Grades 9 - 12

Quarter 1

Statistics in Biology
Chemistry of Life
Cell Structure & Function

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Cellular Energetics
Enzymes
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Cell Communication

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Cell Cycle
Mitosis/Meiosis
Heredity
Mendelian genetics
Chromosomal Inheritance
Gene Expression and Regulation

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Cell Cycle
Mitosis/Meiosis
Heredity
Mendelian genetics
Chromosomal Inheritance
Gene Expression and Regulation

AP Exam

Quarter 1

Lab Safety
Characteristics of Life
Scientific Method
Microscope
Cells

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Cell Transport
Biochemistry
Enzymes
Photosynthesis/Respiration
Respiratory System

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Digestive and Excretory Systems
Circulation, Immunity and Reproduction
Mitosis, Meiosis and Genetics 

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Evolution
Ecology
Human Impact
Regents Review

Regents Exam

Quarter 1

Basic Concepts in Chemistry
Atomic and Nuclear Structure
Bonding and Molecular Structure

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Thermochemistry
States of Matter
Chemical Kinetics 

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Equilibrium
Acids and Bases and Aqueous Equilibria

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Thermodynamics in Chemistry
Electrochemistry
AP Review

AP Exam

Quarter 1

Matter & Measurement
Physical Behavior of Matter
Atomic Theory

Quarterly Assessment 

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Quarter 2

Periodic Table
Bonding
Nuclear Chemistry

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Stoichiometry 
Solutions
Reduction/Oxidation

Quarterly Assessment 

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Quarter 4

Kinetics/Equilibrium
Acids/Bases
Organic Chemistry

Regents Exam

Quarter 1

Matter & Measurement
Physical Behavior of Matter
Atomic Theory

Project

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Quarter 2

Periodic Table
Bonding
Nuclear Chemistry

Mid-Term Project

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Quarter 3

Stoichiometry 
Solutions
Reduction/Oxidation

Project

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Quarter 4

Kinetics/Equilibrium
Acids/Bases
Organic Chemistry

Final Project

Quarter 1

Mathematical Methods of Physics
Kinematics in One Dimension
Acceleration
Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion

Quarterly Assessment 

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Quarter 2

Fundamental Forces
Newton’s Laws of Mechanics
Uniform Circular Motion & Gravitation
Impulse/Momentum
Work/Power/Energy

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Electrostatics
Electric Work and Potential
Ohm’s Law
Series/Parallel Circuits
Wave Properties
Reflection/Refraction

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Interference
Diffraction
Magnetism
Quantum Mechanics
Standard Model

Regents Exam

Quarter 1

One Dimensional Motion
Two Dimensional Motion
Velocity
Acceleration

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Newton’s First Law of Motion
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Mid-Term Exam 

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Quarter 3

Forces and Force Diagrams
Momentum
Gravity and air resistance

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Magnetism
Series/Parallel Circuits
Reflection/Refraction

Regents Exam

Quarter 1

Dimensional Analysis
Feedback Loops
The Living World: Ecology
The Living World: Biodiversity

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Populations
Earth Systems
Land and Water Use

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Land and Water Use
Energy Use
Atmospheric Pollution
Terrestrial & Aquatic Pollution

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Global Change
AP Review
Regents Review

AP Exam & Regents Exam

Quarter 1

El Conde Lucanor

Romance del Rey Moro que perdió Alhama

Lazarillo de Tormes

EL ahogado más hermoso del mundo

El prendimiento de Antoñito el Camborio

Borges y yo 

El ingenioso Hidalgo, Don Quijote de la Mancha

A Julia Burgos

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Quarter 2

Balada de los dos abuelos

Segunda Carta de Relación

Los presagios

Se ha perdido el pueblo mexica

Soneto XXIII

Soneto CLXVI

Salmo XVII 

Sátira filosófica

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Quarter 3

El Sur

San Manuel Bueno, mártir

En una tempestad

Rima LIII

Nuestra America

A Roosevelt

He andado muchos caminos

Walking Around

Las medias rojas

El hijo

No oyes ladrar los perros

La siesta del martes

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Quarter 4

 Mi caballo mago

y no se lo tragó la tierra

La noche buena

Chac Mool

La noche boca arriba

La casa de Bernarda Alba

El hombre que se convirtió en perro

Como la vida misma

Peso ancestral

Mujer Negra

Dos palabras

Quarter 1

I rapporti personali 

• The present tense
  • Regular & irregular verbs (verbi regolari e irregolari)
• Articles 
• Gender and number 
• Reading: Gli italiani nel mondo

• Cities and communities (Città e comunità)

Quarter 2

• Reflexive and reciprocal verbs 
• Possessive adjectives
• Demonstratives 
• Reading: Tutte le strade portano a Roma

Quarter 3

I passatempi 

• The passato prossimo with avere and essere 
• The imperfetto 
• Passo prossimo vs. the imperfetto 
• Reading: Rete! 

Quarter 4

La giustizia e la politica

• The imperative 

• Object pronouns 
• Dovere, potere, and volere 

• Reading: Unità nella diversità: l'Italia nell'Unione Europea

• Review (Ripasso)

• Final Exam (Esame finale)

Quarter 1

Para Empezar (Review)

• Daily life (tu vida diaria)

• School and school activities

• Special days (días especiales)

• Weekend activities and special events

• Outdoor activities and sports

• Camping activities and the natural environment

• Athletic events

Grammar Review

• The preterite (past tense) – regular and irregular verbs

• The imperfect tense 

Quarter 2

Obras de Arte (Works of Art)

• Using adjectives to compare nouns (concordancia y comparación)
• Theater (el teatro)
• Different types of art and art materials
• The preterite vs. the imperfect
• Estar” past participles
• Music, drama, and dance performances

Quarter 3

Health, Food & Nutrition

• Food Vocabulary
• Symptoms and remedies
• Vocabulary
• Direct and indirect objects
• Pronouns
• Informal and formal commands
• Physical fitness and exercises
• Giving advice
• FLACS Exam Review

Quarter 4

FLACS Exam Review Topics

• Travel
• Technology
• Community and the environment

Quarter 1

• Alphabet and pronunciation
• Greetings and conversations
• Numbers
• Time and dates
• School supplies
• Nouns (masculine vs. feminine)
• Weather and seasons
• Leisure activities

Quarter 2

• Positives and negatives words

• Personality traits and adjectives

• School day

• Subject pronouns

• Present tense (-ar verbs)

Quarter 3

• Classroom objects
• Expressions of locations
• Estar (to be)
• Nouns (singular vs. plural)
• Breakfast and lunch vocabulary
• Present tense (-er/-ir verbs)
• Gustar vs. Encantar
• Food groups 
• Healthy foods and activities
• Adjectives (singular vs. plural)

Quarter 4

• Places
• Ir (to go)
• Asking questions
• Family
• Celebrations
• Tener (to have)
• Possessive adjectives

Quarter 1

• Noun and adjectives
• Ser (to be)
• Present tense
• Tener (to have)
• La escuela (school)
• Positive and negative words
• Leisure time

Quarter 2

• Ir (to go)
• Extracurricular activities
• Making comparisons
• Conocer vs. Saber
• Hace and Time expressions
• Clothing vocabulary
• Infinitive expressions
• Daily routines
• Reflexive verbs (present tense)

Quarter 3

• Ser vs. Estar
• Shopping vocabulary
• Cardinal numbers
• Preterite tense
• Demonstrative adjectives
• Chores and errands
• Direct object pronouns
• Prepositions
• Transportation and commuting
• Tú commands (suggestions/advice)

Quarter 4

• Places vocabulary
• Ir (to go)
• Asking questions
• Family vocabulary
• Celebrations
• Tener (to have)
• Possessive adjectives

Quarter 1

• Puerto Rican Immigration to the U.S. (videos with questions)
• Famous Hispanic person project and Google Slides presentation
• Job of your dreams (inside and outside the U.S.) (college research)
• Resume based on job of their dreams
• Mock interview

Quarter 2

• Rules for accent marks
• The environment: vocabulary, project, and Google Slides presentations
• Poem: Ode al aire (create your own poem)
• Project on Hispanic festivals and celebrations

Quarter 3

• Spanish essay writing practice
• Midterm
• Practice
• How to care for our planet
• Challenges project (presentations on different topics related to challenges)

Quarter 4

• How to be a good tourist
• At the airport
• Preparing for a trip
• Hotel and travel
• Subjunctive rules and practice
• Project " Un viaje al extranjero (passport and ID)
• Aspects of movies

Quarter 1

One Dimensional Motion
Two Dimensional Motion
Velocity
Acceleration

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Newton’s First Law of Motion
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Mid-Term Exam 

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Quarter 3

Forces and Force Diagrams
Momentum
Gravity and air resistance

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Magnetism
Series/Parallel Circuits
Reflection/Refraction

Regents Exam

Quarter 1

Dimensional Analysis
Feedback Loops
The Living World: Ecology
The Living World: Biodiversity

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 2

Populations
Earth Systems
Land and Water Use

Mid-Term Exam

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Quarter 3

Land and Water Use
Energy Use
Atmospheric Pollution
Terrestrial & Aquatic Pollution

Quarterly Assessment

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Quarter 4

Global Change
AP Review
Regents Review

AP Exam & Regents Exam

Quarter 1

• Historical Thinking Skills
• Prehistoric Age
• River Valley Civilizations
• Ancient Middle Eastern Civilizations
• Indus Valley Civilizations
• Huang He Valley Civilization
• Quarterly Assessment CRQ

Quarter 2

• Classical Ages
• India- Maurya, Gupta
• China- Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Midterm

Quarter 3

• Middle Ages
• Byzantine Empire
• Muslim Caliphates
• Medieval Europe
• Medieval Asia
• Mongol Empire
• Yuan & Ming Dynasties
• Feudal Japan
• Quarterly Assessment Enduring Issues Essay

Quarter 4

• Renaissance
• Reformation
• West African Kingdoms
• Pre-Columbian Civilizations
• Age of Exploration
• Final Exam

Quarter 1

• Historical Thinking Skills
• Prehistoric Age
• River Valley Civilizations
• Ancient Middle Eastern Civilizations
• Indus Valley Civilizations
• Huang He Valley Civilization
• Quarterly Assessment SAQ

Quarter 2

• Classical Ages
• India- Maurya, Gupta
• China- Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Midterm

Quarter 3

• Middle Ages
• Byzantine Empire
• Muslim Caliphates
• Medieval Europe
• Medieval Asia
• Mongol Empire
• Yuan & Ming Dynasties
• Feudal Japan
• Quarterly Assessment DBQ Essay

Quarter 4

• Renaissance
• Reformation
• West African Kingdoms
• Pre-Columbian Civilizations
• Age of Exploration
• Final Exam

Quarter 1

Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

• Introduction to maps
• Geographic data
• Human-environment interaction
• Scales of analysis

Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes

• Population distribution, policies, dynamics, composition
• Causes and effects of forced and voluntary migration

Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes

• Cultural landscapes and patterns
• Diffusion types, causes, effects

Unit 1 Exam: October

Unit 2 Exam: November

Quarter 2

Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes (continued)

• Cultural landscapes and patterns
• Diffusion types, causes, effects

Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes

• Political geography, processes, powers, boundaries
• Challenges to sovereignty

Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes

• Settlement patterns
• Agricultural origins
• Agricultural revolutions
• Global systems and regions
• Consequences and challenges
• Midterm Exam: Midterm Week, January 

Quarter 3

Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes

• Urbanization around the world
• Density and land use
• Urban sustainability, infrastructure, and data
• Challenges of urbanization

Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes

• Industrial Revolution
• Theories and measures of economic development
• Trade and the world economy
• Unit 6 Exam: February 
• Unit 7 Exam: March

Quarter 4

AP Exam Review

• Structure of exam
• Strategies
• Unit review
• Writing FRQs
• Post-exam project
• Final Exam: Final Exam Week: June 

Quarter 1

• World in 1750

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• French Revolution

• Latin American Revolutions

• Nationalism  and Unification 

• CRQ Writing Skills

• Q1 Common Assessment: September

Quarter 2

• Industrial Revolution 

• Age of Imperialism

• Global Industrial Changes

• World War I

• Enduring Issues Writing Skills 

• Midterm Review

• Regents Review Skills

• Midterm Exam: Midterm Week, January

Quarter 3

• Russian Revolution

• Rise of Totalitarianism 

• Interwar Years

• World War II

• Enduring Issues Connections and Writing Skills

• Q3 Common Assessment: Enduring Issues Essay

Quarter 4

• Cold War

• Decolonization and Nationalism

• Modern Issues

• Regents Review

• Strategies for writing, document analysis, and multiple choice

• Q4 Common Assessment: Enduring Issues Essay

Quarter 1

• World in 1750
• Scientific Revolution
• Enlightenment
• French Revolution
• Latin American Revolutions
• Nationalism  and Unification 
• CRQ Writing Skills
• Q1 Common Assessment

Quarter 2

• Industrial Revolution
• Age of Imperialism
• Global Industrial Changes
• World War I
• Enduring Issues Writing Skills 
• Midterm Review
• Regents Review Skills
• Q2 Common Assessment

Quarter 3

• Russian Revolution
• Rise of Totalitarianism 
• Interwar Years
• World War II
• Enduring Issues Connections and Writing Skills
• Q3 Common Assessment

Quarter 4

• Cold War
• Decolonization and Nationalism
• Modern Issues
• Regents Review
• Strategies for writing, document analysis, and multiple choice
• Q4 Common Assessment

Quarter 1

• AP Skills
• Thesis writing
• Document analysis
• Short Answer Questions
• Post Classical World 600-1450 CE
• Age of Exploration 1450-1750 CE
• AP Aligned Exam

Quarter 2

• Revolutions and Industrialization 1750-1900 CE
• Age of Reason
• Atlantic Revolutions
• Industrial Revolution
• New Imperialism
• AP Aligned Midterm Exam

Quarter 3

• Global Conflicts and the Modern World 1900-present
• Russian Revolution
• WWI & WWII
• Cold War
• Decolonization
• Modern Issues and Conflicts
• AP Assessments (DBQ & LEQ)

Quarter 4

• Preparation for the AP World History Exam
• Multiple Choice practice
• Document Based Questions
• Short Answer Questions
• Long Essay Questions
• Global History Regents Exam

Quarter 1

• Colonial Era
• Road to  Revolution
• Constitution
• First Presidents
• Q1 Common Assessment

Quarter 2

• American Expansion and Nationalism 
• Sectionalism and The Road to Civil War
• Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Midterm

Quarter 3

• Immigration and Industrial Revolution
• Progressive Movement
• Rise of American Power
• Q3 Common Assessment

Quarter 4

• Prosperity and Depression World War II 
• Cold War
• Domestic Change
• Final | Regents Exam

Colonial Era
Road to  Revolution
Constitution
First Presidents

Q1 Common Assessment

American Expansion and Nationalism 
Sectionalism and The Road to Civil War
Civil War
Reconstruction

Midterm

Immigration and Industrial Revolution
Progressive Movement
Rise of American Power

Q3 Common Assessment

Prosperity and Depression World War II 
Cold War
Domestic Change

Final | Regents Exam

 

AP Skills
Colonial America: 1491-1607, 1607-1754
The American Revolution & Critical Period: 1754-1800
Jefferson, Jackson & the Growth of Democracy: 1800-1848

AP aligned exam 

 

Sectionalism, Civil War & Reconstruction: 1846-1877
The Gilded Age: 1865-1898
American Imperialism & WWI: 1896-1920

AP aligned Mid-term

 

Prosperity & Depression: 1920-1941
The Second World War & Early Civil Wa:, 1941-1960
Activism, Turmoil & the Rise of Conservatism: 1960-Present

AP essay assessment (LEQ, DBQ)

 

Research Paper
U.S. Regents Prep

U.S. Regents Exam

 

Unit I: Foundations of American Democracy
Unit II: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs

AP aligned exam 

 

Unit III: Political Participation
Unit IV: Interactions Among Branches of Government

AP aligned Mid-term

 

Unit V: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Preparation and Practice for the AP Exam 

AP Assessments

 

Capstone Civic Engagement Project 

Presentation of Capstone Civic Engagement Project

 

Structures and Roles of Government
Foundations of American Government
Political Parties
Voting Rights
Voting History 
Court Systems and Laws

 

Laws and the Supreme Court
Evaluating the Media
Free Speech
Voter Registration
Seal of Civic Readiness

 

Unit I: Foundations of Government

Intro to course

Historical examples of governance

• Historical case studies
• The influence of Enlightenment ideals

Differences in modern global governmental structures

The meaning of active citizenship

Unit II: Foundations of the United States Government

Articles of Confederation

The U.S. Constitution

• What is the purpose of the U.S. government?

Bill of Rights

• Analyzing select rights & liberties

 

Unit III: Federalism & the Branches of Government

Levels of Government

• Local, state, federal

The Three Branches of Government

• Checks & Balances
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

Unit IV: Political Involvement

The Role of Political Parties

The Influence of Media

Final: Citizen Action/Civic Readiness Essay & Project

 

Economic Systems
Supply and Demand
Role of Government
Factors of Production
Consumption
Taxation
Financial Institutions
Credit 
Ongoing current events

 

Money Management
Borrowing and Investing
Stock Market
Domestic Issues
International Externalities
Employment
Insurance 
Entrepreneurships
Ongoing current events

 

Economic Systems
Supply and Demand
Role of Government
Factors of Production
Opportunity Cost
Taxation
Financial Institutions
Credit 
Ongoing current events

 

Money management
Insurance
Borrowing and Investing
Stock Market
Domestic and International factors
Employment
Entrepreneurships
Financial Budget (cash flow, income, discretionary income, pay yourself first)
Ongoing current events

 

• Colonial America (Conflict between Native American groups and Europeans occurred through resistance efforts and conflict)
• American Revolution (Colonists resisted British control,  leading to increased tension between the colonists and British government)
• American Slavery 
• Civil War and Reconstruction (Analysis of ideas expressed in the Gettysburg address)
• Suffrage Movement (Students will examine the efforts of the women’s suffrage movement after 1900.

• Prosperity and Depression (Causes and effect of Great Depression)
• World War II (causes and effects of WWII)
• Civil Rights 
• The Cold War (Cause and effects)
• Terrorism and 21st Century Issues

• What is Sociology? (Historical perspective)
• How is sociological research conducted?
• What do Sociologists study and what careers are available with a Sociology degree?
• What are the building blocks of culture? 
• What are the norms, values, taboos that encompass culture?
• What are the basic components of culture and how is culture learned?  
• What effect does culture have on human behavior and interactions?  
• How does culture unite and/or divide?
•  How do cultural universals influence the study of sociology?
•  How are norms, folkways, and values established and enforced?  
• Why do subcultures and counterculture emerge within a population?
• How do rules and norms affect the forming of roles and groups?  

 

• What are the agents of socialization?
• How does society control you?
• Who matters to you?
• What influences family and behavior? 
• How do race and ethnicity affect our society?
• How does Religion influence societal morals and values? 
• Why do we have gender norms and should they change?
• How do our friends and social groups influence our decision making? 
  • Why do young people get involved in social movements and protests?
• Is it better to conform or stray from the norm?
• Why do people deviate from social norms?
• What is deviant behavior? 
• Why do people commit crime? 
• How have you used Deviance?

Creation of the Judicial System
Judicial system operation State/Federal levels
The Constitution’s 27 Amendments 
Federalist Era Landmark Cases
Antebellum Landmark Cases
Civil War Landmark Cases
Reconstruction Landmark Cases 

 

World War I and World War II landmark cases
The evolution of the Supreme Court during the Great Depression and Wartime
Landmark cases of the Civil Rights Movement
Landmark cases of the late 20th Century
Landmark Cases of the early 21st century and the changing Supreme Court

 

Criminal Justice Process
Constitutional Rights 
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Death Penalty 
Case Studies in Death Penalty
Death Penalty: Supreme Court Cases 
Corrections Unit
Case studies in Corrections
Corrections: Supreme Court Cases 

 

Juvenile Justice 
Constitutional Rights and Case studies
Human Trafficking
Drug Trafficking
Organized Crime case studies
International Crimes 
21st Century Case studies 
Final Project Presentations

 

Identity and Bias
What is genocide?
History of antisemitism
World War I and the Interwar period
Rise of Fascism and Nazi Germany
Jewish Life in Europe prior to World War II
Nuremberg Laws and Discrimination against Jews
T-4 Program
Kristallnacht & Ghettoization
Einsatzgruppen 

Assessments: Socratic Seminars and Research Projects

 

Deportation
Development of Concentration Camps
Concentration Camps (survivor stories)
Resistance during WWII
Liberation
Life after the Holocaust
War Crimes Trials
Other genocides during the 20th century

Assessments: Socratic Seminars, and research projects

 

Unit 1: Who Are the Latinos?

• Geography of Latin Americans
• Latino immigration to the United States
• Hispanic Heritage Month (Fall Semester)

Unit 2: History of American Intervention in Latin America

• Monroe Doctrine
• Manifest Destiny and American imperialism
• Mexican-American War
• Spanish-American War

Unit 3: American Involvement in Latin America Today

• Economies of Latin America
• Current US Economic Policies
• Case Studies of America in Latin American Countries

Unit 4: Latin American Culture in the United States Today

• 20th Century issues
• Current events
• Latino American subcultures in America

Unit 1: Introduction to Psychology
Unit 2: Research Methods in Psychology
Unit 3: Biological Basis of Behavior
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception

 

Unit 5: Lifespan Development
Unit 6: Learning and Memory
Unit 7: Motivation and Emotion
Unit 8: Social Psychology