Suggested Curriculum Guide Grade 9

Social Studies

_  Resource management.
_  Basic human communities.
_  Community, state, and national government.
_  Elementary economics
_  Advanced map and globe skills.
_  Political parties and elections.
_  Women in our History
_  Conservation, including human conservation.
_  Ethnic studies
_  Comparative cultures and religions.
_  Urban studies.
_  Elementary economics.
_  Labor and management.
_  Taxation
_  World geography.
_  Foundations of American Democracy.
_  U.S. Constitution.
_  Rights and responsibilities of good citizenship.
_  United Nations.

Language Arts

_  Effective discussion techniques and questioning skills.
_  Evaluation material for accuracy.
_  Reading the newspaper.
_  Preparing a speech.
_  Analyzing propaganda.
_  Listening skills.
_  Advertising.
_  Special Indexes.
_  Drama and Film.
_  Extended reference skills.
_  Analyzing poetry.
_  Dramatic poetry.
_  Report writing.
_  Using poetry anthologies.
_  Fundamentals of composition.
_  Novel and Short Story.
_  Grammar.
_  Folklore and myths.
_  Foreign words used in English.
_  Structure of a play.
_  Parable and allegory.
_  Interpretation of Literature.
_  The unabridged dictionary.
_  Vocabulary.
_  Public speaking and debate.
_  Preparing a speech
_  Effective discussion techniques and questioning skills.

Mathematics

_  General mathematics:  Ratio and proportion; Calculators; Basic concepts of statistics; Mathematical vocabulary; Direct and indirect measurement; Banks and banking; Investment; Budgeting; Insurance; Taxation; Graphs; and tables; Informal geometry; Elementary algebra; Customary and metric measurement;

_ Algebra I:  Absolute; value, Sets and their relationships; Properties of polynomial forms; Equations; Signed numbers; Fundamental operations; Equations of the first degree; Ratio, proportion and variation; Relations and functions; Special products and factoring; Fractions and functional equations; Square roots, Radicals, Quadratic equations; Elements of probability.

Science

_  Earth's history
_  Earth science.
_  Ecology and environment
_  Weather and climate.
_  Air and air pressure.
_  Air masses and fronts.
_  Water and its uses.
_  Erosion.
_  Air and water pollution.
_  Heats and fuels.
_  Electricity and electronics.
_  Nature and causes of disease.
_  Space travel.
_  Space and astronomy.
_  Solar and nuclear energy.
_  Metals and plastics.
_  Nature and uses of light.
_  Simple and complex machines.
_  Nature and use of chemicals.
_  Atomic structure.
_  Chemistry of matter
_  Molecular theory.

ELECTIVES 
Choice of one or two electives per semester.

    - Auto Mechanics
    - Home Economics
       Cooking
        Sewing
   - Spanish II
    - French II
    - Sign Language
    - Online Electives (Some are Free)
    - Music
    - Using the Internet
    - Latin
    - Greek
    - Typing
    - Drama
    - Space Travel
    - Art
    - Origami