Elective Course Descriptions A-F
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ACCOUNTING |
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(Recommended for the above average student.)
Acquaints the student with the nature, scope, vocabulary, and techniques of accounting;
provides a firm foundation upon which to build further study of this subject; includes
study of the balance sheet, accounts, journalizing, ledgers, periodicity, accounting for
sales and purchases, elements of a manual accounting system, assets, cash, inventories,
liabilities, taxes, partnerships, and corporations. |
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BEGINNING
ART |
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Introduces the junior high or high school student to
the world of art and its techniques: the tools of art, shapes, line variation and shading,
texture, the color wheel, landscapes, head shapes, focal points, perspective, flannel
boards, and lettering; provides a basic understanding of important foundational art
concepts. |
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ADVANCED
ART |
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Introduces high school students to the world of art
and its techniques: the tools of art, symbols, shapes, observation and perspective, light
and shade, variety and mood, color, drawing people and clothes, landscapes, lettering, and
layout; provides a basic understanding of foundational art concepts. |
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BRUSH
ART |
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Introduces unique brushes and painting techniques
developed by Mr. Norman Ford. Most students can learn to paint very attractive scenes by
following the instructions in these units. The Ka-Sha art kit is required for completion
of this course. |
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BUSINESS
MATH |
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Reviews addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, fractions, decimals, and percents; applies these math skills to various
practical situations in the home and business world. |
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CHRISTIAN
GROWTH |
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Requires reading and studying books by leading
Christian authors; discusses various subjects - worry, nervousness, submission, and the
way of happiness. The objective of the course is to produce a well-adjusted Christian, one
who can live above the circumstances. (Resource books: How to Win Over Worry by John
Haggai, None of These Diseases by S. T. McMullen, Nervous Christians by L. G. Little and
Theodore H. Epp, The Spirit-Controlled Temperament by Tim LaHaye, When a Christian Sins by
John R. Rice, and This Way to Happiness by Clyde M. Narramore.) |
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COLLECTIVISM |
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Traces the history of collectivism, starting with
the revolt of Satan and the subsequent fall of man, concluding with a detailed look at the
major twentieth-century "isms" of communism and fascism; gives the student an
awareness of the Satanic, humanistic, and conspiratorial aspects of those ideologies from
a Christian point of view. |
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COMPUTER
LITERACY |
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Includes an overview of computer science,
introduction to computers, BASIC programming language and techniques, computer
applications (word processing, database management, and spreadsheets), personal computer
systems, and an overview of the issues and opportunities of the information age, including
a discussion of future uses of the computer and computer-related careers. (Last six PACEs
require Microsoft Works) . |
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CONSTITUTION |
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Discusses the origins and foundations of the
Constitution, the organization and administration of the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of government as outlined in the first three articles of the
Constitution, and the meaning and application of the remainder of the Constitution. |
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FRENCH |
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Introduces the student to the French language, with
special emphasis on development of good reading skills. Upon completion, students should
have a good understanding of the accidence of the French Language and will have had
several opportunities to utilize the lessons learned through the practice readings and
taped lectures. (The French Tape Set is required for completion of this course.) |
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