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| Algebra II | In one word: Hell. This is the
standard Algebra 2 course, just fitted into a three week period.
by Joey Natoli |
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| Celluloid Visions | ||
| The Chivalric hero | ||
| College Credit Computer Science: PASCAL | ||
| JAVA | ||
| Conflicts & Crisis | ||
| Discrete Math | ||
| Dramatic Realty | ||
| History & the Roots of Rock & Roll | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| College Credit: Logic | ||
| Plane Geometry | ||
| Politics in Practice | Politics in Practice is a course in which
one learns about the fundamentals of the different methods that a government
can operate. One of the first things taught in the class is the different
types of political philosophies and governments in the world, and how they
operate. Later in the course, American history is touched upon, and
how it has affected our nation today. Proper analysis of political
essays is taught and students examine such works as the Federalist Papers.
Students learn about the Constitution, and how our government operates,
as well as the role of the Seperation of Powers and political parties.
Each branch of government is examined thoroughly. Finally, political
campaigning is examined in depth. In addition, the class has many fun simulations,
such as a campaign simulation, and a campus-wide referendum. Overall,
Politics in Practice is a course ideal for people interested in the operation
of our nation, our government, and America's history, as well as the theories
and philosophies behind various types of governments.
By Bruce Gago |
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| Pre-Calculus | ||
| Psychology | This is also a college-credit class, by-the-way,
which your sign thingy doesn't mention. So that means it was a lot
of hard work. Well not a whole lot, and it wasn't really hard, but
it was still work. But it paid
off. I loved the class. We learned about a wide variety of things. We did an overview of the history of psycology, the physical aspects of the brain, the mental aspects of it, experiments that went horribly, horribly wrong, discussed different psycologists' (such as Freud, Adler, Wagner, Jung and more) theories of a wide field of subjects, including development and adaptations. Also we dabbled in hypnosis (unfortunately no demonstrations), sleep patterns, the effects of different drugs, basically altered states. We ended with social pscology and the Stanford Prison Experiment, which I think I heard they were making into a movie. We watched a few movies, a lot by this guy Zimbardo, which were almost devilish, but also analzed the psycological aspects of What About Bob? and GoodWill Hunting, or you could say we just enjoyed them, which ever you prefer. I think anyone that has an intrest in pscology will enjoy this class. by Jessica Wagstaff |
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| Religions of the World | ||
| Shakespeare's Last Plays | This class basically involves reading and
acting out about 6 of Shakespeare's plays. It's a fun and crazy class,
especially if you like to read, write, or act. You do have to learn
a little about the language, but once you do it's really interesting.
You don't have to take any tests or quizzes, just write two essays and
do journal entries. Plus, you get to learn all about how bawdy Shakespeare
was - lots and lots of fun sexual innuendos! Try the class out -
you learn a lot, plus you get to do a play or skit at the end of the course.
By Charlotte Hanna |
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| Southern Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Humanities: Immigration in the U.S. | ||
| Words that Matter | ||
| Writing with Power | If you want to learn how to write essays,
then you should probably take Writing With Power. In WPOW we studied
four types of essays: the personal essay, college essay, research
essay, and persuasive essay. After examining the works of more accomplished,
more experienced, and more famous writers than ourselves, we attempted
to write on our own. We drafted, re-drafted, and re-drafted the re-drafts
for each essay we composed. The most importat thing we learned from
the class is best stated in "Andrew's Law" (our instructor): the
quality of the work we exhibit is directly proportional to the amount of
thought we put into the work. Overall, WPOW is a good class to take
if you are patient and wish to improve your writing skills.
By Ben Schneer |
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