Middle School Course Offerings

Please note that OOK06A and OOK06B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 6th Grade Language Arts.

This course equips students with the essential language arts skills needed throughout their academic careers. Students read and analyze a variety of informational and fictional texts. Instruction and reading strategies accompany reading selections to help engage students in the text and sharpen their comprehension. Students express their ideas and knowledge using standard (formal) English in written and oral assignments. Writing expressive, analytical, and procedural compositions helps students develop communication skills necessary in today’s world. Vocabulary is taught explicitly and through an array of vocabulary acquisition strategies that give students the tools to independently increase their vocabulary. Students study grammar, usage, and mechanics; and practice sentence analysis, sentence structure, and proper punctuation. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.

Please note that OOM05A and OOM05B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 6th Grade Math.

Math 6 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practices. Course topics include ratios and rates, fraction and decimal operations, and signed numbers. Students continue to build their algebra skills by plotting points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane and solving equations and inequalities. Geometry topics include area, surface area, and volume, and statistical work features measures of center and variability, box plots, dot plots, and histograms. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through content aligned to the Common Core State Standards and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. By constantly honing the ability to apply their knowledge in abstract and real-world scenarios, students build the depth of knowledge and higher-order skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test.

Please note that OOT06A and OOT06B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 6th Grade Social Studies.

Intermediate World History surveys the story of the human past from the period before written records (prehistory) through the fourteenth century. The course is organized chronologically and, within broad eras, regionally. Students examine change over time, including the development of religion, philosophy, the arts, and science and technology. Geography concepts and skills are introduced as they appear in the context of the historical narrative. Students explore what archaeologists and historians have learned about the earliest hunter-gatherers and farmers and then study the four river valley civilizations. They also study the origins of Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism and the eras in which they developed. The second half of the course traces the history of classical Greece and Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and the origins of Christianity and Islam, continuing to the fourteenth century in Europe, North Africa, and East Asia. Students develop and refine historical thinking skills by practicing document and art analysis, conducting research, and analyzing events from multiple perspectives. They also practice map reading skills, study how historians draw conclusions about the past as well as what those conclusions are, and connect past events to today’s world.

This is a one-semester class.

The sixth-grade health course helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions to stay active, safe, and informed as teenagers and as adults. The lessons and activities introduce important aspects of the main types of health: physical health, social health and wellness, and emotional and mental health. Among other topics, students explore the renal and urinary system, nutrition, food allergies, prevention of common diseases, the influence of the media on health behaviors and buying habits, safety, internet safety, conflict resolution, bullying, and violence prevention. They also explore topics related to the use and abuse of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol, including the opioid epidemic, environmental health, including a service project, and mental and emotional health and disorders. The course engages students with relevant health and wellness topics and real-world concepts and health issues. Graded assignments, quizzes, and unit tests assess student understanding of the various health topics and concepts from the course.

Please note that OOSM6A and OOSM6B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 6th Grade Science.

Please note that OOK11A and OOK11B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 7th Grade Language Arts.

This course continues the development of comprehension and analysis of informational and fictional texts with an ongoing emphasis on reading strategies. Students express themselves using standard (formal) English in written and oral presentations. Analyzing and practicing the form and structure of various genres of writing enhances students’ communication skills. Students study a variety of media to understand informational and persuasive techniques, explicit and implied messages, and how visual and auditory cues affect messages. Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills are deepened. Students continue to widen their vocabulary and apply acquisition strategies. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.

Please note that OOM15A and OOM15B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 7th Grade Math.

Students focus on real-world scenarios and mathematical problems involving algebraic expressions and linear equations and begin to apply their understanding of rational numbers with increased complexity. The course lays the foundation for exploring concepts of angle, similarity and congruence, more formally addressed in Grade 8, as students work with scale drawings and construct and analyze relationships among geometric figures. Students also develop and apply understandings of proportional relationships.

Please note that OOT07A and OOT07B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 7th Grade Social Studies.

Continuing a survey of World History from prehistoric to modern times, Stride online lessons and assessments complement the second volume of The Human Odyssey, a textbook series developed and published by Stride. This course focuses on the story of the past from the fourteenth century to 1917 and the beginning of World War I. The course is organized chronologically and, within broad eras, regionally. Lessons explore developments in religion, philosophy, the arts, and science and technology.

The course introduces geography concepts and skills as they appear in the context of the historical narrative. Major topics of study include:
· The cultural rebirth of Europe in the Renaissance
· The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
· The rise of Islamic empires
· Changing civilizations in China, Japan, and Russia
· The Age of Exploration, and the civilizations that had been flourishing in the Americas for hundreds of years prior to encounters with Europeans
· The changes that came with the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
· Democratic revolutions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
· The Industrial Revolution and its consequences
· Nineteenth century nationalism and imperialism
· The remarkable transformations in communications and society at the turn of the twentieth century

This is a one-semester class.

The seventh-grade health course helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions to stay active, safe, and informed as teenagers and as adults. The lessons and activities introduce important aspects of the main types of health: physical health, social health and wellness, and emotional and mental health. Among other topics, students explore the circulatory system, the benefits of physical activity, nutrition, how to identify and avoid risky behaviors, safety, building character through maintaining healthy relationships, bullying, and violence prevention. They also explore topics related to the use and abuse of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol; environmental health; and mental and emotional health and disorders. The course engages students with relevant health and wellness topics and real-world concepts and health issues. Graded assignments, quizzes, and unit tests assess student understanding of the various health topics and concepts from the course.

Please note that OOSM7A and OOSM7B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 7th Grade Science.

This is a one-semester class.

The eighth-grade health course helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions to stay active, safe, and informed as teenagers and as adults. The lessons and activities introduce important aspects of the main types of health: physical health, social health and wellness, and emotional and mental health. Among other topics, students explore the nervous system, communicable and noncommunicable diseases, online safety, and conflict resolution. They also explore topics related to the use and abuse of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol; environmental health; and mental and emotional health and disorders. The course engages students with relevant health and wellness topics and real-world concepts and health issues. Graded assignments, quizzes, and unit tests assess student understanding of the various health topics and concepts from the course.

Please note that OOK31A and OOK31B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 8th Grade Language Arts.

Throughout this course, students engage in literary analysis and close reading of short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and informational texts. The course focuses on interpretation of literary works, analysis of informational texts, and the development of oral and written communication skills in standard (formal) English. Students read "between the lines" to interpret literature and go beyond the text to discover how the culture in which a work of literature was created contributes to the theme and ideas it conveys. Analysis of the structure and elements of informational texts and media helps students develop the skills needed for academic success and navigating the world. Students continue to acquire knowledge and skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, and vocabulary. Implementing reading strategies, self-monitoring
progress and reflecting on successes and challenges help students become metacognitive learners. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.

Please note that OOM25A and OOM25B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 8th Grade Math.

Math 8 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practices. In this course, students focus on understanding functions — what they are, how to represent them in different ways, and how to write them to model mathematical and real-world situations. In particular, students investigate linear functions by learning about slope and slope-intercept form. Students' understanding of linear functions is extended to statistics, where they make scatter plots and use linear functions to model data. They solve linear equations and equations involving roots and explore systems of linear equations. Additional topics include exponents, powers of ten, scientific notation, and irrational numbers. Students learn about transformations and extend that understanding to an investigation of congruence and similarity. Other geometric concepts explored include the Pythagorean theorem, angle relationships, and volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Please note that OOT08A and OOT08B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 8th Grade Social Studies.

In HST08 Summit American History to the Late 1800s, students study major historical events and people from colonization through the Reconstruction period. This includes a study of Colonial America, the Revolutionary War, the drafting of the Constitution, the growth of the United States, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

In addition, the course contains two flex units of lessons that can be used as part of the main course to address local standards. One of these units focuses on the history and cultures of Native Americans, as well as other indigenous peoples and their descendants, who have contributed to the history of the United States. The second flex unit covers the major historical events and people from post-Reconstruction to the beginning of the twentieth century.

Throughout the course, students practice critical analysis skills as they read primary sources and study historical accounts from a variety of perspectives. They expand their knowledge of the world around them by studying how geography has influenced American history. By analyzing related current events, students see how the events of yesterday affect the world around them today. Students also reflect on changes and continuities within and between time periods. Students demonstrate their knowledge through a mixture of projects, discussions, tests, and independent work.

Please note that OOSM8A and OOSM8B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of 8th Grade Science.

This is a one semester class.

"A picture is worth a thousand words.” Photographs play an important role in our world today. We photograph to preserve memories, document events, and create artistic works. This course introduces students to the basics of photography, including camera functions and photo composition. Students will learn what it takes to create a good photograph and how to improve photographs of animals, people, and vacations. They will also begin working with their photographs using photo-editing software. Through a variety of assigned projects, students will engage their creativity by photographing a range of subjects and learning to see the world through the lens of their cameras.

Please note that OOM31A and OOM31B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Algebra 1.

Algebra 1, Semester A, is a single-semester course designed to build, develop, and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. Linear relationships are a main focus of this course. You will graph, create, and solve linear equations and apply function notation to describe linear relationships. You will also study linear transformations and represent linear data using scatter plots and mathematical models. You will write and solve systems of linear equations and inequalities. At the end of this course, you will represent, compare, and analyze datasets in a variety of contexts.

Algebra 1, Semester B, is a single-semester course designed to build, develop, and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. The major topics of this semester are quadratic and exponential relationships. You will learn to perform operations on polynomials and factor them. You will examine quadratic relationships in detail by writing and graphing quadratic equations. You will also model real-world situations with quadratic functions and solve quadratic equations using a variety of methods. You will investigate exponential relationships and apply exponential models to describe and make predictions about real-world situations. You will solve linear-quadratic and linear-exponential functions. At the end of the semester, you will compare different function types graphically and algebraically.

Please note that OOM35A and OOM35B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Algebra 1 ADV WT.

Algebra 1 ADV WT, Semester A, is a single-semester course designed to build, develop, and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. Linear relationships are a main focus of this course. You will graph, create, and solve linear equations and apply function notation to describe linear relationships. You will also study linear transformations and represent linear data using scatter plots and mathematical models. You will write and solve systems of linear equations and inequalities. At the end of this course, you will represent, compare, and analyze datasets in a variety of contexts.

Advanced Algebra 1A covers the same material as Algebra 1A (OOM31A). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Algebra 1 ADV WT, Semester B, is a single-semester course designed to build, develop, and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. The major topics of this semester are quadratic and exponential relationships. You will learn to perform operations on polynomials and factor them. You will examine quadratic relationships in detail by writing and graphing quadratic equations. You will also model real-world situations with quadratic functions and solve quadratic equations using a variety of methods. You will investigate exponential relationships and apply exponential models to describe and make predictions about real-world situations. You will solve linear-quadratic and linear-exponential functions. At the end of the semester, you will compare different function types graphically and algebraically.

Algebra 1B ADV WT covers the same material as Algebra 1B (OOM31B). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Please note that OOM41A and OOM41B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Geometry.

Geometry is a branch of mathematics that uses logic and formal thinking to establish relationships among points, lines, angles, plane figures, and solids, and to define their properties. 

In Geometry, Semester A, you will explore foundations of geometry, coordinate geometry, and rigid and non-rigid transformations of figures in the coordinate plane, using them to establish congruence and similarity of polygons. You will investigate and prove theorems about lines, angles, triangles, parallelograms, and other polygons and build geometric constructions using both basic tools and technology.

In Geometry, Semester B, you will explore right triangles, trigonometry, and properties of circles and apply geometric concepts to probability. You will also investigate and measure surface area and volume of geometric solids, applying what you learn to model and solve real-world problems.

Please note that OOM43A and OOM43B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Geometry ADV WT.

Geometry courses, emphasizing an abstract, formal approach to the study of geometry, typically include topics such as properties of plane and solid figures; deductive methods of reasoning and use of logic; geometry as an axiomatic system including the study of postulates, theorems, and formal proofs; concepts of congruence, similarity, parallelism, perpendicularity, and proportion; and rules of angle measurement in triangles, quadrilaterals, vertical angles, lines intersected by a transversal, etc. The pace of an advanced course may be faster than that of the Geometry course.

Geometry ADV WT, Semester A covers the same material as Geometry A (OOM41A). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Geometry ADV WT, Semester B covers the same material as Geometry B (OOM41B). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Please note that OOM51A and OOM51B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Algebra 2.

Algebra 2, Semester A, is a single-semester course designed to cultivate and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. You will begin building a solid foundation for the course by focusing on understanding how expressions and functions can model relationships. The course has a concentrated focus on polynomial, radical, and rational functions, so you will expand your arithmetic skills to include polynomial, radical, and rational expressions and equations. You will analyze the key features with tables, graphs, and equations when they are in function form. With consistent application of these functions throughout the duration of the course, you will understand how they can model relationships and solve real-world problems, often utilizing technology.

Algebra 2, Semester B, is a single-semester course designed to cultivate and periodically assess your subject-matter knowledge while strengthening your mathematical skills. You will begin by studying exponential and logarithmic equations and functions, discovering relationships and ways these function types can model real-world situations. Expanding on your knowledge of functions, you will study how arithmetic and geometric sequences can be used to solve problems. You will also learn about piecewise functions and their key features, and closely compare the key features of different function types. This course includes lessons that focus on trigonometric functions and their features, emphasizing transformations and modeling phenomena. Finally, you will build your understanding of the key concepts of statistics and probability to investigate sampling techniques and make inferences from data.

Please note that OOM55A and OOM55B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Algebra 2 ADV WT.

Algebra II course topics typically include developing an understanding of the relationships between the symbolic, graphic, tabular and verbal representations of functions; utilizing the various representations to interpret function behavior and solve equations; operations with rational and irrational expressions; factoring of rational expressions; in-depth study of linear equations and inequalities; quadratic equations; solving systems of linear and quadratic equations; graphing of constant, linear, and quadratic equations; properties of higher-degree equations; exponential functions; inverse functions; statistical modeling; modeling linear and quadratic data; and operations with rational and irrational exponents. The pace of an advanced course may be faster than that of the Algebra 1 course.

Algebra 2 ADV WT, Semester A covers the same material as Algebra 2A (OOM51A). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Algebra 2 ADV WT, Semester B covers the same material as Algebra 2B (OOM51B). This advanced course requires additional extension assignments and has a modified, more rigorous, end of semester test at the end of the course.

Please note that OOM61A and OOM61B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Precalculus.

Studying higher algebra and trigonometry leads to a better understanding of calculus. In Precalculus, Semester A, you will explore and build your knowledge of inverse, trigonometric, and logarithmic functions; trigonometric identities; complex numbers; and vectors. You will also apply this knowledge to real-world situations.

Precalculus encompasses the rudiments of calculus, analytical geometry, and trigonometry. In Precalculus, Semester B, you will explore and build your knowledge of conic sections, matrices, sequences, induction, and probability and apply this knowledge to real-world situations. You will also study basic concepts of calculus, such as the limits of a function and area under the curve.

Please note that OOM62A and OOM62B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of Precalculus ADV WT.

Precalculus builds on algebraic concepts to prepare students for calculus. The course begins with a review of basic algebraic concepts and moves into operations with functions, where students manipulate functions and their graphs. Precalculus also provides a detailed look at trigonometric functions, their graphs, the trigonometric identities, and the unit circle. Finally, students are introduced to polar coordinates, parametric equations, and limits.

Please note that OOM69A and OOM69B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of AP Statistics WT.

AP® Statistics gives students hands-on experience collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. They will learn to effectively design and analyze research studies by reviewing and evaluating real research examples taken from daily life. The next time they hear the results of a poll or study, they will know whether the results are valid. As the art of drawing conclusions from imperfect data and the science of real-world uncertainties, statistics plays an important role in many fields. The equivalent of an introductory college-level course, AP® Statistics prepares students for the AP® exam and for further study in science, sociology, medicine, engineering, political science, geography, and business.

This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP® designation.

Please note that OOM65A and OOM65B are separate one-semester courses. Students must take both courses to complete a full year of AP Calculus WT.

AP® Calculus grounds the study of calculus in real-world scenarios and integrates it with the four STEM disciplines. The first semester covers functions, limits, derivatives and the application of derivatives. The course goes on to cover differentiation and antidifferentiation, applications of integration, inverse functions, and techniques of integration.

This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP® designation.