Electives
Achieve proficiency in basic Spanish spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation with the goal of engaging in simple conversations, expressing oneself in common situations, writing in Spanish and understanding Spanish dialogue. Special voice board activities encourage conversation practice. Learn the history and culture of Latinos. Items Provided by Students: Students need to buy a stereo headset with a microphone.
Latin 1 is an introduction to the basics of Latin grammar. It is intended to help you develop the skills necessary to translate basic sentences from Latin to English and English to Latin, and for reading simple In the second semester, we cover chapters 11 though 20 of Wheelock's Latin grammar. In the process, you will learn how verb conjugations and noun declensions work in a highly inflected language, how to analyze the structure of Latin sentences and translate English sentences into well-formed Latin equivalents, and you will begin to read connected excerpts from ancient authors.
Understanding financial management concepts is an important life skill. From credit to insurance to taxes, it is imperative that students understand the consequences of their choices. Wisely managing their money, students become citizens that are more responsible. A thorough understanding of financial concepts, with practical application through activities and projects, will enable students to leave this course with applicable, useful skills for life. This course surveys the basic personal financial needs of most individuals and emphasizes the basics of budgeting, saving, checking, investments, credit, the wise use of insurance, and paying and preparing income tax returns. After high school, students face a world filled with possibilities, and the more knowledge they can acquire, the higher the probability that their financial futures will be secure. Students taking this course will learn to better prepare for their financial futures.
This course is designed as a survey course in personal health. The course will provide the student with information that will enable him or her to live a more productive and healthy life today and in the future. Emphasis will be on making healthy personal decisions and in retrieving the information necessary to make healthy choices.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this web design course, students complete several guided projects and then develop their own web site. Web design essentials are covered throughout in examples and activities. Beginning with planning a website and moving on to storyboarding, page design, layout and template issues are also covered. From there, students learn to create backgrounds, headers, and buttons. Students learn to use templates, create rollovers and pop-ups, develop image maps, and add animations. In part 2, students focus on graphic design. Students learn general digital photographic concepts. Then composition skills are added to photographs and image-editing techniques are practiced. Students learn how to use layers, crop images, color and lighting concepts, hue and saturation, and exposures and special effects. Graphic design, artistic elements, and software skills are taught while producing graphic images. The concept of design as a manner of visual communication is carried throughout. Students build a portfolio of work and explore the fields of photography, graphic arts, advertising and illustration. PREREQUISITES: None REQUIRED MATERIAL: COURSE OUTLINE: Workshop 1: Creating Your First Webpage SEMESTER 2 Workshop 1: Photo Essentials |