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Medical Anatomy II [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] [ Medical Anatomy I / II may be taken in either order ; both are needed for articulated credit .] Intended Audience : Grades 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Human anatomy and physiology of the reproductive , sensory , cardiovascular , nervous and endocrine systems ; current health issues
Projects , Activities , etc .: Dissections Instructional Focus : Taught by a health professional Co-curricular Connection : HOSA
Medical Terminology and Careers [ Students may earn Articulated College Credit ] Intended Audience : Grades 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Medical terminology
• Career exploration Projects , Activities , etc .: Field trips and guest presenters Instructional Focus : Taught by a health professional , guest presenters Co-curricular Connection : HOSA
Pre-Vet Animal Science Intended Audience : Grades 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Comprehensive exploration of the Veterinary and Animal Science Career Pathway . Units to include Anatomy , Physiology , Pathology , Reproduction , Nutrition and Careers .
Projects , Activities , etc .: Field trips , presentations , and career exploration . Instructional Focus : Hands on experiential activities , application of learning through digital assignments , and active participation .
LANGUAGE ARTS AND CULTURE
Creative Writing I Intended Audience : Grades 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Learn strategies to improve as a writer
• Development of writerly voice
• Collaborate with a community of writers
• Freedom to write innovatively Project , Activities , etc .: Project-based learning : fiction , poetry , plays , and creative non-fiction
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Creative Writing II Prerequisite / Selection Process : Creative Writing I Intended Audience : Grades 11 and 12 [ grade 10 with special permission of teacher ] Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Continue to develop a writerly voice
• Experimentation with genre and style
• Collaborate with other student writers Project , Activities , etc .: Project-based learning : fiction , poetry , plays , and creative non-fiction
Honors Hispanic Studies I Prerequisite / Selection Process : Honors Spanish III A and III B or placement exam results . Intended Audience : Students entering Spanish IV and or Spanish V who wish to take their Spanish abilities to the next level , be it for college and or career aims , by studying Spanish for a full academic year . Also for students who desire to maintain the abilities they acquired through level III , but don ’ t have room in their schedule for more than one trimester . Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Ability to participate in an immersive Spanish language experience while examining the Spanish-Speaking world . Students will learn by exploring unit essential questions through thematically organized unit topics .
• Ability to demonstrate Spanish at an intermediate-mid level as defined by ACTFL ’ s Performance Descriptors for Language Learners via real-world unit performance evaluations .
• Ability to demonstrate emerging understanding of cultures of the Hispanic world by completing real-world unit performance evaluations with emphasis on verb tense control
Honors Humanities Intended Audience : Advanced students in grades 11 and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Cross-cultural examination of philosophy , art , music , architecture , drama , and religion
• Exploration of relationships across cultures and arts
• Exploration of artistic expressions of historical periods , selected philosophies and people
Projects , Activities , etc .: Express ideas in written , oral or project form Instructional Focus : Project-based learning in art , architecture , literature , drama , music , and philosophy
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Television Journalism Prerequisite / Selection Process : Introduction to Journalism Intended Audience : Grades 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit ; students may enroll for one , two , or three trimesters Major Outcomes :
• Improve speaking skills
• Improve journalism and interviewing skills
• Write human interest stories , opinion pieces , and general announcements to be broadcast
• Work as reporters , news writers , news anchors , editors , camera operators , and technicians
Instructional Focus : Using journalism and broadcast skills to create informational news for school-wide announcements
Yearbook Lab I Prerequisite / Selection Process : Introduction to Journalism Intended Audience : Grades 9 , 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Copy writing
• Interviewing techniques
• Layout design
• Photo composition and development
• Advertising
• Time management Instructional Focus : Hands-on activities
Yearbook Lab II Prerequisite / Selection Process : Yearbook Lab I Intended Audience : Grades 9 , 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Copy writing
• Interviewing techniques
• Layout design
• Photo composition and development
• Advertising
• Time management Instructional Focus : Hands-on activities
Yearbook Lab III Prerequisites / Selection Process : Yearbook Lab II or teacher permission Intended Audience : Grades 9 , 10 , 11 , and 12 Credit : One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes :
• Further development of skills learned in Yearbook Lab I and II
Instructional Focus : Hands-on activities
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