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Meet our teachers, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Bearden, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Bearden, Mrs. Hightower, and Mr. McElmurray !
Our ninth grade class will be studying the following curriculum:
Language Arts:
note: This class is also offered as an Honors class
Grammar
Capitalization rules
Punctuation rules
Kinds of sentences and diagraming
Eight parts of speech and their uses
Diagraming eight parts of speech
Sentence structure
Composition
Manuscript form
Writing process
The library
Outlining
Précis Book reports
Paragraphs
Exposition
Writing letters
Character sketch and type sketch
The research paper
Improving writing style
Vocabulary,
Spelling, Poetry
Vocabulary lessons
Weekly spelling lessons
Ten poems memorized
Literature
Classics on the following themes: truth and wisdom, courage, humility, justice,
temperance, beauty, joy and peace, faith and hope, love, and time and eternity
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Whittier, Bryant,
Tennyson, Hale, Keats, Milton, Rossetti
Geography
note: This class is also offered as an Honors class
World Geography
Introduction to Geography
Asia: The Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, The Far East
Africa: Northern Africa, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
Europe: Mediterranean Europe, Central Europe, the Low Countries, the British
Isles, Scandinavia, Russia and Eastern Europe
Australia, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica
North America: Canada, the United States, Mexico and Middle America
South America: Andean Countries, Brazil and the Guianas,
Southern Mid-Latitude Countries
Current events
Science
note: This class is also offered as an Honors class
Meteorology and Oceanography
The Atmosphere
Earth's Weather A Survey of the Seas
Chemistry
Foundations of Chemistry
Molecules and Chemistry
Chemistry in Action
Geology
Foundations of Geology
Rocks and Minerals
Weathering and Erosion
Interpreting the Fossil Record
Physics
Mechanics: Physics of Motion
Waves and Sound
Light and Color
Electrostatics and Magnetism
Electricity Electronics
Health
Nutrition and exercise
Personal hygiene
Body systems
Mental health
Personal safety
First aid
Disease prevention
Drug abuse
Right relationships
Spiritual growth
Mathematics:
note: These classes are also offered as an Honors class
| Algebra I (traditional track): | Geometry (Advanced track) |
| Linear equations in one variable | Basics of Geometry |
| Algebraic numbers | Reasoning and Proof |
| Graphs | Perpendicular and Parallel Lines |
| Formulas | Congruent Triangles |
| Positive and negative numbers | Properties of Triangles |
| Fundamental operations | Quadrilaterals |
| Special products and factoring | Transformations |
| Fractions | Similarity |
| Ratio, proportion, and variation | Right Triangles and Trigonometry |
| Linear systems of equations | Circles |
| Powers and roots | Area of Polygons and Circles |
| Exponents and radicals | Surface Area and Volume |
| Quadratic equations | |
| Numerical trigonometry | |
| Mathematics in an Age of Science |
Bible:
1 st Semester – Foundations (A Study in Genesis)
• Creation, Study of beginnings and ethics of life
• Abortion, Infanticide, Euthanasia
• Capitol Punishment
• Homosexuality
• Origin of Sin and Redemption
2 nd Semester – Managing Your Life
• Relationships (authority, peers)
• Communication – depression, bitterness, anger
• Finances
• Spiritual Gifts/personality
• Time management
Reading List:
1. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made By Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
2. Through Gates of Splendor By Elizabeth Elliot
To see the syllabi for our ninth grade Bible classes, click here.
