ACADEMIC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Junior and senior high school subjects are from grades 7-12. All semester courses are 0.50 credits. A semester consists of two, eight-week terms of 0.25 credits each. Times and course offerings are subject to change without notification.

ENGLISH

Special Education Courses

English 1: GRAMMAR AND WRITING Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Fall Basic writing techniques addressing rhetorical problems and standard conventions of language use, emphasizing grammatical structure, spelling, vocabulary with clarity, precision, and fluency.

English 2: LITERATURE AND WRITING A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: WinterFundamental literary analysis focusing on comprehension while structuring written arguments in a logical,sustained, and persuasive discussion.

English 3: ESSAY WRITING Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Semester: Summer Fundamental multi-paragraph compositional writing with concentration on grammatical elements, structure, content, and style.

Junior High Courses

English 7-8: GRAMMAR AND WRITING A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 6 Year 1-2 Semester: Fall Introduction to sentence and paragraph structure in writing, with emphasis on parts of speech, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and correct grammar usage.

English 7-8: LITERATURE AND WRITING A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 6 Semester: Winter Introduction to the elements, forms, devices, style, and criticism of literary themes.

English 7-8: ESSAY WRITING Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: English 6 Semester: SummerIntroduction to multi-paragraph writing, emphasizing unity, coherence, development through detail in narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing.

Senior High Courses

English 9: GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 8 Semester: Fall- Summer Writing applications emphasizing grammar usage, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, sentence and paragraph development.

English 10: LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 9 Semester: Fall- Summer Literary analysis focusing on compositional structure, content, and style.

English 11: AMERICAN LITERATURE A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 10 Semester: Fall - Summer An examination of American literature from colonial to modern times, exploring the theme of individuality and authority.

English 12: BRITISH LITERATURE A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: English 11 Semester: Fall - Summer A study of English literary contributions from the fifth to twentieth centuries, with emphasis on analytical and compositional writing.

   SOCIAL STUDIES

Special Education Courses

Social 1: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Fall A historical survey of ancient and modern world societies.

Social 2: AMERICAN HISTORY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Winter A historical survey of American Society and institutions from the movements for independence since colonial times.

Social 3: AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1 Semester: Summer A survey of the United States climates, physical landforms, and major regional resources.

Social 4: CIVICS Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 2 Semester: Summer A historical perspective of the American system including citizens’ rights, duties, and privileges. Junior High Courses

Social 7-8: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS A-B Credit: 1.00  Prerequisite: Social Studies 6 Year 1 Semester: Fall, Winter Introduction to world history from ancient to contemporary times.

Social 7-8: AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Social Studies 6 Year 1 Semester: Summer Introduction to the United States climates, physical landforms, and major regional resources.

Social 7-8: AMERICAN HISTORY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Social Studies 6 Year 2 Semester: Fall- Winter Introduction to the political, economic, and social development of American institutions and ideas.

Social 7-8: CIVICS Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Social Studies 6 Year 2 Semester: Summer Introduction to the American political structure, the republican process, and citizenship. Senior High Courses

Social 9: GEOGRAPHY Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Social Studies 8 Semester: Fall- Summer A study of western and eastern countries populations, climates, landforms, and natural resources.

Social 10: US HISTORY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Social Studies 8 Semester: Fall- Summer United States political, economic, social, and cultural historical developments, from the sixteenth to twentyfirst century.

Social 11: WORLD HISTORY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Social Studies 8 Semester: Fall- Summer Ancient and modern societies political, economic, social, and cultural advances in western civilization.

Social 12: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: US History A-B Semester: Fall- Summer An analysis of the national political system, with emphasis on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

MATHEMATICS

Special Education Courses

Math 1: GENERAL MATHEMATICS A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Semester: Fall - Summer Fundamental arithmetic operations with fractions, decimals, percent, measurement, and geometry.

Math 2: PRE-ALGEBRA A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Semester: Fall - Summer This course is an introductory examination of elementary algebraic concepts. This course includes a complete review of mathematic skills, geometric principles and applications.

Junior High Courses

Math 7-8: ALGEBRA 1 A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra Semester: Fall - Summer This course is an introduction to algorithm operations to solve radical, linear, polynomials, and quadratic equations. Topics include data and relationships, patterns and expressions, the analysis of linear functions and graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, lines and distance, polynomials, quadratic functions and equations, functions and the structure of Algebra.

Senior High Courses

Math 9: ALGEBRA 2 A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Algebra 1 and Geometry with a C grade. Semester: Fall - Summer This course consists of mathematical models, linear functions, equations inequalities, systems, patterns, and structure, quadratic functions and relations, combinations and permutations, roots and powers, polynomials, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry and discrete mathematics.

Math 10: GEOMETRY Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Algebra 1 and 2 with a B grade Semester: Fall - Summer This course is an introduction to geometric definitions, theorems, postulates, and proofs. The study consists of angles, lines, triangles, circles, polygons, areas and volumes. The essential theorems related to these areas of geometry will be presented and proved.

Math 11: PRE-CALCULUS A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Geometry, Algebra 2, and Trigonometry Semester: Fall - Summer This course is an in-depth study of rational, exponential , logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. The trigonometric applications will cover parametrics, sequences, series, and probability. A scientific graphing calculator is required.

Math 12: CALCULUS A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus Semester: Fall, Winter This course examines the functions, graphs, limits, derivatives of definite-indefinite variables and integrals. A scientific graphing calculator is required.

SCIENCE

Special Education Courses

Science 1: EARTH SCIENCE A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Fall Fundamentals in meteorology, geology, oceanography, and astronomy.

Science 2: PHYSICAL SCIENCE A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Winter Fundamentals in chemistry and physics principles.

Science 3: BIOLOGY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: SpEd IEP Year 1-2 Semester: Summer Fundamentals in plant and animal life including classification, organization, and cycles.

Junior High Courses

Science 7-8: INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1 A-B (Earth Emphasis) Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Science 6 Year 1-2 Semester: Fall Introduction to the earth’s geological, physical, life structures, and processes.

Science 7-8: INTEGRATED SCIENCE 2 A-B (Physical Emphasis) Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Science 6 Year 1-2 Semester: Winter Introduction to the earth’s geological, physical, life structures, and processes.

Science 7-8: INTEGRATED SCIENCE 3 A-B (Biology Emphasis) Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Science 6 Semester: Summer Introduction to the earth’s geological, physical, life structures, and processes.

Senior High Courses

Science 9: EARTH SYSTEMS A-B Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Science 8 Semester: Fall- Summer Study of the earth’s physical structure, features, environment, weather, and climate.

Science 10: BIOLOGY A-B Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Science 8 Semester: Fall- Summer Examination of the structural basis to living organisms.

Science 11: CHEMISTRY A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: Science 8 Semester: Fall, Winter A study of the structure and composition of atomic matter.

Science 12: PHYSICS Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Algebra 2 Semester: SummerAn examination of motion, heat, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, and the atom.

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

Junior High Courses

PE 7-8: PHYSICAL EDUCATION A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer Introduction to team, and sports activities through an instructional base program including basic skills, rules, and sportsmanship.

Senior High Courses

PE 9: PE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer Individual, team, and sports activities through an instructional base program including basic skills, rules,and sportsmanship.

PE 9: LIFE FITNESS Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer Physical cardiovascular fitness to individual and team sports, with emphasis on agility, flexibility, and endurance including fitness assessment, awareness, conditioning, and the importance of daily physical activity.

Health 10: HEALTH Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Summer An examination of individual health including substance abuse prevention, relationships, humandevelopment, infectious diseases, safety, nutrition, injury and mental illness prevention.

PE 10-12: PE SPORTS Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Summer Physical team sport activity including volleyball, weight-training, soccer, basketball, and softball.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Senior High Courses

Lang 9-12: SPANISH 1 A-B Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: None Semester: Winter, Summer A study of the Spanish language including grammar, vocabulary, culture, oral and written communication.

Lang 9-12: LANGUAGE OPTIONS Credit: 1.00 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer First and second year high school independent study courses are available in Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Latin, Japanese, or American Sign Language.

Note: A student who has not achieved a “C” grade in English may experience difficulty in a foreign language course.

ART

Junior High Courses

Art 7-8: ART FOUNDATION A Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Year 1 Semester: Fall Introduction to art design principles and elements.

Senior High Courses

Art 9-12: ART FOUNDATION B Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer Examination to art design principles and elements.

Art 9-12: DRAWING Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer A study of free-hand drawing concepts and techniques, exploring a variety of media, objects, and models.

Art 9-12: PAINTING Credit: 0.50  Prerequisite: None Semester: Summer Examination of watercolor and acrylic painting techniques.

Art 9-12: SCULPTURE Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: None Semester: Fall- Summer A study of the methods to figurative clay sculpture and hand-building techniques.

Art 9-12: GRAPHIC DESIGN Credit: 0.50 Prerequisite: Art Foundation B Year 1 Semester: Fall- Summer Practical application in commercial and computer art including techniques for advertising, packaging, and display.

NOTE

All other high school courses required for graduation, a student may elect to take an Independent Study course through Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah), and supervised by the teaching faculty at Silverado Academy.