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✨ Weekly Structure (Flexible)

• Daily: Math, English/Language Arts, independent reading
• 3x weekly: Science
• 2–3x weekly: World History/Geography
• Weekly: Bible, Art/Music, Physical Education, Financial Literacy
• Ongoing: Writing assignments, projects, and portfolio work

English / Language Arts

Theme for the year: Identity, courage, moral responsibility, and finding one’s voice.

Core Books & Assignments:

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
   • Themes: Justice, empathy, courage, prejudice
   • Assignments:
     • Character analysis of Scout, Atticus, or Boo Radley.
     • Short essay: “What does moral courage look like?”
     • Create a visual or written guide to the novel’s major themes.
2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
   • Themes: Love, identity, imagination, consequences
   • Assignments:
     • Read aloud or watch a stage production.
     • Translate a selected scene into modern language.
     • Write a short review of the play.
3. Selected Biblical Readings
   • Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Daniel, selected Psalms, and the Gospel of John
   • Assignments:
     • Weekly reflection or Scripture journal.
     • Compare themes of wisdom, faithfulness, and courage across biblical and literary texts.

Writing Focus:

• Paragraph development and thesis statements
• Narrative, descriptive, persuasive, and literary-analysis essays
• Research skills, source evaluation, citation, and avoiding plagiarism
• Grammar and editing practice through Khan Academy Grammar

Math

Teaching Textbooks Algebra I

Core Skills Covered:

• Variables, expressions, and real numbers
• Solving linear equations and inequalities
• Graphing linear equations and functions
• Systems of equations
• Exponents, radicals, and scientific notation
• Polynomials and factoring
• Quadratic equations and functions
• Rational expressions
• Ratios, proportions, and percent applications
• Data analysis, probability, and statistics

Use Khan Academy Algebra 1 or other free resources for extra explanation, practice, or review as needed.

Science

Biology with Lab

Use Khan Academy High School Biology as the primary resource, supplemented by free lessons and labs from CK-12.

Units:

1. Biology and the scientific method
2. Cell structure, function, and transport
3. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
4. Genetics, heredity, and DNA
5. Evolution and natural selection
6. Ecology, ecosystems, and biodiversity
7. Human body systems

Lab / Hands-On Activities:

• Microscopy and cell observation
• Osmosis experiment with eggs or potatoes
• Plant-growth investigation
• DNA extraction from strawberries
• Natural-selection simulation
• Ecosystem or biodiversity field study
• Human body systems model or research presentation

Maintain a lab notebook with the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data, conclusion, and any photos.

World History / Geography

Focus: World civilizations, geography, major historical movements, and the foundations of government.

Use Khan Academy World History and free map resources.

Units:

1. Geographic skills, maps, and world regions
2. Ancient civilizations
3. Classical Greece and Rome
4. Middle Ages, world religions, and African kingdoms
5. Renaissance, Reformation, and exploration
6. Revolutions and industrialization
7. World Wars and the modern world
8. U.S. government foundations and civic responsibility

Assignments:

• Maintain a historical timeline throughout the year.
• Complete map work for each major region studied.
• Write two to three short research papers or historical essays.
• Read and discuss excerpts from the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
• Choose one country for a geography and culture project.
• Attend a local government meeting, visit a historical site, or complete a virtual museum tour.

Financial Literacy

Focus: Building wise habits for earning, saving, spending, giving, borrowing, and investing.

Topics:

• Budgeting and tracking expenses
• Banking, saving, and compound interest
• Credit, debt, and responsible borrowing
• Taxes, paychecks, and basic consumer decisions
• Giving and generosity
• Investing, risk, diversification, and long-term financial goals

Core Activity:

• Complete the NGPF Investing Simulation, which gives students practice making investment decisions and seeing how market changes can affect a portfolio over time.

Assignments:

• Create a personal monthly budget based on a hypothetical job and living situation.
• Compare checking and savings account options from two financial institutions.
• Explain the difference between saving and investing.
• Keep a short reflection journal during the investing simulation, noting major decisions, market changes, successes, and lessons learned.
• Write a final reflection: “What financial habits do I want to establish now to prepare for adulthood?”

Art / Music

• Attend an art museum, concert, play, or musical.
• Continue weekly ukulele practice.
• Study one artist, composer, or artistic movement each semester.
• Complete one visual-art project each quarter.

Physical Education

• Aim for regular physical activity at least three to five days each week.
• Possible activities: volleyball, hiking, biking, trampoline, strength training, walking, swimming, or online workouts.
• Keep a simple activity log that includes the date, activity, and duration.