NINTH GRADE COURSE SELECTION

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NINTH GRADE COURSE SELECTION

• PLANNING FOR YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 22 CREDITS IN THE REQUIRED
  SUBJECT AREAS
• ENGLISH 4 UNITS
• SOCIAL STUDIES 3 UNITS
• MATH 3 UNITS
• SCIENCE 3 UNITS
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 UNIT (2 SEMESTERS)
• HEALTH ½ UNIT
• CAREER PATHWAY 3 UNITS
• (electives)
• DSTP - According to current Delaware State Law,
  students must show proficiency on all five
  sections of the DSTP to graduate. Stay tuned
• PROGRESSING TO A SOPHMORE HOMEROOM
• Earn a minimum of 6 credits
• Must pass both Intro to Lit. AND Algebra w/Intro
  to Geometry

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CONSIDER YOUR FUTURE PLANS

• COLLEGE
• Meet college requirements
• Foreign Lang.
• Core courses
• NCAA (athletes)
• Take courses related
• to major
• Consider Tech Prep
• AP courses

• WORKFORCE
• Take a full academic
• schedule
• Consider electives such as JDG, coop, school-to-
• work
• Departmental
• certificates

• UNSURE?
• Try different electives
• Plan to meet college
• requirements
• Consider internship
• program
• Talk to your counselor family, and friends
• Take the ASVAB

• MILITARY
• Consider ROTC
• Take a full academic
• course load
• Consider rigor of classes if applying to
  military academies

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SCHEDULING FORM

• Check name and address at top of form make
  necessary corrections
• Enter the following information for each course
  you schedule
• Course
• Course Title
• Y/S year/semester
• Turn to the key on the back of the scheduling
  form
• Needs Instructors approval
• ? Schedule with Mr. Sandlin
• Schedule 6 complete periods and fill in alternate
  course choices.
• Do not schedule study hall
• Check prerequisites before selecting a course
• Schedule 10th grade courses regardless of current
  grades

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ENGLISH COURSE SELECTION
WORLD LITERATURE (Grade 12) EN4000 ENS400
(Choose only if you have McKinley for 11th grade
English)
SENIORS Course selection
based on teacher
recommendation
AP BRITISH LIT. (Grade 12) EN6010
CP BRITISH LIT. (Grade 12) EN4010
SURVERY OF LIT. (Grade 11) EN3000 ENS300
(Choose only if you have Welde or Johnson for
10th grade English)
CP AMERICAN LIT. (Grade 11) EN3010
Pre-AP Literature Grade 11 EN6000
JUNIORS Course selection based on teacher
recommendation
WRITING THRU LIT. (Grade 10) Burleigh------
----------EN200B Gurney ------------------EN200G L
ee------------------------.EN200L Westmoreland----
-----EN200W Yanacek-----------------EN200Y Johnson
-----------------ENS200 Pierce--------------------
-ENS200
Students may request a waiver letter if they do
not agree with a teachers recommendation
SOPHOMORES
FRESHMAN
INTRO TO LITERATURE (Grade 9) EN 1000

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SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE SELECTION

• STUDENTS MUST PASS THE FOLLOWING HISTORY COURSES
  FOR GRADUATION.

11th Grade POD Government-----------SS300G POD
Economics-------------SS301E OR AP Micro US
Govt/Politics-----SS6090
10th Grade World US History IIA-----SS200A Worl
d US History IIB-----SS200B OR AP US
History-----------------SS6000
9th GRADE World US History IA
-----SS100A World US History IB------SS100B
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MATH COURSE SELECTION
AP Calculus(MA6000)
Calculus (MA5020)
AP Statistics (MA6010)
Precalculus (MA5010)
Intro to Calculus (MA4000)
Algebra II w/Trig. (MA3010) Min. of 92 teacher
recommendation
Algebra II (MA3020) Traditional curriculum
should have an 85 or better
Algebra w/Trig (MA3000) Continues Core Plus
curriculum
Math Electives Geometry II (MA5040)
Geometry/Intro to Prob. and Stats. Bohm-----------
---------MA200B Gil------------------------MA200G
Mercer------------------MA200M Truesdale----------
-----MA200T Unruh--------------------MA200U Benson
------------------MAS200 Weeks-------------------M
AS200
Discrete Math (MA5000)
Algebra/Intro to Geometry (MA1000)
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8th Grade Math
Integrated Math I
Middle School
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SCIENCE COURSE SELECTION
AP PHYSICS (SC6000) AP CHEMISTRY (SC6010) AP
BIOLOGY (SC6020) ADV. CHEMISTRY (SC5050) ADV.
ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY (SC5040) PHYSICS (SC5030)
MARINE BIOLOGY (SC5000)
CHEMISTRY (SC5010)
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (SC2000)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (SC5020)
BIOLOGY (SC1000)
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 1 UNIT (2 SEMESTERS)
• Can be taken at any time during high school and
  is available during the
• summer for a fee
• Physical Education I PE5000
• Physical Education II PE5010

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HEALTH

• GRADUATION REQUIREMENT ½ UNIT

• Health PE5040
• May be taken at any time during high school and
  is offered during the summer for a fee

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DRIVERS EDUCATION

• NOT REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

• MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR 10TH GRADE HOMEROOM
• CODE BASED ON BIRTHDAY
• Birthday before March 1, 1992 -------------
  DE200A
• Birthday after March 1, 1992 ----------------
  DE200B
• MAY SCHEDULE DURING THE SUMMER FOR

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ELECTIVE CHOICES

• EXPLORE ELECTIVE CHOICES
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• BUSINESS
• MARKETING
• AGRICULTURE
• TECHNOLOGY
• FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE
• FINE ARTS
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• AIR FORCE ROTC
• JDG
• SOCIAL STUDIES
• MATH
• SCIENCE
• DEPARTMENTAL CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE
• TECH PREP AND AP COURSES AVAILABLE

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST

• HAVE PARENT/GUARDIAN REVIEW AND SIGN SCHEDULE
• RETURN TO ENGLISH TEACHER WITHIN 2 DAYS FROM
  TODAY !!!
• CHANGES TO SCHEDULE MUST BE MADE BEFORE JULY 31,
  2007 AND REQUIRE PARENT SIGNATURE
• REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC TEACHERS
• Must be in writing
• Have parent signature
• Be returned to Mrs. Knight before July 31, 2007
  
• Guarantees

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QUESTIONS
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http//www.k12.de.us/teacher/simonini/index.htm
AND CLICK ON ACADEMIC SCHEDULING.