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CSW 9 th and 10 th grade Scheduling Information Session

CSW 9 th and 10 th grade Scheduling Information Session. May 2011. A CSW School Day. FATE: Understanding By Experimentation. 8:30-10:00. Non-Fiction Writing. 10:30-12:00. French II. 1:00-2:30. Fall Musical. 2:45-4:15. CSW 9 th Grade Sample Schedule. Mod 1. Mod 2. Mod 3. Mod 4.

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CSW 9 th and 10 th grade Scheduling Information Session

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  1. CSW 9th and 10th grade Scheduling Information Session May 2011

  2. A CSW School Day FATE: Understanding By Experimentation 8:30-10:00 Non-Fiction Writing 10:30-12:00 French II 1:00-2:30 Fall Musical 2:45-4:15

  3. CSW 9th Grade Sample Schedule Mod 1 Mod 2 Mod 3 Mod 4 Mod 5 Mod 6 Mod 7 A 8:30-10:00 FATE: Exper. FATE: Analysis FATE: Design Geometry Food & Culture Non-Fiction Writing Tale of Two Cities B 10:30-12:00 Drawing: Naturalism Facing History Music Theory 1 Myths & Patterns C 1:00-2:30 Transition into French III Digital Photo 1 Rise of Islam French II D 2:45-4:15 Fall Theater Production Model UN Basketball Health

  4. CSW 9th Grade Requirements • Food and Culture (English/History—2 blocks) • Myths and Patterns • Experiments in Non-fiction Writing • 1 elective block of 9/10 English • Facing History & Ourselves (or elective if taken previously) • 1 elective block of 9/10 History • Foreign Language • Geometry • From Atoms to Ecosystems: Design, Experimentation and Analysis (3 blocks) • 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual arts • 3 athletic credits (or equivalent) • Health Education • 7 modules of D block activities • Community Service: 15 hours

  5. CSW 10th Grade Sample Schedule

  6. CSW 10th Grade Requirements • Writing about Reading (2 blocks) • 1 10th grade literature course • 1 elective block of English • Overview of American History (2 blocks) • Foreign Language • Geometry or Algebra 2 • Cell Biology (2 blocks) • Human Physiology (2 blocks) • 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual arts • 3 athletic credits (or equivalent) • Health (if not taken in 9th grade) • 5 modules of D-block activities • Community Service: 15 hours

  7. English: 9/10 Electives • Coming to America: Immigrant Experience • Experiments in Imaginative Writing • Introduction to Poetry • Language • Satire of Film • Short Fiction • Short Fiction: Beauty • Tale of Two Cities • Literature of Fantasy and Imagination • Social and Political Theater (10-12) • Writing Plays for Production (10-12) • Evolution and Revolution of Love on Stage (10-12)

  8. English: 10th Grade Literature Courses • Dante’s Inferno • Beowulf and Grendel • Literature from the Bible • The Odyssey • The Ramayana • Great Monsters

  9. Required: X Food and Culture X Facing History & Ourselves (unless taken in middle school) or additional 9/10 elective Elective (at least one): Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Ruins Early Mesoamerican Civilizations National Identity and Australian Consciousness Rise of Islam History: 9th Grade

  10. 9th graders - Geometry 10th - Geometry or Algebra II based upon course previously taken 9/10 Elective – Ordering Chaos (math/art integrated studies) 9th – FATE: Design, Experimentation and Analysis 10th – Cell Biology and Human Physiology or Art and Science of the Human Body Math and Science

  11. French, Spanish, Mandarin and Latin are offered at CSW. Your level will be based on the placement testing. Students starting a new language will start at Level I. Mandarin I, II and Transition into Mandarin III in 2011-2012. Latin III and IV in 2011-2012. Foreign Language

  12. Health Education Required: • X All 9th graders are required to take Health Education. • New 10th graders who have not completed Health in 9th grade must take Health.

  13. Arts • You are required to take a minimum of two blocks of art. By the end of junior year (for incoming freshman) or senior year (for incoming sophomores), all students are required to take art courses in three of the four areas (visual arts, theater, dance, or music) • D-block participation in dance, music, or theater counts toward this requirement.

  14. Dance • Technique Classes – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced • Choreography Seminars • Styles – Contact Improvisation, Ballet, Hip Hop, West African and Afro-Brazilian • Dance for Boys, Motion Art

  15. Music • Theory I, II, III • Critiquing Music, Topics in Music History • Voice – Chorus, Finding Your Inner Diva • Ensembles – Rock/Pop, Jazz, Instrumental • Composition – Songwriting, Film Scoring

  16. Theater • Acting - Short Dramatic Pieces, Improvisation in a Box, Bridge To Culture Through Theater • Design – Lighting, Costume, Performing Arts • Directing – PADD, Student Directed Plays • ASL and Pocket Players • Fall Musical, Spring Dramatic Production, Classic Ensemble

  17. Visual Arts • Drawing - Naturalism, Abstraction, Life Drawing • Sculpture –Environmental, Design and Construction, Soft Sculpture • Photography I-III, Experimental Photo • Digital Arts – Digital Collage, The Animated Image, Film and Identity • Film – History of Film, Foreign Film Survey

  18. D-Block Goals • D-block is designed to allow students the opportunity to pursue individual passions. Students have a wide variety of options—some meeting two days/week; others meeting four or five days/week.

  19. Variety of Program • Interscholastic and recreational sports • Experiential courses and activities • Dance, visual art, theater, and music programs • Special interest courses (based on student and faculty expertise and interest)

  20. Sample Offerings • Improvisational Theater • Bollywood Films • Quilting • Science Olympiad • Tinkering • Model UN • An Exploration of Spiritual Practices • Woodworking

  21. Competitive Interscholastic Offerings • Soccer • Cross Country • Field Hockey • Basketball • Baseball • Tennis • Ultimate Frisbee

  22. Athletics requirement All students are required to earn 3 athletics credits per year.

  23. Ways to Earn Athletics Credits • Competitive sports • Non-competitive activities • Wilderness Trips • Independent Athletics • Dance • Athletics exemptions (fall and spring productions)

  24. Non-Competitive Offerings (Sample) Yoga Weight Training Strength Training and Conditioning (B block 5 days/wk) Cycling Golf Martial Arts Indoor Rock Climbing Fencing Spring Running Recreational Frisbee and Soccer

  25. Academic Support • Language Lab • Writing Lab • Math Tutorial • Art Lab • Study Hall • Library

  26. Online Course Catalogue • https://www.csw.org/newstudent https://www.csw.org/newstudent • Online course catalogue

  27. Online Course Catalogue Continued

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