Teacher: Mrs. Sagalov-Feldman

Summer Course Offerings:

English 9

Each ELA remedial course includes grade-level fiction and nonfiction passages to practice comprehension, application of literacy techniques, brief written analysis, and examination of craft and structure. Students will also experience writing instruction each week, with lessons designed to practice different modes of informational, persuasive, and narrative writing.

English 10

Each ELA remedial course includes grade-level fiction and nonfiction passages to practice comprehension, application of literacy techniques, brief written analysis, and examination of craft and structure. Students will also experience writing instruction each week, with lessons designed to practice different modes of informational, persuasive, and narrative writing.

English 11

Each ELA remedial course includes grade-level fiction and nonfiction passages to practice comprehension, application of literacy techniques, brief written analysis, and examination of craft and structure. Students will also experience writing instruction each week, with lessons designed to practice different modes of informational, persuasive, and narrative writing.

English 12

Each ELA remedial course includes grade-level fiction and nonfiction passages to practice comprehension, application of literacy techniques, brief written analysis, and examination of craft and structure. Students will also experience writing instruction each week, with lessons designed to practice different modes of informational, persuasive, and narrative writing.

Teacher: Mr. Wagaman

Summer Course Offerings:

Pre-Algebra
Students enrolled in Fundamentals of Pre-Algebra will study the following topics:

• Variable expressions
• Integers
• Rational numbers
• Solving equations and inequalities
• Factors
• Exponents
• Ratios and proportions
• Probability
• Percentages
• Graphing linear functions

Algebra 1A 
Students enrolled in Foundations of Algebra 1A will study the following topics:

• Properties of real numbers
• Writing and solving linear equations
• Graphing linear equations
• Solving equations and inequalities
• Functions

Algebra 1B
Students enrolled in Foundations of Algebra 1B will study the following topics:

• Writing and solving linear equations
• Slope
• Systems and equations and inequalities
• Factoring

Geometry
Students enrolled in Foundations of Geometry will study the following topics:

• Patterns
• Segments
• Angles and triangles
• Parallel and perpendicular lines
• Circles

Algebra 2
Students enrolled in Algebra 2 will study the following topics:

• Advanced linear and nonlinear functions
• Quadratic functions and applications
• Analysis of functions
• Advanced systems of equations and inequalities
• Polynomials and polynomial functions
• Rational expressions and functions
• Complex number system
• Exponential and logarithmic functions

Pre-Calculus

Students enrolled in Introduction to Pre-calculus will study the following topics:

• Rational exponents and functions
• Radical functions
• Exponential and logarithmic functions

Teacher: Mr. Nichisti

Summer Course Offerings:

General Science

General Science will be a condensed hybrid course providing students with both guided and independent learning experiences. Students will be provided with a modular learning experience designed to best meet individual needs. Students will receive either a full 4 weeks of either module: The Chemical World or Molecules for Life depending on identified needs. Students will be provided with a one-week review of the opposite module. This course is designed to provide students with the foundational skills necessary to be successful in Biology and Chemistry.

Biology

Biology will be a condensed hybrid course providing students with both guided and independent learning experiences. Students will complete five modules focused on cells and cell processes and the continuity and unity of life content from the Keystone exam. Each module will contain a series of instructional videos, quizzes, activities, a lab, and tests that will reinforce the key biological concept of the module. 

 

Chemistry

Chemistry will be a condensed hybrid course providing students with both guided and independent learning experiences. This course covers topics such as matter and its classification, chemical symbols and formulas, atomic structure, periodic classification of the elements, bonding, the gas laws and molecular theories, stoichiometry, solutions, acids, bases, and salts.

Teacher: Mr. Martin

Summer Course Offerings:

Ninth Grade American History

American History 9, 1870s-present provides students with a foundation in the historical, geographic, political, sociocultural, and economic development of the United States during this period. Students will examine the major issues, achievements, and challenges faced by our country and its leaders. This course includes connecting current issues in America with the past using assignments and quizzes. 

World History

The emphasis in this course will be to increase an understanding of world cultures and history including Western Europe, Middle East, India, China, and Africa from 1450 to the present. Each region of the world will be covered briefly with an emphasis on major events and people from the region with a look into their impact on today. The course focuses on current issues that reflect historical and cultural trends. Students will need to complete assignments and quizzes.

Government and Economics

The emphasis in this course will be on the relationship of the course content to the professional and work life of the student in an environment of technological change and development. The content of the course will focus on a study of the structure and functions of the United States’ political and economic systems. Students will need to complete assignments and quizzes.

 

Global America

The emphasis in this course will be on current American History. This course will emphasize modern American history since the Cold War and America’s role in global political and economic issues. Themes will include international conflict and compromise, comparative government, globalization, economic interdependence, and technology. Students will need to complete assignments and quizzes.