Middle School

Lena Schools Online Middle School Curriculum

Lena Schools, our fully accredited online secondary school, provides middle school students with a cutting-edge and easily accessible learning environment. In order to ensure a well-rounded education, our digital curriculum offers a wide selection of courses in both fundamental topics and specialized areas.

Our students may learn at their own pace and from any location thanks to a user-friendly interface, teamwork features, and interesting multimedia content. Our committed teachers are prepared to offer assistance, criticism, and direction to aid pupils in succeeding. Join our dynamic online learning community today to open up a world of opportunities

ENGLISH

This is a crucial topic for the growth of the linguistic abilities that enable efficient communication. This is why:

  1. Interaction
    The capacity for interpersonal interaction and communication is important to our civilization. The ability to communicate effectively is crucial to daily life. Children can acquire the skills necessary for effective communication through language arts. Speaking, writing, and listening are a few of these tools.
  2. Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
    Another crucial component of the language arts is critical thinking. It enables kids to weigh reliable evidence from many sources and draw conclusions from it. It’s a lifelong talent that will be essential to our kids’ success in college and beyond. If your child doesn’t know how to think, how can you expect them to? By enhancing their vocabulary, comprehension, and reasoning, language arts help kids learn how to use critical thinking skills.
  3. Efficiency
    A student can become more productive in life by developing their ability to communicate ideas clearly. By enhancing pupils’ interpersonal abilities for academic work, it also promotes academic performance. For their professors, friends, and families, they will need to speak and write.
  4. Creativity
    One of the most crucial qualities for kids to acquire is creativity. Students who are creative think outside the box and generate original ideas. By providing pupils with imaginative exercises, language arts can aid in the development of their capacity for creative thought. Children can exercise their creativity through writing, speaking, and reading activities created by language arts instruction.
  5. Imagination and Curiosity
    Children have great imaginations by nature, but they frequently need to expand on them. By reading about the experiences of fictional characters in books and stories, language arts classes help kids dream and imagine. By reading and developing their own storylines from the book’s or story’s world, youngsters can use these stories to exercise their creativity.
English 6

The goal of English 6 is to improve students’ reading comprehension and communication abilities through instruction, practice, and review. As they learn how nonfiction and literature can be used to express ideas, students’ critical analysis skills are strengthened during reading comprehension sessions. To help students communicate clearly and authentically in narrative, argumentative, and explanatory styles, writing sessions mix free-response exercises with drafting techniques and examples. Speaking and listening sessions direct students as they assess speeches, discussion materials, and videos to build certain public discourse abilities. Students develop the fundamental grammatical skills necessary to express their ideas and comprehend difficult words in language classes.

English 7

English 7 provides instruction, practice, and review aimed at enhancing students’ reading comprehension and communication abilities. As they learn how nonfiction and literature can be used to express ideas, students’ critical analysis skills are strengthened during reading comprehension sessions. To help students communicate clearly and authentically in narrative, argumentative, and explanatory styles, writing sessions mix free-response exercises with drafting techniques and examples. Speaking and listening sessions direct students as they assess speeches, discussion materials, and videos to build certain public discourse abilities. Students develop the fundamental grammatical skills necessary to express their ideas and comprehend difficult words in language classes.

English Foundations I (Prescriptive Course)

Prescriptive courses include unit pretests that are based on the content standards a student is expected to master. The pretests assess a student’s knowledge of each unit of content, identifying what the student has learned and any areas of deficiency.

English Foundations I helps young people build their literacy skills at the crucial juncture between text decoding and text interpretation. The course helps students improve their comprehension and text management through rigorous training in reading and writing abilities, in-depth practice sets, continuous formative feedback, graduated reading levels, and useful strategy advice.

English Foundations II (Prescriptive Course)

Prescriptive courses include unit pretests that are based on the content standards a student is expected to master. The pretests assess a student’s knowledge of each unit of content, identifying what the student has learned and any areas of deficiency.

English Foundations II provides a year of skill development and reading and writing strategy improvement. A reading program called Semester One is intended to assist struggling readers in mastering the abilities of reading comprehension, vocabulary development, study techniques, and media literacy. The second semester’s writing course aims to improve students’ confidence in the principles of composition by emphasizing writing, grammar, style, and media literacy. The design of both semesters revolves around 10 mini-units that provide guided practice and interactive instruction in each of the four learning strands. Students read and write for a range of audiences and objectives.The programs have a strong emphasis on high interest, engaging technology use, pertinent themes, and practice with a solid scaffold. As they build and integrate reading and writing processes, students learn how to use a variety of graphic organizers. As kids gain knowledge and succeed on repeated low-stakes tests that support learning and encourage progress, they gain confidence.

MATH

Our brains get fantastic exercise when we solve arithmetic problems and develop our mathematical abilities. And over time, it enhances our cognitive abilities. Numerous studies have demonstrated that regular math practice maintains our brain’s health and functionality.

At first glance, simple math exercises like Mark returning 25 of the 53 watermelons he brought home appear foolish. However, tackling all those math word problems helps our kids’ problem-solving abilities. Children learn how to extract crucial information from word problems and then modify it to arrive at a solution.

Later, complicated real-world issues replace workbooks, but problem-solving remains the same. Students can decode the facts and solve the problem more quickly when they have a deeper understanding of algorithms and problems. Math and logic are used to come up with real-world answers.

It appears that the brain regions involved in math problem-solving collaborate with those responsible for controlling emotions. This shows that practicing arithmetic can really make it easier for us to handle challenging circumstances. According to this research, people who were more adept at mathematical computations were also better at controlling their anxiety and anger. In fact, having strong arithmetic skills may be able to treat depression and anxiety.

Bridge Math

Bridge Math is a fourth-year math course devoted to reinforcing fundamental ideas from Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students who need to review concepts before continuing their studies are the target audience for Bridge Math. Before moving on to a range of important algebraic, geometric, statistical, and probabilistic concepts, it begins with a review of algebraic principles. Rational and irrational numbers, linear equation systems, quadratic and exponential functions, triangles, solid geometry, coordinate geometry, conditional probability, independence, scatterplots, linear and non-linear models of data, and quadratic and exponential functions are some of the subjects covered in the course.

Fundamental Math

Math basics are examined in Fundamental Math. As they get ready for increasingly difficult tasks, students develop foundational skills and broaden their knowledge. The subjects covered include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as fundamental number concepts such as whole numbers, counting, place value, rounding, exponents, and negative numbers. Additionally, the course covers problem-solving techniques, fundamental geometric principles, operations with fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, and measuring shapes.

Introductory Algebra

Introductory Algebra helps students succeed in algebra. I. Students are challenged to work toward a mastery of computational skills, to deepen their understanding of key ideas and solution strategies, and to extend their knowledge through a variety of problem-solving applications through a “discovery-confirmation-practice”-based exploration of fundamental concepts.

Liberal Arts Mathematics I

The demand for an elective course that emphasizes strengthening, extending, and enhancing a student’s mathematical expertise is addressed by Liberal Arts Mathematics I. A review of problem-solving techniques precedes the introduction of several important algebraic, geometrical, and statistical ideas in Liberal Arts Mathematics I. Students develop their computing abilities throughout the course and broaden their knowledge through application in the real world and problem solving.

Liberal Arts Mathematics II

The goal of Liberal Arts Mathematics II is to reinforce, develop, and extend a student’s grasp of mathematics while addressing the demand for a course that satisfies graduation requirements. Before going on to a range of important algebraic, geometric, statistical, and probability ideas, Liberal Arts Mathematics II begins with a review of algebraic concepts. Students develop their computing abilities throughout the course and broaden their knowledge through application in the real world and problem solving.

Math 6

Mathematical techniques are applied, computational fluency is developed, conceptual understanding is deepened, and computational fluency is reinforced in Math 6. Ratios and rates, fraction and decimal operations, and signed numbers are among the topics covered in the course. Plotting points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane and resolving equations and inequalities help students continue to hone their algebraic skills. Topics in geometry include area, surface area, and volume, while statistical work includes box plots, dot plots, and histograms, as well as measures of center and variability.

Math 7

Mathematical methods are applied, computational fluency is developed, and conceptual comprehension is deepened in Math 7. Students get a thorough understanding of proportions and how to utilize them to solve issues throughout the course. They increase their proficiency with operations on rational numbers and are able to translate between various rational number formats. Simplifying and rewriting algebraic expressions, as well as solving more difficult equations and inequalities, are subjects covered in algebra. Furthering their grasp of area, volume, and surface area, students also study scale drawings, investigate circle qualities, and sketch geometric objects. They observe how statistics compares data from various data sets and uses sample data to create predictions about populations.Students gain a fundamental understanding of probability and explore different ways to find or estimate probabilities.

Math 8

Math 8 offers lessons, exercises, and reviews aimed at enhancing computational fluency, expanding conceptual understanding, and applying mathematical procedures. Students in this course concentrate on comprehending functions, including what they are, how to express them in various ways, and how to write them to model situations in both mathematics and the real world. Students explore linear functions in particular by learning about slope and slope-intercept form. In statistics, where they create scatter plots and employ linear functions to model data, students’ comprehension of linear functions is expanded. They investigate linear equation systems as well as root-based equations and linear equations. Exponents, powers of ten, scientific notation, and irrational numbers are other topics. Students study transformations and use that knowledge to study congruence and likeness. Other geometric concepts explored include the Pythagorean theorem, angle relationships, and volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Math Foundations I (Prescriptive Course)

Prescriptive courses include unit pretests that are based on the content standards a student is expected to master. The pretests assess a student’s knowledge of each unit of content, identifying what the student has learned and any areas of deficiency.

A systematic remedial program based on the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points, Math Foundations I, is intended to hasten students’ acquisition of 3rd to 5th grade skills. The course is suitable for students in grades 6 through 12 who need remedial instruction. When used together, Math Foundations I and II (covering grades 6–8) efficiently remediate the computational abilities and conceptual knowledge required to successfully complete high school-level math courses.

Math Foundations II (Prescriptive Course)

Prescriptive courses include unit pretests that are based on the content standards a student is expected to master. The pretests assess a student’s knowledge of each unit of content, identifying what the student has learned and any areas of deficiency.

Math Foundations II, which is based on the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points, is intended to hasten students’ acquisition of abilities appropriate for grades six through eight. The course is suitable for middle school curricula as well as high school remedial. The curriculum concurrently develops the computational abilities and conceptual knowledge required to successfully complete high school-level math courses.

Math for College Readiness

Mathematics for College Readiness provides a fourth-year math curriculum with the goal of helping students achieve the arithmetic proficiency necessary for success in postsecondary math programs. This full-year course is designed for students who need additional training due to their performance on the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT), and it is aligned with Florida’s Postsecondary Readiness Competencies in mathematics.

Remedial Math

Math basics are examined in Fundamental Math. As they get ready for increasingly difficult tasks, students develop foundational skills and broaden their knowledge. The subjects covered include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as fundamental number concepts such as whole numbers, counting, place value, rounding, exponents, and negative numbers. Additionally, the course covers problem-solving techniques, fundamental geometric principles, operations with fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, and measuring shapes.

SCIENCE

A youngster should value science since it is the only academic topic that allows for hands-on learning, which accelerates comprehension and enhances learning.

With the help of practice exams, the subject allows students to investigate and comprehend the fundamental ideas.

Developing social and communication skills while learning scientific topics requires a lot of listening and talking, so it is not just a class exercise.

Students gain life qualities such as patience and tenacity while studying science. Children who participate in scientific pursuits also develop their critical thinking and cognitive abilities, which aid them in making better judgments throughout their lives.

Young people are often more ambitious and forward-thinking than their elders. Science will almost certainly open up new professional opportunities in the future.

Numerous advantages come with a science-based curriculum for students. Children who show a strong interest in science as young people are more likely to succeed in lucrative careers later in life.
A healthy dose of skepticism that comes from studying science might encourage children to establish their own beliefs rather than accept others’ as gospel.

As opposed to only using Google, you can ask your teacher or fellow students questions about science. Students who study science are encouraged to think creatively and participate in the world around them.

Science 6

Science 6 assists students in building scientific literacy, enhancing conceptual understanding, and applying scientific methods, science provides education, practice, and review. Students study ideas like how energy and matter move through both living and nonliving systems, including Earth’s systems, its weather and climate, how people interact with their environment, how structure and function relate to one another, and how organisms grow, develop, and reproduce.

Science 7

Science 7 assists students in building scientific literacy, enhancing conceptual understanding, and applying scientific methods. Science provides education, practice, and review. Students investigate ideas including the composition and characteristics of matter, chemical processes, the movement of energy across systems, including both living and nonliving systems on Earth, and the evolution of the planet.

Science 8

Science 8 assists students in building scientific literacy, enhancing conceptual understanding, and applying scientific methods. Science provides education, practice, and review. The study of topics including waves and electromagnetic radiation, forces and energy on Earth and in space, genetics and natural selection, and engineering design is covered by students.

Science Foundations

Science Foundations provides students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary for success in rigorous high school science courses. The course is appropriate for use as remediation at the high school level or as a bridge to high school.

MS Earth and Space Science

Middle School Earth and Space Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts including Earth’s systems, engineering design, the nature of the universe, and the interaction between humans and the environment.

MS Life Science

Middle School Life Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts including the relationship between structure and function, the flow of energy and matter through living systems, heredity, and the diversity of life.

MS Physical Science

Middle School Physical Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts including the interactions of matter; motion and stability; waves and their technological applications; and energy.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

The social sciences give students the chance to develop critical thinking skills, read, write, and communicate effectively while learning about the world and their place in it. In order to fulfill our purpose of educating our children for college, careers, and civic life, we must also teach them about history, civics and government, geography, and economics. These academic fields deepen students’ comprehension of the physical world, promote their engagement with our democratic system of governance, educate them about our past, guide their financial decisions, and strengthen their capacity for deliberative reasoning supported by evidence. Due to their shared emphasis on text, reasoning, and the use of evidence, these disciplines are also crucial in the development of students’ literacy.

MS Civics

The purpose of middle school civics is to increase middle school students’ awareness of the political and governmental structures of the United States as well as the roles that citizens perform through education, practice, and review. Students develop the breadth of knowledge and higher-order thinking abilities necessary to prove their mastery when put to the test by honing their ability to assess civic life, political activities, and governmental systems.

MS Contemporary World

Middle School Contemporary World teaches, practices, and reviews material to increase middle school students’ understanding of the geography, cultures, civics, and economics of today. Students develop the breadth of knowledge and higher-order thinking abilities necessary to prove their mastery when put to the test by honing their capacity to understand the physical, social, and political forces that shape our environment.

MS U.S. History

Middle School U.S. History provides education, practice, and review aimed at enhancing students’ understanding of American history from the colonization of North America to the Reconstruction era. As they move through standards-aligned content, students interact with the material in a feedback-rich, interactive environment. Students develop the breadth of information and higher-order thinking abilities necessary to prove their mastery when put to the test by continually developing their capacity to understand historical events.

MS World History

Middle School World History teaches, practices, and reviews material to help students in middle school develop their understanding of world history from the Neolithic Revolution to the Middle Ages. Students develop the breadth of information and higher-order thinking abilities necessary to prove their mastery when put to the test by continually developing their capacity to understand historical events.

WORLD LANGUAGES

Our global interdependence has increased over the past few decades, and new technologies have made it possible for us to collaborate closely with people all over the world. The requirement to speak a foreign language increases along with relationships with other nations.

A more educated citizenship that is linguistically and culturally capable of surviving in the modern world is what we urgently need.

French I

French Students learn how to introduce themselves, describe their families and friends, talk about their hobbies, and communicate about a variety of different subjects, including sports, travel, and medicine. Each lesson begins with a context-based presentation of vocabulary, grammar, and culture, followed by explanations and exercises. The vocabulary also includes idiomatic expressions and terminology to describe people, physical parts, and academic concepts. The verb system, adjective agreement, formal and casual address, reflexive verbs, and past tense are all covered in grammar and language structure instruction. Along with learning about the culture of the Francophone people, students also gain knowledge of the cultures of French-speaking nations and areas both inside and outside of Europe.

Spanish I (Prescriptive Course)

Prescriptive courses include unit pretests that are based on the content standards a student is expected to master. The pretests assess a student’s knowledge of each unit of content, identifying what the student has learned and any areas of deficiency.

Students learn how to greet people, describe family and friends, talk about hobbies, and converse about a variety of subjects, including home life, jobs, travel, and medicine, in Spanish I. Each lesson begins with a context-based presentation of vocabulary, grammar, and culture, followed by explanations and exercises. The vocabulary also includes idiomatic expressions and terminology to describe people, physical parts, and academic concepts. Present-tense verb forms, imperatives, adjective agreement, impersonal constructions, formal and casual address, and reflexive verbs are all covered in grammar and language structure lessons. In addition to learning about the cultures of Spanish-speaking nations and places both inside and outside of Europe, students investigate the terminology used in various Spanish-speaking regions.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH

Physical education offers cognitive teaching and material aimed at fostering the knowledge, habits, and motor skills necessary for physical activity and fitness. Supporting everyday physical education in schools can provide pupils with the skills and confidence they need to stay physically active for the rest of their lives.

The advantages of physical education in schools are numerous. Students can increase their level of physical activity when they receive physical education.raise their exam scores and grade point averages,maintain focus in the classroom.

The amount of time children spend in physical education does not have a negative impact on their academic performance.

Middle School Fitness I (Semester Course)

A semester system divides the academic year into two sessions: fall and spring. Each session is approximately 15 weeks long, with a winter break between the fall and spring sessions and a summer break after the spring session.

This course aims to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and abilities required to launch a customized exercise regimen and sustain an active and healthy lifestyle. Students take part in pre- and post-assessments of their fitness, during which they assess and evaluate their own levels of physical fitness based on muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and body composition. In this course, students learn about the advantages of exercise as well as the methods, ideas, and rules of safe and effective physical activity. Students engage in a weekly fitness regimen that incorporates cardio, strength, and flexibility throughout the course.

Middle School Fitness II (Semester Course)

A semester system divides the academic year into two sessions: fall and spring. Each session is approximately 15 weeks long, with a winter break between the fall and spring sessions and a summer break after the spring session.

This course aims to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and abilities required to launch a customized exercise regimen and sustain an active and healthy lifestyle. Students take part in pre- and post-assessments of their fitness, during which they assess and evaluate their own levels of physical fitness based on muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and body composition. In this course, students learn about the advantages of exercise as well as the methods, ideas, and rules of safe and effective physical activity. Students engage in a weekly fitness regimen that incorporates cardio, strength, and flexibility throughout the course.

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

An education in dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts aids in the development of engaged, artistically literate, creative, expressive, and responsive people.

Humans are naturally inclined toward imagination and creativity. An individual with artistic literacy understands that the arts offer opportunities for people to work together and interact with others in a welcoming setting as they prepare, present, and share artwork that unites communities. As a result, a person who is arts-literate has the ability to apply their knowledge and skills in the arts to a variety of contexts and settings, both within and outside the classroom.

Students need arts integration throughout their academic careers in order to develop into strong, diversified communicators, inventors of personally relevant work, connected to culture, history, and society, with a sense of wellness, and active members of their communities. Understanding and experiencing the connections between the artistic disciplines and other academic areas enriches students’ learning.

Music Appreciation

Students who enroll in Music Appreciation receive an introduction to the history, theory, and various musical genres, from the earliest surviving instances to the most modern in the world today. Two semesters of the course are available. Primitive and classical music are covered in the first semester. The second semester introduces diverse contemporary traditions, such as American jazz, gospel, folk, soul, blues, Latin rhythms, rock and roll, and hip-hop.

Art Appreciation (Semester Course)

A semester system divides the academic year into two sessions: fall and spring. Each session is approximately 15 weeks long, with a winter break between the fall and spring sessions and a summer break after the spring session.

Art Appreciation is a survey of the history of Western visual arts, with a particular emphasis on painting. Students first study the fundamentals of painting before learning how to evaluate and contrast other works of art. Before moving on to the Middle Ages, students study early Greek, Roman, and prehistoric art. The Renaissance and the ideas and masters that flourished in northern Europe and Italy are highlighted. Students continue their study of American art in the 20th century, a period of considerable invention when abstract painting rose to prominence. Although the course primarily focuses on Western art, students will also examine artistic traditions from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas by the end of the semester.

Students have the chance to explore a variety of topics in elective classes, which add variety and enrichment to the academic day. Through their optional experiences, middle school students frequently find areas of special interest that are crucial to their future academics in high school and eventual career decisions.

ELECTIVES

Making a decision is a crucial procedure. We hope that the student and the parent both agree on the elective. Making four decisions at the seventh and eighth grade levels is crucial since the electives on the list could be canceled if there aren’t enough sign-ups. The student may be given any two of these electives, not just their top two selections.

The nature of the course, the student’s interests, and their prior experiences are a few elements to take into account. These electives include a multitude of hands-on learning opportunities. Numerous music electives can improve musical ability and pave the way for high school music participation.
Students may enroll in the second level of the same language in high school if they successfully complete two years of foreign language study in the middle grades.

Web Development I

Lena Schools presents this progressive HTML5 and CSS3 combination course as yet another blended training session combining two of the most well-liked and quickly developing technologies. The next big thing in web development is HTML5 and CSS3. Due to a number of new properties and elements that are suitable for usage in contemporary websites, HTML5 has become a key markup language on the internet.

Course Objectives:
Learn the structure and markup of HTML.
Explore new HTML5 form features.
Learn to employ best practices.
Work with CSS3 and build HTML5 applications.
Learn the components and create styles using CSS3.
Understand how to design page layouts and employ positioning with CSS3.
Use best practices in CSS3 when using display commands such as web fonts, transforms and selectors.

Web Development II

JavaScript is a programming language that gives your website life. This occurs in video games, in the way that buttons react or how data is entered on forms, in dynamic styling, in animation, etc. You can learn more about JavaScript in this post and expand your knowledge of what is possible.

JavaScript is a potent programming language that can increase a website’s interactivity. Brendan Eich is the one who created it.

JavaScript is adaptable and user-friendly for newcomers. You’ll be able to develop games, animated 2D and 3D visuals, thorough database-driven apps, and much more as you gain experience.

Although relatively small in size, JavaScript is quite flexible. On top of the fundamental JavaScript language, programmers have created a range of tools, enabling a large amount of capability with little effort.

Web Development III

React is a JavaScript library used to create front-end apps and user interfaces.

To make your code simple to read and maintain, it enables you to design reusable components. React may be used to create static websites and one-page applications when combined with a tool like Webpack.

React is declarative, which is another crucial point to make. This means that it describes what should be presented on the screen in a more natural way. This makes debugging your code simpler. React’s component-based architecture also makes it easier to handle and reuse small, independent portions in other applications.

College and Career Preparation I

Students get a deeper understanding of what it means to be college-ready in College and Career Preparation I. Students are educated on how to prepare for college exams as well as the significance of high school success in college admissions. They have extensive exposure to the financial resources that make college feasible and are aware of the kinds of colleges and degrees they may decide to pursue after high school.

Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance

Students can learn the knowledge and skills necessary for jobs in business and marketing in Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance. Students gain an awareness of the market, as well as product placement and promotion, and start investigating the roles and responsibilities that business and marketing play in a global society.

Principles of Health Science

Students can learn the knowledge and abilities necessary for employment in healthcare through Principles of Health Science. The health care system’s services, organization, and professions are examined by students, who also receive advice on choosing a particular career path in the field of health services, such as careers in emergency medicine, nutrition, and alternative medicine.

Principles of Information Technology

Students who take Principles of Information Technology are better equipped to succeed at work. Students seek to build a grasp of professional communications and leadership skills after first becoming aware of the roles crucial to an organization’s success. Students become more adept at using word processing, email, and presentation management programs as a result. Through the fundamental study of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, the Internet, online publishing, spreadsheets, and database applications, students will also be able to demonstrate their digital literacy.

Reading Skills and Strategies (Semester Course)

A semester system divides the academic year into two sessions: fall and spring. Each session is approximately 15 weeks long, with a winter break between the fall and spring sessions and a summer break after the spring session.

The main content strands of the course—reading comprehension, vocabulary development, study skills, and media literacy—are designed to help the struggling reader achieve mastery in these areas. The course helps the student develop the abilities required for success in the academic setting and beyond using three strands. The reading comprehension strand aims to familiarize students with the various goals of reading (such as amusement, information, task completion, or analysis). The student learns particular techniques for comprehending and remembering new words in the vocabulary strand.

Writing Skills and Strategies (Semester Course)

A semester system divides the academic year into two sessions: fall and spring. Each session is approximately 15 weeks long, with a winter break between the fall and spring sessions and a summer break after the spring session.

Through a semester of interactive instruction and supervised practice in composition principles, Writing Abilities and Strategies helps students build the critical language arts abilities required for high school graduation and success on high-stakes tests. Ten small study modules make up the course.

The first two lessons introduce students to the writing process and to the elements of sentences and paragraphs through a series of low-stress, high-interest hook activities. This is done in the hopes of fostering early success and confidence. Students review, write, practice, and turn in one piece of writing during successive units. The four main learning strands of composition practice, grammar skill development, diction and style awareness, and media and technology inquiry are all integrated throughout the course. Guided studies offer an emphasis on the fundamental elements of writing that are used in school, in daily life, and at work. These modes of practice are scaffolded to suit students with varying levels of skill.