2016‐2017 COURSE CATALOG CORE COURSES AND ELECTIVES © 2016 GLYNLYON, INC. Core Courses and Electives Welcome to Odysseyware® We are excited that you are including Odysseyware® as part of your program of instruction, and we look forward to serving you and your students. This Odysseyware® Curriculum Catalog provides a quick‐reference overview of our course materials. The catalog may also be helpful in planning instruction using Odysseyware® course materials. In this document, you will find: Customer Experience Management Team and Technical Support contact information a description of course contents; course information. You may contact Customer Support for assistance in areas such as: general customer support; professional development training and integration; technical support; product configuration and update management; license administration; customer education. 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This document shall not be duplicated, used or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to evaluate the information herein. ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. i Core Courses and Electives Table of Contents LANGUAGE ARTS ........................................................................... 1 SCIENCE ........................................................................................261 LANGUAGE ARTS 300 ........................................................................... 1 SCIENCE 300 .................................................................................... 261 LANGUAGE ARTS 400 ........................................................................... 6 SCIENCE 400 .................................................................................... 264 LANGUAGE ARTS 500 ........................................................................ 11 SCIENCE 500 .................................................................................... 268 LANGUAGE ARTS 600 FUNDAMENTALS........................................... 16 SCIENCE 600 .................................................................................... 272 LANGUAGE ARTS 600 ........................................................................ 22 SCIENCE 700 .................................................................................... 275 LANGUAGE ARTS 700 FUNDAMENTALS........................................... 37 SCIENCE 800 .................................................................................... 279 LANGUAGE ARTS 700 ........................................................................ 42 EARTH SCIENCE ................................................................................ 283 LANGUAGE ARTS 800 FUNDAMENTALS........................................... 52 INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY ........................................ 287 LANGUAGE ARTS 800 ........................................................................ 57 BIOLOGY ........................................................................................... 291 ENGLISH I FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................... 67 CHEMISTRY ....................................................................................... 295 ENGLISH I ............................................................................................. 73 PHYSICS ............................................................................................. 299 ENGLISH II FUNDAMENTALS .............................................................. 83 ELECTIVES ....................................................................................303 ENGLISH II ........................................................................................... 89 ENGLISH III FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................. 98 ART HISTORY .................................................................................... 303 ENGLISH III ........................................................................................ 104 BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS ........................... 305 ENGLISH IV FUNDAMENTALS .......................................................... 117 CIVIL WAR ........................................................................................ 309 ENGLISH IV ........................................................................................ 124 CONSUMER MATH ........................................................................... 311 DIGITAL ARTS ................................................................................... 316 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY ................................................. 136 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ............................................................. 317 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 300 ..................................................... 136 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS ................................................................ 320 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 400 ..................................................... 140 ESSENTIALS OF COMMUNICATION ................................................. 321 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 500 ..................................................... 143 FRENCH I ........................................................................................... 323 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 600 ..................................................... 146 FRENCH II .......................................................................................... 334 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS .................................................................... 149 HEALTH QUEST ................................................................................ 344 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 800 ..................................................... 153 HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH ................................................................... 346 WORLD HISTORY .............................................................................. 157 MEDIA STUDIES ................................................................................ 348 U.S. HISTORY: FOUNDATIONS TO PRESENT .................................. 162 MUSIC APPRECIATION ..................................................................... 349 U.S. HISTORY RECONSTRUCTION TO PRESENT ............................. 166 MUSIC THEORY ................................................................................ 352 ECONOMICS ...................................................................................... 171 PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIVING ...................................................... 355 GOVERNMENT ................................................................................... 174 PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY .................................................... 357 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ..................................................................... 360 MATHEMATICS ......................................................................... 176 PHYSICAL FITNESS ............................................................................ 361 MATHEMATICS 300 ......................................................................... 176 PSYCHOLOGY .................................................................................... 364 MATHEMATICS 400 ......................................................................... 180 SPANISH I .......................................................................................... 366 MATHEMATICS 500 ......................................................................... 185 SPANISH II ......................................................................................... 375 MATHEMATICS 600 FUNDAMENTALS ............................................ 191 SPANISH III ........................................................................................ 383 MATHEMATICS 600 ......................................................................... 195 TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH ....................................................... 390 MATHEMATICS 700 FUNDAMENTALS ............................................ 200 TRIGONOMETRY ............................................................................... 391 MATHEMATICS 700 ......................................................................... 205 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY ................................. 393 MATHEMATICS 800 FUNDAMENTALS ............................................ 210 VIETNAM ERA ................................................................................... 395 MATHEMATICS 800 ......................................................................... 215 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ....................................................................... 397 ALGEBRA I FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................ 220 ALGEBRA I .......................................................................................... 224 GEOMETRY FUNDAMENTALS........................................................... 229 GEOMETRY ........................................................................................ 233 ALGEBRA II FUNDAMENTALS ........................................................... 238 ALGEBRA II ........................................................................................ 242 PRE‐CALCULUS .................................................................................. 247 COORDINATE ALGEBRA ................................................................... 251 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY ...................................................................... 254 ADVANCED ALGEBRA ....................................................................... 258 ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. ii Core Courses and Electives ADVANCED PLACEMENT ....................................................... 401 SKILLS DIAGNOSTICS AND PLACEMENT TESTS ..............435 CALCULUS (FOR USE WITH AP® COURSES) ..................................... 401 ENGLISH GRAMMAR SKILLS DIAGNOSTIC ...................................... 435 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (FOR USE WITH AP® MATH SKILLS DIAGNOSTIC ............................................................. 440 COURSES) ........................................................................................... 404 HISTORY PLACEMENT TEST ............................................................. 445 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION (FOR USE WITH AP® LANGUAGE ARTS PLACEMENT TEST ............................................... 447 COURSES) ........................................................................................... 407 MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST .................................................. 449 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (FOR USE WITH AP® COURSES) .................. 412 SCIENCE PLACEMENT TEST ............................................................. 451 MACRO ECONOMICS (FOR USE WITH AP® COURSES) ................... 415 TEST PREP ....................................................................................453 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (FOR USE WITH AP® COURSES) ............................................................................................................ 418 ACT® TEST PREP .............................................................................. 453 U.S. HISTORY (FOR USE WITH AP® COURSES) ............................... 421 ESSENTIALS OF LANGUAGE ARTS ................................................... 455 ESSENTIALS OF MATHEMATICS ....................................................... 456 BLENDED LEARNING LIBRARY ............................................. 424 GED TEST PREP ............................................................................... 458 MATHEMATICS 700 RESOURCES .................................................... 424 HISET TEST PREP ............................................................................. 460 MATHEMATICS 800 RESOURCES .................................................... 426 TASC TEST PREP ............................................................................. 462 ALGEBRA I RESOURCES .................................................................... 428 GEOMETRY RESOURCES ................................................................... 431 ALGEBRA II RESOURCES ................................................................... 433 ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. iii Core Courses and Electives Language Arts Language Arts 300 Language Arts 300 focuses on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students' understanding in the following ways: Reading introduces students to basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions. Students learn close reading strategies to use in short stories, a short play, poetry, and fables. Students learn to read digital text also. Special attention has been paid to teaching students advanced word decoding skills. As students begin to read more advanced texts, students will need to have decoding skills to read larger words. Students will also be introduced to choosing “just right” books and completing book reports. Writing develops students’ understanding of sentence structure, providing hands‐on experience with complete sentences and build to writing complete paragraphs. Students will use graphic organizers to follow the writing process to write for a variety of genres including; personal narratives, fictional stories, poetry, and nonfiction texts. Students will develop vocabulary skills by learning and identifying homographs, synonyms, and antonyms. Students are introduced to roots and affixes, and word relationships. On the mechanics side, students will be introduced to cursive handwriting. Various grammar topics are introduced to build students use of writing conventions. Speaking Students will be given the opportunity to use their verbal communication skills in a variety of projects. Students will participate in classroom discussions. Students will also compare and contrast written word versus spoken word. Additionally, students will integrate multimedia elements into creating presentations. Special Topics introduces basic research skills, academic language, letter writing, and how to gather information from surveys and interviews. Curriculum Contents Reading Comprehension Skills Analyzing Plot Close Reading Strategies Choosing "just right" books Cause and Effect Context Clues Decoding Skills Digital Communication Determining Author's Purpose Following Written Directions Identifying Facts and Opinions Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details Identifying Theme Predicting Outcomes Reading to Classify Reading Haiku Reading Fables Reading Procedural Texts Reading a Short Play Reading Short Stories Reading for Sequence Skimming and Scanning for Information Visual Sources for Information ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 1 Core Courses and Electives Writing Writing a Friendly and Thank You Letter Writing Paragraphs Writing Opinion Pieces Writing Haiku Writing Short Stories Revising Stories Writing Informational Report Grammar and Usage Alphabetical Order Capitalization Determining Shades of Meaning of Words Parts of Speech Punctuation Point of View Sentence Structure Synonyms and Antonyms Word Parts Spelling Difference Between Spoken and Written Words Preparing for a Classroom Discussion Multimedia Publishing with Technology Special Topics Reference Materials—Atlases, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias Introduction to Cursive Handwriting Unit 1: Introduction to the Language Arts Assignments 0 0 1. Course Overview 9. Prepositions 3 e Arts 23.. RPreoajdeicntg: Ltoea Frinnidn gt hae N Mewai nL aIdnegau age 1101.. PQruoijze:c Pt:e Prseornso, Pnarel pNoasrirtaiotinvse, and Punctuation ag 4. Complete Sentences and Capitalization 12. Unit Review u g 5. Project: Writing Paragraphs 13. Special Project* n a L 6. Quiz: Main Ideas and Language 14. Test 7. Grammar: Punctuation 15. Alternate Test* 8. First Person Versus Third Person 16. Glossary and Credits ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 2 Core Courses and Electives Unit 2: Capitalization Rules and Story Context Assignments 1. Sentence Sense and Capitalization Rules 12. Quiz: Context, Order, and Writing a Story 0 2. Capitalizing Holidays 13. Using Sentences Correctly 0 s 3 3. Reading a Story About Sharing 14. Decoding Words Using Spelling Patterns Art 4. Quiz: Capitalization and Sentence Sense 15. Spelling Words with Complex Consonants e 5. Alphabetical Order 16. Quiz: Spelling, Decoding, and Sentences g a u 6. Understanding Sequence and Context in a Story 17. Unit Review g an 7. Context and Decoding Multi‐syllable Words 18. Special Project* L 8. Vowels 19. Test 9. Decoding With Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs 20. Alternate Test* 10. Project: Writing a Story 21. Glossary and Credits 11. Project: Revising a Story Unit 3: Words and Meaning Assignments 1. Using the Dictionary 11. Synonyms 0 0 2. Project: Making Your Own Dictionary 12. Capitalization Rules 3 e Arts 34.. CQounizv: eUnstiinogn sa aDnidc tAiocnaadreym aincd L aAncgaudaegmei c Language 1143.. PUrsoinjegc Tt:i tWlersi tCinogr rae cSttloyr y about Pets ag 5. Root Words and Prefixes 15. Quiz: Synonyms and Titles u g 6. Suffixes 16. Unit Review n a L 7. Reading a Story with New Words 17. Special Project* 8. Project: Fable, Folklore, or Fairy Tale Report 18. Test 9. Antonyms 19. Alternate Test* 10. Quiz: Word Parts and Reading for Meaning 20. Glossary and Credits Unit 4: Grammar Practice and Biography Assignments 1. Nouns 14. Determining Shades of Meaning in Words 2. Adjectives 15. Reading a Biography 0 3. Quiz: Nouns and Adjectives 16. Project: Rules for a Classroom Discussion 0 s 3 4. Verbs 17. Difference Between Spoken and Written Words Art 5. Adverbs 18. Preparing for a Discussion e 6. Quiz: Verbs and Adverbs 19. Project: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas g a u 7. Punctuation Marks 20. Project: McCoy Today g an 8. Using Capital Letters 21. Quiz: Reading and Discussing Biographic Stories L 9. Using the Dictionary 22. Unit Review 10. Project: Biography Report 23. Special Project* 11. Quiz: Capitalization and Punctuation 24. Test 12. Reviewing Words and Word Parts 25. Alternate Test* 13. Asking and Answering Questions 26. Glossary and Credits ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 3 Core Courses and Electives Unit 5: Short Stories and Grammar Review Assignments 1. Practicing Grammar Knowledge 11. Identifying Theme in Fables 0 0 2. Punctuation Marks 12. Analyzing a Plot 3 e Arts 34.. CPraopjietcatli:z Vatoiowne lRse view 1134.. CQluoisze: PRleoat dainndg TSthreamteeg ies ag 5. Quiz: Grammar Review 15. Unit Review u g 6. Reading to Understand 16. Special Project* n a L 7. Reading a Longer Story for Meaning ‐ Part 1 17. Test 8. Reading a Longer Story for Meaning ‐ Part 2 18. Alternate Test* 9. Project: Animal Story Report 19. Glossary and Credits 10. Quiz: Reading and Writing to Show Understanding Unit 6: Digital Communication in Fables and Poetry Assignments 1. Cause and Effect in a Fable 13. What's Your Opinion 2. Understanding Main Ideas and Cause and Effect 14. Opinions and Evidence 0 0 3. Using Capital Letters and Commas Correctly 15. Linking Words and Phrases in Opinion Writing 3 e Arts 45.. PDriogijteaclt C: Boomomk uRneivcaietwio n 1167.. CProonjejucnt:c tWiornitsi ng an Opinion Piece ag 6. Project: Publishing with Technology 18. Quiz: Opinions and Evidence u g 7. Quiz: Cause and Effect and Digital Communication 19. Unit Review n a L 8. Haiku Poetry and Homographs 20. Special Project* 9. Project: Poetry Review 21. Test 10. Project: Haiku Poetry 22. Alternate Test* 11. Project: Multimedia Presentation of Poetry 23. Glossary and Credits 12. Quiz: Reading and Writing Haiku Poetry Unit 7: Nouns and Friendly Letters Assignments 1. Reading for Main Ideas 13. Quiz: Following Directions, Contractions, and 2. Writing a Story Suffixes 0 0 3. Noun Review 14. Writing Letters 3 e Arts 45.. WCormitipnlge xS iSnignuglualra ra nadn dP Plulurarla Nl Nouonusn s 1165.. PFrrioejnedctly: WLertitteinrgs a Friendly Letter ag 6. Quiz: Main Ideas and Nouns 17. Quiz: The Friendly Letter u g 7. Reading to Follow Directions 18. Unit Review n a L 8. Fun With Language 19. Special Project* 9. Project: Following Directions* 20. Test 10. Spelling Complex Contractions 21. Alternate Test* 11. Pronouns 22. Glossary and Credits 12. Suffixes (‐er and ‐est) ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 4 Core Courses and Electives Unit 8: Close Reading and Adjectives Assignments 1. Reading for Sequence 11. Action Verbs 0 0 2. Adjective Review 12. State of Being Verbs 3 e Arts 34.. UQsuiinzg: RFeigaudriantgi vFeo Lr aSnegquuaegnec teo a Dnde sAcdrijbeec tives 1143.. QPruoijze:c Rt:e Cadinindge rae lPlala Cy oamndp aIdriesnotni faynindg C Voenrtbrsa st ag 5. Reading for Details 15. Unit Review u g 6. Comparing with Adjectives 16. Special Project* n a L 7. Adjective Rules 17. Test 8. Project: Adjective Extra Practice 18. Alternate Test* 9. Quiz: Reading For Details and Adjectives 19. Glossary and Credits 10. Reading a Play Unit 9: Reading and Writing Assignments 1. Reading to Classify 14. Skimming and Scanning a Text for Information 2. Adverbs Review 15. Visual Sources of Information 0 3. Reading for Information 16. Project: Gathering Information from Surveys and 0 s 3 4. Reading to Predict Outcome Interviews Art 5. Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 17. Preparing to Write an Informational Report e 6. Project: Nonfiction Report 18. Using Reference Books g a u 7. Quiz: Purposes for Reading and Adverbs 19. Project: Informational Report g an 8. Thank You Letters 20. Quiz: Reading for Information and Research L 9. Cursive Writing 21. Unit Review 10. Project: Writing a Thank You Letter 22. Special Project* 11. Quiz: Cursive and Thank You Letters 23. Test 12. Reading Procedural Texts 24. Alternate Test* 13. Project: Improving Research Questions 25. Glossary and Credits ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 5 Core Courses and Electives Language Arts 400 Language Arts 400 focuses on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It more specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students' understanding in the following ways: Reading: Students will continue to build fluency and independent reading skills by further developing comprehension strategies. Students will read a wide variety of genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students will also use text features and graphic elements to build nonfiction comprehension skills. Across the genres, student analyze text to determine and identify, main ideas, supporting details, and sequence. Students will use inferencing skills to draw conclusions based on text. Students will differentiate fact from opinion in text. The texts have been chosen to further develop students’ vocabulary skills. Students will learn how to determine meanings of unknown words in context. Students will also learn more about word parts and academic language to further develop their vocabulary. Writing: Using graphic organizers and following the writing process from brainstorming to final draft, students’ writing skills will become stronger. Students will write for a variety of genres, include fictional stories, poetry, and informational text. Students will learn more complex paragraph structure. Students will also learn to make their writing come to life by learning about figurative language. Students begin to identify reliable sources of information and how to give credit to those sources. Integrated within the writing curriculum are grammar and convention lessons including; developing students’ student’s understanding of sentence structure, providing hands‐on experience with subject‐verb agreement and parts of speech. Students continue their learning of cursive handwriting. Speaking: Integrated into the Language Arts Curriculum are several projects in which students will apply their speaking skills. Students will plan for and participate in discussions. Students will orally present written work. Listening: Special attention is placed on developing student listening skills, Students will learn strategies for listening in different environments. Students will learn how to paraphrase claims that they have heard in a discussion. Special Topics: Teaches research skills, citing reliable sources and preparing study notes. Curriculum Contents Reading Comprehension Skills Determining Cause and Effect Determining Author’s Purpose Determining Word Meanings with Analogies Determining Reading Rates Digital Communication and Advertising Techniques Identifying Facts and Opinions Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details Metacognitive Reading Strategies Predicting Outcomes Reading Poetry Reading Fluency Reading Independently Reasons for Reading Reading Short Stories Reading Biographies Reading Parables and Fables Reading Nonfiction Reading for Sequence Study Skills Using Context Clues Using Procedural Texts Word Study Understanding Storytelling Elements ©2016 Glynlyon, Inc. 6
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