Tenth-Grade Academics, Third Six Weeks
November 27, 2000 - January 25, 2001
English (Am. Lit.) A
Algebra II/Math Computation A
American Government A
Philosophy A
Chemistry A
German A
P.E. A
English
Writing: Original The New and Improved Miles Standish spoof, and detective short story
American Literature: The Constitution (Preamble, Article I, and part of Article II), samples of Washington Irving (and on cassette), Poe, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Whittier, Emerson
Grammar: Participles, verbals
Algebra - Graphing, linear equations, slope, intercept, and simultaneous equations
Math Computation – Team competition, factoring numbers up to 100, mental multiplication of fractions
American Government - Articles of Confederation,
Constitutional Convention, The Federalist Papers
Geography: Drew the 48 states by memory
Philosophy - Secular humanism, refutation of humanism, Marxism, vocabulary (ontology, epistemology, metaphysics)
Chemistry - Balancing equations, converting moles to grams, gas laws
Lab: Making molar aqueous solutions, combining elements and/or compounds for observation of physical or chemical changes, single displacement reactions
Spanish - Reading drills, adapted dialogs, Alla el Rancho Grande. End of Spanish.
German - Question words, colors, and some nouns (Learnables method)
P.E. (Basketball) - Offensive 3 - 2, high-low strategy