ALGEBRA I

• Definitions of algebra, signs of operation, algebraic expressions
• Sets and subsets
• Exponents, radical signs, powers and roots
• Equations with one unknown
• Order of operations
• Compound inequalities
• Positive and negative numbers
• Inequalities with two unknowns
• Solving and proving algebraic equations
• Multiplying and dividing terms with exponents
• Review of monomials
• Using the Pythagorean Theorem
• Polynomials in proper order
• Radical equations
• Using parentheses, brackets, and braces
• Quadratic equations
• Multiplying polynomials horizontally
• Averages, percent and interest
• Difference of two squares
• Area and volume
• Perfect square trinomials
• Translating word problems to algebraic equations
• Algebraic fractions
• Ratio and proportion
• Simple simultaneous equations
• Evaluating formulas
• Algebraic graphs
• Word problems

ENGLISH I

• Language and writing
• Letter writing
• History of language
• Review of punctuation and capitalization
• Thesaurus
• Poetry
• Concordance
• Writing skills in comparison and contrast
• Encyclopedia
• Chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance
• Using the library
• Answering essay questions
• Parts of a book
• Grammar
• Outlining
• Review of nouns and noun functions
• Writing a biographical sketch
• Review of verbs
• Writing with nouns
• Subject and verb agreement
• Writing with verbs
• Review of the eight parts of speech
• Elements of the short story and the novel
• Interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions
• Exposition, complication, and resolution of story plots
• Phrases and clauses
• Figures of speech
• Spelling

WORLD
GEOGRAPHY

• The Beginning
• Western Europe--Land of Castles and Kings
• Our planet
• Eastern Europe and Northern Asia--Lands Both Old and New
• Africa--Land of Contrasts
• Southern Asia--Land of Mystery
• The United States--From Sea to Shining Sea
• South Pacific--Island Paradises
• Latin America--A vast and Varied Land
• Middle East--Lands of the Bible
• The Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Antarctica

BIOLOGY

• Birds
• Plants
• Mammals
• Microorganisms
• Fish
• Man: Skin, skeleton, and muscles
• Amphibians
• Nerves, circulation, and respiration
• Reptiles
• Nutrition and growth
• Sponges, Coelenterates, Mollusks, and Echinoderms
• Reproduction, genetics, and embryology
• Worms and Anthropoids
• Ecology and conservation

HEALTH

• Digestive system
• Vitamins
• Nutrients
• Food groups
• Sugars

(integrated in the core subjects)

BIBLE