This course builds on the foundation of the first term in honors geometry. As in previous courses, deductive and inductive reasoning are emphasized, while applying problem-solving techniques to real-world problems. Students explore quadrilaterals and circles and learn how an object is transformed, as well as how to represent that transformation algebraically and geometrically. Students calculate … Read more
Honors students are expected to complete several assignments within each module that demonstrate their knowledge of the applications of geometry. Geometry Honors is the study of the measurement of the world, with a focus on application of geometric concepts. What makes geometry so engaging is the relationship of figures and measures to each other,and how … Read more
In the second semester of Honors Algebra I, students focus on exponential and quadratic functions. They will learn how to read, write, and graph these function types. They will also learn where they can find exponential and quadratic functions in their own worlds. In this semester, special attention is given to making meaningful comparisons of … Read more
In the honors course, students will do in-depth study, problem-solving, and application of algebraic concepts. Students begin the first semester of Algebra I with a review of the basic tools of algebra, including properties of operations, combining like terms, and solving simple equations and inequalities. More complex concepts are built on these basics. Students learn … Read more
Students examine major works of literature organized into thematic units. Each unit contains poetry, short stories, and a novel that revolve around the theme for the unit. Themes include the self, relationships, alienation, choice, and death. As students read these works, they have the opportunity to reflect on these important themes by writing in multiple … Read more
Students examine major works of literature organized into thematic units. Each unit contains poetry, short stories, and a novel that revolve around the theme for the unit. Themes include the self, relationships, alienation, choice, and death. As students read these works, they have the opportunity to reflect on these important themes by writing in multiple … Read more
Semester B of Honors English 11 consists of units focused on historical eras and literary movements of the 20th and 21st Centuries, such as Naturalism, Imagism, the Harlem Renaissance, and Post-Modernism. Literature analysis lessons in Semester B focus on the forms of literature that were most commonly written during the Twentieth Century and how the … Read more