Reports, guides, handbooks High school registration guide 2019-20

CAD/Technical Illustration Prerequisite/Selection Process: CAD I Intended Audience: Students who enjoy sketching and drawing in grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Inking, shading and airbrushing • Technical illustration Projects, Activities, etc.: Technical drawings that will be used for mechanical or architec- tural drawings Instructional Focus: Computer/CAD software as it relates to engineering and manufactur- ing with an emphasis on mathematics FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ARTS Fabric, Apparel, and Design Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Explore all of the careers available in the fabric, apparel and design pathway • Exposure to a variety of equipment, tools, and supplies for fashion, textiles and ap- parel construction, alteration and repair • Clothing construction and design Projects, Activities, etc.: Hands on experience in construction, pattern selection and design, alter and sustain textile and apparel products Instructional Focus: Business and industry standards, students will be exposed to the latest technology and research taking place in the apparel and design pathway Fashion Merchandising [Students may earn Articulated College Credit] Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Explore the fashion industries as they relate to design and promotion • Become aware of the many career opportunities that exist in fashion merchandising • Rights and laws regarding the fashion and cosmetic imports and exports along with ethical issues Projects, Activities, etc.: Research, Visual Merchandising presentation and display, Hands-on design, Field experience High School Registration Guide Instructional Focus: Project based activities, computer applications and guest speakers Interior Design and Housing Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Elements, principles of art and design related to housing • Scale drawings and wall elevations • Selection and arrangement of furniture • Accessories Projects, Activities, etc.: Create a design board for various rooms Instructional Focus: Designing functional and attractive living spaces for individual and/or professional use Culinary Arts I Prerequisite/Selection Process: Food Preparation Fundamentals Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Meal planning and preparation • Advanced cooking techniques-knife skills, plating and sauces • Food Service Certification Projects, Activities, etc.: Food labs and plan- ning process, hospitality and advanced meal preparation, teamwork, weekly labs Instructional Focus: Demonstration, culinary skill development Culinary Arts II [Students may earn Articulated College Credit] Prerequisite/Selection Process: Introduction to Culinary Arts or Culinary Arts I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit/meets elective credit requirements Major Outcomes: Students will be able to apply culinary prepa- ration techniques and safety procedures needed to be successful when living inde- pendently as well as having skills that will prepare them for the job market. Students will be able to leave this class with a ServSafe certification that is accepted by industry for careers related to food preparation. Projects, Activities, etc.: They will have the opportunity to research and experiences foods from other cultures in a lab classroom setting. They will be exposed through a field trip and guest speakers to careers that are related to the food industry. Instructional Focus: Students will use hands on lab experiences to learn industry food safety and preparation techniques. 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 Mechanical: • Designing machine parts, tools, & equip. • Revolutions, Rotations, and Perspectives Instructional Focus: Computer/CAD software Projects, Activities, etc.: Production of drawings for personal project; Drawings of mechanical parts and devices Instructional Focus: Computer/CAD software as it relates to engineering 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 English 11 for STEAM Intended Audience: Grade 11 Credit: Two Trimesters = 1 credit Major Outcomes: • Establish a variety of workplace reading and writing strategies • Use situated literacy to ground real world skills • Apply skills such as writing, reading, and collaboration in practical ways • Connect American literature (all eras) to contemporary issues • Cultivate reading strategies for technical reading as well as literature • Use research in an effective and informa- tive way • Acquire writing skills to create an effective Argumentative Essay • English 11 for STEAM meets the prerequi- site requirements for ARCC course 1121, College Writing and Critical Reading Projects, Activities, etc.: Students will learn a variety of reading and writing strategies, participating in multiple activities to gain knowledge. Students will read literature, write an Argumentative essay, and complete a research project. As a summative applica- tion of knowledge, students will participate in creating literature for a scaffolded project, applying new reading and writing strategies. Instructional Focus: • Application of practical literacy skills in real-world situations • Connection of literature to real-world experiences 75

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