2016-17 Course Materials - Apex

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by  Apex Learning Inc.

2016-2017 Course Materials

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Acquiring Course Materials ................................................................................................... 2
3. Questions? ................................................................................................................................... 2
4. Course Materials At-a-Glance .............................................................................................. 3
Foundations and Exam Prep .............................................................................................................. 3
General Studies Student Materials ................................................................................................... 3
Advanced Placement† (AP) Student Materials ............................................................................... 6
Teacher Materials ................................................................................................................................. 6
5. Student Materials: General Studies ................................................................................... 6
6. Student Materials: Advanced Placement ...................................................................... 15
7. Teacher Materials ................................................................................................................... 21
8. Book Sets ................................................................................................................................... 23

Copyright © 2016 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning®, the Apex Learning logo, and Literacy Advantage®
are registered trademarks of Apex Learning Inc.
†Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board.
Course Materials

1. Introduction
This document specifies which Apex Learning® courses have required and optional course
materials, and details the specific materials. Materials include:
 Textbooks, novels, science lab manuals, and other books.
 Microphones, speakers or headphones, and calculators.
 Lab materials. Visit Apex Learning Support at
http://support.apexlearning.com/materials for a list of hands-on lab materials.
This document specifies which course materials are available for purchase from Apex
Learning, and the price for those materials as of the date of this document.
 The price to purchase access to Apex Learning courses does not include the materials
specified in this document.
 Prices are subject to change based on the cost incurred by Apex Learning to procure
and ship the materials. Apex Learning also reserves the right to provide alternate
books, which include the required content, at the same prices.
 Prices include ground-shipping fees within the continental U.S. but not tax. There will
be an additional shipping charge for delivery outside the continental U.S. or if
expedited shipping is requested.
 There are no returns, credits or refunds for course materials.
2. Acquiring Course Materials
A book’s ISBN and edition numbers are critical to acquiring the appropriate course
materials. Users may source course materials on their own. Required and optional books
may also be purchased as follows:
From MBS Direct with a credit card
 Order online at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/apexlearning.htm
 Or by phone at 1-800-325-3252
From Apex Learning with a purchase order or other payment method
 Contact Apex Learning by phone at 1-800-453-1454
 Or by email at [email protected]
Acquiring Lab Materials
Apex Learning has partnered with third-party vendors to create custom laboratory kits that
contain all the materials needed for AP Biology and AP Chemistry. To view and purchase lab
kits, visit Apex Learning support at http://support.apexlearning.com/materials and review
the appropriate Lab Materials List.
3. Questions?
Contact the Apex Learning support team by phone at 1-800-453-1454 or by email at
[email protected].

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Course Materials

4. Course Materials At-a-Glance
Foundations and Exam Prep
Foundations and exam prep courses have no materials for students or teachers.
General Studies Student Materials
The following table summarizes which Apex Learning Core, Prescriptive, Literacy Advantage,
and Honors courses have required and optional materials for students. Note that teachers
must have access to student materials.
Required Optional
Course Materials Materials Page
Algebra I and Algebra II - - -
Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -
Art Appreciation - - -
Biology Yes Yes 6
Business Applications Yes - 7
California Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -
Chemistry Yes Yes 7
College and Career Preparation I and II - - -
Creative Writing - - -
Earth Science Yes Yes 7
English 9 - Yes 7
English 10 Yes - 8
English 11 Yes - 8
English 12 - Yes 8
English I Yes Yes 9
English II Yes Yes 9
English III Yes Yes 10
English IV Yes - 10
Environmental Science - Yes 10
Environmental Systems - Yes 10
Financial Literacy - - -
Florida Algebra I - - -
Florida Algebra I-A and Algebra I-B - - -
Florida Biology Yes Yes 11
Florida Economics with Financial Literacy - - -
Florida English IV: College Prep - - -
Florida Math for College Readiness/Math for College Success - - -
Florida Reading for College Success/Writing for College Success - - -
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Required Optional
Course Materials Materials Page
French I and French II Yes Yes 11
Fundamental Math - - -
Geography and World Cultures - - -
Geometry - - -
Georgia Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Adv Algebra - - -
Health - - -
Health Abstinence - - -
Health Extended - - -
Health Opportunities through Physical Education - - -
Information Technology Applications Yes - 11
Integrated Math I and Math II - - -
Intermediate Health Science - - -
Intermediate Business and Marketing - - -
Introduction to Health Science - - -
Introduction to Business and Marketing - - -
Introductory Algebra - - -
Liberal Arts Math - - -
Mathematics I, II, and III - - -
Mathematics of Personal Finance Yes - 12
Media Literacy - - -
Modern World History 1450 to Present - - -
Modern World History 1600 to Present - - -
Multicultural Studies - - -
Music Appreciation - - -
North Carolina Advanced Functions and Modeling - - -
North Carolina American History I - - -
North Carolina Math I, II, III - - -
North Carolina Civics and Economics - - -
Psychology - - -
Physical Education - - -
Physical Science - Yes 12
Physics - Yes 12
Precalculus Yes - 12
Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance (TX) - - -
Principles of Health Science - - -
Principles of Information Technology Yes - 12
Probability and Statistics - - -
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Required Optional
Course Materials Materials Page
Reading Skills and Strategies - - -
Spanish I, Spanish II, and Spanish III Yes Yes 12
Sociology - - -
South Carolina Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II - - -
South Carolina Computer Applications Yes - 12
South Carolina Integrated Business Applications Yes - 12
South Carolina Foundations in Algebra, Intermediate Algebra - - -
Texas Algebra I - - -
Texas Algebra II - - -
Texas Biology Yes Yes 13
Texas Chemistry Yes Yes 13
Texas English I - Yes 13
Texas English II Yes - 13
Texas English III Yes - 14
Texas English IV - - -
Texas Geometry - - -
Texas Integrated Physics and Chemistry - Yes 14
Texas Physics - Yes 14
Texas Principles of Health Science - - -
Texas Principles of Information Technology Yes - 14
Texas U.S. History - - -
Texas World Geography - - -
Texas World History - - -
U.S. and Global Economics - - -
U.S. Government and Politics - - -
U.S. History - - -
U.S. History to / since the Civil War - - -
Virginia Algebra, Functions and Data Analysis - - -
Virginia Ecology Yes Yes 14
Virginia Economics and Personal Finance - - -
World History - - -
World History since 1300 - - -
World History to / since the Renaissance - - -
Writing Skills and Strategies - - -

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Course Materials

Advanced Placement† (AP) Student Materials
The following table summarizes which Apex Learning AP courses have required and optional
materials for students. Note that teachers need access to student materials.
Required Optional
Course Materials Materials Page
AP Biology Yes Yes 15
AP Calculus AB Yes Yes 16
AP Chemistry Yes Yes 16
AP English Language and Composition Yes - 17
AP English Literature and Composition Yes - 18
AP Environmental Science Yes Yes 19
AP Macroeconomics - Yes 19
AP Microeconomics - Yes 19
AP Psychology Yes - 20
AP Spanish Language Yes Yes 20
AP Statistics Yes Yes 20
AP U.S. Government and Politics Yes - 20
AP U.S. History Yes - 21
Teacher Materials
The following table summarizes which Apex Learning courses have required and optional
materials for teachers. Note that teachers also need access to student materials.
Required Optional
Course Materials Materials Page
Biology (General Studies) Yes - 21
Chemistry (General Studies) Yes - 22
Earth Science (General Studies) Yes - 22
Texas Biology Yes - 22
Texas Chemistry Yes - 22
5. Student Materials: General Studies
Biology
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
 Biology: Exploring Life Lab Manual, Student ed. Neil Campbell, Brad Williamson, and
Robin Heyden (Prentice Hall, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0130642665 / ISBN-13: 9780130642660 / $25.00
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Course Materials

Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
 This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs
require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these
activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab
materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.
Business Applications
Required
 Word processing software and presentation management software
Chemistry
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
 Prentice Hall Chemistry Lab Manual, Student ed. Antony Wilbraham, Dennis Staley,
Michael Matta, and Edward Waterman (Prentice Hall, 2005).
ISBN-10: 0131903594 / ISBN-13: 9780131903593 / $25.00
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
 Scientific calculator
 This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs
require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these
activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab
materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.
Earth Science
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
 Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual, Student ed. Edward J. Tarbuck and
Frederick Lutgens (Prentice Hall, 2006).
ISBN-10: 0131258982 / ISBN-13: 9780131258983 / $25.00
Semesters 1 and 2: Optional
 This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs
require only the lab manual; there are no additional lab materials needed for these
activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab
materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.
English 9
Semester 1: Optional (Core and Honors)
 The Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka. David Wyllie, translator. (Classix Press, 2009).
ISBN-10: 1557427666 / ISBN-13: 9781557427663 / $8.00
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
Semester 2: Optional (Core and Honors)
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 Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, eds. (Simon &
Schuster, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0743477103 / ISBN-13: 9780743477109 / $8.00
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
English 10
Semester 1: Required (Core and Honors)
 American Born Chinese. Gene Luen Yang. (Square Fish, 2008).
ISBN-10: 0312384483 / ISBN-13: 9780312384487 / $14.00
Other editions acceptable.
 Fast Food Nation. Eric Schlosser. (Mariner Books, 2012).
ISBN-10: 0547750331 / ISBN-13: 9780547750330 / $20.00
Other editions acceptable.
English 11
Semester 1: Required (Core and Honors)
 The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Scribner, 1995).
ISBN-10: 0743273567 / ISBN-13: 9780743273565 / $20.00
Other editions acceptable.
Semester 2: Required (Core and Honors)
 A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. (Vintage, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0679755330 / ISBN-13: 9780679755333 / $10.00
Other editions acceptable.
 The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday.
(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).
ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $21.25
Other editions acceptable.
English 12*
Semester 1: Optional (Core and Honors)
 Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe. (Penguin Random House Llc, 2008).
ISBN-10: 0-451-53077-2 / ISBN-13: 978-0-451-53077-6 / $7.50
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
 The Tempest. William Shakespeare. (Simon & Schuster, 2004).
ISBN-10: 0743482832 / ISBN-13: 9780743482837 / $7.50
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
Semester 2: Optional (Core and Honors)
 Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. (Dover Publications, 1994).
ISBN-10: 0486282112 / ISBN-13: 9780486282114 / $6.25
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
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*English 12 Honors and English 12 (2015) requires an additional material, Life of Pi.
Semester 2: Required
 Life of Pi. Yann Martel. (Mariner Books, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0156027321 / ISBN-13: 9780156027328 / $20.00
Other editions acceptable.
English I
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
 Reading Short Fiction and Poetry, 2012 ed.
(Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).
ISBN-10: 0312605765 / ISBN-13: 9780312605766 / $33.50
NOTE: This custom anthology is available only from Apex Learning or MBS Direct.
Acceptable alternates:
Impact: Fifty Short Short Stories, 2nd ed. Fannie Safier, ed. (Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).
ISBN-10: 003008623X
The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry's Greatest Voices. Edric S. Mesmer, ed. (Scholastic, 2001).
ISBN-10: 0439296749
Note: Both alternate textbooks are required to replace Reading Short Fiction and Poetry.
Semester 2: Required (Core and Honors only)
 Romeo and Juliet / West Side Story. William Shakespeare / Arthur Laurents.
Norris Houghton, ed. (Dell, 1965).
ISBN-10: 0440974836 / ISBN-13: 9780440974833 / $9.00
Other editions acceptable.
Semester 2: Optional (Core and Honors only)
 The Odyssey. Homer. Robert Fagles, translator (Penguin, 1996).
ISBN-10: 0140268863 / ISBN-13: 9780140268867 / $22.50
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: Required excerpts are provided in digital format within the course. If students wish to read the
entire text or read offline, the above purchase is recommended.
English II
Semesters 1 and 2: Required
 Reading Short Fiction and Poetry, 2012 ed.
(Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).
ISBN-10: 0312605765 / ISBN-13: 9780312605766 / $33.50
NOTE: This custom anthology is available only from Apex Learning or MBS Direct.
Acceptable alternates:
Impact: Fifty Short Short Stories, 2nd ed. Fannie Safier, ed. (Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1996).
ISBN-10: 003008623X
The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry's Greatest Voices. Edric S. Mesmer, ed. (Scholastic, 2001).
ISBN-10: 0439296749
Note: Both alternate textbooks are required to replace Reading Short Fiction and Poetry.
Semester 1: Required
 The Crucible. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1976).
ISBN-10: 0140481389 / ISBN-13: 9780140481389 / $17.50
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Other editions acceptable.
Semester 1: Optional
 Joy Luck Club. Amy Tan (Penguin, 2006).
ISBN-10: 0143038095 / ISBN-13: 9780143038092 / $20.00
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: Required excerpts are provided in digital format within the course. If students wish to read the
entire text or read offline, the above purchase is recommended.
Semester 2: Required
 A Separate Peace. John Knowles (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
ISBN-10: 0743253973 / ISBN-13: 9780743253970 / $17.50
Other editions acceptable.
Semester 2: Optional
 Much Ado About Nothing. William Shakespeare. David L. Stevenson, ed.
(Penguin, 1998).
ISBN-10: 0451526813 / ISBN-13: 9780451526816 / $6.50
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: Required excerpts are provided in digital format within the course. If students wish to read the
entire text or read offline, the above purchase is recommended.
English III
Semester 1: Optional
 My Antonia. Willa Cather (Houghton Mifflin, 1995).
ISBN-10: 039575514X / ISBN-13: 9780395755143 / $10.50
Other editions acceptable.
NOTE: This book is provided in digital format in the course. If students wish to read offline, the above
purchase is recommended.
Semester 2: Required
 Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller (Penguin, 1977).
ISBN-10: 0140481346 / ISBN-13: 9780140481341 / $17.50
Other editions acceptable.
 Short Fiction: An Anthology, 1st ed. (Bedford/St. Martins, 2010).
ISBN-10: 0312576374 / ISBN-13: 9780312576370 / $56.25
NOTE: This custom anthology is available only from Apex Learning or MBS Direct.
Acceptable alternates:
The Story and Its Writer, 7th ed. Ann Charters, ed. (Bedford / St. Martins, 2007). ISBN-10: 0312442718
The Story and Its Writer, 6th ed. Ann Charters, ed. (Bedford / St. Martins, 2002). ISBN-10: 0312397313
 The Way to Rainy Mountain. N. Scott Momaday
(University of New Mexico Press, 1969).
ISBN-10: 0826304362 / ISBN-13: 9780826304360 / $21.25
Other editions acceptable.

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