Standards map
12th grade: standards by week
Every week of the 12th grade plan, with the skills taught and the standards they practice: Common Core for reading, writing and math, NGSS for science, and the C3 Framework for social studies. Use it to plan, to match another curriculum, or for a homeschool record.
138 standards codes across 36 weeks and 180 day plans. Open the 12th grade plan · Year at a glance · Other grades
September: Welcome / Foundations of Government
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 Heroes and Hard Questions | Word study: Old English word building: compounds, kennings and everyday Anglo-Saxon words. Reading & writing: Launch the reading journal; read the opening of Beowulf through the fight with Grendel; learn claim, evidence and commentary and MLA line citations. Math: Test for functions, use function notation, find domain and range, and compute average rate of change. Science: What environmental science is; design a fair test on mulch and soil water loss. Social studies: Purposes and forms of government; Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau on the social contract. | L.11-12.4b, L.11-12.5aRL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.8HSF-IF.A.1, HSF-IF.A.2, HSF-IF.B.5, HSF-IF.B.6HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS2-5C3 D2.Civ.8.9-12, D2.Civ.3.9-12 |
| Week 2 The Hall, the Mere and the Dragon | Word study: Greek roots demos, kratos, archos, monos, oligos, theos and plutos in words for government. Reading & writing: Finish Beowulf: Grendel's mother, Hrothgar's advice on power, the dragon and Wiglaf; plan and draft a literary analysis essay. Math: Parent functions and transformations: shifts, reflections and stretches, alone and combined. Science: Systems thinking: stocks, flows and Earth's four spheres; positive and negative feedback loops. Social studies: The Declaration of Independence and its ideas; the Articles of Confederation and their weaknesses. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.5HSF-BF.B.3, HSF-IF.C.7HS-ESS2-2C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12, RI.11-12.9 |
| Week 3 Elegies and the Convention | Word study: Latin roots of law and government: leg/lex, jud/jur/jus, fed and stitu. Reading & writing: Read two Old English elegies and compare their treatment of loss; learn how 1066 changed English; revise and finish the Beowulf essay. Math: Evaluate and graph piecewise and step functions; absolute value as a piecewise function; model tax brackets and phone plans. Science: Biotic and abiotic factors, biomes and climatograms, and species interactions; finish the mulch experiment with a CER. Social studies: The Constitutional Convention, its compromises and the ratification debate; Constitution Day. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.8HSF-IF.C.7b, HSF-BF.A.1HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-6, HS-ESS2-5C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12 |
| Week 4 The Green Knight and the Balance of Power | Word study: French words that entered English after the Norman Conquest, especially words of law, government and the court. Reading & writing: Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and compare the chivalric and heroic codes; plan and write a comparative analysis. Math: Compose functions in context and find and verify inverses; unit check. Science: Quadrat field sampling and estimating populations; species richness at two sites; unit check. Social studies: The six principles of the Constitution, its structure, checks and balances, and federalism. | L.11-12.4c, L.11-12.3RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, W.11-12.2HSF-BF.A.1c, HSF-BF.B.4aHS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-6C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.Civ.1.9-12 |
October: Fall / Rights and Responsibilities
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 5 Pilgrims and the First Amendment | Word study: Latin roots for speaking and asking: dict, voc, loqu and pet. Reading & writing: Read the General Prologue for characterization and estates satire; write a gentle, original satirical portrait. Math: Classify polynomials, describe end behavior, find zeros and multiplicity, and factor to find zeros. Science: Producers and consumers, food chains, trophic levels, the 10 percent rule and food webs. Social studies: The Bill of Rights overview and the First Amendment's five freedoms and their limits. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.6, W.11-12.3HSF-IF.C.7c, HSA-APR.B.3HS-LS2-4, HS-LS2-6C3 D2.Civ.10.9-12, D2.Civ.4.9-12 |
| Week 6 Tales of Greed and the Rights of the Accused | Word study: Latin roots cred, fid and ver: belief, trust and truth. Reading & writing: Read the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale for irony and the Wife of Bath's Tale for narrator; write an irony essay. Math: Long and synthetic division, the Remainder and Factor Theorems, and the Rational Root Theorem. Science: Three levels of biodiversity, richness and evenness, ecosystem services, keystone species and threats. Social studies: Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments; Mapp, Gideon, Miranda and Goss; procedural and substantive due process. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.2, W.11-12.2HSA-APR.B.2, HSA-APR.D.6, HSA-APR.B.3HS-LS2-2, HS-LS4-6C3 D2.Civ.12.9-12, D2.Civ.14.9-12 |
| Week 7 Macbeth Begins: Ambition and Equal Protection | Word study: Greek and Latin terms of tragedy: hamartia, hubris, catharsis, soliloquy, protagonist, peripeteia. Reading & writing: Read Macbeth Acts 1 and 2 for character, soliloquy and imagery; keep a quotation journal and plan a theme essay. Math: Graph reciprocal and rational functions: vertical and horizontal asymptotes, holes and intercepts. Science: Population size, density and dispersion; exponential and logistic growth; carrying capacity and limiting factors. Social studies: The Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship, due process and equal protection clauses; from Plessy to Brown to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | L.11-12.4b, RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, W.11-12.9aHSF-IF.C.7d, HSA-APR.D.6HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2C3 D2.Civ.14.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12 |
| Week 8 Macbeth Ends: Fate, Choice and Civic Duty | Word study: Latin roots amb/ambi (around, both), mal (bad) and noc/nox (harm). Reading & writing: Finish Macbeth: Banquo's ghost, the apparitions, the sleepwalking scene, the Tomorrow soliloquy and the end; write and revise the theme essay. Math: Average cost functions, solving rational equations with extraneous solutions, and work-rate problems; unit check. Science: Mark and recapture lab with dried beans and population data analysis; unit check on energy, biodiversity and populations. Social studies: Civic duties and responsibilities; voter registration and elections; a civic action plan for a local issue. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.7, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.5HSA-REI.A.2, HSF-IF.C.7d, HSA-CED.A.1HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2C3 D2.Civ.2.9-12, D2.Civ.7.9-12, D2.Civ.10.9-12 |
November: Family and Gratitude / Markets and Choice
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 9 The Art of Persuasion | Word study: Greek roots of rhetoric: rhetor, logos, pathos, ethos, anti, para and sym/syn. Reading & writing: Name the rhetorical situation (SOAPS), the three appeals and key devices in famous speeches; write rhetorical analysis paragraphs. Math: Compare linear and exponential growth; compound, continuous and decay models with money. Science: Human population history, the demographic transition and age-structure diagrams. Social studies: Scarcity, opportunity cost, factors of production and the production possibilities frontier. | L.11-12.4bRI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.3, W.11-12.2HSF-LE.A.2, HSA-SSE.B.3c, HSF-IF.C.8bHS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-3C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12, D2.Eco.2.9-12 |
| Week 10 A Modest Proposal and the Market | Word study: Greek oikos and nomos and Latin merc and pend/pens in words of economics. Reading & writing: Read A Modest Proposal for persona, verbal irony and target; write an original gentle satire about a school issue. Math: Logarithms as inverses of exponentials; properties; solving exponential equations; natural log. Science: Where Earth's water is; aquifers, overdraft, subsidence and the Colorado River. Social studies: Demand and supply, their determinants, equilibrium, shortages and surpluses. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.6, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.4HSF-BF.B.5, HSF-LE.A.4HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1C3 D2.Eco.3.9-12, D2.Eco.4.9-12 |
| Week 11 Arguments, Gratitude and Price | Word study: Latin roots grat (thanks, pleasing), argu (make clear) and clam/claim (cry out). Reading & writing: Trace claims, reasons and counterarguments in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; evaluate reasoning and fallacies; draft an argument essay. Math: Doubling time and the rule of 72, credit card growth, half-life and log scales; unit check. Science: Household water audit, water quality tests and an engineered sand and gravel filter. Social studies: Price elasticity and the arguments made on each side of price ceilings and floors. | L.11-12.4bRI.11-12.8, RI.11-12.5, W.11-12.1a, W.11-12.1bHSF-LE.A.4, HSF-LE.B.5HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-2C3 D2.Eco.4.9-12, D2.Eco.8.9-12 |
December: Winter Holidays / Change and Progress
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 12 Romantic Rebels and Right Triangles | Word study: Latin roots of change and progress: nov, gress/grad and mut. Reading & writing: Read Blake and Wordsworth for imagery, contrast and the sonnet's turn; begin the college essay with brainstorming and a first scene. Math: Trig ratios, special right triangles, solving for sides and inverse trig for angles. Science: Composition and layers of the atmosphere; criteria air pollutants and the Air Quality Index. Social studies: The Article V amendment process; the Reconstruction Amendments; amendments that expanded voting. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, W.11-12.3HSG-SRT.C.6, HSG-SRT.C.7, HSG-SRT.C.8HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12 |
| Week 13 Odes, Radians and Landmark Cases | Word study: Greek roots of poetry: poiein, metron, ode and lyra. Reading & writing: Read Keats, Shelley, Coleridge and Byron for apostrophe, meter and sound; draft and revise the college essay. Math: Radian measure, arc length, the unit circle in all four quadrants, coterminal angles and angular speed. Science: Weather and climate, Earth's energy balance and the greenhouse effect, albedo, and ocean currents. Social studies: Landmark Supreme Court cases on federal power, rights and presidential power; precedent. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.5HSF-TF.A.1, HSF-TF.A.2, HSF-TF.A.3HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS2-2C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.Civ.12.9-12 |
| Week 14 Looking Back, Moving Forward | Word study: Latin roots of memory, tradition and the seasons: memor, tradit, sol and fest. Reading & writing: Read the Frankenstein introduction and creation chapter; seminar on Romanticism and change; polish the college essay and write a semester portfolio reflection. Math: Reference angles and signs by quadrant, the Pythagorean identity, trig values from any point; semester review. Science: The carbon cycle, the Keeling Curve and climate feedbacks; semester science check. Social studies: How federal holidays are created; government in 1789 compared with today; semester check. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.10HSF-TF.A.2, HSF-TF.C.8HS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-2C3 D2.Civ.4.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12, D2.His.14.9-12 |
January: New Year / Global Connections
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 15 Gateshead, Lowood and the Sine Wave | Word study: Latin and Greek roots of the wider world: glob, mund, port and cosm. Reading & writing: Begin Jane Eyre: Jane at Gateshead and Lowood; choose a research topic and write research questions. Math: Graph y = sin x and y = cos x; amplitude, period and midline. Science: The global temperature record and ice core evidence for past climate. Social studies: Absolute and comparative advantage, specialization and gains from trade. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.3, W.11-12.7HSF-IF.C.7e, HSF-TF.A.4HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-4C3 D2.Eco.14.9-12 |
| Week 16 Thornfield and the Tides | Word study: Latin roots of exchange: cambi, merc, vend and pecu. Reading & writing: Read the Thornfield chapters for mood, foreshadowing and the Gothic; take research notes and build a source list. Math: Transform sinusoids with y = A sin(B(x - C)) + D and model tides and a Ferris wheel. Science: Sea level rise, melting glaciers and ice sheets, and ocean acidification. Social studies: Exchange rates, the balance of trade, and the arguments for and against tariffs. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.5, W.11-12.8HSF-TF.B.5, HSF-BF.B.3HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-5C3 D2.Eco.15.9-12, D2.Eco.14.9-12 |
| Week 17 Secrets, Tangents and Energy | Word study: Greek and Latin roots of energy and power: erg, dyna, fus and pot. Reading & writing: Read the chapters of the wedding and the secret; analyze Jane's choice; draft the body of the research paper. Math: Graph y = tan x and use inverse sine, cosine and tangent with restricted domains. Science: Fossil fuels and how electricity is generated; costs and benefits of each source. Social studies: The United Nations, NATO, the WTO and the IMF; how treaties are made and ratified. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.2bHSF-TF.B.6, HSF-TF.B.7HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-1C3 D2.Civ.3.9-12, D2.Civ.1.9-12 |
| Week 18 Independence, Identities and Renewable Power | Word study: Latin and Greek roots of self and sameness: ident, auto and ego. Reading & writing: Finish Jane Eyre and analyze its theme of independence; revise, edit and submit the research paper. Math: Pythagorean, reciprocal and quotient identities; verify identities; sum and difference formulas. Science: Solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal energy, including geothermal plants near the Salton Sea. Social studies: Globalization's effects on jobs, prices and the environment; foreign policy tools: diplomacy, sanctions and aid. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.2fHSF-TF.C.8, HSF-TF.C.9HS-ESS3-2, HS-ETS1-3C3 D2.Eco.15.9-12, D2.Civ.6.9-12 |
February: Friendship / Personal Finance
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 19 Things Fall Apart and the Circle | Word study: Latin roots of trust and bonds: fid, sol, amic and soci. Reading & writing: Read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1958; title and author only, no quotations reproduced) Part One for character and culture. Math: Write the equation of a circle and complete the square to find center and radius. Science: Soil formation, horizons and texture; the jar test. Social studies: Gross and net pay, payroll deductions (FICA is 7.65%) and a 50/30/20 budget. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.6HSG-GPE.A.1HS-ESS2-5C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12 |
| Week 20 Exile, Return and the Parabola | Word study: Latin roots cred, deb, fin and lend in money words. Reading & writing: Finish Things Fall Apart: change, conflict and the ending's shift in point of view. Math: Parabolas from a focus and directrix; satellite dishes and headlights. Science: Industrial and sustainable agriculture, irrigation and the Green Revolution. Social studies: Checking and savings accounts, credit scores (300 to 850), APR and how credit card interest adds up. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.6HSG-GPE.A.2HS-ESS3-1, HS-LS2-7C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12, D2.Eco.9.9-12 |
| Week 21 War Poets and Ellipses | Word study: Latin roots bell (war), pac (peace) and milit (soldier). Reading & writing: Read World War I and modern poems: Wilfred Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est (1920), Rupert Brooke's The Soldier (1915) and W. B. Yeats's The Second Coming (1920). Math: Ellipses and hyperbolas: foci, axes and real applications in orbits and whispering galleries. Science: Land use: cities, sprawl, forests, deforestation and public lands. Social studies: Income tax basics: W-4, W-2, the 1040, brackets and marginal versus average rates; sales and property taxes. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.2HSG-GPE.A.3HS-ESS3-3, HS-LS2-7C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12, D2.Civ.13.9-12 |
| Week 22 Modernist Stories and Vectors | Word study: Latin roots of growth and value: cresc, val, prim and fin. Reading & writing: Read modernist short stories: James Joyce's Araby (1914) and Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party (1922); epiphany and point of view. Math: Vectors: magnitude and direction, components, addition and scalar multiples. Science: Erosion, cover crops, no-till farming and integrated pest management. Social studies: Saving versus investing, risk and return, stocks, bonds, index funds and diversification (general education, not personal advice). | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6HSN-VM.A.1, HSN-VM.A.3, HSN-VM.B.4HS-ESS3-4, HS-LS2-7C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12, D2.Eco.2.9-12 |
March: Spring / Policy and Environment
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 23 Hamlet and the Arithmetic Sequence | Word study: Academic words for analysis: ambiguity, paradox, juxtapose, nuance and their roots. Reading & writing: Read Hamlet Acts 1 and 2 (public domain): the ghost, the antic disposition and delay. Math: Arithmetic sequences: explicit and recursive formulas and sums. Science: Point and nonpoint water pollution and eutrophication. Social studies: The policy cycle: agenda setting, formulation, adoption, implementation and evaluation. | L.11-12.6, L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5HSF-BF.A.2, HSF-IF.A.3HS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS3-6C3 D2.Civ.13.9-12 |
| Week 24 To Be or Not To Be and the Geometric Series | Word study: Words of judgment and evaluation: judicious, discern, prudent, rash, and their roots. Reading & writing: Read Hamlet Acts 3 and 4: the play within the play and the turning point. Math: Geometric sequences and finite geometric series. Science: Solid waste: landfills, recycling, composting; about 4.9 pounds per person per day in the United States. Social studies: Negative and positive externalities and market failure. | L.11-12.4b, L.11-12.6RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.7HSF-BF.A.2, HSA-SSE.B.4HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Eco.6.9-12 |
| Week 25 The Rest Is Silence and the Savings Plan | Word study: Greek and Latin roots of poison and harm: tox, noc, cide and path. Reading & writing: Finish Hamlet: the graveyard, the duel and the ending; write a literary analysis essay. Math: Future value of a savings plan (annuity): FV = P[(1 + r)^n - 1]/r. Science: Toxicology: dose-response, LD50, bioaccumulation and biomagnification (DDT and birds of prey). Social studies: Policy tools: regulations, taxes, cap-and-trade (the 1990 Acid Rain Program) and subsidies, with the case each side makes. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.2HSA-SSE.B.4, HSF-LE.A.2HS-LS2-7, HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Eco.7.9-12, D2.Eco.8.9-12 |
| Week 26 Silent Spring and the Loan | Word study: Words of law and policy: statute, regulation, mandate, ordinance, and their roots. Reading & writing: Read about Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962; title and author only, no quotations reproduced) and analyze how environmental nonfiction builds its argument; write a policy argument. Math: Loan payments and amortization; car loans and the cost of interest. Science: NEPA (1970), the EPA (1970), the Clean Air Act amendments (1970), the Clean Water Act (1972) and the Endangered Species Act (1973). Social studies: Cost-benefit analysis; how a bill becomes a law; public comment. | L.11-12.4bRI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, W.11-12.1HSA-SSE.B.4HS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS3-3C3 D2.Civ.13.9-12, D2.Civ.11.9-12 |
April: Earth and Environment / Senior Projects
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 27 Asking a Good Question | Word study: Academic words of research: hypothesis, synthesize, corroborate, credible. Reading & writing: Choose a senior research question and locate credible sources. Math: Estimate limits numerically and graphically; one-sided limits. Science: Sustainability (the 1987 Brundtland Report definition) and the ecological footprint. Social studies: The first Earth Day (April 22, 1970), Senator Gaylord Nelson, and how citizens influenced policy. | L.11-12.6W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8HSF-IF.B.6, HSF-IF.B.4HS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS3-3C3 D2.Civ.14.9-12, D2.His.1.9-12 |
| Week 28 Sources and the Design Problem | Word study: Words of engineering and design: criteria, constraint, prototype, iterate. Reading & writing: Build an annotated bibliography and take organized notes. Math: Evaluate limits by direct substitution, factoring and rationalizing. Science: Define a sustainability problem with criteria and constraints. Social studies: City councils, planning commissions and zoning. | L.11-12.6W.11-12.8HSF-IF.C.7dHS-ETS1-1, HS-ETS1-2C3 D2.Civ.1.9-12, D2.Civ.12.9-12 |
| Week 29 Drafting and Building | Word study: Words of evidence: empirical, anecdotal, statistical, inference. Reading & writing: Draft the senior research paper section by section. Math: Limits at infinity and horizontal asymptotes; continuity. Science: Build and test a prototype and collect data. Social studies: Reading labor market data on green jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. | L.11-12.6W.11-12.2, W.11-12.8HSF-IF.C.7dHS-ETS1-3, HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Eco.11.9-12 |
| Week 30 Revise, Refine, Present | Word study: Words of presentation and persuasion: articulate, concise, cogent, compelling. Reading & writing: Revise, edit and present the senior research paper. Math: The difference quotient and the slope of a tangent line as a limit. Science: Refine the design and present results. Social studies: Write a balanced policy brief that presents several options fairly. | L.11-12.6W.11-12.5, W.11-12.6, SL.11-12.4HSF-IF.B.6HS-ETS1-3, HS-LS4-6C3 D2.Civ.13.9-12, D2.Civ.9.9-12 |
May: Oceans / College and Career Readiness
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 31 The Ancient Mariner and Ocean Motion | Word study: Latin and Greek roots of the sea: mar, naut, nav and hydr. Reading & writing: Read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Coleridge, 1798) for symbol, structure and sound; practice a performance reading. Math: Choose and fit linear, quadratic and exponential models to data. Science: Ocean layers, salinity, surface and deep currents, and tides. Social studies: Civic movements then and now: suffrage, civil rights and today's civic participation. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5HSS-ID.B.6, HSF-LE.A.2HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS2-4C3 D2.Civ.14.9-12, D2.His.3.9-12 |
| Week 32 The Secret Sharer and Navigation | Word study: Latin roots of work and careers: labor, oper, voc and prof. Reading & writing: Read The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad (1910, public domain): the double, the young captain and moral choice. Math: Solve oblique triangles with the law of sines and the law of cosines; bearings in navigation. Science: Marine ecosystems, coral reefs, bleaching and ocean acidification. Social studies: Resumes, cover letters, interviews and reading job postings. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.6HSG-SRT.D.10, HSG-SRT.D.11HS-LS2-6, HS-ESS3-6C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12 |
| Week 33 World Voices and Paying for the Future | Word study: Latin roots of money and aid: subsid, grant, schol and fin. Reading & writing: Read selected poems from Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali (English edition 1912, public domain) and compare world voices with British poets. Math: Exponential and financial models for student loans: subsidized and unsubsidized interest. Science: Overfishing, sustainable fisheries and plastic pollution in the ocean. Social studies: The FAFSA, grants, scholarships, work-study and loans. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4HSF-LE.A.2, HSA-SSE.B.3cHS-LS2-7, HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Eco.1.9-12, D2.Eco.2.9-12 |
| Week 34 Capstone Week | Word study: Review the year's Greek and Latin roots. Reading & writing: Write a final literary analysis comparing two texts from the year; fluency check. Math: Final precalculus review and exam. Science: Capstone field investigation: plan, collect data and report. Social studies: Senior civic capstone: present a local issue, the level of government responsible and options. | L.11-12.4bRL.11-12.2, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.9aHSF-BF.A.1, HSF-TF.A.2, HSF-LE.A.4HS-ESS3-4, HS-LS2-6, HS-ETS1-3C3 D2.Civ.10.9-12, D2.Civ.14.9-12 |
June: Review and Celebration
| Week | Skills | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Week 35 Looking Back | Word study: Mixed review of the year's roots and vocabulary. Reading & writing: Independent reading and a book talk; mixed analysis review. Math: Mixed review: applications from functions, trig and financial math. Science: Review the year's investigations: mulch, quadrats, mark-recapture, filters, albedo and the capstone. Social studies: Review government and economics with real scenarios. | L.11-12.4b, L.11-12.6RL.11-12.10, SL.11-12.4HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-TF.B.5HS-ESS3-4C3 D2.Civ.10.9-12, D2.Eco.1.9-12 |
| Week 36 My Year in Review | Word study: Celebrate favorite words and roots from the year. Reading & writing: Write and share a senior reflection essay. Math: Math in my life: present one real-world application. Science: Present a favorite investigation. Social studies: My year in review: civic and economic lessons for the future. | L.11-12.6W.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4HSF-LE.A.2HS-ETS1-3C3 D2.Civ.10.9-12 |
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