Halcyon Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Looking ahead to next semester and would like feedback and to see what others are doing with their 10th graders.  Here's what we are thinking, very roughly, and I would love feedback.  Calculus ETA: debating about whether to do AP Calc AB. Physics Spanish 2 English (through onlineg3--literature and writing but not sure where to focus. Doing 19th c brit lit this semester) Modern American History (not sure if this is 'okay'---i'd like to focus on 20th century events) Art Tae Kwon Do and physical fitness classes  THoughts? __________________ Okay, I am editing the above as of 2/16/2017 Here's what i am thinking now  Calculus-Wilson Hill Spanish 2-Wilson Hill Rhetoric 1-WTMacademy US History--Wtm Literature of the New World-WTM Academy Physics: clover creek Edited February 16, 2017 by Halcyon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 sounds good. (Most 10th graders won't be ready for calculus and probably taking algebra 2 or even just geometry.) Not sure why history should not be OK - you can do whatever you want :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Looks fabulous to me. Â My oldest looked something like medieval history, medieval lit, homegrown composition, biology, math with a tutor, Spanish, medieval mythology elective in 10th. The next one had Brit lit, homegrown composition, world geography, forensic science, math, Spanish, and OYAN. They both did competitive swimming and scouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Looks like a good plan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 thanks all. I feel like so hoften when we do american history we NEVER get to 20th century LOL. SO i thought we'd start there! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Random thought on the history - looking ahead to 11th and 12th grades, are you considering any APs or are they not part of your big-picture plan? Â For example, if you were to do APUSH in 11th, then I might reconsider American history this year. Â Otherwise, seems fine. Â Depending on the specific courses and your student, and how much credit you're doing for art and PE, you might have time for one more credit for an academic elective. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Can you share what you will be using for your American History? Â I'd like to do modern with my daughter next year. Â Â Still planning 10th grade... Â American Literature Pre-Calculus (maybe dual enrollment and then calculus second semester) Chemistry (dual enrollment) American History P.E. (gymnastics and aerial acrobatics) Â maybe more foreign language (she has done four semesters dual enrollment of Spanish), health, coding...haven't figured all that out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 My 10th grader is doing the following for the spring semester: Geometry and Algebra Medieval World History Paleontology French 2 English - Abeka Grammar & Comp, Abeka Vocab, misc. medieval literature Art History   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Looks great to me. I hope he enjoys being home this semester & that it isn't too hard on you. I'd let him choose his English as long as the writing is challenging enough.  I think Modern US History is a great idea. (I've always wanted to do a small class where we use Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire as a jumping off point and each kid would read their own modern history textbook. We'd do a lot of discussion & presentations. Maybe one of my kids & a few of their friends will be interested...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I think it looks great.  My son will be 10th grade next year, and I'm thinking about moving my dd up as well. Here is our tentative plan for both:  Son, 10th grade:  Health & PE(over summer)  Algebra 2 History: Japanese history.  Putting together our own research and report in some manner program Biology German 2 English:  BJU Lit 9, So Verbose Writing Mechanics I, and then either another mechanics class or Essay II(he's doing 1 now) elective?  He needs to do something....not sure yet what  DD, maybe 10th...looking at her schedule wouldn't you think it's ok to move her up???  Health & PE (over summer)  Algebra 2 History:  Early Modern World & US Biology ASL 3 English: BJU Lit 10(yep, ahead of her brother), So Verbose Essay I and II elective:  piano and art     2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loesje22000 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I can't give feedback, but I can share my tentive plans: it will almost be the same as grade 9 :) (see siggy) Â Belgium works with pairs of grades, so 9/10 is one set. Â I have no hurry to start the 12th grade exit exams right now. If dd is ready we will try one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Last year was 10th grade for my oldest, We did:  World History (included a large project on a world event) Math (Khan-academy working our way through high school math) Chemistry Japanese (1 semester) Art Computer programming (Khan-academy) Language and linguistics (on her own) Applied Science:  Baking and Candy-making Literature and composition  For my youngest (next year) we are planning:  Asian History Asian Literature Art History Music History Anatomy through Art (for science, basically studying anatomy to better draw not only the human body but some animals as well) Math Japanese Violin Art  She's very focused on Art and music and Asia. The Anatomy course is something I'm working on figuring out. Basically, it's to help her with drawing but we want to study the parts from skeleton out and how they move and work and all of that. She'll have to learn the vocabulary as well. But it's more for an art student than someone wanting to go into the medical field. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Current 10th grader: English Precalculus AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics Latin Finished world history; starting US history Chemistry Various non-core co-op classes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm just starting to think about 10th grade. Â Algebra II Spanish 1 & 2 (dual enrollment) Some sort of computer science (dual enrollment) US History (most likely AP done with FundaFunda schedule) American Literature and undecided on writing Chemistry PE & Health (probably Oak Meadow) Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 My 10th grader is doing:  Algebra 2 (Saxon) Astronomy (Fall) /Geology (Spring) British History (Fall*) /Big History Project (Spring) British Literature * Russian 2 Culinary Arts 1/2 credit Logic and Rhetoric 1/2 credit Psychology  *we went on a three week trip to Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales in October  Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I saw this, and realized I am already forgetting the courses my 10th graders did!  My oldest (current college senior) had the stranger transcript of the two, as I felt inclined to be more creative with hers. She was involved in Academic Decathlon, so some of her courses were structured around that. She did:  Algebra 2 (Teaching Textbooks) Geology (after a dramatic and highly unsuccessful attempt at an online chemistry course) A social studies course we called "Economics in the Great Depression" (which makes me laugh now to read that title) Another social studies course called "Law Studies", that involved some of the AcaDeca content, along with work in the local peer-mediated youth court program. American Literature, centered around that Depression era as well. Speech and Debate Turkish (was preparing for a junior year exchange) Drivers Ed Rock Climbing  My more recent 10th grader (current college freshman) did:  AP Calculus AB (Derek Owens) World History (audited an AP Homeschoolers course) AP English Literature (AP Homeschoolers) Chemistry (Apologia, with local co-op lab) Mandarin (local tutor) Orchestra (local high school) Health (this involved studying a manual from the local school and passing a test)   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 My 10th grader next year will do: Geometry Advanced Biology which I think is Anatomy in the Apologia series or Marine Biology Latin III or switch to another language. I'd like to get more Latin in. She may be done. I am leaving this up to her. But it will be a foreign language credit. World History- middle ages, great book study and WTM methods English II- either WTM rhetoric materials for writing or R&S 9/10 and lit studies  electives up in air. She's talking about music lessons. So we would do a full music appreciation on top of music practice for a credit. If not, continue the amount of hours she is putting in for dance for a PE credit. (she will cut down and just have it as an elective or just accumulate hours towards one more credit over the next 3 yrs if we cut back.) And I always like to get art and art history in. We will keep it up and see if we get enough in for a half credit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 What age could a strong but not AMAZING student start AP classes? He could take AP calc through wilson hill, which he loves, next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) I'll be interested to hear what others say because we don't have experience yet, but I think it depends entirely on the AP, as some are more rigorous (and so more valuable in the eyes of colleges) than others. Â Also, it seems that the particular teacher/course is a factor in how efficient the learning is vs unnecessarily large workload/spinning of wheels. Â You would also need to decide between AB and BC calc for next year. Â And while you're at it, you could consider DE instead of AP or have some of both Edited January 6, 2017 by wapiti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think it depends on the student. Most will take it in 11th and 12th but we have had students on this forum that have taken starting in middle school. They were able to pace it better and not be overloaded but these were also very strong students. I think 10th is about a good grade to shoot for with 1 or 2 but it all depends on the students and their post high school plans. Some people do not like AP because it is a high stakes one day test but we are planning on doing a few. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 thanks all. I feel like so hoften when we do american history we NEVER get to 20th century LOL. SO i thought we'd start there! We did modern history last year in 8th grade. It was a fun year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think it depends on the student. Most will take it in 11th and 12th but we have had students on this forum that have taken starting in middle school. They were able to pace it better and not be overloaded but these were also very strong students. I think 10th is about a good grade to shoot for with 1 or 2 but it all depends on the students and their post high school plans. Some people do not like AP because it is a high stakes one day test but we are planning on doing a few.   This is my concern. I will talk to him further, but i don't think he would like this (does anyone??) We are considering DE in 10th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Depends on the student. If he is a decent math student, he would probably be fine in AP Calc (I presume it's AB rather than BC?) The test at the end of the year is optional. :-) My daughter did AP US Gov in 9th grade, and AP Calc AB in 10th grade, along with AP English Lit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Subject to change, but current plan for 10th is: Â Schola- Great Books Ancient Romans (history and lit credit) Also continuing with HotAW and will cross into HotMW for additional History reading WTMA- Rhetoric I TBD- Algebra full course (review I and II) Visual Latin 2 TBD Chemistry Psychology Art II with our homeschool group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) very tentative plan:  math - taking calc 1 now, so calc 2? I really don't know, I also had the idea of having him take calc based physics instead (at the CC) and practicing/reviewing math at home physics US history US govt something with computer programming (he's taking an intro course this spring) right now we are working through a college level lit and writing book, and reading whatever he wants to read...so probably we will continue with that (it's a very big book) I'm thinking of outsourcing extra writing instruction, but I don't know what/where yet   Edited January 6, 2017 by SparklyUnicorn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristayl Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 10th grade DD is currently doing: Â College Composition (DE) Honors Biology (DE) American Government (Sonlight & CLEP prep) British Literature (Sonlight, abridged--doing about 2/3 of the books) Physics (Apologia) Algebra II & Trigonometry (Khan Academy) Spanish IV (homegrown w/ CLEP prep) Laboratory Science & Technology (4-H) Oh, and Driver's Ed, at a leisurely pace, with DH! Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 10th grade DD is currently doing:  College Composition (DE) Honors Biology (DE) American Government (Sonlight & CLEP prep) British Literature (Sonlight, abridged--doing about 2/3 of the books) Physics (Apologia) Algebra II & Trigonometry (Khan Academy) Spanish IV (homegrown w/ CLEP prep) Laboratory Science & Technology (4-H) Oh, and Driver's Ed, at a leisurely pace, with DH!  What does your dd think of the Apologia Physics course? Are you doing the DVDs or streaming videos, or just the text and notebook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristayl Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Just the text & tests, not even the notebook. She is more of a life science girl; she enjoys biology, says that chemistry is math pretending to be biology, and physics is math not even pretending! But otherwise she is doing fine with Apologia. She will be taking chemistry and physics as DE in the future and preferred to go through the subjects with Apologia first, rather than have the college classes be her introduction to the material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeepa Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 My 10th grader is doing:  Algebra 2 (Saxon) Astronomy (Fall) /Geology (Spring) British History (Fall*) /Big History Project (Spring) British Literature * Russian 2 Culinary Arts 1/2 credit Logic and Rhetoric 1/2 credit Psychology  *we went on a three week trip to Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales in October  Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk theelfqueen - can you tell me what your 10th grader is doing for Culinary Arts?  I have a raising 9th grader who wants to pursue CA and I'm not sure where to start.  Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Looks good to me!  My DD will likely do the following for tenth next year: Algebra 2 (tentatively with AOPS because she likes their geometry this year) Chemistry European history since the Renaissance (her choice) British/European lit since the Renaissance Continuing composition and creative writing with WTM books and writing in other subjects Spanish 2/3 (outsourced) Music/fine arts elective -- maybe Latin elective -- maybe  DE isn't free in our district, and it would be a lot of driving for me, so we aren't intending on that for next year. I don't know that APs are really going to be her thing, but we are planning on DE for eleventh grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Editing because my son already made his decisions!English 3, - twice a week in-person class at homeschool center (hoping we can talk to teacher about adding Honors designation, for those willing to do the extra work.)Advanced Composition Year Two (Honors)  PA Homeschoolers AP Comparative Government (he loves this topic and is thrilled about the course.  I'm thrilled it's taught by a USAF Veteran!)German 2 with Excelsior  Saxon Advanced Math Derek Owens Geometry plus Mathnasium Chemistry at local homeschool center or Honors online chemistry with G3 or TPS  (Ruled out AP Chem.  Too much for my boy who has to really work at math to excel.  This is a different kind of math, and he would be fine with it, but all of the hours of study on top of everything else would be overkill....sooo)  Drivers Ed and Health Edited February 16, 2017 by Calming Tea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistachio mom Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) My 10th grader is working on these credits: Biology (Apologia) Geometry (BJ Press) Medieval European History (Omni 2 self-paced) Early British and Medieval Lit (Omni 2) Doctrine/Theology 2 (covered in Omni2, also local Bible study) 1/2 credits below: Early Music History (Dr. Carol Reynolds DVD course) Intro to Logic (older Nance book) Expository Writing (Power in Your Hands) Historical Fiction (self directed survey course) multiple fine arts credits...... Edited January 20, 2017 by Pistachio mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdj2027 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I think this is going to be the final version  English - Honors English 1 (Blue Tent) Math - Geometry (Derek Owens) Foreign Language - Japanese 2 Science - Chemistry (Wilson Hill Pre-AP) Social Studies - Ancient History (self-made course) Elective - Aviation Science PE - surfing  Edited April 13, 2017 by rdj2027 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited)  SVOHS US History - he wants to take it just to cover the UC requirement. :)  Do you have experience with SVOHS already? If yes, how do you like it? Is your dc learning anything? (We halfheartedly began Span 1 and didn't think very much of it) We don't want to do APUSH so was thinking of doing WTMA US Hist which gets great reviews - and then take the SAT II Subj test end of year... thinking he may learn more than with SVOHS?  We've been planning all 4 years - it's like a complicated puzzle. We are in California - so seeking UC/A-G approval.  English - WriteatHome Composition / Center for Lit Literature discussion Math - WHA Precalc Science - PAH AP Chem History - WTMA US Hist Language - Span 2 w/ Homeschool Spanish Academy Elective - PAH AP Macroeconomics Elective - AP Microeconomics (plan to get syllabus CB approved)  6 total credits Edited January 21, 2017 by mirabillis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Depends on the student. If he is a decent math student, he would probably be fine in AP Calc (I presume it's AB rather than BC?) The test at the end of the year is optional. :-) My daughter did AP US Gov in 9th grade, and AP Calc AB in 10th grade, along with AP English Lit. Â Gr8lander - I know you've told me before but I forget - what did you use for AP US Govt? We're doing that this year - using Thinkwell. Â As for APs, we've jumped in with both feet and shooting for 3 per year... we'll see after this May's test how we fare for this year, 9th grade (AP Human Geography, AP US Govt, AP Computer Science) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Do you have experience with SVOHS already? If yes, how do you like it? Is your dc learning anything? (We halfheartedly began Span 1 and didn't think very much of it) We don't want to do APUSH so was thinking of doing WTMA US Hist which gets great reviews - and then take the SAT II Subj test end of year... thinking he may learn more than with SVOHS?  We've been planning all 4 years - it's like a complicated puzzle. We are in California - so seeking UC/A-G approval.  English - WriteatHome Composition / Center for Lit Literature discussion Math - WHA Precalc Science - PAH AP Chem History - WTMA US Hist Language - Span 2 w/ Homeschool Spanish Academy Elective - PAH AP Macroeconomics Elective - AP Microeconomics (plan to get syllabus CB approved)  6 total credits mIt's totally stupid and yes he is learning something just because World History is a truly vast subject!!!  But we will just do two years for the A-G req and do some other history of civics for the other two years.  It's a compilation of hardly related YouTube videos and then quizzes and tests.  Honestly it's truly basic but we are happy!!! It's easy and painless. Ă°Å¸Ëœâ‚¬ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 But like the Shmoop thread, even if A-G approved, does it work for A-G approval for an independent (non-charter) homeschooler? I thought I had it all figured out - and now I'm confused all over again. Â We are thinking of taking it easy in 11th grade, using Crash Course for World History - but not doing it to seek A-G as we'll have satisfied that already with AP Human Geo & AP US Govt and US Hist SAT II test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I don't know if next year is going to be 9th or 10th for Dd13 next year.  TOG Year Three for history and lit Foerster Algebra II Lukeion Latin II Spanish II, I'm not sure I will continue with BtB. I'm not really impressed with it. Psychology with an MIT course Apologia Chemistry Geography for 1/2 credit  And maybe that is it? She needs to do a logic course, so maybe we'll do a 1/2 credit for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) My dd is gĂƒÂ²ing to do:  AP Calculus AB - Derek Owens AP Latin - Lukeion AP Spanish - Ray Leven Physics - local class using Hewitt Conceptual text English - Lit at home (or maybe Center for Lit's discussion class) and then one or two Bravewriter courses of her choice Roman History - Lukeion Roman History 2nd half of the year Edited January 26, 2017 by OnMyOwn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjosburn Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017   For my youngest (next year) we are planning:  Asian History Asian Literature Art History Music History Anatomy through Art (for science, basically studying anatomy to better draw not only the human body but some animals as well) Math Japanese Violin Art  She's very focused on Art and music and Asia. The Anatomy course is something I'm working on figuring out. Basically, it's to help her with drawing but we want to study the parts from skeleton out and how they move and work and all of that. She'll have to learn the vocabulary as well. But it's more for an art student than someone wanting to go into the medical field. Do you have Asian history & literature curriculum that you're using? Both of my girls were adopted from Asia, so I think courses like this sound great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) Your son is quite accelerated, so I doubt you are really comparing his courses to those of typical or struggling students. My son's schedule won't be of any use to you. Â However, since others read these threads and they often skew so hard towards the high-achievers that it can be discouraging to those with less-talented students, I will share my 10th grade courses as you asked. He has LDs and pretty much needs me to tutor him through each subject. Â He is technically in the second semester of 9th grade, but credit-wise he is a first-semester sophomore. This term he is taking: Â Geometry (Holt McDougal) Forensic science (through our local school) Psychology (Holt) English (using Novel-Ties lit guides - currently reading 1984, then on to Murder on the Orient Express, Fahrenheit 451, and Hamlet) PE - counting hours on treadmill/lifting weights/outdoor activities Educational Travel - some projects in preparation for a school trip to Europe in May And we might be starting French in the next week or two, though he really doesn't think he can learn a second language (honestly English is hard enough for him). Â ETA: we have now added in Biology: Cycles of Life (AGS). Edited February 2, 2017 by ondreeuh 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) Nm Edited April 13, 2017 by Peacefulisle 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 For Culinary Arts - in Fall he was taking 2 hours a week of class through our homeschool enrichment program and I had him read all of Alton Brown's I am Here For The Food books one chapter at a time and cook/bake something in the category of each chapter. He did other cooking, watched some shows etc. This semester he's taking the class again (different recipes all semester) and we're adding on though I'm not sure of all of it. Â Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I'm thinking my son will do: Â English (lit and composition) Algebra 2 Astronomy Medieval history Phys Ed (hockey and swimming) Â And possibly some type of computer programming or something, depending on where he ends up this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Subject to change, but current plan for 10th is:  Schola- Great Books Ancient Romans (history and lit credit) Also continuing with HotAW and will cross into HotMW for additional History reading WTMA- Rhetoric I TBD- Algebra full course (review I and II) Visual Latin 2 TBD Chemistry Psychology Art II with our homeschool group  texasmom33, our DDs are twins! Let me know what you decide for chemistry, so we can sign up, too! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 My rising 10th grader is going to be split up between home, online and the school next year.  High School:AP Biology Drama Engineering Drawing  Home: AP Calculus BC AP English Language & Composition  Online: AP History (not sure) AP Art History (could be at the school...not sure when it is offered yet) Intermediate German (B1/B2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) We finished our planning, so updating this a little.  We are working on this year-round.  DD picked her courses (I claim no responsibility for this list):  Saxon 2 lessons/practice problems + Living Math - I have a huge booklist waiting for us. *insert scary music*  English  - Folk Tales around the world (including the original Brothers Grimm) + continue English from the Roots Up + Writing with Skill 3 + finish Our Mother Tongue (grammar) + The Thinking Toolbox  Human Geography - using living books + The Geography Coloring Book + Eat Your Way Around the World + Google Earth  Latin  - continue Visual Latin and Lingua Latina readers (this was just a big hit this year)  German  - continue Komm Mit series + continue Deutschakademie audio course + German readers  Ethology - living books, including the Temple Grandin books  Human Anatomy & Health - partial Guest Hollow's High School Anatomy course + 3 sections from Holt Biology + labs - I'm actually giving her a half credit for health, also.  It's a huge amount of reading  Beginning Woodworking  - CLE's text/workbook  PE  -  our wonderful homeschool PE program where they play football, soccer, team handball, Ultimate Frisbee, etc.  Sadly, it looks like 8-ish credits to me.  I was lucky to stop her there.  I should probably restrict their coffee consumption when they're choosing courses for the year. Edited February 19, 2017 by Evanthe 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 My 10th grader decided to go down a slightly different path than was originally planned.  He will be doing 10th-12th grades over the next year and a half and finish by what would normally be the end of junior year.  He will take the SAT, standardized CAT-E (as per NY regs), and TASC (NYs new GED) in the spring and early summer 2018 (thankfully he has an early birthday so he qualifies). So, his major subjects will mostly revolve around what is on those tests.  In lieu of college, he plans on going to an intense coding "bootcamp", with plans to become a software developer/engineer.  Here's what's on the agenda for the next 18 months (Topics were taken from the testing website.  More than half of this list has already been covered and will just be reviewed):  English (Literature & Composition): Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Comprehension Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Analysis Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Examining how and why details are used Ă¢â‚¬Â¢  Application Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Transferring ideas from one context to another Ă¢â‚¬Â¢  Synthesis Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Putting ideas together to understand a larger meaning. Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Literary nonfiction Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical texts Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Workplace and Community texts Ă¢â‚¬Â¢  Novel excerpts Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Poetry Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Drama excerpts. Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Organization Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Ordering ideas, topic sentences, relevance, paragraphing Ă¢â‚¬Â¢  Sentence Structure Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Run-ons, fragments, parallel structure Ă¢â‚¬Â¢  Usage Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, tense Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Mechanics Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Capitalization; punctuation (commas); spelling of homonyms, contractions, possessives. Contexts Math: Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Numbers and QuantityĂ¢â‚¬â€¹, Algebra, Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Functions, Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Geometry, Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Statistics and Probability History: Ă¢â‚¬â€¹US History:  Civil War and Reconstruction (1850Ă¢â‚¬â€œ1877) Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ The Development of the Industrial United States (1870Ă¢â‚¬â€œ1900) Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Post-War United States (1945Ă¢â‚¬â€œ1970s). Ă¢â‚¬â€¹World History:  Age of Revolutions (1750Ă¢â‚¬â€œ1914) Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement (1900Ă¢â‚¬â€œ1945) Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ World History: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes. Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Civics and Government:  U.S. Constitution: Embodies the Purpose, Values, and Principles of American Democracy Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Civic Life, Politics, and Government Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Role of the Citizen in American Democracy Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Foundations of the American Political System. Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Geography:  Places and Regions Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Environment and Society Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Human Systems and Societies Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Economics:  Government and Economics Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Macroeconomics Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Basic Economics Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Microeconomics Science: Ă¢â‚¬â€¹Physical Science:  Matter and Its Interactions Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Energy Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer Ă¢â‚¬â€¹ Life Science:  From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Earth and Space Science:  EarthĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s Place in the Universe Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ EarthĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s Systems Ă¢â‚¬Â¢ Earth and Human Activity  Plus, lots of computer stuff, drum and guitar lessons, and Muay Thai boxing and Brazilian JiuJitsu. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017  And we might be starting French in the next week or two, though he really doesn't think he can learn a second language (honestly English is hard enough for him).  I usually advise students who don't have an interest and who are only likely to take the minimum foreign language required in college to do one of two things in high school: wait until junior year before starting, or start in freshman year and go at half-speed (half credit per year).  This lets them start with French 101 in college having covered most of what will be in the first two classes, without a gap to forget things.  It's true that selective colleges often prefer to see more than two years, but I don't think that 3-4 years of poor performance is better than 2 years of better work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Always love to see what others are looking at/have decided on for a new learning year. We're prepping for NZ Correspondence School courses, for credit, next year.  We've just started our 2017 academic schooling year and for US 10/ NZ 11 DD selected the following:  She's aiming for an end result, in 3 years time, of having gained University Entrance.  She has no plans, at this stage, to go to University as the courses DD would like to do during her last 2 years of highschool can be achieved via Te Kura (Correspondence School) & a brick and mortar Community College.    Bible:  New Testament Studies History:  Church History AD 64 - Present,  NZ History (NCEA)  Math:  Mathbuddy (CTC equivalent for NZ) and NCEA  Math Level 1 & 2  (selections)    English:  EiW 10,  EiL 9 (selections), NCEA English Level 1 & 2 (selections) Literature: Part 1 of British Literature Science: Agricultural Studies   Language: French  & wants to restart Visual Latin.     Both of these courses are being done in a very, delight led, casual manner.  Edited February 6, 2017 by Tuesdays Child 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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