Course Catalog

Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy – The Citadel of Transformative Learning

Course Sequence

High School Course Sequence

*Pre-Calculus, College Algebra, or Statistics classes offered.

9th Grade

Course

  • English 9
  • Algebra 1
  • Earth Science
  • U.S. History
  • World Language 1
  • Computer Science
  • Physical Education
  • Health

Credit

  • 1
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  • 1
  • 1

10th Grade

Course

  • English 10
  • Geometry
  • Biology
  • American Government
  • World Language II
  • Economics w/ Financial Literacy
  • Music
  • Art

Credit

  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

11th Grade

Course

  • English 11
  • Algebra 2
  • Chemistry
  • World History
  • Psychology
  • Robotics
  • Elective
  • Elective

Credit

  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

12th Grade

Course

  • English 12
  • Math*
  • Physics
  • Sociology
  • Creative Writing
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Credit

  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
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English

English 9

  • Course Code: ENG9
  • Credits: 1

This course is designed to move students towards mastery of the grade level English Language Arts. Students will read complex texts that are fictional and informational. This course is a comprehensive language arts program that provides the foundation for college preparatory, an overview of excellent literature across the major genres (short story, novel, poetry, drama, epic poetry, and literary non-fiction). Students are taught prerequisite skills in grammar, literature, and vocabulary development to enable them to think, read and write critically. Students will read closely to analyze texts and perform assigned writing tasks Students will also develop skills in language and speaking and listening.

English 10

  • Course Code: ENG10
  • Credits: 1

This course is designed to move students towards mastery of the grade level English Language Arts. Students will read complex texts that are fictional and informational. Students will read closely to analyze texts to prepare for writing tasks that include Literary Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and Research Simulation. Students will also develop skills in language, speaking and listening. This course is a comprehensive language arts program that provides the foundation for college preparatory , focusing on critical reading of World Literature, traditional grammar, formal vocabulary development, and writings based on the literature. World Literature will include literature from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Students will become aware of the author’s views of literature – its forms, peculiarities, language, and relationship to reality. Students will also be required to write essays, deliver speeches, and complete a mandatory research project related to literature presented in the course.

English 11

  • Course Code: ENG11
  • Credits: 1
This course is designed to move students towards mastery of the grade level English Language Arts. Students will read complex texts that are fictional and informational. Students will read closely to analyze texts to prepare for writing tasks that include Literary Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and Research Simulation. Students will also develop skills in language and speaking and listening. This is a comprehensive collegepreparatory program devoted to the study of American literature, traditional grammar, formal and thematic vocabulary development, and multi-paragraph critical essays based on the relationship between literature and life. Throughout the semester, students will have opportunities to observe and acknowledge correlations with history, art, and other subjects. Students will build on their writing skills, integrating multiple sources and perspectives into their work, reading literary criticism, and writing longer and more complex essays.

English 12

  • Course Code: ENG12
  • Credits: 1
This course is designed to move students towards mastery of the grade level English Language Arts. Students will read complex texts that are fictional and informational. Students will read closely to analyze texts to prepare for writing tasks that include Literary Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and Research Simulation. Students will also develop skills in language and speaking and listening. Students will focus on European literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Units are arranged chronologically, so that students may see how earlier works influence later works and how forms and ideas have evolved over time. Writing assignments include essays and research papers. By the end of twelfth grade, students have honed their skills of literary analysis, and have learned to write a research paper.

English - Creative Writing

  • Course Code: ENG13
  • Credits: 1

This course will focus on expressive writing in many different forms. Students will explore various genres of creative writing to include poetry, prose styles, narrative, verse, and dialogue as well as responding to literature, art mediums, quotes, and music. Throughout this course students will be encouraged to develop their voice via original writings, collaboration and review of peer writings. Students will explore strategies to avoid writer’s block and discover ways to develop ideas for writing.