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Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Accounting Date: January 2009
Grade: 11, 12 Textbook: Century 21 South-Western Accounting
Course Objective:
Students will complete the entire accounting cycle for a proprietorship with only a cash
investment and for a merchandising business organized as a corporation.
Materials: Century 21 South-Western Accounting
Century 21 South-Western Accounting workbook
Calculator
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters meeting five days a week for 45 minutes each day
Content: The accounting equation
T-accounts with debits and credits
Journalizing transactions
Posting transactions
Petty cash, electronic funds transfers, debit card transactions
Work sheet and adjusting entries
Financial statements and the analysis of them
Recording adjusting and closing entries
Transactions for purchasing or selling merchandise for cash or on account
Posting merchandise transactions to the general ledger
Calculating employee earnings and deductions
Completing the employer payroll register and employee earnings records
Calculating employer payroll taxes
Journal entries for payroll transactions
Payroll reports
Work sheet and adjustments for merchandise inventory, supplies, & prepaid expenses
Work sheet and adjustments for uncollectible accounts, depreciation and federal
income tax
Methods used to estimate uncollectible accounts and depreciation adjustments
Preparation of financial statements
Recording of adjusting and closing entries for a merchandising business
Preparation of a post-closing trial balance
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Advanced Art Date: 1/12/06
Grade: 9-12 Textbook: Various Art Books
Course Objective:
This course is designed to give students an introduction to drawing, painting, art history
and sculpting. The elements of art and the principles of design are studied within each
project. Focus is on training our eye to see and our hand to response with new purpose
and knowledge.
Materials: Variety of media will be used including; pencil, watercolor, tempera paint, conte, oil
pastel and plaster.
Variety of books and handouts on anatomy
Sketch book starting 2nd
semester
Time
Allotment:
43 minutes 5 days a week
Content: Blind contour and contour drawing
Drawing cylinder and sphere
Color wheel and theory
Value study
Still life in tempera paint
Study of the human face
Portrait in conte
Project for annual auction
Trip to an art museum
Watercolor techniques and landscape
Angels in oil pastel
Art history presentation
Student project on well known artist: presentation, biography and reproduction
Reproduction in choice of medium
Study of bones in hand
Study of skeleton
Gesture drawing
Daily sketch book (2nd
semester)
Japanese prints
Sculpting or a clay project
Days of creation collage
Perspective drawing Castles, churches or houses
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Algebra One Date: January 2009
Grade: 9 Textbook: Algebra One
Course Objective:
The students will learn to solve linear and quadratic equations. They will also learn to
analyze and graph equations and inequalities. In the process, they will work with
exponents, polynomials, radicals, and rational expressions, becoming proficient in
factoring and the use of a graphing calculator.
Materials: Algebra One, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Algebra One, Practice Masters
TI-83+ or TI-84 Graphing calculators
Worksheets
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content: Translating verbal expressions into algebraic expressions
Evaluating expressions
Identifying properties of expressions and equations
Using formulas to solve problems
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with rational numbers
Multi-step solving of equations with rational numbers
Solving proportions
Solving percent problems
Solving problems involving percent of increase, decrease, discount, and tax
Solving and graphing of inequalities
Comparing rational numbers
Solving and graphing open sentences
Adding, subtraction, multiplying and dividing expressions with exponents
Expressing numbers in scientific and decimal notation
Multiplying and dividing with scientific notation
Solving problems involving age, mixture, levers, direct variation and inverse
variation
Adding, subtracting, and multiplying with polynomials
Factoring the difference of squared terms
Factoring perfect square and other trinomials
Factoring polynomials with four terms
Solving equations using factoring
Solving problems of perimeter, area, and velocity
Finding the degree of a polynomial and arranging it in ascending or descending order
Solving simple interest problems
Solving uniform motion problems
Finding the prime factorization of an integer
Finding the greatest common factor
Graphing and mapping ordered pairs
Identifying domain, range, and inverse of a relation
Solving and graphing linear equations
Identifying functions and calculating values
Graphing absolute value functions
Graphing inequalities
Writing an equation for a relation
Finding the slope of a line
Writing linear equations in standard form
Writing linear equations in slope-intercept form
Writing linear equations in point-slope form
Writing linear equations for parallel and perpendicular lines
Graphing linear equations
Finding coordinates of midpoints and endpoints
Solving systems of equations by graphing, substitution, and elimination
Solving systems of inequalities by graphing
Using systems of equations to solve uniform motion, mixture, and digit problems
Simplifying radicals, radical expressions with variables, and irrational square roots
Identifying irrational numbers
Using the Pythagorean Theorem to determine right triangles and their lengths of sides
Finding the distance between two points in the coordinate plane
Simplifying radical expression
Displaying and interpreting data on a stem and leaf plot
Displaying and interpreting data on a box-and-whisker plot
Displaying and interpreting data on a line plot
Finding and interpreting mean, median, and mode
Find the complement and supplement of an angle
Finding the measure of a third angle of a triangle given the other two angles
Finding the unknown measures of sides of similar triangles
Using trig ratios to solve right triangles
Finding the probability of simple events
Finding the odds of a simple event
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Algebra One-B Date: January 2013
Grade: 9 Textbook: Algebra: Concepts and Applications
Course Objective:
The students will learn to solve linear and quadratic equations. They will also learn to
analyze and graph equations and inequalities. In the process, they will work with
exponents, polynomials, radicals, and rational expressions, becoming proficient in
factoring and the use of a graphing calculator.
Materials: Algebra: Concepts and Applications
Algebra: Concepts and Applications Teacher Resource Book, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content:
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Algebra Two (B) Date: March 2013
Grade: 11 Textbook: Algebra 2
Course Objective:
The students will extend their knowledge of linear and quadratic equations and
inequalities. They will gain an understanding of polynomial, exponential,
logarithmic, radical, and rational functions. In addition, they will study
probability and conic sections as well as receive an introduction to sequences
and trigonometric functions.
Materials: Algebra Two, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
TI-83+ and TI-84+ Graphing Calculators
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Properties of real numbers
Algebraic expressions
Solving equations and inequalities
Absolute value equations and inequalities
Linear relationships, functions, and graphs
Solving and graphing systems of equations
Matrices, determinants, and inverses
Quadratic equations and functions
Polynomials and polynomial functions
Permutations and Combinations
Simplifying radical expression
Simplifying expressions with rational exponents
Solving and graphing radical equations
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Solving exponential and logarithmic equations
Solving rational equations
Probability
Circles, ellipses, hyperbolas
Arithmetic and geometric sequences and series
Trigonometric functions
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Anatomy and Physiology Date: 08/26/13
Grade: 11 or 12
Textbook: Hole's Essentials of
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Course Objective:
Provide knowledge and understanding of the structure and function of the human body
at the cellular level, as well as macroscopically. The students will then use knowledge
to think critically in this area of study. Provide an opportunity for students to investigate
their own interest in Anatomy and the Biological Sciences, as well as develop college
appropriate study habits necessary to be successful at the university level.
Materials: Cat Dissection. Manual, Hole's Essentials Lab Manual, Human Cadaver CD ROM disks ,
Preserved Cat Specimens, Scalpels, Probes, Scissors, Pins, dissection trays. Time
Allotment:
36 Weeks
Course meets 3 days a week, 48 minutes 3 days a week.
Content: • Several topic, appropriate research papers using APA format
• Terminology used in the medical field as related to anatomy and physiology
• Organization and characteristics of living organisms
• Organization of the human body
• Structure of matter
• Chemicals and organelles, cellular organiztion, respiration
• Cell functions
• Cellular metabolic reactions, Enzymes, DNA, RNA, protein synthesis and replication
of proteins
• Overview of the types of tissue found in the human body
• Structure and functions of the integumentary system
• Bones of the human body, including the structure, function, and identification
• Joint type and type of movement for each type of joint
• Muscles of the human body(skeletal), including structure, function, and identification
of major muscle groups, ligaments and tendons
• Cardiovascular system, including structure and the function of each part. Blood flow
patterns, nerve impulses to the heart, and the effect the central nervous system plays,
venous and arterial blood flow
• Organs and glands involved in digestion and nutrition; location, function
• Human Reproduction; organs, glands, gametes, hormones and their effects, diseases,
fertilization, gestation, and embryonic growth
• The Central Nervous System; parts of the brain, spinal cord, nerve impulses
• Structure of the neuron and it's function
• Hands on dissection of cats to reinforce learning in the following areas; digestive
system, cardiovascular system, muscular system. Dissections will touch on other
areas of instruction
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Art Date: October, 2005
Grade: 9-12 Textbook:
Course Objective:
Students will learn basic skills of drawing, painting, sculpture and art history through a
variety of projects.
Materials: Various art supplies
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Drawing The Human Head
Art History for the Young
Slide for Art History
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content:
Blind Contour
Contour
Shading
Proportions
Perspective
Color Wheel
Critics
Art History
Sculpting
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Basic Geometry Date: May 2002
Grade: 10 Textbook: Basic Geometry
Course Objective:
Students will learn the language of geometry and learn to reason logically with proofs
and problems relating to parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles. The will
solve surface area and volume problems as well as work with coordinate geometry.
They will also solve ratio and proportion problems and be introduced to trigonometric
relationships.
Materials: Basic Geometry, McDougal Littell Houghton Mifflin
Time Allotment:
Two semester, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content: Naming points, lines, rays, segments, angles, and planes
Measuring and classifying angles
Making basic constructions with a compass and a straightedge
Using postulates of equality to justify statements
Using theorems about complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles
Writing “If . . . then” statements and their converses
Understanding and writing basic geometric proofs
Using the properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal
Proving lines parallel
Constructing parallel lines
Using the properties of the angles of a triangle
Classifying triangles according to their sides or angles
Naming congruent triangles and their corresponding parts
Using postulates and theorems to prove that triangles are congruent
Using congruent triangles to prove that two segments or two angles are equal
Using congruent triangles to justify constructions
Naming the altitudes and medians of a triangle
Inscribing a circle in a triangle and circumscribing a circle about a triangle
Using the properties of isosceles triangles
Classifying polygons
Finding the interior and exterior angle sums of a convex polygon
Using the properties of parallelograms, rectangles, rhombi, and squares
Proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram
Using properties of trapezoids
Applying the midpoint theorem
Finding the area of a rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, and trapezoid
Using the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse
Finding the circumference and area of a circle
Finding the ratio of two numbers
Writing proportions in various forms
Solving problems using proportions
Making maps and scale drawings
Telling whether two polygons are similar
Finding missing parts of similar triangles
Using properties related to parallel lines
Finding the perimeters and areas of two similar polygons
Defining a circle and the points, lines, and segments related to circles
Applying theorems relating tangents and radii
Constructing a tangent to a circle at a given point on the circle
Classifying and measuring arcs
Using theorems involving the chords of a circle
Drawing a circle inscribed in a polygon and a circle circumscribed about a polygon
Using theorems relating angle measure and arc measure
Stating the positions of points and lines with respect to each other
Finding the lateral area, total area, and volume of a right prism, right circular
cylinder, regular pyramid, and right circular cone
Finding the area and volume of a sphere
Solving problems involving common right triangle lengths
Appling theorems about 45-45-90 triangles and 30-60-90 triangles
Finding the length of the diagonal of a rectangular solid
Using right triangles to solve problems involving pyramids and cones
Using the tangent, sine, and cosine ratios of an acute angle of a right triangle
Specifying points by their coordinates in the coordinate plane
Finding the distance between two points in the coordinate plane
Applying the midpoint formula
Finding the slope of a line
Finding the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines
Graphing the line specified by a given equation
Proving theorems using coordinate geometry
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Basic Theology Date: 10/08/03
Grade: 10 Textbook: Basic Theology
Course Objective:
To explain basic doctrines of the Christian faith within the overall framework of
Scripture, specifically focusing on God, The Bible, angels, Satan, demons, man, sin,
Jesus Christ, salvation, the Holy Spirit, the church, and events to come.
Materials: Basic Theology by Charles C. Ryrie
Time Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Concepts and definitions – What is systematic theology?
Presuppositions in theology
The living and true God
The knowledge, revelation, perfections, names, and triunity of God.
The Bible: God-breathed
Special revelation, inspiration, inerrancy, problem passages, the canon, and
interpretation
Angels: Ministering Spirits
Existence, creation, nature, organization, and ministry of Angels
The Devil
The reality and activity of Satan in this world
Demons: Unclean Spirits
The reality and activity of demons in this world
Man: In the image of God
The creation, facets, and fall of man
Sin
The Biblical concept of sin and Christ’s teachings regarding sin
Inheritance and imputation of sin
The Christian and sin
Jesus Christ: Lord
The preincarnate Christ and the incarnation of Christ
Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King
The sinlessness, self-emptying, resurrection, ascension, and post ascension ministry
of Christ.
Salvation
The meaning of Christ’s death and the results of salvation
Theories of Atonement
The doctrine of election and the security of the believer
What is the Gospel?
The Holy Spirit
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The role of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments
Indwelling, sealing, baptizing, gifting, filling, and other ministries of the Holy Spirit
The Church
What is the church?
Types of Church government and leadership
Worship and the ordinances in the Chruch
Eschatology
Postmillennialism, Amillennialism, Premillennialism
The Abrahamic & Davidic Covenants
Future events including the Tribulation, and the Rapture, the millennial kingdom, the
judgments, and resurrection.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Beginning Art Date: 1/12/06
Grade: 9-12 Textbook: Various Art Books
Course Objective:
This course is designed to give students an introduction to drawing, painting, art history
and sculpting. The elements of art and the principles of design are studied within each
project. Focus is on training our eye to see and our hand to response with new purpose
and knowledge.
Materials: Variety of media will be used including; pencil, watercolor, tempera paint, conte, oil
pastel and plaster.
Variety of books and handouts on anatomy
Reproductions of artist’s work
Time
Allotment:
43 minutes 5 days a week
Content: Blind contour and contour drawing
Drawing cylinder and sphere
Color wheel and theory
Value study
Still life in tempera paint
Study of the human face
Portrait in conte
Project for annual auction
Trip to an art museum
Watercolor techniques and landscape
Angels in oil pastel
Art history presentation
Student project on well known artist: presentation, biography and reproduction
Reproduction in choice of medium
Study of bones in hand
Study of skeleton
Gesture drawing
Japanese prints
Sculpting or a clay project
Days of creation collage
Perspective drawing Castles, churches or houses
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Bibliology & Apologetics Date: 10/09/03
Grade: 10 Textbook: Timeless Truth
Course Objective:
The purpose of this course is for students to clearly comprehend the reliability,
authenticity, and authority of the Bible. Students will be introduced to the major
Christian teachings about scripture by exploring the essential concepts such as truth,
revelation, prophecy, inspiration, canonization, preservation, translation, illumination,
and interpretation as they relate to the reliability, authenticity, and authority of the Bible.
Materials: Timeless Truth by Mark Eckel
Time Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Reliability of the Bible
Explore reasoned answers to questions such as “What is truth?” and “Where can truth
be found?”
Why does the bible matter?
The authenticity of the Bible.
How the Bible came to be.
God’s preparation of the Biblical authors.
Prophecy, inspiration, and doctrine
The Living Word – What Jesus said and why it matters
Canonization
Preservation and transmission of the Bible
Translation work of John Wycliffe and William Tyndale
The importance of language and Bible translation
The authority of the bible
Illumination and interpretation
Interpretation and culture
Mythology and Genesis – the creation myths vs. God’s story
The usefulness of scripture for “teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in
righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for
every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16b-17)
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Biology Date: 8/27/13
Grade: 10 Textbook: Biology – BJU press
Course Objective:
Students will develop an appreciation and understanding of the similarities and
differences between living organisms. The students will explore living things at a
cellular level and then on an organismal level. Students will dissect specimens and learn
safe biological lab procedures. The students will develop critical thinking skills in
determining what effects pollution, genetic defects, human altering of genetic material,
will have on living things on this planet. The students will understand God is the creator
of all the universe including living things, as demonstrated by our natural world.
Students will also apply their faith in Christ and biblical knowledge and values to
discuss moral decisions made in our society about abortion, euthanasia, and genetic
engineering.
Materials: Biology, Bob Jones University Publishing
Videos
Preserved specimens
Filed labs and materials
Dissection tools – trays, scalpels, probes, latex gloves ...
Magnifying glasses
Microscopes
Prepared and unprepared slide materials
Time Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day.
Content: Truth and the interaction between science and the bible in this area.
The scientific method as a method of reasoning and discovery.
What makes something living – the 10 attributes of life.
Proper use of a microscope.
Study of microscopic living organisms.
The substances organisms need on a cellular level and how cells use them.
The entry and exit of substances through the cells membrane.
Cellular respiration – photosynthesis, glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, Hydrogen and
electron transport.
Enzymes, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.
The function of DNA and RNA (includes protein synthesis).
Cellular structure and the function of organelles, membranes in plants and animals.
The response of cells to the environment
Genetics – including mitosis and meiosis.
Formulation of ideas based on faith about abortion, genetic engineering, euthanasia.
Heredity and how traits are passed through the gene pool.
Prediction of genes which may show up in an offspring.
Hybridization and eugenics.
Relationship of the theory of evolution, theistic evolution, and creationism to each
other and how Christians and society view how we came into existence.
Classification of living organisms and the taxonomy of living organisms.
Study of the five recognized kingdoms and why, how organisms are grouped together
Viruses.
Defenses God has created to protect humans from infections.
Study of the characteristics of each of the five kingdoms.
Dissection of specimens representative of each of the macroscopic kingdoms (not
plants).
Microscope work for microscopic representative organisms from the protista and
monera kingdoms.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Calculus Date: September 2012
Grade: 12 Textbook: Calculus 8th
Edition Houghton Mifflin
Course Objective:
The student will review linear models, functions and graphs, as well as rates of change.
There will be extensive discussion of limits and continuity. Students will learn basic and
complex differentiation rules. Specific applications for differentiation will be discussed
as well as summarizing curve sketching. Taking antiderivatives and using other
integration techniques will be used in solving problems. There will also be discussion of
logarithmic and trigonometric functions as relating to differentiation and integration.
Materials: Calculus 8th
Edition
Graphing Calculator, Interwrite SmartBoard, and iPad apps
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, 3/4 days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Graphs and models
Rates of change with linear models
Functions and their graphs
Fitting models to data
Preview of calculus
Finding limits graphically and numerically
Evaluating limits analytically
Continuity and one-sided limits
Infinite limits
The derivative and the tangent line problem
Basic differentiation rules and higher order derivatives
The chain rule
Implicit differentiation
Related rates
Extrema on an interval
Rolle’s Theorem and the mean value theorem
Increasing and decreasing functions and the first derivative test
Concavity and the second derivative test
Limits at infinity
Summarizing curve sketching
Optimization Problems
Newton’s Method
Differentials
Antiderivatives and indefinite integration
Area under curves
Riemann sums and definite integrals
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Integration by substitution
Numerical integration
The natural logarithmic Function: Differentiation and integration
Inverse functions
Exponential functions: Differentiation and integration
Bases other than e and applications
Inverse trigonometric functions: Differentiation and integration
Hyperbolic functions
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Chemistry Date: 8/27/13
Grade: Eleventh Grade Textbook Chemistry
Course Objective:
Students will learn facts, formulas, and principles of Chemistry. They will understand
the basic concepts underlying the facts, formulas, and principles. Students will develop
critical-thinking and problem solving skills.
Materials: Chemistry: Prentice Hall
Worksheets
Videos
Labs
Time
Allotment
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day.
Content Students will learn SI units of measurement and the mathematical conventions for
making calculations and reporting results, as well as their application in recording
and analyzing data. Students will also learn basic ideas relating to energy and matter.
Students will learn that each atom exhibits characteristics based on its electron
configuration and that atoms are composed of three main subatomic particles. They
see how the elements are grouped on the periodic table.
Students will learn the properties of ionic and covalent bonds in compounds and how
to name compounds. Students will learn how the type of bonding in a compound
dictates the shape and characteristics such as polarity. Students will be introduced to
the nature of chemical reactions as well as the types of chemical reactions and
chemical equations.
Students will learn about the mole and its use in quantifying the amounts of products
and reactants in chemical reactions. They will learn about kinetic heat energy transfer
in reactions as a measure of enthalpy change.
Students will learn about the three states of matter- gases, liquids, and solids. They
will learn about their properties, the laws by which they can be described, and about
the kinetic-molecular theory.
Students will learn about solutions, solutes, and colligative properties. They will
learn about factors affecting equilibrium, solubility, precipitation, and the common-
ion effect of solutes.
Students learn to identify acids and bases and determine pH from their ionization in
water. They will learn to identify strong and weak acids and bases, identify salts
produced from the reaction of acids and bases, and predict the effects of buffers.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Chronological Survey of the Old Testament Date: 09/11/03
Grade: 9 Textbook:
Course Objective:
To describe the key characters and events of Old Testament History in order to cause
students to understand the general flow of the Old Testament; and to demonstrate man’s
need of redemption. In addition students will identify the characteristics of God as they
are revealed in His interaction with the people of Israel.
Materials: Bible
Handouts
Time
Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester
Content: The person and character of God
What the Bible is, who wrote it, and how it’s put together
God’s desire to communicate with man
God as our creator and how creation clarifies our understanding of Him
The fall of Adam and Eve and it’s implications today regarding the nature of man as
a sinner
The need of man to come to God with faith for salvation
Satan’s nature, his tactics, and his fight against God
Man’s struggle to please God and the God’s development of a plan to restore
fellowship with man.
God’s judgment for those who rebel and mercy for those who fear Him as
demonstrated in the life of Noah & Lot.
The life of Abraham and the introduction of God’s covenant with man.
Ishmael & Isaac – the foundations and development of the struggle in the Middle
East
Esau & Jacob and the introduction of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Joseph and the circumstances of Israel’s movement to Egypt.
Moses and the Exodus
The ten commandments and what they reveal about God’s character
The introduction of the tabernacle
Israel’s unbelief and their wilderness wanderings
Joshua and the conquest of Canaan
Israel’s continued unbelief and their cycles of rebellion and repentance throughout
the period of the Judges detailing
Kings of Israel & Judah with an emphasis on the eight good kings - David, Solomon,
Hezekiah, Josiah, Jehoiada, Asa, Jehoshaphat, and Joash
The prophets of God including – Elisha, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel
God’s judgment on Israel for their rejection of His prophets – Babylonian Captivity
God’s judgment on Judah for their rejection of His prophets – Assyrian Captivity
Esther’s intervention to save the nation of Israel
Ezra’s rebuilding of the temple
Nehemiah’s rebuilding of the walls
Brief overview of minor prophets such as – Jonah & Malachi
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: College Prep Math Date: October 2003
Grade: 12 Textbook: Advanced Mathematical Concepts
Course Objective:
The student will learn how to analyze linear, quadratic and polynomial functions as well
as their graphs, compositions and inverses. Emphasis is placed on trigonometric
functions and their graphs. Other topics include matrices, vectors, sequences and series,
and polar coordinates as well as exponential and logarithmic functions. In addition, the
students will study limits, derivatives, integrals and other calculus related topics.
Materials: Advanced Mathematical Concepts, Merrill Publishing
TI-83+ Graphing Calculator
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Identify functions and their domain and range values.
Write equations of lines in standard form, point-slope form, and slope-intercept form
Graph linear functions
Find the distance between two points.
Find the slope of a line
Graph linear inequalities and systems of linear inequalities.
Find the maximum and minimum value of a function for a convex polygonal set.
Solve problems by using linear programming.
Find roots of simple polynomial equations.
Solve quadratic equations by completing the square and the quadratic formula.
Use synthetic division to divide polynomials.
Use the Remainder and Factor theorems.
Use the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.
Use the Rational Root Theorem to identify possible roots of polynomial equations.
Use Descartes’ Rule of Signs and the Upper Bound Theorem to find zeroes.
Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of a function at a given point.
Determine critical points on the graph of a function.
Evaluate determinants and use Cramer’s Rule to solve systems of equations.
Add, subtract, and multiply matrices.
Find inverses of matrices.
Use augmented matrices to solve systems of equations.
Add, subtract, and multiply vectors and measure magnitude and amplitude.
Find the inner product and cross product of vectors
Find the coordinates of points determined by the wrapping function.
Evaluate the six circular functions on the unit circle and by using tables.
Use addition, double- & half-angle formulas for sine, cosine and tangent functions
Evaluate trigonometric functions of angles of right triangles.
Use trigonometric tables.
Use and verify trigonometric identities.
Use the degree/radian proportion and find the length of an arc.
Evaluate trigonometric functions of angles using reference angles.
Evaluate functions of quadrantal angles.
Graph the six trigonometric functions.
Find the amplitude, period, and phase shift of functions.
Graph compound trigonometric functions.
Evaluate inverse trigonometric functions and find principal values.
Write the equation for the inverse of a function, and graph the inverse of a function.
Solve trigonometric equations.
Use the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines.
Find the area of a triangle using Hero’s formula and trigonometric functions.
Solve problems by using vector triangles.
Find the areas of circular sectors and segments.
Recognize arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
Find the nth term, arithmetic/geometric means, and the sum of n terms of a series.
Find the limit and sum of the terms of an infinite sequence.
Determine whether a series is convergent or divergent.
Use summation notation and factorial notation.
Use the binomial theorem to expand binomials
Graph polar coordinates and simple polar equations.
Graph classical curves
Convert from polar to rectangular coordinates and vice versa.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers in rectangular form.
Convert complex numbers from rectangular to polar form and vice versa.
Find products and quotients of complex numbers in polar form.
Find powers and roots of complex numbers in polar form using DeMoivre’s Theorem
Evaluate and simplify expressions with rational exponents
Use irrational exponents and graph exponential equations.
Find the composition of functions and inverse functions.
Solve equations and evaluate expressions involving logarithms.
Find common logarithms and antilogarithms and compute powers and roots.
Solve exponential and logarithmic equations.
Find and use natural logarithms to solve problems.
Write and use the standard form of the equation of a circle and graph it.
Write and use the standard form of the equation of a parabola and graph it.
Write and use the standard form of the equation of an ellipse and graph it.
Write and use the standard form of the equation of a hyperbola and graph it.
Recognize conjugate and equilateral hyperbolas
Solve problems related to the Basic Counting Principle and linear permutations.
Solve problems involving permutations with repetitions and circular permutations.
Solve problems involving combinations.
Find the probability and the odds for the success or failure of an event.
Find the probabilities of independent and dependent events.
Find the probability of mutually exclusive events or inclusive events.
Find the probability of an event given the occurrence of another event.
Find the limit of a polynomial function.
Determine if a function is continuous
Find the derivative of a function and use derivative formulas
Use the first and second derivatives to determine characteristics of a graph.
Find the area between a curve and the x-axis using the limit of the area of rectangles.
Use integration formulas.
Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to find definite integrals and areas.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Drama Date: September, 2013
Grade: 10, 11, 12 Textbook: The Stage and School
Course Objective:
Students will learn voice, movement, and acting techniques, and develop skills in those
areas through multiple performance opportunities, including skits for school events, a
major fall play, and touring as Royal Players, a ministry to local churches of Jackson
Christian Schools. Students will also learn staging methods, makeup, lighting,
costuming, and play production.
Materials: The Stage and the School, McGraw-Hill Book Company
Various scripts
Theatrical supplies and appliances
Drama Commitment Contract
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content: Philosophy of literature and the lack of neutrality in literature
Plot development and character development
Types of dramatic literature and the causes of laughter
Use of the voice: diaphragmatic breathing, volume, pace, inflection and pitch,
quality, and interpretation
Stage movement and gesture
Acting techniques: use of the eyes, voice, timing, cues, ad-libbing, characterization,
blocking, remaining in character, and entrances and exits
Theatrical concepts: types of roles, types of characters, acting schools, types of
rehearsals, and stage directions
Play production: staff, types of rehearsals, planning and designing a production.
Stage design: pre-design considerations, use of lines, colors, shapes, and principles of
unity, balance, and emphasis
Lighting design: types of lighting instruments, lighting principles, and special effects
Costuming: methods of obtaining costumes, design principles and use
Makeup: types of makeup, makeup possibilities, and procedures for applying makeup
Uses of theatre in church and school
Development of acting abilities through rehearsals and multiple performances
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Earth Science . Date: 8/27/13
Grade: 11th
-12th
grade Textbook: Earth Science for Christian Schools
Course Objectives:
Students will continue to add to their understanding of the Universe, our solar system,
and our earth. Students will investigate movement and changes in the earth and sky.
Critical thinking skills will be developed in the areas of earth and space science.
Students will apply scientific concepts to the real world.
Materials: Text: Earth Science for Christian School / BJU press
Classroom models and posters.
General lab materials including identifiable rocks and minerals.
Videos
Teacher written tests, quizzes, worksheets, activities ...
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters meeting five times a week, for forty-five minutes a day.
Content: The earth’s motions
Location and description of the stars
The Sun
Characteristics and classifying of planets
Asteroids, comets and meteors
The moon; description, motion and origin
History of Space exploration
The earth’s atmosphere
The water cycle /atmospheric water
Air masses winds and storms
Weather analyzing and prediction
Science, faith and reason
Geology
Components of minerals and ores
Rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) and fossils
Mountains
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Weathering, mass wasting and erosion
Oceanography
Glaciers
Ground water
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Eleventh Grade Economics Date: February, 2012
Grade: 11 Textbook: Economics: Principles and Policy
Course Objective:
Students will learn basic economic concepts, the principles of capitalism, and personal
finance, including investing, credit, insurance, checking accounts, and other practical
financial matters. Students will also learn of business organization, business finances,
productivity, competitive markets, and labor issues. Students will be able to explain the
role of government in the economy, including taxation, government regulation, the role
of the Federal Reserve and money, and fiscal and monetary policy.
Materials:
Time Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-five minutes a day for one semester
Content: Scarcity as the basis of economics, and how scarcity forces us to make choices
The issue of scarcity in the Garden of Eden
The factors of production, and how each society must choose how to use them
The principles of capitalism, including private property, the price system,
competition, and the profit motive
The three actors in our economy: homes, business firms, and government, and the
circular flows
Demand, the law of demand, changes in demand, and elasticity
Supply, the law of supply, changes in supply, and elasticity of supply
The interaction of supply and demand: the point of equilibrium
Personal finance, including sources of income, the need for education and training in
maximizing income, budgeting, investing, credit, and insurance
How to manage a checkbook
Types of business firms: sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and others
like franchises, non-profits, co-ops, government owned corporations, trusts
Financing a business, including internal and external sources of income, stock, the
operation of the stock markets, and balance sheets and income statements
Gross Domestic product and standard of living, and the key of productivity
Fixed and variable costs in business, and the law of diminishing returns
Economies of scale and why it works
Competitive markets including monopoly, perfect competition, oligopoly,
government regulated monopolies, and monopolistic competition
The benefits of competition
Marketing, including price, product, promotion, and place
Labor and the setting of wages: market and nonmarket forces
Changes in the labor force
Labor unions: history, goals, and methods
The role of government in the economy, and taxation uses and types
The definition of money, money supply
Inflation and deflation and their effects
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Literature Date: February 13, 2002
Grade: Eleventh Textbook: Adventures in Appreciation
Course Objective:
Students will learn to analyze the elements of theme, plot, character, irony, and
symbolism in short stories and a novel. They will be able to evaluate the ideas of essays
and write an essay on an assigned topic. Students will interpret poems in order to
understand the authors’ themes. They will improve their interpretation of Shakespearean
historical drama.
Materials: Adventures in Appreciation, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Lord of the Flies, Putnam Publishing
Videos
Time
Allotment:
One semester, meeting five days per week for 45 minutes per day
Content: Literary terms (definition and application): plot, character, theme, irony, symbol,
universal theme, essay, biography, types of poetry, and figurative language.
Basic conflict, theme, the three kinds of irony, plot development, and symbolism in
short stories by Finney, London, Freeman, Steinbeck, Sinclair Lewis, Maugham,
O’Connor, Jewett, Poe, Walsh, Chekhov, de Maupassant, and Benet.
Methods of organization, satire to effect social change, theme, and description in
essays by Montaigne, Addison, Irving, Dickens, White, Horgan, Steinbeck, Twain,
and Plutarch.
Types of poetry, theme, imagery, and symbolism in poetry by Masefield, Sandburg,
Helton, Keats, Johnson, Lindsay, Tennyson, Shakespeare, Yeats, Pope, Bridges,
Browning, Kipling, Deever, Housman, Crane, Hopkins, Cummings, Carroll, Nash,
and Frost.
The nature of man, morality in society, and symbolism in Lord of the Flies, Golding
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Environmental Science Date: 2012
Grade: Honors
grades 10-12 Textbook:
Environmental Science: A Study of Interralationships
By Enger and Smith
Course
Objective:
Develop student awareness and knowledge in regard to the environment. The course is
an overview of the study of environmental science and is meant to provide opportunity
for students to use biblical principles and truths to further formulate a biblical world
view for how they should view the physical creation.
Materials: Textbook, Videos, Smart Board, Multimedia
Time
Allotment:
36 weeks taught 3 days a week for 48 minutes in each class period
Content: All following statements are made with the truth of scripture as the hand rail and
filter for the course.
Environmental interrelationships
Environmental ethics
Risk and costs in decision making regarding the environment
A review of basic scientific and physical science concepts related to environmental
science study
Environments and organisms
Ecosystems and Communities
Population principles in communities
Human population principles
Patterns of energy consumption and the history thereof
Energy sources
Nuclear energy cost and benefit
Biodiversity
Cycles; water, nitrogen, carbon…
Acid Rain
Global Warming and true Science
Biomes
Environmental issue in the current media – current news and events
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Foreign Language Date: April 24, 2012
Grade: 9,10,11 & 12 Textbook: Rosetta Stone Online Curriculum
Course Objective:
Students will learn to read, write, comprehend and speak the foreign language of their
choice through interactive lessons that prompt them respond in that language.
Materials: Hp Mini laptop
Time Allotment:
2 semesters, meeting 5 times a week, for 45 minutes a day.
Content: The Rosetta Stone curriculum offers a choice of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, Filipino, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Each language is split up into 4 units, and each unit has the following lessons:
Core lesson: introduces all the new material for each unit.
Grammar: explains the new grammatical concepts introduced.
Speaking: helps the learner become fluent by having them repeat phrases spoken by a
fluent speaker.
Listening: the learner will be introduced to new words and prompted to match them
to the correct picture.
Review: this takes five minutes, and quickly goes over the concepts previously
introduced.
Vocabulary: new words and phrases are introduced along with matching pictures to
allow the student to understand their meaning.
Pronunciation: it breaks down each word and phrase into smaller parts, allowing the
student to pronounce each part separately, with fluency.
Writing: after seeing the correct spelling in previous lessons, the student is asked to
spell the words and phrases correctly, after hearing them spoken by a fluent speaker.
Milestone: this lesson serves as a form of assessment to see how well the students
know the concepts taught in the unit.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Geography Date: September, 2013
Grade: 9 through 12 Textbook:
Course Objective:
Students will learn geography terms and principles, as well as the physical geography,
and cultural, political, and historical information concerning North America, South
America, and Europe.
Materials: Worksheets
Handouts
Videos
The Internet
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting two or three times weekly for forty-five minute periods
Content: Definition of geography, including the five themes of geography
Land form terms
Weather, climate, and seasons
Latitude and longitude, and the equator, Prime Meridian, and the two Tropics
Physical geography of Mexico
History of Mexico
Mexico’s government, population, and current challenges
North American physical geography, including physical regions, climate zones,
watersheds
The fifty states: location, capitals, major products
The Canadian provinces: location, capitals, major products
History of Canada, and comparing the U. S. and Canadian government systems
Immigration trends to the United States
Internal migration for the United States
Population geography for North America
Urban studies: why cities exist, how they come to be, city models and problems
History of the European Union
Present political system of the European Union
Description of the nations of Europe: size, populations, products
South America’s history, physical features and watersheds, political systems
Description of the nations of South America: size, populations, products
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Geometry: Concepts and Applications Date: February 2009
Grade: 10 Textbook: Geometry: Concepts and Applications
Course Objective:
Students will learn the language of geometry and learn to reason logically with proofs
and problems relating to parallel lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, and
circles. They will solve surface area and volume problems as well as work with
coordinate geometry. They will also solve ratio and proportion problems and work with
trigonometric relationships.
Materials: Geometry: Concepts and Applications, Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Time Allotment:
Two semester, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content: Naming points, lines, rays, segments, angles, and planes
Measuring and classifying angles,
Classifying triangles and polygons
Making basic constructions with a compass and a straightedge
Using postulates of equality to justify statements
Using theorems about complementary, supplementary, and vertical angles
Writing “If . . . then” statements and their converses
Understanding and writing basic geometric proofs
Using the properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal
Proving lines parallel
Writing equations for lines
Naming congruent triangles and their corresponding parts
Using postulates and theorems to prove that triangles are congruent
Using the triangle inequality theorem
Naming the altitudes and medians of a triangle
Inscribing a circle in a triangle and circumscribing a circle about a triangle
Using the properties of isosceles triangles and right triangles
Finding the interior and exterior angle sums of a convex polygon
Using the properties of parallelograms, rectangles, rhombi, squares and trapezoids
Proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram
Applying the midpoint theorem
Finding the area of a rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, and trapezoid
Using the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse
Finding the circumference and area of a circle
Finding the ratio of two numbers
Solving problems using proportions
Identifying similar polygons and solving for unknown parts
Finding the perimeters and areas of two similar polygons
Defining a circle and the points, lines, and segments related to circles
Classifying and measuring arcs
Using theorems involving the chords of a circle, angle measure and arc measure
Finding the surface area, and volume of a right prism, right circular cylinder, regular
pyramid, right circular cone, and a sphere
Appling theorems about 45-45-90 triangles and 30-60-90 triangles
Using right triangles to solve problems involving pyramids and cones
Using the tangent, sine, and cosine ratios of an acute angle of a right triangle
Specifying points by their coordinates in the coordinate plane
Finding the distance between two points in the coordinate plane
Finding the slope of a line
Finding the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines
Graphing the line specified by a given equation
Proving theorems using coordinate geometry
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Geometry Date: October, 2002
Grade: 10 Textbook: Geometry Applications and Connections
Course Objective:
Students will learn the language of geometry and learn to reason logically with proofs
and problems relating to parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles. They will
solve surface area and volume problems as well as work with coordinate geometry.
They will also solve trigonometric problems.
Materials: Geometry Applications and Connections, Merrill Publishing Co.
Geometry Applications and Connections Practice Masters, Merrill Publishing Co.
Geometry Applications and Connections Evaluation Masters, Merrill Publishing Co.
TI-83+ Graphing Calculator
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
Identify and draw models of points, lines, and planes.
Identify collinear and coplanar pints and intersecting lines and planes.
Solve problems by making a list of possibilities.
Find the distance between two points in a number plane and in a coordinate plane.
Find the midpoint of a segment.
Identify and use congruent segments.
Identify angles and parts of angles.
Use the angle addition postulate to find the measure of angles.
Classify angles as acute, obtuse, right, and straight.
Identify and use congruent angles and the bisector of an angle.
Identify and use adjacent angles, vertical angles, complementary angles,
supplementary angles, and linear pairs of angles.
Identify and use right angles and perpendicular lines.
Determine what information can and cannot be assumed from a figure.
Make geometric conjectures based on inductive reasoning.
Identify the hypothesis and conclusion of an “if-then” statement.
Write the converse of an “if-then” statement.
Identify and use basic postulates about points, lines, and planes.
Use the law of detachment and the law of syllogism in deductive reasoning.
Use properties of equality in algebraic and geometric proofs.
Solve problems by eliminating possibilities.
Complete proofs involving segment theorems and angle theorems.
Solve problems by using a diagram.
Describe the relationships between two lines and between two planes.
Identify the relationships among pairs of angles formed by pairs of lines and
transversals.
Use the properties of parallel lines to determine angle measures.
Recognize angle conditions that produce parallel lines.
Prove two lines parallel based on given angle relationships.
Find the slope of a line.
Use slope to identify parallel and perpendicular lines.
Recognize and use distance relationships among points, lines, and planes.
Identify the parts of a triangle.
Classify triangles.
Apply the angle sum theorem and the exterior angle theorem.
Identify congruent triangles.
Name and label corresponding parts of congruent triangles.
Use SAS, SSS, ASA, and AAS postulates to test for triangle congruence.
Solve problems by identifying and achieving sub goals.
Use properties of isosceles and equilateral triangles.
Identify and use medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors in a
triangle.
Recognize and use tests for congruence of right triangles.
Solve problems by working backward.
Use indirect reasoning and indirect proof to reach a conclusion.
Recognize and apply the properties of inequalities to the measures of segments and
angles.
Recognize and use relationships between sides and angles in a triangle.
Apply the triangle inequality theorem.
Use the SAS Inequality and SSS Inequality in proofs and to solve problems.
Recognize and define a parallelogram.
Recognize, use, and prove the properties of a parallelogram.
Solve a problem by looking for a pattern and using the pattern to find the missing
information.
Recognize and apply the conditions that ensure that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
Recognize the properties of rectangles.
Use properties of squares and rhombi in proofs.
Recognize the properties of trapezoids and use them in proofs and other problems.
Recognize and use ratios and proportions.
Apply and use the properties of proportions.
Identify similar figures.
Solve problems involving similar figures.
Identify similar triangles and use them to solve problems.
Use proportional parts of triangles to solve problems.
Divide a segment into congruent parts.
Recognize and use the proportional relationships of corresponding perimeters,
altitudes, angle bisectors, and medians of similar triangles.
Solve problems by first solving a simpler related problem.
Find the geometric mean between a pair of numbers.
Solve problems using relationships between parts of a right triangle and the altitude
to its hypotenuse.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
Use the properties of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles.
Express trigonometric ratios as fractions or decimals.
Recognize trigonometric relationships from right triangles.
Use a calculator to find values of trigonometric ratios or measures of angles.
Recognize angles of depression or elevation.
Use trigonometry to solve problems.
Use the law of sines to solve triangles.
Solve triangles and problems using the law of cosines.
Choose the appropriate strategy for solving a problem.
Name parts of circles.
Determine relationships between lines and circles.
Write an equation of a circle in the coordinate plane.
Recognize major or minor arcs or semicircles.
Find the measures of arcs and central angles.
Recognize and use relationships between arcs, chords, and diameters.
Recognize and find the measure of inscribed angles.
Use properties of inscribed figures.
Use properties of tangents to solve problems.
Find the measure of angles formed by intersecting secants and tangents in relation to
intercepted arcs.
Use properties of chords, secants, and tangents to solve problems.
Solve problems by using graphs.
Identify and name polygons.
Identify faces, edges, and vertices of a polyhedron.
Find the sum of the measures of the interior and exterior angles of a convex polygon.
Find the measure of each interior and exterior angle of a regular polygon.
Use angle measures of polygons in problem solving.
Solve problems by using guess and check.
Find areas of parallelograms, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids, and regular polygons.
Find the circumference and area of a circle.
Use areas to solve problems involving geometric probability.
Solve problems by making a model.
Create, draw, and fold three-dimensional figures.
Make two-dimensional nets for three-dimensional solids.
Identify the parts of prisms and cylinders.
Find the lateral areas and surface areas of right prisms and right cylinders.
Find the lateral area of a regular pyramid.
Find the lateral area and surface area of a right circular cone.
Find the volume of a right prism, a right cylinder, a pyramid and a circular cone.
Recognize and define basic properties of spheres.
Find the surface area and volume of a sphere.
Graph linear equations using the intercepts method.
Graph linear equations using the slope-intercept method.
Write an equation of a line given information about its graph.
Relate equations of lines and statistics to geometric concepts.
Solve problems by using equations.
Prove theorems using coordinate proofs.
Find the magnitude and direction of a vector.
Determine if two vectors are equal.
Perform operations with vectors.
Locate a point in space.
Use the distance and midpoint formulas for points in space.
Determine the center and radius of a sphere.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Government Date: September, 2013
Grade: 11 Textbook: American Government and Economics
Course Objective:
Students learn the historical development of American government, and learn the
structure and processes of the federal government through a survey of the U. S.
Constitution. Students also learn the structure of state, county, and local government
through a survey of the Michigan state constitution.
Materials: American Government and Economics, Abeka Books
Worksheets
Time
Allotment:
Forty-five minutes a day, four days a week, one semester
Content: Christian and Humanist definitions of government: God’s sovereignty vs. the social
contract
Types of governments: a continuum from authoritarian to anarchy
Trends of political organization in the colonies
Reasons for the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence: the role of government in maintaining human
rights
The failure of the Articles of Confederation, and the calling of the Constitutional
Convention
The Virginia and Connecticut plans, and necessary compromises: the Great
Compromise, compromise on trade, supremacy, choosing the executive, and slavery
The ratification of the Constitution and the role of the Bill of Rights in ratification
The Preamble, and concept of federalism, and categories of state/national powers
The concept of separation of powers, and checks and balances
The Legislative Branch: qualifications and organization
The Legislative Branch: the committee system, bills and resolutions, the path of a
bill, and voting methods
The Legislative Branch: the powers of Congress
The Executive Branch: the Electoral College, qualifications, powers, and the
Executive Office and Executive Departments
The Judicial Branch: levels and jurisdiction of federal courts, the jury system, the
qualifications and selection of judges, the powers of the Supreme Court, and judicial
activism vs. judicial conservatism
The final articles of the Constitution, and the Amendments by historical grouping
The preamble and Article I (Bill of Rights) in the state constitution, and Article II,
Elections, and Article III, Miscellaneous Provisions
Article IV, legislative branch: qualifications, organization, and powers
Article V, executive branch: qualifications, powers, succession, and other executive
officers
Article VI, judicial branch: levels of state courts, their jurisdiction, and general
provisions
Local government, including county, township, municipality: organization and
taxation
Education in the state constitution: funding, organization, and levels
Property rights and provisions
State funding and taxation
Amending the state constitution
Current issues in state and local government
Role playing the legislative process: the Senate Game, and Student Statesmanship
Institute
Direct experience: attending two government bodies and writing a summary and
response to the experience
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: High School Band Date: August 2013
Grade: 9-12 Textbook: N/A
Course Objective:
Students will develop musical ability through rehearsals and individual instruction, and
understanding of the elements of music, professionalism in performance, and general
knowledge of music. Students will also develop appreciation of various music styles and
will enhance the school community through performances.
Materials: Fundamental Exercises
Bach Chorales
14 Weeks to a Better Band
Symphonic Band Technique
Standard Band Literature
Time
Allotment:
1 year, meeting 5 times a week for 40 minutes a day
Content: Producing a good sound, moving it, then articulating it
Learning to tune individually in unison
Improving intonation and tone quality
Illustrating the different styles of articulation
Developing a sense of rhythm by clapping, counting, and singing measures of
rhythm
Learning and practicing major and chromatic scales
Developing a mature sound
Increasing technical fluency
Applying the concepts of dynamic changes and breath control
Illustrating phrasing and melodic contour
Playing various types of band literature
Improving listening skills through exposure to a variety of musical selections
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: HIGH SCHOOL P.E. Date: SEPTEMBER 2003
Grade: 9-12 Textbook: NONE
Course Objective:
The students will demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in
a few movement forms. The students will be able to apply movement concepts and
principles to the learning and development of those motor skills. The students will
exhibit a physically active lifestyle by achieving and maintaining a health-enhancing
level of physical fitness. Each student will learn to understand and respect the
differences among people in the physical activity setting. Upon completing the physical
education curriculum, the students will understand that physical activity provides
opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.
Materials: A variety of equipment and proper attire
Time Allotment:
45 minutes per day, 3 days per week, 36 weeks
Content: Team sports
Individual and duel sports
Physical Fitness
Weight training
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Honors Choir Date: October 2012
Grade: 10-12 Textbook:
Course Objective:
Students will build the physical skills necessary for singing: alignment, respiration,
phonation, resonation and articulation. Students will learn to read music by identifying
notes, rhythms, and musical symbols, and by reading and singing solfege syllables.
Students will prepare standard choral repertoire for performances.
Materials: Standard Choral Literature, Sight Reading Materials, Hymnals, Skill Worksheets
Time Allotment:
One year, meeting five days a week for 44 minutes a day
Content: Alignment (posture)
Respiration (breathing)
Phonation (basic sound production)
Resonation (extending vocal range)
Articulation (enunciation, musicality)
Identify note names in treble and bass clef
Identify time and key signatures
Identify solfege syllables in treble and bass clef
Read rhythms independently in varying difficulties
Sing different variations of the “Do” scale in unison up to 4 parts
Sight-sing independently in varying difficulties
Prepare standard choral repertoire for performance SATB harmony
Learn basic principles of music performance
Attend MSVMA Festival to receive performance practice, receive feedback, work
with a clinician and sightread
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Journalism Date: September, 2013
Grade: 10-12 Textbook: Press Time
Course Objective:
Students will learn how to decide whether a story is newsworthy or not. They will learn
how to get the facts for a story. They will be able to write an effective news lead. They
will learn to organize a news story. They will learn how to write clearly in “news
English.” They will be able to discern between a straight news story and an editorial.
They will learn how a journalist’s world view affects every piece he writes and learn to
discern bias in reporting. They will learn the principles of newspaper design and layout.
They will learn many terms (jargon) of the newspaper business. They will develop
newsgathering and writing skills as they write articles for the bi-weekly school
newspaper, The Royal Mag. They will learn how to take pictures with the digital
camera. The editor (and possibly other staffers) will learn to lay out the newspaper in
Microsoft Publisher.
Materials: Press Time, Prentice-Hall
Various newspapers
Time
Allotment:
Forty-five minutes per day, five times per week, for two semesters
Content: How to gather the news: deciding what is newsworthy, qualities of a good reporter,
where to find the news, interviewing techniques
How to write a news lead: the five W’s and one H, articulating the key thought,
capturing reader interest
How to organize the news story: inverted pyramid style, chronological order,
composite stories, and principles of effective news paragraphs
How to write in newspaper style: key thoughts first, short and simple sentences,
concrete words, conciseness, vividness, inclusion of names, editorializing, various
grammar reminders
How to design and layout a newspaper: history and importance of visual design,
types of newspapers, general design principles emphasizing modular design and
triangular balance, principles for specific pages, typography and graphic art, and
layout of photos
The First Amendment and journalistic freedom and responsibility
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Lifetime Applications Date: 06/22/04
Grade: 12 Textbook: The Bible
Course Objective:
Students will study injustice and persecution that is taking place around the world,
discover the need for involvement in international humanitarian issues, and begin to
investigate how to plan their lives to accomplish God’s purposes by carrying physical
and spiritual hope to the world. Students will apply the principles they’ve learned to
their own career paths.
Materials: The Justice Mission by Jim Hancock & The International Justice Mission
Every Picture Tells A Story by Mark Oestreicher
What Do You Want? (Visual Curriculum) – Youth Specialties/Zondervan
Student Underground – Youth Specialties/Zondervan
Finding A Job You Can Love by Ralph T. Mattson & Arthur F. Miller
Choosing Your Career by Martin E. Clark
Time
Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Oppression
What is oppression?
Understanding how oppression works
Things God loves
Things God hates
Types of oppression
Video-driven discussion: Oppression
Bible study on Isaiah 1:10-17
Personal Inventory: What’s most important?
Personal Journaling
Overview of web resources
What God Hates
Oppressors hall of fame
Defining deception and coercion
Bible study on Job 24
Video-driven discussion: I don’t get it
Bible study on Hebrews 13:1-3
Meditation on Psalm 9
Community Injustice inventory
Personal Journaling
Joining The Fight Against Injustice
Defining object permanence
Bible study on Isaiah 58
Video-driven discussion: Remembering Injustice
Meditation on Psalm 146
Personal Inventory: What can I do?
Personal Journaling
God’s Vision Brings God’s Provision
Images of Injustice – art project
Bible study on John 6:1-21
Video driven discussion: The Justice Mission
Counting the costs and resources in the fight against injustice
Prayer for victims
Personal Journaling
Do It Now
Group reflection on what God’s doing
Video-driven discussion: Rescue
Bible study on James 1:22-27
Imagining our influence
Letters to God
Organization of personal and group action steps
Personal Journaling
Understanding God’s Will – Step by Step
Video-driven discussion: Step by Step
Bible study on Acts 17:28
Bible study on Luke 11:37-54 & Ephesians 2:8-9
Understanding God’s Will – Spin Cycle
Video-driven discussion: Spin Cycle
Bible study on Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 & 4:4
Bible study on Psalm 119:15-16
Understanding God’s Will – That Guy
Video-driven discussion: That Guy
Bible study on Luke 5:1-8
Bible study on selected Proverbs
Walk in the Woods – talksheet
Understanding God’s Will – Joe Nine Eleven
Video-driven discussion: Joe Nine Eleven
Bible study on Psalm 27:5-6
Bible study on 2 Cor. 11:24-27
Understanding God’s Will – Consequences
Video-driven discussion: Consequences
Bible study on Galatians 6:7; Genesis 3:1-24; 2 Samuel 12:1-14; Deuteronomy
32:48-52; 1 Samuel 2:27-31; Acts 5:1-10
Weighty decisions – talksheet
Every Picture Tells A Story
Seeing your faith story
Seeing the faith story of others
Seeing God’s story
Writing modern day parables
Seeing God in everyday life
Billboards
Global issues
The Fruit of the Spirit
Gaining wisdom
Rites of Passage
The future
Consequences
Understanding Persecution Today
Discover the extent of persecution of Christians in the world
Explore what God says concerning the persecuted
What’s it like to be a persecuted Christian?
Examine the ways Christians are persecuted
Express empathy for the restricted and persecuted
Why are people persecuted?
Know why Christians are persecuted, the results, and the progress made in spite of
persecution
Becoming the hands and feet of Jesus
Grasp the fact that Jesus suffered and that he asks us to suffer and come alongside
those who suffer
Foundational issues in career choice
The Christian value of work and career
Elements of the Lord’s will
Discovering and being the person God has made you to be
Decision making
Spiritual gifts and career choice
The role of circumstances
Does God call us to specific careers?
Being a whole person
Dealing with failure
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Living by Faith Date: 10/08/03
Grade: 11 Textbook:
Course Objective:
To identify and describe the foundational spiritual habits and disciplines of Bible study,
prayer, and sharing Christ with others. Students will also realize the importance of a
lifestyle characterized by spiritual accountability, Bible memorization, involvement in
the local church, and tithing.
Materials: Living by the Book by Howard G. Hendricks
The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkenson
Becoming a Contagious Christian (student edition) Zondervan
Time
Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Why study the Bible?
An overview of the Bible study process
The role of observation in the Bible study process
Strategies to reading the Bible thoughtfully, repeatedly, patiently, selectively,
prayerfully, imaginatively, meditatively, purposefully, acquisitively, telescopically.
Exercises in practical understanding of reading strategies.
Observation of things emphasized, repeated, related, alike and unlike, and true to life
in the Biblical text.
Exercises in the practical understanding of observation.
The role of interpretation in the Bible study process
Keys to interpretation: Context, Comparison, Culture, and Consultation
Dealing with the figurative and the literal
Exercises in the practical understanding of interpretation.
The role of application in the Bible study process
The practice of knowing, relating, meditating, and practicing the truths we observe
and interpret in Scripture.
How to translate truth into positive life-change
Exercises in the practical understanding of application.
Getting started with personal Bible study
Developing a personal prayer life
Common prayer busters
Understanding reasons for unanswered prayer
Coming to grips with God’s will and prayer
How do I pray?
Prayers in Scripture – the Lord’s prayer (Matt. 6:9-13), the prayer of Jabez (1 Chron.
4:9-10), Jesus in the Gethsemane (Mk. 14:32-42), Jesus’ prayers for Himself, His
disciples, and the world (John 17)
Balancing prayer with adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication
Journaling and other expressions for prayer and spiritual development
How and why to share your faith
What does it mean to be a contagious Christian?
Battling the stereotypes of “evangelism”
Relational evangelism - Understanding the different styles of evangelism
Principles for starting spiritual conversations
Three story evangelism – God’s story, your story, other’s stories
Methods and tools for leading someone to salvation
Dealing with objections when sharing your faith
Introduction of other important spiritual practices including accountability, Bible
memorization, involvement in the local church, and tithing
What is accountability and how does one establish accountability?
Why Bible memorization is important and how to get started
Why and how to get involved in the local church
Factors to consider when choosing a church
God and money – What is tithing and why is it important?
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Marriage, Family, & Money Date: 09/25/03
Grade: 12 Textbook: One Plus One
Course Objective:
To show God’s principles and guidelines for achieving and sustaining a Christian
marriage and family. The course will present the journey from dating through family as
an ongoing relationship based on the solid foundation of God’s Word.
Materials: One Plus One
Time Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Understanding the differences between men and women
The Christian principles involved in dating through marriage and family vs. the
world’s principles.
Measuring our perspective on marriage and family against God’s perspective on
marriage and the family
Guidelines for establishing and maintaining a Christian marriage and family based on
Biblical principles.
How to evaluate and implement knowledge, patterns and principles regarding
marriage and family.
How to recognize and resist worldly values that are threatening the institutions of
marriage and family.
Developing financial responsibility
Managing conflict in the home
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Michigan History Date: September, 2013
Grade: 11 Textbook: Forging the Peninsula
Course Objective:
The students will learn and be able to explain the basic history of Michigan, starting with
the Indians and their culture, followed by a study of the French, British, and finally
American periods. Students will learn the process of settlement, the political
development of the territory, the history of early statehood times, and the development
of major state industries. Students will be able to explain various causes for political and
economic developments in state history, and will be able to relate events in Michigan to
broader movements and patterns in U.S. History.
Materials: Forging the Peninsula, Hillsdale Publishing
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Michigan History Magazine
Worksheets and Map Exercises
Filmstrips
Videos and slides
Time Allotment:
One semester, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day
Content: Major divisions of American Indians and their cultures
Earliest French explorers and their motivations
Early French settlements: places, patterns, and purposes
French/British conflict: causes and results
French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion and results
The Revolutionary War: causes, and effects on Michigan
American/British struggle for control of Great Lakes: events and results
American/Indian conflicts and the Battle of Fallen Timbers
American territorial development: laws and patterns
Michigan’s development as a territory
War of 1812: causes, events, results
The Cass Expedition of 1820
Development of Michigan communities: patterns of settlement
Michigan’s struggle for statehood
The first state constitution
The Panic of 1837: causes and results
Political party development in Michigan and the birth of the Republican party
The Civil War: causes, events, and people in Michigan
The Industrial Revolution in Michigan: causes of Michigan industrialization
The development of various industries of Michigan: mining, lumber, fishing, cereal,
furniture, and others
The social, financial, and environmental impact of mining, lumber, and the fishing
industry
The Progressive movement: who became a progressive, their issues, and the
personalities in Michigan politics involved in Progressivism and their
accomplishments.
The development of the auto industry: reasons for its location in Michigan, new ideas
and methods, and the corporate histories of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Modern Literature Date: September, 2013
Grade: 12 Textbook: (see below)
Course Objective:
Students will learn major philosophical trends in modern thinking, and the dominant
themes of despair and fragmentation in literature of the twentieth century. Students will
learn the causes for these themes, and examine examples in literature. Students will also
learn literary terms and concepts such as plot development, character development, and
theme, as well as schools of literature, and styles of literature such as tragedy, drama,
myth, travel literature, and fantasy. The ultimate goal is to teach students to evaluate
literature from a Christian perspective, to learn to discern truth and error. Students will
also develop writing skills through essay assignments.
Materials: Adventures in English Literature
Waiting for Godot
Ethan Frome
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Natural (movie)
Supplementary materials
Time Allotment:
Forty-five minutes a day, four times a week for one semester
Content: Definition of literature, and discussion of the purposes for literature, selectivity in
literature and how it prevents neutrality, and criteria for literature
Themes of despair and fragmentation in twentieth century literature and the causes of
these themes
Major philosophical movements in modern society including fascism, existentialism,
nihilism, and Eastern Religions
The development of despair as theme shown chronologically from Matthew Arnold
through Thomas Hardy and T.S. Eliot, and in contemporary song lyrics
Existentialism and despair in The Myth of Sisyphus by Sartre and Waiting for Godot
by Beckett
Plot development, character development, Realism and issues of moral neutrality,
and situation ethics in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Fantasy and travel literature and Christian themes in Voyage of the Dawn Treader by
C. S. Lewis
Myth, theme, and plot development in The Natural¸ a movie based on the book by
Bernard Malamud
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: New Testament Survey Date: 10/23/03
Grade: 9 Textbook:
Course Objective:
To describe the key characters and events of the New Testament with a special emphasis
on the life of Christ and the development of the Church. In addition students will
identify the general themes of each New Testament book and demonstrate a basic
understanding of their content.
Materials: The Bible
Time Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, for one semester.
Content: Why the New Testament?
A comparison of the Gospels
John the Baptist - forerunner of the Messiah
Life of Christ – Parables, Miracles, and Messianic Prophecies fulfilled
The book of Acts
Peter’s ministry – establishment and expansion of the church
Paul’s ministry – three missionary journeys
The book of Romans
Doctrine presented in Romans – sinfulness, forgiveness, and freedom
Application presented in Romans – personal responsibility
The book of I Corinthians
Divisions and disorder in the church
Instructions on marriage, Christian freedom, public worship, and the resurrection.
The book of II Corinthians - Paul’s principles of action and his authority as an
apostle
The book of Galatians - Authenticity, superiority, and freedom of the Gospel
The book of Ephesians - Unity in Christ and Unity in the Body of Christ
The book of Philippians - Joy in suffering, serving, believing, and giving
The book of Colossians - What Christ has done and what Christians should do
The book of I Thessalonians - Faithfulness to the Lord and watchfulness for the Lord
The book of II Thessalonians - The hope of Christ’s return and how it ought to affect
our lives
The book of I Timothy - Right belief, right behavior, and right leadership in the
church
The book of II Timothy – foundations for Christian service
The book of Titus – more instructions on leadership and living in the church
The book of Philemon – forgiving others
The book of Hebrews
The superiority of Christ – greater than the angels, Moses, and Old Testament priests
The superiority of the New Covenant – Faith
The book of James – genuine religion, genuine faith, genuine wisdom
The book of I Peter – dealing with suffering
The book of II Peter – guidance, warnings, and hope for growing Christians
The book of I John – God is light, love, and life
The book of II John – warning: false teachers
The book of III John – living out the gospel through hospitality
The book of Jude – the danger of false teachers
The book of Revelation
The letters to the seven churches
Things to come
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Ninth Grade English Date: May, 2005
Grade: Ninth Textbook: Grammar and Composition III
Adventures in Reading
Course
Objective:
Students will learn sentence structure and parts of speech through diagramming, and
learn proper grammar using their knowledge of sentence structure. Students will also
develop skills in writing with paragraph exercises, essays, and a term paper. Students
will learn principles of literature and to evaluate content and themes from a Biblical
perspective.
Materials: Grammar and Composition III
Adventures in Reading
A Christmas Carol
Study guides and exercise sheets
Quizzes
Time
Allotment:
Forty-five minutes a day, five days a week, for two semesters
Content: Capitalization
Punctuation
Fragments and Run-ons
Finding Subjects and Verbs; Identifying types of verbs; Subject/Verb Agreement
Noun complements: direct object, indirect object, and predicate nominatives
Modifiers: adjectives, and adverbs
Appositives and nouns of direct address
Prepositional phrases, interjections, and conjunctions
Verbals: Basic definition, recognition, use, and diagramming of participles, gerunds,
and infinitives
Clauses: Basic definition, recognition, use, and diagramming of noun, adjective, and
adverb clauses
The Research Paper: documentation methods: purpose, content, and form of
parenthetical citations and bibliographies
Outlining methods
Paragraph construction: topic sentences, methods of development, unity, coherence
(arrangement of details and continuity devices)
Writing process: choosing a topic, thesis statements, research, writing rough drafts,
rewriting for unity, coherence, and emphasis, writing introductions and conclusions,
editing, and final copies and cover pages
Definition of literature, purpose, and the significance of selectivity in literature
Criteria for literature
Basic story elements: setting, characters, conflict, plot, and theme
Short Story Unit (eight or nine stories from literature text)
The Novel: historical background, plot, theme, and character development in
Dickens’s A Christmas Carol
Romeo and Juliet: historical background, characters, plot, and themes of rashness,
tragic waste, violence begetting violence, moderation, and obedience.
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: 9th
Grade Science Earth and Physical Sci. Date: 8/27/13
Grade: 9th
grade Textbook: Science; Matter and Energy
Published by Pensacola Christian College
Course
Objectives:
Students will continue to add to their understanding of what it means to be scientific,
and incorporate scriptural support for the sciences. Students will investigate and
observe some chemical and physical reactions. Students will build on their knowledge
of physical sciences. Critical thinking skills will be developed in the areas of physical
science. Students will apply scientific concepts to the real world.
Materials: Text: Science; Matter and Energy A Beka Book
Science; Matter and Energy – Test
Science; Matter and Energy – Lab book
General lab glassware – beakers, thermometers, graduated cylinders.
Safety glasses, goggles.
Classroom models and posters.
General lab materials including limited chemicals.
Videos
Teacher written tests, quizzes, activities ...
Balances – triple beam.
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters meeting five times a week, for forty-five minutes a day.
Content: Limitations of Science
The scientific method as a process.
Scientific measurements and mathematics.
Volume and Density
Matter and its chemical characteristics and physical characteristics.
Kinetic and Atomic Theories of matter.
The nature of heat; transfer/energy/changes
Introductions to Chemistry and the atom
The periodic table of elements – information and uses for the information.
Chemical reactions and bonding.
An introduction to organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Science vs. Evolution
Introduction to physics including motion and forces
Electrostatics
Waves – electromagnetic and sound.
The nature of light and color
Magnetism and electricity.
Electronics and technology
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Office 2007 Date: March, 2013
Grade: 9,10,11,12 Textbook: A Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 Professional
Course Objective:
This course is designed to introduce the student to Microsoft Office 2007 Professional
with considerable “hands on” experience. Students will learn to use and integrate data
between word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and desktop publishing
applications. The use of the Internet and the roles computers play in modern society will
also be discussed.
Materials: A Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, Lawrenceville Press
Dell Computers with Windows 98 SE and Windows XP Professional
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Discuss the history and terminology of computers
Discuss the benefits of telecommunications and describe networks, the Internet, and
the World Wide Web
Use the Windows GUI, mouse, windows, and dialog boxes
Be able to properly handle diskettes and use My Computer to format and copy a
diskette
Be able to start an application, use Windows Explorer and My Computer to manage
files and folders, recover deleted files, use online help, and find the location of files
Be able to create, edit,, and save a Word document
Be able to open documents, spell check, use the Toolbars, display and identify
formatting marks, change views, scroll, close and print documents, and exit Word
Be able to use the Undo command, print preview and format a document, create
headers and footers, and control pagination
Be able to use tabs and set tab stops
Be able to copy and paste text, use the Windows and Office Clipboards, find and
replace ext, use the Thesaurus, and format indents
Be able to format hanging and first line indents, create bulleted and numbered lists,
create footnotes, insert time stamps, display document info, add graphics to a
document, and format a document with columns
Be able to create and format table structures, insert special characters, hyphenate a
document, apply built-in styles, use Outline view, and create a table of contents and
create sections in a document
Be able to create headers, footers, and page numbers in different sections of a
document.
Be able to create hyperlinks, newsletters, labels, macros, and email a message and an
existing document from Word
Be able to create, edit, save, print, and format simple spreadsheets and use formulas
to perform calculations
Be able to use the SUM, AVERAGE, and ROUND functions, enter cell references in
formulas using pointing, display formulas, use the Fill handle to copy cell contents,
and Exit Excel
Be able to plan a spreadsheet, use the Find, Replace, Copy, Cut, and Paste
commands, use the MAX and MIN functions, enter functions using the Function
command and the Paste Function button, and understand absolute cell references.
Be able to insert and delete rows and columns in a spreadsheet, print large
spreadsheets, and use the IF function
Be able to use and print multiple sheets, copy and move data between sheets, and
refer to data in different sheets
Be able to create, modify, format, and print pie, bar, and line charts
Be able to ask and answer What if? Questions, sort a spreadsheet, use the CHOOSE
and VLOOKUP functions, and freeze cells
Be able to create an amortization table, use the PMT function, print a selected
spreadsheet area, create hyperlinks, and email a spreadsheet
Be able to share data between Word documents and Excel spreadsheets and create
hyperlinks to Office files
Be able to use OLE to create an embedded or linked object
Be able to understand what a relational database is and how to design and create an
Access relational database
Be able to create a database from, enter records, format Datasheet view, print a table,
and query a table
Be able to sort records, modify a table, modify records, define relationships, view sub
datasheets, and use select queries to limit the records displayed
Be able to modify and delete select queries, sort query results, use ranges in criteria,
and create select queries involving And and Or
Be able to create relational database reports
Be able to use fields in select query criteria and create calculation fields
Be able to copy Access database entries to a Word document or Excel spreadsheet
and create an Access table from Excel spreadsheet data
Be able to use mail merge to produce form letters and mailing labels
Be able to create a presentation using PowerPoint, change views, add and delete
slides, add graphics and charts, format the presentation with transitions and
animation, apply a design template, and create speaker notes
Be able to create, modify, and print a publication using Publisher, create folded
greeting cards, insert text from a Word document, and use mail merge to personalize
a publication
Be able to access Web sites using Internet Explorer, print Web pages, describe
HTML, use search engines, and evaluate Web sites
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Physics Date: May 2013
Grade: 12 Textbook: Physics: Principles and Problems
Course Objective:
Students will study about forces and how they affect motion. They will also discuss
topics related to gravity, momentum, energy, work, and simple machines. There will
also be some discussion of states of matter as it relates to thermal energy.
Materials: Physics: Principles and Problems
Time Allotment:
Two semesters, 5 days a week, 45 minute periods
Content: Using mathematical tools to measure and predict
Applying accuracy and precision when measuring
Displaying and evaluating data graphically
Representing motion through the use of words, motion diagrams, and graphs
Using the terms of position, distance, displacement, and time interval in a scientific
manner to describe motion
Developing descriptions of accelerated motion
Using graphs and equations to solve problems involving moving objects
Describing the motion of objects in free fall
Using Newton’s Laws to solve problems
Determining the magnitude and direction of the net force that causes a change in an
object’s motion
Classifying forces according to the agents that cause them
Representing vector quantities both graphically and algebraically
Using Newton’s Laws and your knowledge of vectors to analyze motion in two
dimensions
Solving problems dealing with projectile and circular motion
Solving relative-velocity problems
Learning the nature of gravitational force
Relating Kepler’s laws of planetary motion to Newton’s laws of motion
Describing the orbits of planets and satellites using the law of universal gravitation
Learning how to describe and measure rotational motion
Learning how torque changes rotational velocity
Exploring factors that determine the stability of an object
Learning the nature of centrifugal and Coriolis “forces”
Describing momentum and impulse and applying them to the interactions between
objects
Relating Newton’s third law of motion to conservation of momentum
Exploring the momentum of rotating objects
Recognizing that work and power describe how the external world changes the
energy of a system
Relating force to work and explaining how machines ease the load
Learning that energy is a property of an object that can change the object’s position,
motion, or its environment
Learning that energy changes from one form to another, and that the total amount of
energy in a closed system remains constant
Learning how temperature relates to the potential and kinetic energies of atoms and
molecules
Distinguishing heat from work
Calculating heat transfer and the absorption of thermal energy
Explaining the expansion and contraction of matter caused by changes in temperature
Applying Pascal’s Archimedes’ and Bernoulli’s principles in everyday situations
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Honors Psychology Date: 08/26/13
Grade: 12th Textbook: Exploring Psychology in Modules, ninth edition
Course Objective:
1. To develop critical and creative thinking skills.
2. To develop the ability to communicate both verbally and in written form.
3. To develop foundational skills needed for scientific research and writing.
Materials: Textbook, online resources
Time Allotment:
36 weeks taught 3 days a week for 48 minutes in each class period
Content: Introduction to the History and Science of Psychology
Biology and Behavior
The Developing Person
Sensation and Perception
State of Consciousness
Learning
Memory
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Motivation
Emotions, Stress, and Health
Personality
Psychological Disorders
Therapy
Social Psychology
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Royal Concert Choir Date: October 2012
Grade: 9-12 Textbook:
Course Objective:
Students will build the physical skills necessary for singing: alignment, respiration,
phonation, resonation and articulation. Students will learn to read music by identifying
notes, rhythms, and musical symbols, and by reading and singing solfege syllables.
Students will prepare standard choral repertoire for performance.
Materials: Standard Choral Literature, Sight Reading Materials, Hymnals, Skill Worksheets
Time Allotment:
One year, meeting three times a week for 48 minutes a day
Content: Alignment (posture)
Respiration (breathing)
Phonation (basic sound production)
Resonation (extending vocal range)
Articulation (enunciation, musicality)
Identify note names in treble and bass clefs
Identify time and key signatures
Identify solfege syllables in treble and bass clefs
Read rhythms independently in varying difficulties
Sing different variations of the “Do” scale in unison up to 4 parts
Sight-sing independently in varying difficulties
Prepare standard choral repertoire for performance 2 Part to SATB harmony
Learn basic principles of music performance
Attend MSVMA Festival to receive performance practice, receive feedback, work
with a clinician and sightread
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Senior Review Math Date: January 2013
Grade: 12 Textbook: MathMatters 3
Course Objective:
The students will review the concepts of algebra and geometry continuing to develop
their skills in solving linear and quadratic equations, analyzing and graphing equations
and inequalities, and working with exponents, polynomials, radicals, and rational
expressions. In addition, students will work with trigonometric functions and solve
problems relating to parallel lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, and circles
as well as surface area, volume, and coordinate geometry. Students will also learn how
to manage money through saving and investing; how to budget, shop wisely, and avoid
money traps; and how to make good choices with insurance, real estate and mortgages.
Materials: MathMatters 3, Glencoe; Foundations in Personal finance by Dave Ramsey
TI-83+ and TI-84+ Graphing Calculators
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Properties of real numbers
Patterns and iterations
Algebraic expressions
Solving equations and inequalities
Inductive and deductive reasoning
Angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons
Measurement of perimeter, circumference, area, surface area and volume
Linear relationships, functions, and graphs
Solving and graphing systems of equations
Similar polygons
Translations, reflections, rotations, dilations
Matrices, determinants, and inverses
Quadratic equations and functions
Polynomials and polynomial functions
Probability, Permutations and Combinations
Standard deviation
Scatter Plots and Box-and-Whisker Plots
Simplifying radical expression
Special right triangles
Circles, angles , and arcs
Simplifying expressions with rational exponents
Solving and graphing radical equations
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Solving rational equations
Circles, ellipses, hyperbolas
Periodic functions and trigonometry
Savings and investing
Credit and Debt
Budgeting
Insurance
Real Estate and Mortgages
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Speech Date: February 14, 2011
Grade: Eleventh Textbook: Speech for Effective Communication
Course Objective:
The students will learn the definition of communication, and the basics of verbal and
nonverbal messages. They will be able to explain the basics of vocal production, and
will improve their own vocal production. They will learn to be effective listeners and to
recognize faulty reasoning and propaganda. The students will be able to research,
organize, and present several different kinds of speeches. They will present a minimum
of 5 (five) speeches in class for evaluation.
Note: Students taking this course for college credit will be required to give 1 (one)
additional speech and 1 minute of time requirement will be added to each presentation.
Materials: Speech for Effective Communication, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Videos
Time
Allotment:
One semester, meeting five times per week for forty-five minutes per day.
Content: Definition and necessity of communication
Verbal messages
Nonverbal messages
Vocalization: explanation of process and correction of problems
Effective listening; recognizing and avoiding faulty reasoning and propaganda
Beginning preparation for a speech: choosing a topic, writing a general purpose, a
specific purpose, a thesis statement, and support
Organizing a speech, with emphasis on outline form
Techniques of persuasion
Storybook or Commercial project
Introduction Speech
Personal Experience Speech
Informative Speech
Demonstration speech
Persuasive speech
Belief speech
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Tenth Grade English Date: October, 2012
Grade: Tenth Textbook: Grammar and Composition IV, Abeka
Adventures in American Literature, Harcourt Brace
Course
Objective:
Students will be able to identify and correct errors in grammar. They will be able to
correctly use parts of speech, diagram sentences, and manipulate sentence structure to
improve their writing. Students will learn to write rhetorically (persuasive writing). They
will be able to write an outline in parallel form and a coherent paragraph. They will learn
to see symbolism and themes in an American novel.
Materials: Grammar and Composition IV, Abeka
Adventures in American Literature, Harcourt Brace
To Kill a Mockingbird, Warner Books
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times per week for forty-five minutes
Content: Verbs: special lists, transitive/Intransitive, irregular verbs, active/passive voice,
logical verb tense sequence, and mood
Subjects: locating subjects and verbs, subject/verb agreement
Fragment and run-on review
Complements: direct object, indirect object, object complement, predicate nominative
and predicate adjective
Adjectives: comparative and superlative
Adverbs: comparative and superlative
Appositives and nouns of direct address
Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
Verbals: participles, gerunds, and infinitives
Clauses: noun, adjective, and adverb
Sentence Structure: simple, compound, complex, compound/complex
Pronouns: agreement and case
Usage and Diction: three standards of usage, slang, illiteracies, clichés, jargon,
connotation/denotation, figures of speech
Outlines and paragraph development
Essay writing
Rhetorical writing (persuasive writing)
Realists and Moderns: Robinson, Jackson, Cather, Hemingway (as time permits)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: themes, symbolism, and Christian principles
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: U. S. History Date: September, 2013
Grade: 10 Textbook: America: The Glorious Republic, 1877 to Present
Course Objective:
In Tenth Grade U. S. History, the student learns the main trends of early America, the
forces leading to the Civil War, and the changes in America brought by the Civil during
and after the war in Reconstruction. Students will learn the problems of the industrial
revolution and the Gilded Age, culminating in the reform movements of Populism and
Progressivism. Students will be able to explain trends in American policy before,
during, and after WWI, and changes in America in the 1920’s. Students will learn some
of the factors leading to the Great Depression, and the programs and results of the New
Deal. Students will learn the events leading the U. S. into WWII, and the Cold War that
followed. Students will learn the causes, events, and results of the Civil Rights
movement. Students will be able to explain the reasons for American involvement in
Viet Nam, and the events of the war. Students will learn the nature of the counterculture
movement, Watergate, and the problems of the Seventies. Finally, the students will
learn the presidency of Reagan and the end of the Cold War.
Materials: America: The Glorious Republic, 1877 to Present, Houghton Mifflin
Map sheets
Worksheets
Time Allotment:
Forty-five minutes a day, five days a week for two semesters
Content: The problem of slavery, especially in the territories, and the Compromises of 1820
and 1850 to deal with slavery in the Louisiana Purchase and Mexican Cession
The Fugitive Slave Act and northern responses in Personal Liberty laws and the
Underground Railroad
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and resulting birth of the Republican party
The Dred Scot Decision and extremism
The Lincoln-Douglas debates and effects
John Brown’s raid and the election of 1860: the candidates, platforms, and sectional
results
The concept of pyric victory and southern decisions in the 1850’s
The battles of the Civil War, the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the
changes in war shown by the Civil war
Competing interpretations of Reconstruction, and the events and results of
Reconstruction
The Gilded Age: growth of industry, political machines, and labor problems
The problems of the farmer and the Populist movement
The nature of the Progressives, and their motivations and goals
The progressive reforms of Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson
The failure of progressivism
The Twenties: isolationism, racism, the transportation revolution, and the coming of
the Depression
Hoover’s economic philosophy, his programs, and the effects on his popularity
The Election of 1936
The programs and economic direction of the New Deal: FDR’s essential pragmatism
The radicals of the Depression
The failure of the NIRA, the off-year election of 1934: the new Democratic coalition
The Second Hundred Days
Final New Deal Measures
The labor movement: the CIO and sit-down strikes
Foreign policy in the Depression: battling isolationism, the USSR, the Good
Neighbor Policy, the fascist aggressors
Preparing for war: American military buildup, Bases for Destroyers, Lend-Lease, the
Election of 1940, the Four Freedoms, the Atlantic Charter
Pearl Harbor and American entry in the war
The military campaigns of WWII, the conferences, the changes in war, the use of the
atomic bomb, and the war years in America: racism, women in the workplace, the
Election of 1944, and FDR’s death
The UN, and the birth of the Cold War
The economy after WWII, and the effects of the GI Bill
Events leading us into Korea, the fighting, and the firing of Macarthur
The Election of 1952 and the ending of the war
The Fifties: problems in education, cities, and foreign: the fallacy of nuclear weapons
and the military-industrial complex
The Civil Rights Movement: origins before WWI, the internal migration of the
Twenties, Civil Rights and the New Deal
The Civil Rights Movement: WWII as a turning point, and the new organizations
The Civil Rights Movement: Brown vs. Board of Education, and Civil Rights
campaigns of the Fifties, and the philosophy and program of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Election of 1960 and the impact of TV
Kennedy’s foreign policy: the trend from mistakes to successes
Kennedy’s domestic policy and Civil Rights campaigns
Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the
days of Rage: the split in Civil Rights and the fate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Johnson’s Great Society: philosophy and programs
Viet Nam: Kennedy, Johnson, the TET Offensive, and the election of 1968
Nixon’s Foreign Policy, and Vietnamization: the ending of the war
Nixon and Watergate
Ford and détente, and the election of 1976
Carter and Foreign Policy: trend from successes to failure
The Election of 1980
Reagan and Reagonomics: domestic policy
Reagan and Foreign Policy: arms control
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Trigonometry and Pre-calculus Date: September 2012
Grade: 11,12 Textbook: Advanced Mathematical Concepts-PreCalculus
Course Objective:
The student will learn how to analyze linear, quadratic and polynomial functions as well
as their graphs, compositions and inverses. Emphasis is placed on trigonometric
functions and their graphs. Other topics include matrices, vectors, polar coordinates, and
probability. In addition, the students will study limits, derivatives, integrals and other
calculus related topics.
Materials: Advanced Mathematical Concepts, Pre-calculus with Applications—Glencoe McGraw
Hill
Graphing Calculator, Interwrite SmartBoard, and iPad apps
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, five days per week, forty-five minutes per day
Content: Relations and functions
Composition of functions
Graphing linear functions
Writing linear functions
Modeling real-world data with linear functions
Piecewise functions
Graphing linear inequalities
Solving systems of equations in two/three variables
Modeling real-world data with matrices
Determinants and multiplicative inverses of matrices
Augmented matrices
Solving systems of linear inequalities
Linear programming
Symmetry and coordinate graphs
Families of graphs
Graphs of nonlinear inequalities
Inverse functions and relations
Continuity and end behavior
Critical points and extrema
Graphs of rational functions
Direct, inverse and joint variation
Polynomial functions
Quadratic functions
The remainder and factor theorems
The rational root theorem
Locating zeros of a polynomial function
Rational equations and partial fractions
Radical equations and inequalities
Modeling real-world data with polynomial functions
Angles and degree measure
Trigonometric ratios in right triangles
Trigonometric functions on the unit circle
Applying trigonometric functions
Solving right triangles
Law of sines and the ambiguous case
Law of cosines
Solving triangles using the graphing calculator
Angles and radian measure
Linear and angular velocity
Graphing sine and cosine functions
Amplitude and period of sine and cosine functions
Translations of sine and cosine functions
Graphing of the other trig functions
Modeling real-world data with sinusoidal functions
Trigonometric inverses and their graphs
Basic trigonometric identities
Verifying trigonometric identities
Sum and difference identities
Double-angle and half-angle identities
Solving trigonometric equations
Normal form of a linear equation
Distance from a point to a line
Geometric and algebraic vectors
Vectors in three-dimensional space
Perpendicular vectors
Cross products and dot products
Applications of vectors
Transformation matrices in three-dimensional space
Polar coordinates
Graphs of polar equations
Polar and rectangular coordinates
Polar form of a linear equation
Simplifying complex numbers
The complex plane and polar form of complex numbers
Products and quotients of complex numbers in polar form
Powers and roots of complex numbers
Introduction to analytic geometry
Circles
Ellipses
Hyperbolas
Parabolas
Systems of second-degree equations and inequalities
Permutations and combinations
Probability and odds
Probabilities of compound events
Conditional probability
The binomial theorem and probability
Limits
Derivatives and antiderivatives
Area under a curve
The fundamental theorem of Calculus
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Twelfth Grade English Date: February 12, 2002
Grade: Twelfth Textbook: Adventures in English Literature
Handbook of Grammar and Composition
Course
Objective:
Students will be able to identify and correct errors in grammar. They will be able to
correctly use parts of speech and manipulate sentence structure to improve their writing.
They will have a knowledge of the content and themes of some of the cornerstones of
English literature. They will be able to write various kinds of essays and business
letters. They will be able to research and write a paper on a controversial topic.
Materials: Adventures in English Literature, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Handbook of Grammar and Composition, A Beka Book Publications
Worksheets (teacher’s)
Videos
Time
Allotment:
Two semesters, meeting five times per week for forty-five minutes
Content: Verbs: Special lists, Subject/Verb Agreement, Irregular verbs
Subjects
Complements
Fragments/Run-ons
Appositives, Adjectives, Adverbs
Interjections, Nouns of Direct Address, Interjections
Phrases: Prepositional and Verbal
Clauses: independent and dependent
Diagramming
Sentence Structure
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Case
Unity
Coordination and Subordination
Correct use of Modifiers
Pronoun Reference
Clarity and Logic
Point of View
Parallelism
Literature: Macbeth, and Paradise Lost: Conventions of tragedies, conventions of
epics, themes, character development, plot outlines
Principles of Formal Writing: manuscript form, outlining, steps in the writing process
Principles of rhetoric, Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle, logos, ethos, pathos, inductive
writing, deductive writing, thesis statements
Writing a thesis: organization, research, documentation
Essay writing: paragraphs, introductions, organization
Essay writing: book reports reflecting summary and response
Minimum of thirty weekly essays, two pages each, emphasizing mechanics and
content, and various rhetorical styles, including argumentative essays using
deduction, and argumentative essays using inductive patterns which include logos,
ethos, and pathos
Senior Thesis of ten pages, including research, outlining, and written as a persuasive
paper employing proper documentation in the APA format
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Weight Training Date: SEPTEMBER 2003
Grade: 11-12 Textbook: WEIGHT TRAINING FOR LIFE
Course Objective:
The students will understand the importance of physical fitness in their daily lives, and
how weight training can play an important role in their fitness development. The
students will be able to evaluate their needs and develop and program specifically geared
toward their body type, strengths, and abilities.
Materials: Weight equipment, proper attire
Time Allotment:
47 minutes per day, 5 days per week, 36 weeks
Content: A study of muscular strength and function
How to warm up and stretch
Safe and effective weight training
Proper nutrition
How to develop a personal weight training program
How to maintain a personal weight training program
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Western Lit Date: 1-19-09
Grade: 12 Textbook: Adventures in Western Lit, Tale of Two Cities
Course Objective:
Students will learn a definition of literature, the purpose of literature, why it can’t be
neutral, genres of literature, and various mechanics of literature and poetry, using
readings, discussion, writing assignments, and online posting and discussion. An
emphasis is placed understanding and evaluating world views and themes in literature
and poetry.
Materials: Adventures in English Literature, HBJ
Tale of Two Cities
Various handouts
Videos
Time
Allotment:
One semester, five days a week, forty-five minute class periods
Content: Definition of literature
Purpose of literature
Classics vs. popular literature
Process of selectivity negating neutrality
Criteria for literature
Definition of plot
Conflicts in literature
Categories or types of characters
Development of characters
Plot outlines: the Freitag Pyramid
Theme in literature
Settings
Point of view
Biography of Charles Dickens
Key characteristics of Dickens’ style
Background to Tale of Two Cities
Setting of Tale of Two Cities
Character development in Tale of Two Cities
Plot outline of Tale of Two Cities
Themes, motifs, and foreshadowing in Tale of Two Cities
Definition of poetry
Mechanics of poetry: rhyme, rhythm
Types of poetry
Comparisons of world views: Christian, Classical, Romanticism
Poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge
Definition of short stories
History of short stories
Short stories by various authors: Dahl, Glaspell, Turtledove, I Samuel 25, Clarke,
Lost
Cinema as novel: Chariots of Fire, developing character, theme, plot outline, setting
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: World History Date: February, 2002
Grade: 9 Textbook: World History and Cultures
Course Objective:
Students will learn basic events and people from creation through the civilizations of the
ancient world to the formation of European civilizations. Students will learn the nature
of medieval life and culture, and the changes brought to Western civilization by the
Renaissance and Reformation. Students will focus especially on the development of
English government and law as a precursor to our own systems. Students will also learn
of the industrial revolution and modern European politics through WWI.
Materials: World History and Cultures, Abeka Books
Map sheets
Primary source documents
Time
Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-five minutes a day, two semesters
Content: Creation and the implications of being God’s image-bearers
Fall of man and the implications of man’s sin nature
The flood and Tower of Babel with the spreading of mankind around the earth and
racial/linguistic development
The Sumerian civilization and concepts of culture and the development of a
civilization, including important Sumerian inventions
Egyptian civilization, including concepts of dynasties, and the link to Biblical events
The development of the Israeli nation through Abraham to Moses, the Sinatic
Covenant, the conquering of the land, the time of the Judges, the kings, the split
kingdoms, and the reasons for and results of the captivities
Phoenician contributions and the Hittite empire
The empire of Assyria, and reasons for its fall
The empire of Babylon, development of astrology, and Daniel’s dream: the
successive human kingdoms and prophetic view of end times
The empire of Persia: concepts of empire/nation building, religious dualism, coinage,
and succession problems
The Greek civilization, including the literature of Homer, the development and
conflicts of the city-states, the Macedonian conquest, and the empire of Alexander
the Great and results
Greek philosophy: its origin, goals, major concepts including definitions of ethics,
and major contributors, including the Atomists, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,
Epicurus, Stoicism, and Greek humanism
The Roman empire, including studies of development of republican forms of
government, the rule of law, and the meaning and continued influence of Pax
Romana
The development of Christianity, examining its origin, reasons for growth, and
reasons for and results of persecution
The fall of the Roman Empire
The origins and wanderings of the Germanic tribes, and the beginnings of the
Germanic nations, especially the reign of Charlemagne
The structure of the Catholic church: what and why, and the development of the
papacy, holy orders, and the doctrines of the medieval Catholic church
The definition of feudalism, and its basic concepts including the terms of feudal
contracts, and reasons for European fragmentation after Charlemagne
The definition of manorialism, and the roles of lords and serfs
The need for and contents of the code of Chivalry, and the process of knighthood,
heraldry, and church limits on knightly violence
The origins of the Anglo-Saxon people, their migration to the British Isles, and the
establishment of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
The Viking invasions and results
The reign of Alfred the Great, and the beginnings of England
The invasion of Knut
The reign of Edward the Confessor
The battle of Hastings and triumph of William the Conqueror
The changes linguistically, socially, politically, and administratively from the
Norman Invasion
The administrative reforms of Henry I and the judicial reforms of Henry II
The mistakes of King John and the resulting Magna Charta: concepts of limited
government, lex rex¸ and the growth of the Great Council
The changes in the Great Council brought by Simon de Montfort
The reign of Edward I and the growth of Parliament
The Hundred Years war and the development of nationalism, and changes created by
the war and Black Plague: the decline of feudalism, the rise of absolute monarchies,
and the decline of manorialism
The War and Roses and establishment of the Tudor dynasty
The reign of Henry VII and concepts of freedom vs. stability
Precursors to the reformation: Acquinas, Peter Waldo, Wycliffe, Hus, Erasmus, and
Gutenberg
The life of Martin Luther and the reformation
The changes Luther created in the church and the development of Protestantism
The effects of Protestantism on European culture
The secondary reformation: Zwingli, the Anabaptists, and Calvin
The counter-reformation
The reign of Henry VIII: the creation of the Anglican church
The reformation under Edward VI
The failure of Mary Tudor
Elizabeth: reasons for success, the Elizabethan settlement, and the Spanish Armada
Divine right monarchy and James I
Charles I: the Petition of Right, the personal rule, the Grand Remonstrance, and the
English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate: England comes full circle
The Restoration and changes in the government
The Glorious Revolution: causes and results, including the English Bill of Rights
William and Mary through the Hanoverian dynasty: evolution of parliamentary
government under Robert Walpole
The French Revolution: the causes, the events, and the results: France comes full
circle
The causes and results of the industrial revolution
Democracy and nationalism in the Nineteenth Century
The causes of WWI, and the impact of the industrial revolution on war
Wilson’s Fourteen Points, and the Treaty of Versailles, and its later implications
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Worldviews Date: 9/25/03
Grade: 11 Textbook: Understanding The Times
Course Objective:
The Biblical Christian worldview is presented in contrast to the humanist worldviews of
Secular Humanism, Marxism/Leninism, and Cosmic Humanism. The course surveys ten
essential areas of study: theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology,
law, politics, economics, and history. Students will become increasingly aware of the
lost condition of those without Christ and will be better equipped to communicate God’s
truth.
Materials: Understanding The Times – Text
Understanding The Times – Workbook
Time
Allotment:
Five days a week, forty-seven minutes a day, one semester
Content: What makes up worldview and why understanding worldview is important
Introduction to three of the major non-Christian worldviews: secular humanism,
Marxism/Leninism, and cosmic humanism
Non-Christian theologies
Foundations for Biblical theism
What is philosophy?
Non-Christian philosophies and the Christian response.
Non-Christian ethics in today’s society
Christian ethics
Non-Christian teachings regarding the origin of life – biology
Biology as a testimony to the Creator
Non-Christian perspectives relating to human behavior – psychology
Psychology from the Christian perspective
Non-Christian views of social organization – sociology
Christian view of social structure
Natural Law vs. Positive Law
God’s Laws vs. Man’s Law: applied
The State: ordained by God or product of evolution?
Economics – Justice, the fall, and the stewardship of resources
Worldview and History – random, revolutionary, or redemptive
The way things really are
Jackson Christian Schools
Course Description
Title: Desktop Publishing Date: September 11, 2003
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Textbook: none
Course Objective:
The objective of this class is for students complete the Royal Heir yearbook. Topics of study include publication design, layout techniques, and manipulating text and graphics within Josten’s website. Students design pages for the Royal Heir by creating the layout,
writing copy, and placing pictures. Students also sell ads to help finance the yearbook, learning business skills.
Materials: Jostens’s Yearbook Avenue website
Computer
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Word
Printer
Scanner
Camera
Time Allotment:
One year, meeting five times a week for forty-five minutes a day.
Content: Preliminary planning of The Royal Heir
Selling ads
Planning the ladder
Basic layout techniques
Planning page layout
Acquiring photos
Writing process
Designing advertisements
Submitting pages through Jostens’ Yearbook Avenue website
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