GRADE 9 CURRICULUM *Sample Lesson Request Form at the Bottom of the Page*
Language Arts Grade appropriate vocabulary, reading, writing, and grammar studies, including stories, essays, poems and prose by: • O. Henry • Walt Whitman • Langston Hughes • Edgar Allan Poe • Jack London • Anton Chekhov • Shirley Jackson • Dorothy Canfield Fisher • William Shakespeare • Carl Sandburg • E. E. Cummings • David Wagoner • Robert Herrick • Homer
Math Algebra I • Evaluating Expressions • Writing Equations and Inequalities • Math Properties • History of Algebra • Equations & Inequalities • Graphing • Systems of Equations • Polynomials • Radicals
Science Physical & Earth Science • Measurement • Scientific Methods • Variables and Control in Experiments • Atoms and Matter • Minerals / Crystals • Technology • Intro to The Rock Cycle • Maps / Map Projections • Landforms • Soil • Weathering • Erosion • Glaciers • Wind • Water Erosion • Groundwater • Continental Drift • Seafloor Spreading • Plate Tectonics • Earthquakes • Volcanoes • Relative and Absolute Ages of Rocks • Evolution and Geologic Time • Early Earth History • Fossils • Extinction of Dinosaurs • Earth's Atmosphere • The Ozone Layer • The Water Cycle • Weather Patterns • Severe Weather • Climate & Climate Changes • Pollution • Population Impact on the Environment • Using the Land • Oceans • The Moon • The Solar System • Radiation from Space • Electromagnetic Radiation • Telescopes, Satellites • Contemporary Issues in Physical & Earth Science
Social Science World History I • What is History and How is it Understood • Earliest Civilizations • Greek Civilization • Roman Civilization • Indian Civilization • Chinese Civilization • Byzantine Empire • Islamic Civilization • African Civilizations • Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the Americas • The Fall of Rome and its Effects • The Late Middle Ages and The Renaissance • Reformation and The Age of Absolutism • European Exploration and the Beginnings of Global Trade • The Effects of European Exploration • European Colonialism After the Age of Exploration and its Effects • Revolution in Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia, and Latin America • World War I and WWII • The Holocaust • The Rise of Fascism • Joseph Stalin • The Aftermath of World War II and Beyond
Fine Arts • Lascaux Caves • The Mythical Story of Romulus and Remus and the Naming of Rome • The Terracotta Army • The Hagia Sophia • Tuvan Throat Singing • West Africa (Benin) in the 16th Century • Mayan Writing and Hieroglyphics • Iroquois and the Longhouse • Byzantine Art • Giotto and The Gates of Paradise • Perspective and Perspective Machines • Inca Architecture • The Art of Azulejo • Classical Gardens of Versailles • Faberge Easter Eggs and the Russian Revolution • Diego Rivera and Mexican Nationalism • Art During World War I: A Portrait • Creating Music During War: Claude Debussy • Symbolism • Naum Gabo • Alberto Giacometti • "Degenerate Art" • Holocaust Films • Futurism • Intonarumori • Socialist Realism