High School Curriculum (9th - 12th)
Faith West Academy Secondary Student Textbook List by Subject, December 2007
FAITH WEST ACADEMY SECONDARY CURRICULUM BY SUBJECT, August 2006
(Teachers’ Scopes and Sequences include differentials for on-level/Pre-AP; Pre-AP and AP classes are offered in every core subject.)
ENGLISH (novel studies are included at each level…contact Curriculum Department for list):
9th – Literature: Fundamentals of Literature, Bob Jones; NIV Bible
Grammar and Composition:
Grammar for Writing (fourth course), Sadlier Oxford
Composition Workshop (blue), Sadlier Oxford
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Vocabulary Workshop D, Sadlier Oxford; Pre-AP uses Level E
MATH: Students may accelerate to above grade level classes if they meet FWA criteria.
Algebra I:
McDougal Littell, Algebra, Structure and Method, Book 1
Algebra II:
McDougal Littell, Algebra and Trigonometry, Structure and Method, Book 2
Geometry:
McDougal Littell, Geometry
College Algebra:
Houghton Mifflin, College Algebra 7th Edition
Pre-calculus Pre-AP:
Houghton Mifflin, PreCalculus with Limits
Calculus AP: (college level class)
Houghton Mifflin, Calculus of a Single Variable
*Note: honors and pre-AP math classes use the same textbooks as on-level classes, but these classes are taught at a faster pace and with emphasis on more difficult problems.
SCIENCE: Both on-level and honors and/or Pre-AP classes use the same textbooks for grades 7-12, with the exception of 8th grade (see below). Honors and Pre-AP classes move at a faster pace, have more independent work, and require more computation and/or dimensional analysis.
9th - Integrated Physics & Chemistry: Concepts in Action, Pearson Prentice Hall
(includes lab manual and guided reading workbook)
SOCIAL STUDIES : Textbooks are the same for both on-level and pre-AP classes in 6th - 9th grades. However, pre-AP classes are more in-depth and require regular project work (some of which is document based).
9th- World History and Geography to 1750; World History, Bob Jones
(includes supplemental activity workbooks and Geography, Bob Jones)
BIBLICAL STUDIES: Required course, five classes per week. All students use NIVTextbook Edition Bibles.
9th – Hope of the World, New Testament Survey, Christian Schools International; More Than A Carpenter, Josh McDowell
9th – 12th BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS I:
A Comprehensive Approach Office XP Core, Glencoe McGraw-Hill;
Introduction to Web Design Using Microsoft Front Page, Glencoe;
Publisher 2002, Glencoe McGraw Hill
(supplemental software: Letter Chase Typing Tutor, RegSoft.com; Hyperstudio 4.5,
Creation Engine, Inc.; Jan’s Computer Literary 101 –www.jegsworks.com)
6th – 12th PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Required if not in athletics): Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education, Human Kinetics (teacher resource)
8th PAP/9th - Spanish I: Ven Conmigo Level 1, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
(supplemental student workbooks used; grammar; practice and activity; Reader L1);
La Rousse Spanish English Dictionary
SPEECH
9th-12th Effective Speech Communication, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
(supplemental workbooks)
FINE ARTS ELECTIVES: Please contact teacher where curriculum is not listed.
7th -12th Art – Exploring Visual Design, Davis Publishing
7th – 12th BAND
7th – 12th CHOIR
7th - 8th THEATRE ARTS: Theatre Arts I, Meriwether Publishing
8th – 12th THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (by audition): Various productions
9th – 12th PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography, Pearson Education
OTHER ELECTIVES
9th - 12th JOURNALISM: Journalism Today, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
FAITH WEST ACADEMY SECONDARY CURRICULUM BY SUBJECT, August 2006
(Teachers’ Scopes and Sequences include differentials for on-level/Pre-AP; Pre-AP and AP classes are offered in every core subject.)
ENGLISH (novel studies are included at each level…contact Curriculum Department for list):
10th – Literature: Elements of Literature, Bob Jones; NIV Bible
Grammar and Composition:
Grammar for Writing (fifth course/onlevel, complete course/ Pre-AP); Sadlier Oxford
Composition Workshop (green), Sadlier Oxford
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Vocabulary Workshop E, Sadlier Oxford; Pre-AP uses Level F
MATH: Students may accelerate to above grade level classes if they meet FWA criteria.
Algebra I:
McDougal Littell, Algebra, Structure and Method, Book 1
Algebra II:
McDougal Littell, Algebra and Trigonometry, Structure and Method, Book 2
Geometry:
McDougal Littell, Geometry
College Algebra:
Houghton Mifflin, College Algebra 7th Edition
Pre-calculus Pre-AP:
Houghton Mifflin, PreCalculus with Limits
Calculus AP: (college level class)
Houghton Mifflin, Calculus of a Single Variable
*Note: honors and pre-AP math classes use the same textbooks as on-level classes, but these classes are taught at a faster pace and with emphasis on more difficult problems.
SCIENCE: Both on-level and honors and/or Pre-AP classes use the same textbooks for grades 7-12, with the exception of 8th grade (see below). Honors and Pre-AP classes move at a faster pace, have more independent work, and require more computation and/or dimensional analysis.
10th- Biology: Biology, Bob Jones
SOCIAL STUDIES: Textbooks are the same for both on-level and pre-AP classes in 6th -9th grades. However, pre-AP classes are more in-depth and require regular project work (some of which is document based).
10th- World History and Geography from 1750: World History, Bob Jones and Geography, Bob Jones
(includes supplemental activity workbooks and other materials)
10th Pre-AP – Modern World History: World History Modern Times, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
(includes supplemental activity workbooks)
BIBLICAL STUDIES: Required course, five classes per week. All students use NIV
Textbook Edition Bibles.
10th - God’s Unfolding Plan, Old Testament Survey, Christian Schools International
COMPUTER:
9th – 12th BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS I:
A Comprehensive Approach Office XP Core, Glencoe McGraw-Hill;
Introduction to Web Design Using Microsoft Front Page, Glencoe;
Publisher 2002, Glencoe McGraw Hill
(supplemental software: Letter Chase Typing Tutor, RegSoft.com; Hyperstudio 4.5,
Creation Engine, Inc.; Jan’s Computer Literary 101 –www.jegsworks.com)
10th HEALTH: Total Health, ACSI
6th – 12th PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Required if not in athletics): Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education, Human Kinetics (teacher resource)
SPANISH:
10th - Spanish II: Ven Conmigo Level 2, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
(supplemental student workbooks used; grammar; practice and activity; Reader L2);
La Rousse Spanish English Dictionary
Pre-AP Spanish I-III: These courses use the same textbooks as listed above and include additional
writing and reading, etc.
SPEECH
9th-12th Effective Speech Communication, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
(supplemental workbooks)
FINE ARTS ELECTIVES: Please contact teacher where curriculum is not listed.
7th -12th Art – Exploring Visual Design, Davis Publishing
7th – 12th BAND
7th – 12th CHOIR
7th - 8th THEATRE ARTS: Theatre Arts I, Meriwether Publishing
8th – 12th THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (by audition): Various productions
9th – 12th PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography, Pearson Education
OTHER ELECTIVES
9th - 12th JOURNALISM: Journalism Today, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
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11th Grade
FAITH WEST ACADEMY SECONDARY CURRICULUM BY SUBJECT, August 2006
(Teachers’ Scopes and Sequences include differentials for on-level/Pre-AP; Pre-AP and AP classes are offered in every core subject.)
11th: Literature: American Literature, Bob Jones; Thinking and Writing about Literature,
Bedford St. Martin’s (AP only); alternate years - British Literature, Bob Jones (both AP and onlevel); AP only – The Bedford Reader; various novels
Grammar and Composition:
Grammar for Writing (sixth course), Sadlier Oxford
Composition Workshop (orange/onlevel only), Sadlier Oxford
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Vocabulary Workshop F, Sadlier Oxford
MATH: Students may accelerate to above grade level classes if they meet FWA criteria.
Algebra I:
McDougal Littell, Algebra, Structure and Method, Book 1
Algebra II:
McDougal Littell, Algebra and Trigonometry, Structure and Method, Book 2
Geometry:
McDougal Littell, Geometry
College Algebra:
Houghton Mifflin, College Algebra 7th Edition
Pre-calculus Pre-AP:
Houghton Mifflin, PreCalculus with Limits
Calculus AP: (college level class)
Houghton Mifflin, Calculus of a Single Variable
*Note: honors and pre-AP math classes use the same textbooks as on-level classes, but these classes are taught at a faster pace and with emphasis on more difficult problems.
SCIENCE: Both on-level and honors and/or Pre-AP classes use the same textbooks for grades 7-12, with the exception of 8th grade (see below). Honors and Pre-AP classes move at a faster pace, have more independent work, and require more computation and/or dimensional analysis.
11th- Chemistry: Modern Chemistry, Davis (Harcourt, Inc.)
SOCIAL STUDIES: Textbooks are the same for both on-level and pre-AP classes in 6th -9th grades. However, pre-AP classes are more in-depth and require regular project work (some of which is document based).
11th – U.S. History Since Reconstruction: U.S. History, Bob Jones
(includes supplemental activity workbooks)
AP Government: Government in America, Pearson Prentice Hall
Government in America Study Guide, Pearson Prentice Hall
Government in America: Readings and Cases, Pearson Prentice Hall
AP U.S. History The American Pageant, McDougal Littell
The American Pageant Study Guide, McDougal Littell
Student Novel and/or outside reading
BIBLICAL STUDIES: Required course, five classes per week. All students use NIV Textbook Edition Bibles.
11th- So What’s the Difference?, Fritz Ridenour; A Teen’s Guide to Christian Living, Health
Communications; Understanding the Times, Summit Ministries
COMPUTER:
9th – 12th BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS I:
A Comprehensive Approach Office XP Core, Glencoe McGraw-Hill;
Introduction to Web Design Using Microsoft Front Page, Glencoe;
Publisher 2002, Glencoe McGraw Hill
(supplemental software: Letter Chase Typing Tutor, RegSoft.com; Hyperstudio 4.5,
6th – 12th PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Required if not in athletics): Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education, Human Kinetics (teacher resource)
SPANISH:
11th/12th- Spanish III: Ven Conmigo! Level 3, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
(supplemental student workbooks used; grammar; practice and activity; Reader L3);
La Rousse Spanish English Dictionary
Pre-AP Spanish I-III: These courses use the same textbooks as listed above and include additional
writing and reading, etc.
SPEECH
9th-12th Effective Speech Communication, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
(supplemental workbooks)
SAT PREPATORY
11th – Princeton Review verbal and math strategies for SAT I
FINE ARTS ELECTIVES: Please contact teacher where curriculum is not listed.
7th -12th Art – Exploring Visual Design, Davis Publishing
7th – 12th BAND
7th – 12th CHOIR
8th – 12th THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (by audition): Various productions
9th – 12th PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography, Pearson Education
OTHER ELECTIVES
9th - 12th JOURNALISM: Journalism Today, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
FAITH WEST ACADEMY SECONDARY CURRICULUM BY SUBJECT, August 2006
(Teachers’ Scopes and Sequences include differentials for on-level/Pre-AP; Pre-AP and AP classes are offered in every core subject.)
ENGLISH:
12th Literature: American Literature, Bob Jones; Thinking and Writing about Literature,
Bedford St. Martin’s (AP only); alternate years - British Literature, Bob Jones (both AP and onlevel); AP only – The Bedford Reader; various novels
Grammar and Composition:
Grammar for Writing (complete course), Sadlier Oxford (onlevel only)
Composition Workshop (orange/onlevel only), Sadlier Oxford (onlevel only)
Spelling/Vocabulary:
Vocabulary Workshop G, Sadlier Oxford; AP -level H
MATH: Students may accelerate to above grade level classes if they meet FWA criteria.
Algebra I:
McDougal Littell, Algebra, Structure and Method, Book 1
Algebra II:
McDougal Littell, Algebra and Trigonometry, Structure and Method, Book 2
Geometry:
McDougal Littell, Geometry
College Algebra:
Houghton Mifflin, College Algebra 7th Edition
Pre-calculus Pre-AP:
Houghton Mifflin, PreCalculus with Limits
Calculus AP: (college level class)
Houghton Mifflin, Calculus of a Single Variable
*Note: honors and pre-AP math classes use the same textbooks as on-level classes, but these classes are taught at a faster pace and with emphasis on more difficult problems.
SCIENCE: Both on-level and honors and/or Pre-AP classes use the same textbooks for grades 7-12, with the exception of 8th grade (see below). Honors and Pre-AP classes move at a faster pace, have more independent work, and require more computation and/or dimensional analysis.
12th- Physics: Conceptual Physics, Pearson Prentice Hall
SOCIAL STUDIES: Textbooks are the same for both on-level and pre-AP classes in 6th -9th grades. However, pre-AP classes are more in-depth and require regular project work (some of which is document based).
12th - American Government: American Government, Bob Jones
(includes supplemental activity workbook)
Economics: Economics, Junior Achievement
(includes workbook)
AP Government: Government in America, Pearson Prentice Hall
Government in America Study Guide, Pearson Prentice Hall
Government in America: Readings and Cases, Pearson Prentice Hall
AP U.S. History The American Pageant, McDougal Littell
The American Pageant Study Guide, McDougal Littell
Student Novel and/or outside reading
BIBLICAL STUDIES: Required course, five classes per week. All students use NIVTextbook Edition Bibles.
12th- Mere Christianity, C. S Lewis; The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel; Sexual Purity: How
Far Can You Go?, ACSI; One Plus One, ACSI; The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis
COMPUTER:
9th – 12th BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS I:
A Comprehensive Approach Office XP Core, Glencoe McGraw-Hill;
Introduction to Web Design Using Microsoft Front Page, Glencoe;
Publisher 2002, Glencoe McGraw Hill
(supplemental software: Letter Chase Typing Tutor, RegSoft.com; Hyperstudio 4.5,
Creation Engine, Inc.; Jan’s Computer Literary 101 –www.jegsworks.com)
6th – 12th PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Required if not in athletics): Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education, Human Kinetics (teacher resource)
11th/12th- Spanish III: Ven Conmigo! Level 3, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
(supplemental student workbooks used; grammar; practice and activity; Reader L3);
La Rousse Spanish English Dictionary
Pre-AP Spanish I-III: These courses use the same textbooks as listed above and include additional
writing and reading, etc.
SPEECH
9th-12th Effective Speech Communication, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
(supplemental workbooks)
FINE ARTS ELECTIVES: Please contact teacher where curriculum is not listed.
7th -12th Art – Exploring Visual Design, Davis Publishing
7th – 12th BAND
7th – 12th CHOIR
7th - 8th THEATRE ARTS: Theatre Arts I, Meriwether Publishing
8th – 12th THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (by audition): Various productions
9th – 12th PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography, Pearson Education
OTHER ELECTIVES
9th - 12th JOURNALISM: Journalism Today, Glencoe McGraw-Hill