Course Selections 2017-2018 Required Courses Literacy Workshop - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Course Selections 2017-2018

Required Courses Literacy Workshop (7th) or Language Arts (8th) ★ Math ★ Science ★ World Geography (7th) or US History (8th) ★ Physical Education (semester equivalent) ★ ○ Traditional Physical Education OR Lifetime Wellness

7th grade schedule 8th grade schedule 1. Language Arts 1. Workshop Block 2. Math 2. Workshop Block 3. Science 3. Math 4. US History 4. Science 5. PhyEd and __________ 5. World Geography 6. _______ and __________ 6. PhyEd and __________ 7. _______ and __________ 7. ________ and __________

Elective Experience - 7th Grade 7th graders can choose to take two remaining 9 week courses: Art 6 – Ceramics and Drawing ★ ★ Foundations of Spanish Foundations of French ★ ★ Intro to Engineering & Technology A Touch of Biz ★ ★ Food, Family and You If choosing this option, they must take both remaining. If this does not fit into their schedule, they will be given semester or year long electives based on their ranking.

8th Grade Biology What Is It? *High School course where you can earn credit for graduation *Allows you to take more AP science classes in High School *Taught at the same level as high school with the same rubrics, expectations, exams, etc *NOT just an “honors” class; this is meant for very serious science students Who Should Take It? *8th graders in Algebra or Geometry *Students who LOVE science and want a career in the field *Students who are consistently advanced in science learning targets

MUSIC ★ Band (Must play an instrument already) ★ Choir ★ Orchestra (Must play an instrument already) Music courses meet all year long ➔ 7th grade meets every other day (semester equivalent) ➔ 8th grade meets daily (two semester equivalent)

World Languages 8th grade choices: 7th grade choices: ➢ All daily, year long courses 2 semester equivalent ➢ ● Remaining elective experience ★ Spanish I ○ 9 week course French I ★ ● Global Perspectives (semester) Spanish II ★ Spanish I ★ ★ French II French I ★ Pre-AP Spanish ★ ○ These are daily, year long courses ○ Teacher recommendation is ○ 2 semester equivalent required for these higher level language courses ★ These are high school level language courses for which students will receive a high school credit upon successful completion

Semester Equivalent Elective Areas ● Art ● Business Education ● Family and Consumer Education ● Information Technology ● Technology Education These course are equivalent to one semester and may be offered daily or ➢ every other day depending on scheduling needs

ART ★ Art Metal/Jewelry ★ Ceramics and Sculpture ★ Drawing and Painting

BUSINESS EDUCATION ★ Keyboarding ★ Leadership and Service

FAMILY AND CONSUMER EDUCATION ★ REALife ★ Cook, Eat, Live ★ The Art and Science of Food

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ★ Intro to Computer Science

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ★ DESIGN AND MODELING ★ ENGINEERING THROUGH DESIGN

OTHER SEMESTER EQUIVALENT OPTIONS ★ Physical Education Elective (every day PE) ○ Traditional PE or Lifetime Wellness ★ Learning Center

Things to consider when choosing: ★ Interests ★ Likes ★ Strengths ○ Career Cruising Course Descriptions are available on the Horning Website!

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