11th
Grade Overview - Our "Upper School"
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Math |
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Some
of the resources we used
Aleks
Math Online
College
Algebra (Lial/Hornsby/Schneider Series)
Advanced
Algebra Through Data Exploration: A Graphing Calculator Approach
by Jerald Murdock
A
List of High School Math Texts
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Science |
Physical
Sciences:
2 week Residential courses: Bioengineering, Physical Chemistry
Physics
I - 101: Classical Mechanics
Physics I - 102- Electricity and Magnetism
Chemistry/Alchemy
Lab 1
Technology:
Mini Urban Challenge Robotics
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Modern
Physics (2nd Edition)
by Hans C. Ohanian
Physics
for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
by Douglas C. Giancoli
Caveman
Chemistry: 28 Projects, from the Creation of Fire to the Production
of Plastics
by Kevin M. Dunn
www.periodicvideos.com |
Social Studies |
Introduction
to Anthropology
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Healthy Teen Living II: Driver’s Ed, Insurance and tax
topics.
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An
Experiential Introduction to Anthropology by Carol Delaney
Number Our
Days by Barbara Myerhoff
Various video
and online resources
Open Yale Courses
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Letters to
the Medicine Man: An Apprenticeship in Spiritual Intelligence
by Barbara A. Kerr, John McAlister
Zen and the
Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert
M. Pirsig
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English III |
Continues
the study and development of skills in literature, composition
and grammar through active reading and ongoing writing. This course
is primarily composition based. Topics include prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing, identifying audiences and identifying a strong
thesis..
Literature Reading, periodical and current event reading. |
Words
Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
by Patricia T. O'Conner
Essentials
of English Grammar: A Practical Guide to the Mastery of English
by L. Sue Baugh.
Litrerature
List - Partial
The
Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Death of a Salesman (Viking Critical Library)
by Arthur Miller
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Frankenstein (Norton Critical Editions)
by Mary Shelley
A
Seperate Peace
by John Knowles
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Foreign Language |
Spanish |
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Physical Education |
Snow
Skiing, Tennis, scuba, TaeKwonDo, Kayaking, Golf and Bike riding |
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Community Service |
100
hours or more of service |
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