Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study

TENTH GRADE COURSES 22 Mathematics 10 • Integrated Mathematics (Grades 8–12) • Linear equations • Polynomials • Systems of equation • Quadratic equation • Probability • Radical expressions • Algebra 2 • Review of Algebra 1 • Linear and quadratic equations and systems • Real and imaginary numbers • Conic sections TENTH GRADE • Geometry • Triangles • Reasoning and Proof • Circles • Polygons • Solids • Trigonometry • Rectangular coordinate and right triangle trig • Complex numbers, polar coordinates, and radian measure • Finding and graphing trig functions • Proving identities • Exponential and logarithmic functions Upper School Language Arts • American Literature (Grades 9–12) • Literature • The Scarlett Letter by Hawthorne • The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald • To Kill a Mocking Bird by Lee • Short Stories, Poems or Essays • Romanticism: Irving and Longfellow • Transcendentalism: Emerson and Thoreau • Puritan: Edwards • American Gothic: Poe, O’Connor, Faulkner, Gillman • Poetry: Hughes, Frost, Plath • Writing • Key Word Note taking in Cornell format and summarization • Character Analysis: Journaling • Literary Response Papers (Critical Analysis and Critical Review) • research and note taking • Gothic Short Story • Eye Witness Account • Grammar and Mechanics • Punctuation and capitalization • Incomplete sentences, fragments, run-ons, and comma splices • Perfect tenses • Verbals and verbal phrases • Prepositional and appositive phrases • Adjective, adverb, and noun clauses • Sentence starters • Types of sentences • Speaking • Presentations °° Speeches • Vocabulary • Word within a Word: Recognizing, defining, and using etymological stems to define, produce, and use derivations. • Research • MLA and research guidelines

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