Course Description Book - Hortonville Area School District

Course Description Book 2012-2013CAPP Speech (9356) as part of the Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) this course awards dual credit for high school, college oruniversity, if desired. Formats include narrative, informative, problem solution, argumentative and special occasion speaking.‣ Class rank of top 25% or 3.25 GPA (.5 credits) Spring Semester 11,12_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________French I (9313-14) is offered for students wishing to learn French as another language. This is an introductory course that is year-long.‣ None (1 credit) Yearlong 9,10,11,12_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________French II (9311-12) In French II class, students will continue learning about the French language and its culture with listening, reading, speaking andwriting activities. Our school year will focus on the following topics: family, food, free time/entertainment, sports and health, house, clothing/accessoriesand transportation. Students will also learn to express themselves in the present, past and future tenses. They will also learn to use the imperative andsubjunctive moods. Course strategies include warm up activities, vocabulary study, reading, discussions, multi-media presentations (using Web 2.0 tools),practice activities, oral and written assignments, projects, quizzes and tests.‣ - French I (1 credit) Yearlong 10,11, 12___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Scandals and Conspiracies in History (Blended) (9358) if you like a good mystery and enjoy learning about secret information, Scandals andConspiracies in History is the perfect blended learning class for you. This class meanders through many scandals and conspiracies beginning with some inancient times like the death and “curse” of King Tut and Nero’s rule over Rome, and then continues through history to discover the truth about Columbus,the Salem Witch Trials, and Thomas Jefferson’s connections with his slaves. The class continues looking at Benedict Arnold and the life and assassinationof Abraham Lincoln and ending with more recent issues like plots to kill Hitler, the life and death of JFK, the Watergate Scandal, and Extraterrestrials.These topics, as well as many others discussed in the class, make every day fascinating and provide a captivating new look at history.‣ - None (.5 credits) Spring Semester 11,12___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Introduction to Education Careers (9304) is designed as an exploration of the profession of teaching and an introduction to the foundations of AmericanEducation. The material covered will include information for students who are considering teaching as a future career or for those who simply wish tolearn more about key educational issues. One component of the course will be a hands-on observation type field experience.‣- None (.5 credits) Spring Semester 11,12___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fundamentals of Engineering (9303) is designed to equip engineering students with the necessary tools and background information to prepare them tobe successful engineering students as well as a successful practicing engineers. Topics covered in this course include project management team worktechnical writing working with data and using spreadsheets creating presentations engineering design and a thorough understanding of the engineeringprofessions.‣ - None (.5 credits) Fall Semester 11, 12__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________56