Tenth Grade

Composition
Paragraphs, exposition, the library and research paper, outlining, improving writing style,
book reviews, précis, character sketch and type sketch

Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry
Vocabulary lessons
Weekly spelling lessons
Ten poems memorized

World Literature
Classics by such authors as Dickens, Browning, Millay, Holmes, Poe, Doyle, Yeats, Tolstoy, Herbert
Introduction to art appreciation
Introduction to literary terms and forms: short story;
narrative poetry; plot; imagery and
figurative language; theme; rhyme and rhythm;
emotion; fixed, continuous, and free form poetry;
paradox; setting; point of view; tone
Major works in historical order
Authors such as Homer, Aesop, Virgil, Foxe, Huss, Luther, Milton, Bunyan, Newton, Machen
Complete novel: Silas Marner
Complete play: Julius Caesar

World History:
note: This class is also offered as an Honors class

Asia and Africa: The Beginnings of Civilization
Foundations Other Asian Cultures
Sumer Egypt
The Fertile Crescent Other African Cultures
Europe: Beginnings of Western Civilization
Greece Early Church History
Rome The Byzantine Empire
The Middle Ages: From the Ancient to the Modern
The Dark Ages
Medieval Culture
The Rise of Modern Nations
The Reformation Era
The Protestant Reformation
Post-Reformation Europe and the New World
Post-Reformation Science and Culture
The Age of Ideas
France
England and America
The Age of Industry
The Victorian Era
Unbelief and Revolution in 19th Century Europe
The Twentieth Century
World War I, The Rise of Communism
20th-Century Liberalism
World War II
The Cold War Era
The Rise of Globalism
Current events

Biology
note: This class is also offered as an Honors class
Botany
Flowering Seed Plants
Structure and Function of Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
Stems and Roots
Variety in Plant World
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Bones and Muscles
Nervous System
Nutrition and Digestion
Circulation and Respiration
Integumentary, Excretory, and Endocrine Systems
Disease and the Body’s Immune System
Life Sciences
Natural History and Scientific Investigation
Evolution: A Retreat from Science
Why I Accept the Genesis Record
Zoology
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fish
Arthropods
Variety in the World of Invertebrates
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cytology
Heredity
DNA
Laboratory work: dissections, microscopy, field
studies, nutrition, cellular biology, genetics

 

Mathematics:

Geometry (Traditional track)	Algebra II (Advanced Track)
Basics of Geometry	Equations and Inequalities
Reasoning and Proof	Linear Equations and Functions
Perpendicular and Parallel Lines	Systems of Linear Equations/Inequalities
Congruent Triangles	Matrices and Determinants
Properties of Triangles	Quadratic Functions
Quadrilaterals	Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Transformations	Powers, Roots, and Radicals
Similarity	Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Right Triangles and Trigonometry	Rational Equations and Functions
Circles	Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections
Area of Polygons and Circles	Sequences and Series
Surface Area and Volume	Probability and Statistics
	Trigonometric Ratios and Functions
	Trigonometric Graphs, Identities, and Equations

note: Both mathematics classes can also be taken as an Honors class.

Spanish I:

Spanish I is an overview and introduction to written and spoken Spanish. The course begins with an introduction to the basics of the language including the alphabet and rules of pronunciation. Basic grammar structures are covered including nouns, articles, verbs and verb tense, infinitives, subjects, direct and indirect objects, adjectives, and basic sentence structure. Basic vocabulary covered includes the following: colors, numbers, months, dates, time, restaurants, traveling vocabulary, questions phrases, the body, clothes, school, personal pronouns, the city, Christmas, church, shopping, health, mail and letters. There are also weekly Bible verses from the Spanish New Testament, Spanish Conversations, Interviews, Reports, and Oral Mastery Exercises.

 

Bible:
Systematic Theology:

Bible for the Tenth Grade is a survey of Systematic Theology. The course approaches the major doctrines of Revelation, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, Humanity, Sin, Salvation, the Church, Angels, Death and the Eternal State. Systematic theology is an integrative approach to doing theology. It takes into account biblical, historical, philosophical and practical elements in theology in attempting to develop a coherent belief system. Special emphasis will be placed on how theology applies to the student in their everyday modern life in an effort to achieve character formation.

Semester 1:
Unit 1: Prolegomena – Introduction to Doctrines Survey
Unit 2: Bibliology – The Doctrine of Scripture
Unit 3: Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God
Unit 4: Christology – The Doctrine of Christ
Unit 5: Pneumatology – The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Semester 2:
Unit 6: Anthropology – The Doctrine of Man
Unit 7: Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin
Unit 8: Soteriology – The Doctrine of Salvation & Sanctification
Unit 9: Ecclesiology – The Doctrine of Church
Unit 10: Angelology – The Doctrine of Angels
Unit 11: Eschatology – The Doctrine of Last Things

 

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