Bible 10: Themes From the Old Testament
Bible 11: Directions for Early Christians
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Bible 12:Patterns for Christian Living
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*Please note that not all Electives are offered every year. This is a sampling of what we've offered in the past.
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Art
This
is a one-year elective course for students in grades nine through twelve. This
course explores the materials and methods of art and serves as a foundation for
other art classes. Students learn about the elements and principles of art and
design and how to manipulate and organize these factors creatively using a
variety of media, materials, and techniques. The class includes assignments in:
drawing, painting, design schemes, dimension work, lettering and its theory,
design and perception, perspective, photorealism, abstraction, surrealism,
shadows, value, and color. Students work
with materials such as pencil, paint, pen, and ink. Students also learn about art history and how
it has influenced our lives. At the high school levels, this course may be used
to fulfill the one-year visual and performing arts requirement.
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Drama
This semester long elective course elective begins as an introduction to the world of theatre. Improvisation, dramatic readings, and small skits pave the way to confidence and growth of each individual’s talents. Stage presence and cues, voice control (enunciation, projections, and accents), and body movement are the key components in helping a student excel in his or her acting ability. Once these skills have matured, a theatrical production is performed in front of an audience.
Journalism
This semester long elective is
designed to introduce students to all facets of the journalist's craft: principles of gathering, writing, reporting,
and editing the news. Students are trained to be consumers of media and to
understand news and proper journalistic skills.
Emphasis is placed on accuracy, brevity, clarity, interest, and
reportorial responsibility. Students taking this class must be self-motivated,
organized, responsible, and have high interest and standards of
achievement. With these skills, students
produce articles of news for Liberty Christian’s website and monthly
newsletters.
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P.E.
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Speech
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Study Hall
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Yearbook
The main emphasis of this semester long elective is the teaching of the general skills needed to produce a quality yearbook. The skills of planning, layout, copy, and basic photography are included. This course includes basic computer skills and the use of Photoshop and Microsoft word. Teamwork is key to yearbook. This course also includes the practice of correct English grammar and spelling, as well as the process of working to meet deadlines. At the end of the year the yearbook staff is responsible for the unveiling and distribution of the yearbook to the school.
Spanish I is required course which provides a general introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The course concentrates on the acquisition of basic vocabulary and skills that enables the student to engage in simple conversation and communication. The student will use basic vocabulary and grammatical skills, while listening, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are all emphasized.
Spanish II is required course that is designed to review and further basic vocabulary and grammar skills acquired in Spanish I, and to also propel the students to an accepted level of proficiency in the four basic skills –listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course concentrates on more complex grammatical structures such as the different past tenses, the many irregular verbs, and the Spanish pronouns. Students are expected to communicate predominantly in Spanish as their awareness of Hispanic culture is expanded. The prerequisite for this course is Spanish 1.
Spanish III
With intensive review of the grammar and vocabulary presented at levels I and II, Spanish III, an advanced elective, introduces the student to more complex grammatical structures and affords opportunities for more advanced reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The cultural differences of various Hispanic countries, along with linguistic differences, are explored through a variety of media resources. The prerequisites for this course are Spanish I and II.
Spanish IV
In this advanced elective, the study of grammar and vocabulary intensifies with special focus on past tenses and indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods. Students refine reading skills through immersion in written materials on Hispanic civilization, as well as on present day subjects and issues. These reading experiences provide a practical extension for conversing with added proficiency in the language. Students also develop writing skills through composition and letter writing. The prerequisites for this course are Spanish I, II, and III.
English Department
English 10
Building upon a basic working knowledge of the skills obtained in English 9, students continue to pursue a balanced, integrated program of literature and language study. Students continue to use writing process activities as they compose persuasive, expository, narrative, response to literature, research essays, and original poetry. Writing is assessed according to the six traits of good writing. Students also receive instruction in the conventions of written language, reading strategies, vocabulary development, effective oral communication, and research techniques. In addition to reading and analysis of the literary genre of fiction, English 10 places greater emphasis on the literary genre of nonfiction as students compose a personal narrative speech, a biography on a classmate, and a cross-curricular research paper relating to their Biology class. Students will also write three book reports (two traditional and one alternative). The longer works of A Separate Peace and Julius Caesar are read together as a class.
Please note: Summer reading required for this course- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and a second book of choice. Please click HERE for more information on the Required Summer Reading Program.
English 11
This course builds on the basic working knowledge of
the skills obtained in English 10, but focuses on surveying American
Literature. Students
will be required to read, interpret, discuss, and write about literature of
different time periods and genres, as well as make a connection to events
occurring in American life with the over-arching theme of the American
Dream. The time periods and some of the authors that will be examined
are: New Land (Delaware, Jonathan Edwards), Revolutionary Period (Patrick Henry), A
Growing Nation (Irving, Poe), New England Renaissance (Dickinson), Division,
War, Reconciliation (Lincoln), Realism and the Frontier (Twain, Bierce,
Chopin), The Modern Age (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Pound,
Elliot, Cummings, Frost), and Contemporary (Updike, Walker, Didion, Tam).
In addition to the short stories, nonfiction, and poetry that is read,
students will also read longer works of The Great Gatsby and The
Crucible. This course will also focus on integrating grammar skills with
practical writing application. English 11 provides the student with a review of the entire
process of the writing art- all with the
6 traits of good writing in mind. Students will also create and give a how-to
speech, as well as memorize and deliver an excerpt from a famous American
speech. Vocabulary units are studied
throughout, and a cross-curricular Bible research paper is completed in the
first semester. Students will have three book reports (two traditional and one
alternative).
Please
note: Summer reading required for this course- The Scarlett Letter and a second book of choice. Please click HERE for more information on the
Required Summer Reading Program.