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10th Grade Outcomes

Typical course of Study College Prep

Social Studies

• Prehistoric peoples

• The earliest civilizations

• The early Greeks

• Early India and China

• The Islamic world

• The Middle Ages

• African civilizations

• Civilization in the Americas

• The Renaissance

• The rise and fall of monarchies

• Birth of modern democracy

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Science and industry

• The world wars

• The search for peace

• Democratic ideals and values

• The rise and fall of Communism

• The collapse of the Soviet Union

• World interdependence

• World problems and issues

• Role of women in today’s societies

Science

• Characteristics of life

• Classification

• History of plants and animals

• Microscopic life

• Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi

• Vertebrate life

• Mammals and birds

• Plant life

• Photosynthesis

• Cells

• Protein synthesis

• Genetics and heredity

• DNA-RNA

• Genetic engineering

• Reproduction and growth

• Human biology

• Nutrition and digestion

• Behavior

• Conservation of human resources

• Environmental issues

• Energy in ecosystems

• Scientific method

• Biology and space travel

• Disease and disease control

Language Arts

• American literary heritage

• Cross-cultural literature

• Folklore and ballads

• Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language

• Literary interpretation and critique

• Novel, short story, and essay

• Understanding poetry: lyric poetry, and the sonnet

• Drama

• Distinguishing between fact and opinion

• Persuasion and argumentation

• Listening skills

• Public speaking and debate

• Extending dictionary skills

• History of the alphabet

• Vocabulary and etymology

• Geographical dialects

• Grammar

• History of writing

• Techniques of writing

• Journal writing

• Writing short stories, poetry, and plays

• Writing term papers

• Constructing footnotes

Mathematics

     Geometry