English Course Descriptions
9th Grade English - CP	The objective for this class is to acquaint new high school students to world literature and composition. The students will be tested over vocabulary, grammar, writing skills, and literature in a variety of methods such as multiple choice and short anwer tests, essarys, and projects. The literature studied will be short stories, Lord of the Flies, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, The Odyssey, and various poems.
9th Grade English - TC	Ninth grade TC English is a long-term course in which students will cemonstrate their knowledge in the areas of literature, basic reading skills and strategies, composition, vocabulary, oral communication, and grammar. Students will be encouraged to develop critical thinking skills and an appreciation of literature. The literature will be studied by genre and will include the short story, nonfiction, poetry, drama, the epic and the novel. Several novels will be studied in this course. The composition study will include the paragraph, exposition, description, persuations, narration, essay, and research. Students will be encouraged to read daily and possibly use a reading log to document reading.
English 9 Honors	This course is designed to introduce students to the rigor which will be encountered and the thinking skillls which will be iexpected in subsequent Honors, AP, and IB courses. Students will read, analyze, discuss and write about literature from a variety of genres, including poetry, short stories, novels, and drama. Students will practice analytical thinking and critical reading through a variety of activities, with an emphasis placed on paragraph and essary writing. The course is designed ofr intellectually and/or academically advanced students who are prepared to fully engage themselves in the learning process
10th American Literature - CP	The CP American Literature course is designed to expose students to American authors through a series of challenging and meaningful activities. The text pieces that will be read will be a springboard by which the students will become engaged in a variety of writing activities which will stress both grammar and organizational skills. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions which will enhance the overall meaning of the texts. This semester will also include a number of grammatical and writing activities that will prepare students for writing a research paper, which wll be the major project this semester. The research paper will county as a major test grade. Students iwll be expected to keep a thourough notebook of all material and assignments covered in class. A work ethic grade will be given to each student based on preparedness for class each day. Each student will begin with a work ethic grade of 100, losing one point per offense. (Example: Coming to class without a pen, paper, and book will result in the loss of 3 points in one day.  The points will be cumulative throughout the semester and will be 10% of the overall grade in the class.)
10th American Literature - TC	The TC American Literature course is designed to exposes students to American authors through a series of challenging and meaningful activities that are intended to have a direct application to life outside of school so that students will be btter prepared to face the challenges that they will face in their professional lives.
10th American Literature - Honors	The Honors American literature course is designed to expose students to American authors through a series of challenging and meaningful activities. The text pieces that will be read are the springboard by which the students will become engaged in a variety of activities that will stress both grammar and organizational skills. Essay writing skills will be emphasized.
11th British Literature - CP	British Literature is a required English course and is a survey of British Literature within historical context, beginning with the Anglo Saxon Period (449-1066) and ending with the Victorian Age (1833 - 1901). This course will increase the students' awareness of historical and cultural influences on literature as well as the growth and evolution of the english language. In addition, it will also trace the growht of literary genres. Rubrics and assignment sheets will be given for all projects. We will spend time practicing the GHSGT in Language Arts and Writing. In addtion to literature, we will sharpen our skills in expository writing and public speaking as well as broaden our skills in grammar and vocabulary. All assignments will focus on literary critique, analysis, and evaluation.
11th British Literature - Applied	British Literature is a required English course and is a survey of British Literature within historical context, beginning with the Anglo Saxon Period (449-1066) and ending with the Victorian Age (1833 - 1901). This course will increase the students' awareness of historical and cultural influences on literature as well as the growth and evolution of the english language. In addition, it will also trace the growht of literary genres. Rubrics and assignment sheets will be given for all projects. We will spend time practicing the GHSGT in Language Arts and Writing. In addtion to literature, we will sharpen our skills in expository writing and public speaking as well as broaden our skills in grammar and vocabulary. All assignments will focus on literary critique, analysis, and evaluation.
11th British Literature - Honors	An AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Through their writing and reading, students should be aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. The goals of an AP English Language and Composition course are diverse because the college composition course is one of the most varied in the curriculum. AP Composition courses emphasize the expository, analytical, and argumentative writing forms, as well as personal and reflective writing. Students are encouraged to place their emphasis on content, purpose, and audience and to allow this focus to guide the organization of their writing.
12th World Literature - CP	The CP World Literature course is a humanities class designed to expose students to a variety of authors through challenging works of literature from a variety of genres. This course will increase the students' awareness of historical and cultural influences on literature as well as the growth and evolution of the English language and literary genres. The works studeied in this course are chosen based on literary merit and meet the requirements of the Georgia Performance Standards. Course content includes the study of a collection of literary pieces that illustrate the six great ideas of truth, goodness, beauty, justice, liberty and equality. The course includes an intense vocabulary study based on morphemes and word families as well as a grammar, usage, and mechanics review. In addition to oral presentations, course requirements include the preparation of major essays and literary responses.
12th World Literature - Applied	The course content for Applied World Literature includes the study of a collection of literary pieces that illustrate the six great ideas of truth, goodness, beauty, justice, liberty and equality. This course is a humanities class designed to expose students to a variety of authors through challenging works of literature from a variety of genres and will increase the students' awareness of historical and cultural influences on literature as well as the growth and evolution of the English language and literary genres. The works studied in this course are chosen based on literary merit and meet the requirements of the Georgia Performance STandards. The course includes vocabulary study as well as a grammar, usage, and mechanics review. In addition to oral presentations, course requirements include the preparation of essays and literary responses. Students will also prepare a career notebook and resume. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions which will enhance the meaning of the lite
12th World Literature - AP	An AP English Literature and Composition course engages students in the carful reading and critical analysis of literture. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students consider a work's structure, styles, and themes as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone (AP Central).
12th World Literature - AP (cont)	The AP Literature and Composition course is a humanities course designed to expose students to a variety of authors through a series of challenging, meaningful activities. We will address the big questions that have prompted people to use metaphor: "Who am I?" "Do I have choices?" "What makes me do the things I wish I would not do?" "How do I act in my community?" "Who is my neighbor?" The literary choices should both define ourselves and force us to question our assumptions about ourselves. We will also learn the language of criticism and discover new ways to talk about literature while prparing for the national exam. An intense vocabulary, consisting of literary terms and morphemes is also included in the course. The material is broken into units so that there is enough time to get through them. Unit exams will mainly consist of quotes, passages, and essays, in which you will be asked to apply the knowledge you have gained throughout the unit. Expect additional quizzes that are not on the syllabus.
12th World Literture - IB	The IB World Literature course is designed to expose students to a variety of authors through challenging works of literature from a variety of genres. This course will increase the students' awareness of historical and cultural influences on literature as well as the growth and evolution of the English language and literary genres. The works studied in this course are chosen based on literary merit and meet the requirements of the International Baccalaureate prescribed book list. The course includes an intense vocabulary study based on morphemes and word families as well as grammar, usage, and mechanics review. In addition to oral presentations, course requirements include the preparation of major essays and literary responses. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions which will enhance the meaning of the literature. Student writing and oral assignments iwll be generated from works studied and will focus on literary critique, analysis, and evaluation.

Math Course Descriptions
Pre-Algebra	This course is the first half of a two-year Algebra I course. Topics to be studied include an introduction to Algebra, integers and rational numbers, equations, inequalities, exponents, polynomials, and factoring.
TC Algebra I	This course is the second half of a two-year Algebra I course. Topics to be covered are factoring, graphing, systems of equations, rational expressions, functions, and quadratic equations. Pre-requisite: Pre-Algebra
Informational Geometry	This course reviews basic Algebra operations as they apply to solving geometric problems. Geometry topics include angles, polygons, triangles, transformations, lines, perimeter, area, volume, the coordinate plane, and basic trigonometry.
Money Management	Provides a core senior-level mathematics course for students in the TC program and an elective senior-level mathematics course for students in the CP program. In Money Management, skills will be studies using project based activities in order for students to make informed decisions about money management.
Advanced Pre-Algebra	This course is the first of a two part Algebra I course that meets every day. This course reviews basic Pre-Algebra operations in preparation for formal Algebra I skills to be learned during the second semester. In addition to Pre-Algebra concepts and skills, basic arithmetic and geometric concepts will be reviewed.
CP Algebra IB	This course is the second of a two part Algebra I course that meets every day. This course reviews topics from first semester, including factoring, graphs and linear equations, and inequalities. New topics include rational algebraic equations, radicals, relations, functions, and quadratics. Pre-requisite: Advanced Pre-Algebra
CP Algebra I	Students will learn terminology of algebra, operations with real numbers, operations with polynomials, and factoring. Other topics covered are radical expressions and quadratics, graphing linear equations and inequalities, number theory and operations with variables.
CP Algebra II	Extends Algebra I skills and uses calculators to assist problem solving. Emphasizes polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions and extension of number to irrational and complex numbers Covers in-depth graphing, systems of linear equations and inequalities and quadratics. This course introduces probability, statistics, sequences and series. Pre-requisite: CP Algebra I.
CP Geometry	This course provides an in-depth study of important mathematical terms, defined and undefined. Formal proof is introduced and applied to prove theorems dealing with: angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, properties of triangles, and measurment. Transformations, congruent and similar triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles will also be studied.
CP Algebra III	Algebra III is a college-prep course for students who have passed Algebra II and Geometry, but have not passed Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry. Realistic problem solving in concrete situations is emphasized. Algebraic and geometric topics are approached using numberical methods and appropriate technology. Pre-requisite: Algebra II and Geometry
Statistics	This course is an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, experiments and simulation. Topics to be covered include probability, probability distributions, types of data, methods of research, research designs, sampling, descriptive, inferential, parametric and non-parametric statistics. Inferential statistics will include the Z-Test, t-Test, F-Test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Chi Square, Regression and Correlation. A statistical research experiment must be designed conducted and analyzed by each student.
Trigonometry	Trigonometry includes topics to be studied in College Algebra and College Pre-Calculus. They include trigonometry, logarithms, matrices, sequences, series, probability, functions and their graphs, polynomial and rational functions, conic sections, and an introduction to Caculus. Pre-requisites: Algebra II and Geometry
AP Calculus	This course reviews Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, and Logarithm operations. New topics include limits, ifferentiation, integration, indeterminate forms, and applications to engineering, business and science.. Pre-requisites: Algebra II and Geometry
IB Math Studies	Offers advanced algebra and trigonometry concepts as the course core and includes student preparation of a Practical Math paper in which the solution of a practical problem is articulated using math. Pre-requisites: Algebra II and Geometry