2017-2018MiddleSchoolCourseCatalog
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Unlessnoted,purchaseoftextbooksandworkbooksistheresponsibilityoftheparents.
PCLAAdministrationalsoreservestherighttomakechangestocoursedescriptionsandrequiredmaterialslisted.
Administrationnotresponsiblefortypographicalerrors.
BookrentalfeesaretobepaidandbookspickedupattheAugustParents’meeting.
Pleasenotegradelevelsandprerequisites.Thesearenotsuggestions.ExceptionsmustbeapprovedbythePCLADirector
Unlessspecificallystated,alltextbookslistedarethecurrentedition.
SupplylistforeachclasswillbedistributedattheParent’sMeetinginAugust.
Allcoursesmusthaveaminimumof6studentsunlessapprovedbyDirector.
Parentsareencouragedtoseekoutthebestdealontextbooks.NoteISBN.
PCLAadministrationreservestherighttocancel,combine,orrescheduleclasses.
Additionalclassesmaybecreatedasneeded.
FINEARTS
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FA2C-UnderstandingArt(5 -8 Grade)
This“artappreciation”coursecontinuesstudyinareasofart:elements,composition,andarthistory.Afterabriefreviewofthe
elementsandcompositionstudiedinArtisticPursuits1,studentswillreceiveconcentratedinstructionindifferentart
formsthroughouthistory.Studentswillexperienceadeeperunderstandingofartformsanduseofmedium,suchas:drawing
stilllife;portraitandlandscape;paintingwithwatercolor,acrylics,andtempera;sculpture;textiles;andcollage.
StudentswillmaintainanArtNotebookforhandoutsandanArtPortfoliothroughouttheyear.
Textwillbeprovidedforrentalfee
FOREIGNLANGUAGE
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FL2A–MiddleSchoolLatin1(6 -8 Grade)
ThisclassprovidesasystematicstudyofLatinGrammar.Latinprovidesasolidfoundationinthestudyofalllanguages,
increasesvocabularyfortestingpurposes,andisawonderfuljumpstartforanystudentplanningtostudyinanymedicalfield.
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Studentswithlearninafunandenergizedformat1 &2 Conjugation,Declension,Tense,&Case.
RequiredText:LatinaChristiana1byCherylLowefromMemoriaPress.ISBN:1615385185
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FL2B-MiddleSchoolSpanish(6 -8 Grade)
ThiselectivecoursepresentsbasicstructureandgrammaroftheSpanishlanguageandencouragesconversationwiththe
introductionofbasicvocabulary.Conceptssuchasthecalendar,seasons,classroomobjectsandschoolsubjects,commands,
numbers,colors,pronouns,introductionofconjugation,greetings,andabasicunderstandingofSpanish-speakingcultureswill
betaught.ThisclasswillprovideagoodfoundationtostudentswhowillbetakingSpanish1.
Requiredtext:Glencoe’s“ComoTeVa?/NivelRojo(ISBN:9780078769719)andWorkbook(ISBN:9780078605420)
LANGUAGEARTS
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LA2C-5 /6 Grammar&Writing
Level5coverstheeightpartsofspeech;sentencetypes;sentencestructure;capitalization,reference,usage,verbs,pronouns;
adjectives,punctuation;writingletters;expository,persuasive,descriptive,narrative,creativeandjournalwriting;poetry;and
figuresofspeech.
RequiredText:ShurleyEnglishLevel5StudentWorkbookandShurleyEnglishLevel5StudentPracticeBooklet -1Visit us on the web www.paragonlearningacademy.com
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LA2A-MiddleSchoolCompositionI:IntroductiontoWriting(Advanced6 -8 Grade)
Studentswilllearnbasicelementsofwritingsuchaswritingbasicsentences,writingparagraphs,andwritingessays.Grammar
willbeenrichedthroughsentencecombining,modelingandediting.Studentswillhaveachancetoenhancewritingknowledge
throughsubjectwriting,creativewritingandreports.
NoTextRequired
LA2B-MiddleSchoolCompositionII:ExtendingtheWritingProcess(Advanced7th-8thGrade)
Studentswillreviewbasicwritingskillsusingaliteratureapproach,inadditiontotraditionalwritingexercises.Topicscovered
willinclude:expository,narrative,andpersuasivewriting;researchpapers,includingcitationofsources;andpoetry.Several
classicshortstories,poems,andnovelswillbestudied.
NoTextRequired
Prerequisite–MSCompIorequivalent.
MATH
SpecialNotes:
ItisrecommendedthatparentspurchaseacopyoftheTeacher’sEditionsothatparentscanworkwithstudentsathome.
SaxonMathwithorwithoutSaxonTeacherisrecommendedasanalternative.
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MA2C-5 /6 Math
Math5buildsconfidenceinworkingwithfractionsandincreasesstudents’understandingofmathconceptsbyusingmanipulatives,which
helpstudentsvisualizetheideasdiscussed.
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RequiredText:BobJonesMath5StudentWorktext3 editionandMath4-6StudentManipulativePacket3 editionMA2A–Honors
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MathFundamentals(Advanced6 –7 Grade)
Explainswholenumbers,numbertheory,equations,decimals,integers,fractions,basicgeometry
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RequiredText:BJUFundamentalsofMath2 Editionstudenttext(ISBN:978-1591663751)
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MA2B-HonorsPre-Algebra(Advanced7 –8 Grade)
Easesstudentsintoalgebraicthinkingbyintroducingtheconceptofvariablesearly,thenemphasizingequation-solving
proceduresthroughouttheremainingchapters.Reviewsandbuildsontraditionalarithmeticskillsandincludesaconsumernd
relatedapplicationofmathtoeverydaylife.RequiredText–BJUPre-Algebra2 EditionStudenttext.(ISBN:978-1591665465)
SCIENCE
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SC2C–5–6Science(5 –6 Grade)
Thiscourseisdesignedtoteachscienceatadeeperlevelpreparingthestudentforthemoreadvancedsciencesandworkload
ofthemiddleschoolyears.Science5/6isdesignedasa2yearplan,buteachyearisafullcurriculumandstandsonitsownfor
thosewhoneedasingleyeardesign.ThefocusthisyearisLifeSciencefocusingonunits2,5,and6.Topicscovered:cells&
classification,animal&plantclassification,plant&animalreproduction,heredity&genetics,andthenervous&immune
systems.
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Textused:BJUPressScience6–4 EditionStudentTextBJUcode289981(ISBN:978-1-60682-206-7)andStudentActivity
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Manual4 EditionBJUcode281329
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SC2B–LifeScience(7 –8 Grade)
Topicscoveredinclude:organismclassification,cellularbiology,genetics,creationvs.evolution,microbiology,botany,zoology,
ecology,andhumananatomy.Ascienceprojectisrequired.
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RequiredTextused:BJUPressLifeScience–3 Edition-StudentText.(ISBN:978-1-59166-474-1)StudentActivityManualis
includedinText.
(FamilieswishingtoreusetextwillneedtopurchaseseparateStudentActivityManual.)
Pleasenotethatthisisa2-volumeset.
Thiscoursewillnotbetaughtagainuntil2019-2020
SOCIALSCIENCES
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SS2A-GeorgiaHistory(6 –8 Grade)
ThiscoursetellsthestoryofGeorgia—itshistory,culture,andgeography—inthecontextoftheAmericannation,anditsstate
andlocalgovernmentinthecontextofAmericandemocracy.
Textwillbeprovidedrentalfee
OtherRequiredMaterials:Abeka’sMyStateNotebook(productnumber108731)
SS2B-MSAmericanHistory(Advanced5 -8 Grade)
LandILovepresentsthehistoryofAmericafromthe1490stothepresentwithspecialemphasisonthepersonalitiesandevents
thatshapedAmericancharacter.Avarietyofillustrations,maps,andphotographsinvitestudentstoexplorethepastasthey
readthisnarrativeaccountofU.S.history.
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Requiredtext:Abeka’sAmerica:LandILove3 Edition(Abekaproductnumber201472)
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TUESDAYSTUDYHALL
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MiddleandHighSchool-5 –12 Grade
SH2A–8am–9am
SH2B–9am–10am
SH2C–10am–11am
SH2D–11am–12pm
SH2E–12:30pm–1:30pm
SH2F–1:30pm–2:30pm
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SH2G–2:30pm–3:30pm
SH2H–3:30pm–4:30pm