded vocabulary, and grammar will be reinforced through writing.
Course Name: Math
Course Description: In this course, students will simplify expressions and solve equations and inequalities. Students will identify and use functions. Linear and exponential functions will be emphasized. Students will interpret these functions in relevant, real-world situations, including statistical models. Students will also identify congruent and similar triangles. The connections between algebra and geometry will be emphasized.
Course Name: History
Course Description: This course begins by examining the historical basis of the U.S. Government, examination of the three branches of government, and a study of state governments. The course will also suggest to the student the importance of the individual in shaping governmental policy. The United States and Illinois Constitutions tests will be given and must be passed to meet graduation requirements. The course will continue by examining the events, trends, individuals, and movements that shaped the history of the United States from its founding to contemporary times. The objective of this course is to increase student awareness of changing cultural and physical environments; know the past through the incorporation of literacy skills and higher order and critical thinking activities; and act in ways that promote the common good.
Course Name: Science
Course Description: This course will go through many aspects of Science. Students will learn and do experiments in topics like Space, Volcanoes, Working with Atoms and many others. Students will be working out of interactive notebooks and interactive videos to gain understanding of a topic.