BASIS AHWATUKEE
Course Resources: Supplemental Materials List 2015-2016
Arts
Visual Arts IV
This course is supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class. Guest artists
may be invited to the class.
Selections from the following books may be used:
“Interpreting Art," Terry Barrett
"1000 Rings," Lark Books
"1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die," Stephen Farthing
"Critical Issues in Public Art," Harriet Senie & Sally Webster
"Art History," Marilyn Stokstad
“Elements and Principles of Design Student Guide with activities,” Crystal Productions
“Elements and Principles of Design Posters Teacher’s Guide,” Crystal Production
“Ceramic Design,” John B. Kenny
“Perspective Drawing,” Kenneth W. Auvil, Second Edition “Architectural Graphics,”
Francis D.K. Ching, Fourth Edition Other Resources used:
ART: 21 Videos: http://www.pbs.org/art21/
Kahn Academy videos
BrainPop videos
Instructional YouTube Videos relevant to curriculum
Individual artists websites, other works of art, and videos
History.com Videos
Visual Arts V
Kate Del Sandro’s Section:
This course is supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class. Guest artists
may be invited to the class.
Books:
History of Art for Young People,” H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0-8109-41550-3
“A Design Manual,” Shirl Brainartd, Fourth Edition 0-13-192155-5
“The Annotated Mona Lisa: A crash course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern,” Carol
Strickland, Second Edition 978-0-7407-6872-9
“A Basic History of Art,” H.W. Janson & Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0-13-0198560
“Daily Warm-Ups Art,” Sheri McMahon 0-8251-5388-3
“Art Forms,” Duane Preble, Sarah Preble, and Patric Frank, Sixth Edition 0-32100229-6
“200 Projects to Strengthen your Art Skills” Valerie Colston 987-0-7641-3811-9
“Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function,” John Bowers 0471-29224-9
“Elements and Principles of Design Student Guide with activities,” Crystal Productions 1-56290271-7
“Elements and Principles of Design Posters Teacher’s Guide,” Crystal Production 156290-161-3
“Ceramic Design,” John B. Kenny 0-8019-0474-9
“Perspective Drawing,” Kenneth W. Auvil, Second Edition 1-55934-697-3
“Architectural Graphics,” Francis D.K. Ching, Fourth Edition 0-471-20906-6
“Concise Dictonary of Art and Artists” Ian Chilvers 0-19-860477-7
“AP Studio art Workshop Handbook 2013-2014” College Board Video
ART: 21 Videos: http://www.pbs.org/art21/
Google Art Project Videos
Kahn Academy Videos
AP College board website
Instructional YouTube Videos relevant to curriculum
Amy L. Williams’s Section:
Works by James Gurney ( www.jamesgurney.com/site )
Works by M.C. Escher
Works by Wassily Kandinsky
Chairs of Abu Dhabi by Tadashi Kawamata
Watercolors by Akira Kurosawa
Fine Arts 6: Visual Arts
For Amy L. Williams’s Section:
Artwork studied in class:
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The Lion Man of Hohlenstein Stadel
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The Venus of Willendorf
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Cave paintings of Lascaux, France
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Petroglyphs at Carnarvon Gorge
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Stonehenge
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Hammurabi’s Code
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Tomb Paintings
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Bust of Nefertiti
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The Colosseum
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Winged Victory of Samothrace
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Augustus of Prima Porta
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Pallas Giustiniani
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Chartres Cathedral
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The Book of Kells
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Ajanta cave frescoes
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Mengu – face armor
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Oseberg Longship
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Jama Masjid of Herat
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Along the River During the Qingming Festival - Zhang Zeduan
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Triptychs of Hieronymus Bosch
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Examples of illuminated pages and minor illustrations
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The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli
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The Sistine Chapel frescoes
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The Annunciation – Leonardo Da Vinci
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Michelangelo’s David
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Donatello’s David
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School of Athens – Raphael
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Adoration of the Magi – Peter Paul Rubens
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The Palace of Versailles
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The Swing - Jean-Honoré Fragonard
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Oath of the Horatii - Jacques-Louis David
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The Lady of Shallot – John William Waterhouse
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The Gleaners - Jean-François Millet
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Water Lillies - Claude Monet
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Woman with a Parasol – Claude Monet
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Monet Painting in His Floating Studio – Edouard Manet
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The Dance Class - Edgar Degas
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Luncheon of the Boating Party - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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The Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh
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Several Van Gogh self portraits
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The Scream - Edvard Munch
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Green Stockings – Egon Shiele
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Death and the Maiden – Egon Shiele
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Seated Nude – Pablo Picasso
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Weeping Woman – Pablo Picasso
Videos watched in class:
The Secret of Kells (film, PG) – 2nd Grading Period
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (film, G) – 3rd Grading Period
Dr. Who episode – Vincent and the Doctor (TV-PG) – 4th Grading Period
For Kate Del Sandro’s Section: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
- “A Design Manual,” Shirl Brainartd, Fourth Edition 0-13-192155 -------------------------------------1
- “The Annotated Mona Lisa: A crash course in Art History from Prehistoric to PostModern,” Carol Strickland, Second Edition 978-0-7407-6872-9 “A Basic History of
Art,” H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0-13019856-0 ------------------------------1
- “Daily Warm-Ups Art,” Sheri McMahon 0-8251-5388-3 “Art Forms,” Duane Preble,
Sarah Preble, and Patric Frank, Sixth Edition 0-32100229 -------------------------------------------1
- “200 Projects to Strengthen your Art Skills” Valerie Colston 987-0-7641-3811-9 “Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function,” John
Bowers 0-471-29224-9 “Elements and Principles of Design Student Guide with
activities,” Crystal Productions 1-56290-271 -------------------------------------------------------------1
“History of Art for Young People,” H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0-8109-415503
“Elements and Principles of Design Posters Teacher’s Guide,” Crystal Production 156290-161-3
“Ceramic Design,” John B. Kenny 0-8019-0474-9
“Perspective Drawing,” Kenneth W. Auvil, Second Edition 1-55934-697-3
“Architectural Graphics,” Francis D.K. Ching, Fourth Edition 0-471-20906-6
“Concise Dictonary of Art and Artists” Ian Chilvers 0-19-860477-7
“AP Studio art Workshop Handbook 2013-2014” College Board
Video:
Leonardo’s Dream Machines (PBS Home Video – Not Rated)
ART: 21 Videos: http://www.pbs.org/art21/
Google Art Project Videos
Kahn Academy Videos
Instructional YouTube Videos relevant to curriculum
Individual artists websites, other works of art, and videos
Monuments Men (PG13)
Art Studio 7
Artists and Artworks:
• Works of Alphonse Mucha
• Works of Norman Rockwell
• Various WWII propaganda posters
• Works by Jack Kirby
• Works by Bruce Timm
• Works by Guillermo Del Toro
• Works by Hayao Miyazaki
• Works by Jim Henson
• Works by Brian Froud
• Works by Eric Carl
• Works by the concept designers with Blizzard Entertainment
• Works by Walt Disney and associated artists within the Disney Animation Studios
Additional Multimedia:
• Skype interview – Tom Chu, colorist for Marvel and DC comics
• Comic Book Super Heroes Unmasked (History Channel Documentary)
• Clips from Jim Henson’s Labyrinth and Dark Crystal
• Clips from Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline
Art: AP Studio 2D and Art: Studio 2D Advanced
Books:
“History of Art for Young People,” H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0810941550-3
“A Design Manual,” Shirl Brainartd, Fourth Edition 0-13-192155-5
“The Annotated Mona Lisa: A crash course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern,”
Carol Strickland, Second Edition 978-0-7407-6872-9
“A Basic History of Art,” H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, Fifth edition 0-13-019856-0
“Daily Warm-Ups Art,” Sheri McMahon 0-8251-5388-3
“Art Forms,” Duane Preble, Sarah Preble, and Patric Frank, Sixth Edition 0-321-00229-6
“200 Projects to Strengthen your Art Skills” Valerie Colston 987-0-7641-3811-9
“Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function,” John Bowers
0-471-29224-9
“Elements and Principles of Design Student Guide with activities,” Crystal Productions
156290-271-7
“Elements and Principles of Design Posters Teacher’s Guide,” Crystal Production 156290161-3
“Ceramic Design,” John B. Kenny 0-8019-0474-9
“Perspective Drawing,” Kenneth W. Auvil, Second Edition 1-55934-697-3
“Architectural Graphics,” Francis D.K. Ching, Fourth Edition 0-471-20906-6
“Concise Dictonary of Art and Artists” Ian Chilvers 0-19-860477-7
“AP Studio art Workshop Handbook 2013-2014” College Board Video
ART: 21 Videos: http://www.pbs.org/art21/
Google Art Project Videos
Kahn Academy Videos
AP College board website
Instructional YouTube Videos relevant to curriculum
Individual artists’ websites, other works of art, and videos
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Performance Arts IV
Handouts and readings may be provided by the teacher from the following resources: Actions:
The Actors’ Thesaurus Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams
The Stage and the School: 8th Edition Harry H. Schanker and Katharine Anne Ommanney
Introduction to Theater Arts: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
Introduction to Theater Arts 2: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
History of the Theater: 10th Edition Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy
An Actor Prepares Constantin Stanislavski
Introduction to Play Analysis Cal Pritner & Scott E. Walters
Complete Works of William Shakespeare The Alexander Text introduced by Peter Ackroyd
Shakespeare’s Words: A glossary & language companion David Crystal & Ben Crystal
The Bedford Introduction to Drama 5th Edition Lee A. Jacobus
The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama W.B. Worthen
Oedipus Rex Sophocles
Our Town Thornton Wilder
Scene Design and Stage Lighting: 9th edition W. Oren Parker, R. Craig Wolf, Dick Block
Stage Makeup: 10th Edition Richard Corson, Beverly Gore Norcross, James Glavan
Backstage Handbook: An illustrated almanac of technical information 3rd edition Paul Carter
The Art of the Actor Jean Benedetti
The Viewpoints Book Anne Bogart & Tina Landau
The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer Patsy Rodenburg
Magnificent Monologues for Kids Chambers Stevens
Minute Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
More Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
111 One-Minute Monologues Janet B. Milstein
Sensational Scenes for Kids Chambers Stevens
Letters to a Young Artist Anna Deavere Smith
Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief David Starkey
Video Title Link
Taming of the Shrew - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4f2wXgrr8
Oedipus the King – 1984 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS9KJ_bAJLE
Oedipus Rex – 1957 Tyrone Guthrie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUCgq8LfhY
Shakespeare Uncovered (PBS)
Playing Shakespeare (Athena)
Show Business: The Road to Broadway
Fine Arts 6: Performance Art
Texts will include:
Antigone by Sophocles
Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldni
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew
Tartuffe by Molière
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams
The Stage and the School: 8th Edition Harry H. Schanker and Katharine Anne Ommanney
Introduction to Theater Arts: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
Introduction to Theater Arts 2: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
History of the Theater: 10th Edition Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy
An Actor Prepares Constantin Stanislavski
Introduction to Play Analysis Cal Pritner & Scott E. Walters
Complete Works of William Shakespeare The Alexander Text introduced by Peter Ackroyd
Shakespeare’s Words: A glossary & language companion David Crystal & Ben Crystal
The Bedford Introduction to Drama 5th Edition Lee A. Jacobus
The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama W.B. Worthen
Oedipus Rex Sophocles
Our Town Thornton Wilder
Scene Design and Stage Lighting: 9th edition W. Oren Parker, R. Craig Wolf, Dick Block
Stage Makeup: 10th Edition Richard Corson, Beverly Gore Norcross, James Glavan
Backstage Handbook: An illustrated almanac of technical information 3rd edition Paul Carter
The Art of the Actor Jean Benedetti
The Viewpoints Book Anne Bogart & Tina Landau
The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer Patsy Rodenburg
Magnificent Monologues for Kids Chambers Stevens
Minute Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
More Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
111 One-Minute Monologues Janet B. Milstein
Sensational Scenes for Kids Chambers Stevens
Letters to a Young Artist Anna Deavere Smith
Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief David Starkey
Video Title Link
Taming of the Shrew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4f2wXgrr8
Oedipus the King – 1984 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS9KJ_bAJLE
Oedipus Rex – 1957 Tyrone Guthrie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUCgq8LfhY
Shakespeare Uncovered (PBS)
Playing Shakespeare (Athena)
Show Business: The Road to Broadway PG
The Taming of the Shrew (1976) NR
Into the Woods (1994)
Importance of Being Earnest (2002) PG
Julie Taymor: Directing PBS American Masters (1992) NR
The Music Man 1961 G
Singin’ in the Rain 1952 G
The Sound of Music 1965 NR
Why Shakespeare? A documentary by Lawrence Bridges – National Endowment for the Arts
Shakespeare in Our Time – National Endowment for the Arts
Drama 7
There is no required text for this class. Handouts and readings may be given from the following
texts:
Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams
The Stage and the School: 8th Edition Harry H. Schanker and Katharine Anne Ommanney
Introduction to Theater Arts: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
Introduction to Theater Arts 2: Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman
History of the Theater: 10th Edition Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy
An Actor Prepares Constantin Stanislavski
Introduction to Play Analysis Cal Pritner & Scott E. Walters
Complete Works of William Shakespeare The Alexander Text introduced by Peter Ackroyd
Shakespeare’s Words: A glossary & language companion David Crystal & Ben Crystal
The Bedford Introduction to Drama 5th Edition Lee A. Jacobus
The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama W.B. Worthen
Oedipus Rex Sophocles
Our Town Thornton Wilder
Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Scene Design and Stage Lighting: 9th edition W. Oren Parker, R. Craig Wolf, Dick Block
Stage Makeup: 10th Edition Richard Corson, Beverly Gore Norcross, James Glavan
Backstage Handbook: An illustrated almanac of technical information 3rd edition Paul Carter
The Art of the Actor Jean Benedetti
The Viewpoints Book Anne Bogart & Tina Landau
The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer Patsy Rodenburg
Magnificent Monologues for Kids Chambers Stevens
Minute Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
More Monologues for Kids Ruth Mae Roddy
111 One-Minute Monologues Janet B. Milstein
Sensational Scenes for Kids Chambers Stevens
Letters to a Young Artist Anna Deavere Smith
Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief David Starkey
Video Title/Link
Taming of the Shrew - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4f2wXgrr8
Oedipus the King – //www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS9KJ_bAJLE
Oedipus Rex – 1957 Tyrone Guthrie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUCgq8LfhY
Shakespeare Uncovered (PBS)
Playing Shakespeare (Athena)
Show Business: The Road to Broadway
The Music Man 1961 G
Singin’ in the Rain 1952 G
The Sound of Music 1965 NR
Why Shakespeare? A documentary by Lawrence Bridges – National Endowment for the Arts
Shakespeare in Our Time – National Endowment for the Arts
Guys and Dolls 1955 NR
Music
Music IV
Game Plan Grade Four Curriculum, Jeff Kriske and Randy Delelles, ISBN 0976765039 Music
Mind Games, Michiko Yurko, ISBN 898985617
Music V
Francisco Naranjo’s Section:
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Performance repertoire, pieces selected by teacher
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Building Beautiful Voices, Paul Nesheim, ISBN 0893281387
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Quick Starts for Young Choirs, Cristi Cari Miller, ISBN 1480342262
• The Choral Approach to Sight-Singing, Emily Crocker and Joyce Eilers, ISBN
0634008803
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The Choral Warm-Up Collection, Sally Albrecht, ISBN 0739030523
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333 Elementary Exercises, Zoltan Kodaly and Percy Young, ISBN 8765057325
Music Mind Games, Michiko Yurko, ISBN 898985617
Jamilyn Richardson’s Section:
*Performance repertoire, pieces selected by teacher
*The Choral Warm-Up Collection (Sally K. Albrecht) -- ISBN: 0739030523
*Building Beautiful Voices (Paul Nesheim) -- ISBN: 0893281387
*Quick Starts for Young Choirs (Cristi Cari Miller) -- ISBN: 1480342262
*The Choral Approach to Sight-Singing (Emily Crocker and Joyce Eilers) -- ISBN: 0634008803
*333 Elementary Exercises (Zoltan Kodaly and Percy Young) -- ISBN: 1423438957
*Music Mind Games (Michiko Yurko) -- ISBN: 0898985617
Helen Schutkoske’s Section:
Materials:
The students will be provided with a classroom copy of the assigned music and it is their
responsibility to return all sheet music in appropriate condition. This course is supplemented with
handouts provided in class. Guest performers may be invited to perform during class time.
List of Music to be Studied in Class:
The music examples listed for each grading period are subject to change. All changes will be
announced in class.
*Performance repertoire, pieces selected by teacher
*The Choral Warm-Up Collection (Sally K. Albrecht)
*Building Beautiful Voices (Paul Nesheim)
*Quick Starts for Young Choirs (Cristi Cari Miller)
*The Choral Approach to Sight-Singing (Emily Crocker and Joyce Eilers)
*333 Elementary Exercises (Zoltan Kodaly and Percy Young)
*Music Mind Games (Michiko Yurko)
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, 20th Century
Carnival of the Animals, Camille Saint-Saëns, Romantic
Symphony No. 5, Ludwig van Beethoven, Classical
Mass of Notre Dame, Guillaume de Machaut, Medieval
Clair de Lune, Claude Debussy, Impressionism
El Grillo, Josquin des Prez, Renaissance
Toccata & Fugue in d minor, Johann Sebastian Bach, Baroque
Overture to Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Classical
Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin, 20th Century
Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev, 20th Century
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, George Frideric Handel, Baroque
Finale from Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Commendatore scene), Classical
Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky, 20th Century
Finale from Symphony No. 9, Antonín Dvořák, Romantic
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff, 20th Century
Spring from the Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi, Baroque
Finale from Symphony No. 9 "Choral", Ludwig van Beethoven, Classical/Romantic
1812 Overture, Peter Tchaikovsky, Romantic
Hoe-Down from Rodeo, Aaron Copland, 20th Century
Sonata X, John Cage, 20th Century
An American in Paris, George Gershwin, 20th Century
Ride of the Valkyries, Richard Wagner, Romantic
Maple Leaf Rag, Scott Joplin, 20th Century
Star Wars Theme, John Williams, 20th Century
Der Erlkönig, Franz Schubert, Romantic
Mother Goose Suite, Maurice Ravel, Romantic
Selections from Up, Michael Giacchino, Contemporary
The Wizard of Oz, Bobby McFerrin, Contemporary
Video clips viewed in class will be selected from the following list:
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Annie
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Fantasia
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Fantasia 2000
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Finian’s Rainbow
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The Magic Flute
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The Music Man
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Oliver
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The Sound of Music
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Those Amazing Musical Instruments
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
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Up
•
The Wizard of Oz
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Live video performances of the listening selections above
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Other music-related documentaries
Fine Arts 6: Strings
*A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (William Duckworth) -- ISBN: 04957964433
*A History of Western Music, 9th ed. (Grout & Palisca) -- ISBN: 0393918297
*Tonal Harmony (Kostka & Payne) -- ISBN: 0078025141
*Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Alfred) --ISBN: 0674009789
*BBC Great Composers series
*Keeping Score series
*From the Top at Carnegie Hall series
*TEDTalks Music Revolution series
*The Magic Flute and other G-rated operas and/or musicals
*Disney’s Fantasia and Fantasia 2000
*YouTube videos for required listening
Fine Arts 6: Piano
• Faber's Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner (Levels 1-2)
• Piano for the Developing Musician
• Miscellaneaus Solo Repertoire Books
• Piano Fonics: (Levels 1-2)
• Accelerando: (Levels 1-7)
• Pentascale Pro: (Levels 1-2)
• A Line A Day: Sight Reading (Levels 1-4)
• A Dozen A Day: Technical Exercises for the Piano (Levels Preparatory - 4)
• Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises (Vol. 1)
• A History of Western Music, Seventh Edition (Grout/Palisca)
• The Oxford History of Western Music (Taruskin/Gibbs)
This course is supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class. Guest
performers may be invited to the class. Music practiced in class will be selected from the list
provided in the Material Notes section of the syllabus and from standard piano repertoire.
Fine Arts 7: Band
Required resources for each student:
 Foundations For Superior Performance: Warm-ups & Techniques for Band (specific instrument)
 Performance repertoire, pieces selected by teacher
This course is supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class. Guest
performers may be invited to class. Music practiced in class and performed in concerts will be
chosen from standard band literature.
Optional/suggested resources to support band class:
 Smart Music (http://smartmusic.com/products/students/)
 Instrument specific private lessons
 Classic Duets for All, William Ryden
 Trios for All, Albert Stoutamire and Kenneth Henderson
 Quartets for All, Stoutamire/arr. Henderson
Music 7: Strings
*A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (William Duckworth) -- ISBN: 04957964433
*A History of Western Music, 9th ed. (Grout & Palisca) -- ISBN: 0393918297
*Tonal Harmony (Kostka & Payne) -- ISBN: 0078025141
*Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Alfred) --ISBN: 0674009789
*BBC Great Composers series
*Keeping Score series
*From the Top at Carnegie Hall series
*TEDTalks Music Revolution series
*The Magic Flute and other G-rated operas and/or musicals
*Disney’s Fantasia and Fantasia 2000
*YouTube videos for required listening
Music: Chamber Strings
*A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (William Duckworth) -- ISBN: 04957964433
*A History of Western Music, 9th ed. (Grout & Palisca) -- ISBN: 0393918297
*Tonal Harmony (Kostka & Payne) -- ISBN: 0078025141
*Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Alfred) --ISBN: 0674009789
*BBC Great Composers series
*Keeping Score series
*From the Top at Carnegie Hall series
*TEDTalks Music Revolution series
*The Magic Flute and other G-rated operas and/or musicals
*Disney’s Fantasia and Fantasia 2000
*YouTube videos for required listening
Music: Piano
• Faber's Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner (Levels 1-2)
• Piano for the Developing Musician
• Miscellaneaus Solo Repertoire Books
• Piano Fonics: (Levels 1-2)
• Accelerando: (Levels 1-7)
• Pentascale Pro: (Levels 1-2)
• A Line A Day: Sight Reading (Levels 1-4)
• A Dozen A Day: Technical Exercises for the Piano (Levels Preparatory - 4)
• Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises (Vol. 1)
• A History of Western Music, Seventh Edition (Grout/Palisca)
• The Oxford History of Western Music (Taruskin/Gibbs)
This course is supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class. Guest
performers may be invited to the class. Music practiced in class and performed in concerts will
be chosen from standard piano literature.
English/Humanities
Humanities IV
Easy Grammar: Grade 5 Student Workbook , ISBN: 978-0-936981-451
Journeys Common Core, ISBN: 978-0-547-88553-7
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman ISBN 9780758702463
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac ISBN 0142405965
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry ISBN: 0-440-40327-8
Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali, P. James Oliver ISBN-10: 146805354X
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare ISBN 9780440216230
Frindle by Andrew Clements by Brian Selznick ISBN 9780689837036
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan ISBN 9780739330616
Medieval Times, Frank Edgar, Ph.D., and George Lee ISBN 978-1-58037-653-2
Sylvia & Aki by Winifred Conkling ISBN: 9781582463452
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas ISBN: 9780784834091
Sentence Composing for Elementary School: A Worktext to Build Better Sentences By Don
Killgallon ISBN 978-0325002231
Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson ISBN: 0-380-43281-1
English 5th Grade
Novels
Peter Pan, Author: J.M. Barrie, Sterling (2008), ISBN: 978-1402754265
Beowulf, Author: Unknown, translated by Burton Raffel, Publisher: New American Library , ISBN:
978-0451530967
A Wrinkle In Time, Author: Madeline L'Engle, Publisher/Edition: Square Fish (2007), ISBN:
9780312367541
Easy Grammar 5, Author: Wanda C. Phillips, Publisher: Isha Enterprises, ISBN: 978-0936981451
Easy Grammar 6, Author: Wanda C. Phillips, Publisher: Isha Enterprises, ISBN: 978-0936981468
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind: Level 4, Authors: Jesse Wise and Sarah
Buffington, Publisher: Peace Hill Press, ISBN: 978-1933339337
Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Grade 5, Author: Lee Mountain, Publisher: Educator’s Publishing
Service, ISBN: 978-0838822661
In-Class Supplemental Materials: Supplemental materials will include, but are not limited to: short
stories, essays, poems, excerpts from other works of literature, historical documents, articles,
video clips, musical pieces, artwork, and any other medium that complements our units of study
in order to enhance the learning experience and further understanding. Examples of possible
pieces:
Poetry:
“Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros
“Past, Present, Future” by Emily Bronte
“A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
“Nurse’s Song” by William Blake
“Hope is the thing with feathers” Emily Dickinson
“The Hunting of the Snark” by Lewis Carroll
“I wandered lonely as a cloud” by William Wordsworth
“Ode: Intimations of Immortality” (Stanzas 1-5) by William Wordsworth
“A Journey” by Nikki Giovanni
“Landscape With the Fall of Icarus” by William Carlos Williams
“The Kraken” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
“The Stolen Child” by William Butler Yeats
“Mummy Boy” by Tim Burton
“Captain Hook” by Shel Silverstein
“The Jumblies” by Edward Lear
“Miracles” by Walt Whitman
Selected sonnets by William Shakespeare Short
Stories/Essays:
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
“The White Seal”, “The Elephant’s Child”, and “Riki-Tiki-Tavi”by Rudyard Kipling
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
“All Summer in A Day”by Ray Bradbury
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros
“Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy
“The Three Linden Trees” by Hermann Hesse
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
“Down the Rabbit Hole” Lewis Carroll
Selected Aesop’s Fables
Selected pieces from D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths Excerpts
from:
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Kenneth Grahame
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
English 6th Grade
1) Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury; ISBN-10:
0553277537; ISBN-13: 978-0553277531
2) The True Confessions of Charlotte Dolye by Avi; ISBN10: 0545477115; ISBN-13: 978-0545477116
3) Shakespeare's Sonnets (Folger Shakespeare Library);
ISBN-10: 0671722875; ISBN-13: 978-0671722876
Additionally, we will read supplemental materials
throughout the year written by the following, in addition
to authors anthologized in any Northon Anthology
edition: Chinua Achebe, Hans Christian Anderson,
Naomi Shihab Nye, Ambrose Bierce, ee cummings,
Shirley Jackson, Anton Chekhov, Christina Rossetti,
Arthur Conan Doyle, J.K. Rowling, Ernest Hemingway,
O. Henry, Langston Hughes, Samuel Coleridge, Lord
Byron, Walt Whitman, Washington Irving, Rudyard
Kipling, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Percy Shelley, Maya
Angelou, George Orwell, Edgar Allan Poe, William
Wordsworth, Kurt Vonnegut, Aesop, the Grimms, G.K.
Chesterton.
English 7th Grade
Novels:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (ISBN 978-1451673319) To
Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (ISBN 978-0446310789)
Novellas:
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (ISBN 978-1494312695)
The Pearl - John Steinbeck (ISBN 978-0140177374) Drama:
Julius Caesar - Shakespeare (ISBN 9780743482745)
Short Stories and Poetry:
Selected short stories and poetry will be provided to students as a handout from The Norton
Anthology of English Literature and the Norton Anthology of Poetry. Authors include Ray
Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, James Hurst, Roald Dahl and Tim O'Brien.
English 8th Grade
Authors: Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, William Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Ovid, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray
Bradbury, Langston Hughes, Shirley Jackson, Amy Tan, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Frederick Douglas,
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Neil Gaiman
Texts: 100 Best Loved Poems; Everything’s an Argument; Writing for College; Frankenstein (1818,
1831); Prometheus Unbound; Prometheus Bound; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Sonnets; Romeo
and Juliet; Metamorphoses; Elements of Style; Glencoe Grammar, Literature, Composition;
Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence Composing Approach
Film: Young Frankenstein (1974); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (any); Romeo and Juliet (1996)
Authors or Texts from Norton Anthologies or Longman Anthologies
English Pre-AP Lang
Required Texts:
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas by Frederick Douglas
Elements of Style by Strunk and White
Consulting Texts:
Language Power: Tutorials for Writers - Dana Ferris
Paragraphs for High School – Don Killgallon & Jenny Killgallon
Grammar for High School - Don Killgallon & Jenny Killgallon
Sentence-Composing for High School - Don Killgallon & Jenny Killgallon
The Bedford Introduction to Literature
The Best American Essays 2012
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
The Best Creative Nonfiction (Vol. 3)
An American Childhood - Annie Dillard
The Norton Anthology of Literature, The Major Authors, 9th ed.
The Best American Essays of the Century – ed. Robert Atwan, Joyce Carol Oates
The Norton Field Guide to Writing- ed. Richard Bullock
Everyone's An Author – ed. Andrea Lunsford
They Say, I Say – Gerald Graff
Reading the World: Ideas That Matter – Michael Austin
The Norton Sampler, 8th ed
The Academic Writer – Lisa Ede
Approaching Literature
Everything's an Argument – Andrea Lunsford
Conversations in American Literature
English AP Lang
The required texts for AP Language and Composition are:
 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
 Students will choose one of the following texts as their second long work (selections will be
made within the first few weeks of school):
o In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
o A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
o The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Murkherjee
o Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
o The Color of Water by James McBride
In addition to the long texts, students will read selected speeches, essays, and non-fiction
excerpts from Great Speeches of the Twentieth Century, Lend Me Your Ears, 50 Essays: A
Portable Anthology, The Language of Composition, and The Bedford Reader. These readings
will be provided to the students as handouts. Students are responsible for retaining these copies
in their class binders; the teacher is not responsible for replacing lost or damaged
photocopies. As a supplement to the class readings, excerpts from films and other forms of
media will occasionally be included in class. These may include excerpts from TED Talks as well
as speeches by such orators as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy.
English AP Lit
The required texts for AP Literature and Composition are:
 Medea by Sophocles (Jane Rayor translation)
 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
 Hamlet by Shakespeare
 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
 Students will choose one of the following satirical novels to read (selections will be made
within the first trimester of school):
o Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
o The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Students will also choose one long work of literary merit from a list of 30-35 titles provided in class
to read as a final preparation for the AP Exam. In addition to the long texts, students will read
selected poems and short stories from The Selected Works of Anton Chekov, The Norton
Anthology of Poetry, Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, the Norton Anthology of English
Literature, the Norton Anthology of American Literature, and selected poems from such poets as
Sylvia Plath, Nikki Giovanni, T.S. Eliot, e e cummings, and Langston Hughes.
English Pre-AP Lit
The required texts for English Pre-AP Lit are:
 The Theban Plays (Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone) by Sophocles (Robert
Fagles translation)
 Macbeth by Shakespeare (Folger Library edition)
 Candide by Voltaire
 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
In addition to the long texts listed above, students will read selected excerpts, short stories, and
poetry from The Canterbury Tales, Inferno, the Norton Anthology of African American Literature,
the Norton Anthology of Poetry, the Norton Anthology of American Literature, the Norton
Anthology of English Literature, Literature and Composition, Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry,
and Poetry Speaks. These readings will be provided to the students as handouts. Students are
responsible for retaining these copies in their class binders; the teacher is not responsible for
replacing lost or damaged photocopies. As a supplement to the class readings, excerpts from
films and other forms of media will occasionally be included in class. These may include
excerpts from Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by
the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and others.
Foreign Languages
Mandarin I
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Tuttle Chinese for kids flash cards--simplified version (ISBN 978-0-8048-3936-5 and ISBN
9780-8048-3936-6)
Chinese Made Easy for Kids (ISBN: 978962042470-0)
Other materials assigned and provided by instructors
Mandarin I-IV
Title:
Learn Chinese with Me (Book One): Student’s book 1 + 2 CDs
Publisher:
People’s Education Press
ISBN:
978-7-107-16422-4
Title:
Learn Chinese with Me (Book One): Workbook 1
Publisher:
People’s Education Press
ISBN:
978-7-107-17086-7
To be used:
This workbook should be purchased by students and is available for purchase
from the school. Other references: http://www.archchinese.com/ http://www.zdic.net/
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/en/followme/
Mandarin IX
Title:
Learn Chinese with Me (Book Three): Student’s book 3 + 2 CDs
Publisher:
People’s Education Press
ISBN:
978-7-107-17719-4
Title:
Learn Chinese with Me (Book Three): Workbook 3
Publisher:
People’s Education Press
ISBN:
978-7-107-18229-7
To be used:
This workbook should be purchased by students and is available for purchase
from the school. Other reference: http://www.archchinese.com/ http://www.zdic.net/
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/en/followme/
Mandarin X
Title:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Title:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Learn Chinese with Me (Book Three): Student’s book 3 + 2 CDs
People’s Education Press
978-7-107-17719-4
Learn Chinese with Me (Book Three): Workbook 3
People’s Education Press
978-7-107-18229-7
To be used:
This workbook should be purchased by students and is available for purchase
from the school.
Title:
Barron’s AP Chinese Language and Culture: Student’s book + 3 CDs
Publisher:
Barron’s Educational Series
ISBN:
978-0-7641-9400-9 Other
references:
http://www.archchinese.com/
http://www.zdic.net/
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/en/followme/
Latin I and Latin II
LaFleur, Richard A.. Wheelock's latin 7th edition. Collins Reference, 2014. ISBN 978-0061997228
Traupman, John C. The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary. New York: Bantam, 1995.
ISBN 978-0-553-59012-8
Goldman, Norma. English Grammar for Students of Latin. Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. ISBN
9780934034340
Authors: Ovid, Virgil, Wheelock, Cicero, Livy, Plautus, Terence, Seneca, Tacitus, Caesar, Augustus,
Homer, (selections of) Catullus, Tibullus, Suetonius
Texts: Latin via Ovid, Roman Civilization, Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Greek and Roman
Warfare, Roman Society, Classical Mythology, Greek and Roman Mythology
Sites: thelatinlibrary.com
Film: History Channel
Latin III
LaFleur, Richard A.. Wheelock's latin 7th edition. Collins Reference, 2014. ISBN 978-0061997228
LaFleur, Richard A., and Frederic M. Wheelock. Scribblers, sculptors, and scribes: a companion to
Wheelock's Latin and other introductory textbooks. New York: CollinsReference, 2010. ISBN
9780061259180
Goldman, Norma. English Grammar for Students of Latin. Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. ISBN 9780934034340
French IA
Textbook : Bien Dit 1, ISBN (978-0030398889)
Workbook : Bien Dit 1 Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire
Exerpts from French newspaper articles
French commercials
Children’s stories and songs:
 http://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/genres/contes-legendes
 http://mondedespetits.fr/comptine.php
Excerpts French films and TV shows:
‐ Les Choristes
‐ Le Papillon
‐ Les Misérables
‐ Joyeux Noel
‐ Les Triplettes de Belleville
‐ Le Petit Nicolas
‐ Caillou
‐ Trouver Nemo (finding nemo)
French IB
Textbook : Bien Dit 1, ISBN (978-0030398889)
Workbook : Bien Dit 1 Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire
Exerpts from French newspaper articles
French commercials
Children’s stories and songs:
 http://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/genres/contes-legendes
 http://mondedespetits.fr/comptine.php
Excerpts French films and TV shows:
‐ Les Choristes
‐ Le Papillon
‐ Les Misérables
‐ Joyeux Noel
‐ Les Triplettes de Belleville
‐ Le Petit Nicolas
‐ Caillou
‐ Trouver Nemo (finding nemo)
‐ Kirikou et la Sorcière
French II
Textbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2, ISBN (978-0547871677)
Workbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2 Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire
Exerpts from French newspaper articles
Exerpts from various French literature and poetry
French commercials
French film:
‐ Les aventures extraordinare d’Adele Blanc-Sec
‐ Les Choristes
‐ Le Papillon
Exerpts from films and TV:
‐ Les Misérables
‐ Paris Je t’aime (edited for content)
‐ Le Tableau
‐ Kirikou et la Sorcière
‐ Les parapluies de Cherbourg
French III
Textbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2, ISBN (978-0547871677)
Workbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2 Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire
Novel :
‐ Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Exerpts from French newspaper articles
Exerpts from various French literature and poetry
French commercials
French film:
‐ Les aventures extraordinare d’Adele Blanc-Sec
‐ Les Choristes
‐ Le Papillon
Exerpts from French film/TV:
‐ Paris Je t’aime (edited for content)
‐ Les Misérables
‐ Kirikou et la Sorcière
‐ Le dîner de cons
‐ Les parapluies de Cherbourg
French IV
Textbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2, ISBN (978-0547871677)
‐ Bien Dit 3, ISBN (978-0547871691)
Workbook :
‐ Bien Dit 2 Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire
Novel :
‐ Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Exerpts from various French literature and poetry
Exerpts from French newspaper articles
French commercials
Exerpts from French film/TV:
‐ Paris Je t’aime (edited for content)
‐ La Haine (edited for content)
‐ Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
‐ Le dîner de cons
‐ Les parapluies de Cherbourg
‐ Les Intouchables
Spanish 7th Grade
Avancemos 1 Text; ISBN-10: 0-547-255373.
Avancemos 1 Workbook
A variety of Children's books as well as popular and classic music may be used in order to
reinforce vocabulary.
Various newspaper articles and news from Spanish speaking countries may also be used in order
to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Spanish 8th Grade
Realidades Level 1 ISBN 9780133691726
Avancemos 1 Text; ISBN-10: 0-547-255373.
Avancemos 1 Workbook
A variety of Children's books as well as popular and classic music may be used in order to
reinforce vocabulary.
Various newspaper articles and news from Spanish speaking countries may also be used in order
to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Spanish 9th Grade
Avancemos 1 Text; ISBN-10: 0-547-255373.
Avancemos 1 Workbook
A variety of Children's books as well as popular and classic music may be used in order to
reinforce vocabulary.
Various newspaper articles and news from Spanish speaking countries may also be used in order
to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Spanish 10th Grade
Avancemos 3 Text; ISBN-10: 978-0-554-02533-9.
Avancemos 3 Workbook
A variety of Children's books as well as popular and classic music may be used in order to
reinforce vocabulary.
Various newspaper articles and news from Spanish speaking countries may also be used in order
to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Spanish 11th-12th Grade
Avancemos 3 Text; ISBN-10: 978-0-554-02533-9.
Avancemos 3 Workbook
Film: Dreaming Nicaragua
A variety of Children's books as well as popular and classic music may be used in order to
reinforce vocabulary.
Various newspaper articles and news from Spanish speaking countries may also be used in order
to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking skills.
History/Social Studies
Classics A
Course Resources
This course does not have a set textbook and will instead rely on a variety of primary and
secondary sources about the ancient world and classical civilizations. All course materials will be
provided in class and do not need to be purchased. The following is a list of resources that will
be used in class as enrichment and reference.
Books
Title
Author
Publisher
World Civilizations and
Cultures
Don Blattner
Mark Twain Media
Egypt and the Middle East
Patrick Hotle
Mark Twain Media
Greek & Roman Mythology
Frank Edgar
Mark Twain Media
Greek & Roman Civilizations
Heidi Dierckx
Mark Twain Media
Medieval Times
Frank Edgar
Mark Twain Media
Renaissance
Patrick Hotle
Mark Twain Media
The Industrial Revolution
David Graber
Mark Twain Media
Homer: The Iliad
Translation Ennis Rees
Barnes and Noble Classics
Homer: The Odyssey
Translation George Herbert
Palmer
Barnes and Noble Classics
Greece and Rome: Myths
and Legends
H.A. Guerber
Bracken Books London
Mythology
Greece and Rome: Myths
and Legends
Edith Hamilton
H.A. Guerber
Back Bay Books
Bracken Books London
The Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World
Peter Clayton and Martin
Price
Dorset Press
Easy Lessons in Egyptian
Hieroglyphics
Sir E.A. Wallis Budge
Dover
Harper Collins
Past Worlds: Atlas of
Archaeology
An Illustrated Outline History
of Mankind
Fay-Cooper Cole and Harris Consolidated Book
Gaylord Warren
The Arts of Renaissance Rome Loren Partridge
1400-1600
Great Ages of Man, A History Lionel Casson
of the World's Cultures: Ancient Egypt
Publishers
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,
Publishers
Time-Life Books
Time-Life Books
Great Ages of Man, A History C.M. Bowra
of the World's Cultures: Classical Greece
Time-Life Books
Great Ages of Man, A History John R. Hale
of the World's Cultures: Renaissance
The Usborne Book of World
Jane Chisholm History
Usborne
Dates
Online Resources
Mr. Donn's Social Studies Site http://www.mrdonn.org/index.html
Otzi the Ice Man Investigation http://www.iceman.it/kids/en/11-14/selection.html
BBC History for Kids http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
Ducksters http://www.ducksters.com/history/
Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Secrets of the Valley of the
Kings http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/valley-of-the-kings/
Flocabulary Educational Raps http://www.flocabulary.com/
SmartHistory by Khan Academy http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
BBC's Horrible Histories https://www.youtube.com/user/horriblehistoriesBBC
US History – 7th Grade
United States History and Geography, Glencoe, McGraw Hill, 978‐0076608652
World History and Geography II –8th Grade
Robert Strayer, Ways of the World: A Global History with Sources, Bedford/St. Martins. ISBN:
031264466-3
YouTube Series, “Crash Course World History,” by John Green
Additional relevant YouTube clips “World History for Us All,” National Center for History in the
Schools, < http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu>
AP World History website
<http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/4484.html>
Throughout the course of the year we will examine assorted primary and secondary sources not
listed here.
History: AP U.S. History
America's History for the AP, Bedford, Freeman, Worth, 978-0076608652
History: AP U.S. Government
TEXT: Government in America, Edwards, Lineberry
READINGS: American Government, Readings and Cases, Woll, Peter
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS: The Lanahan Readings in American Polity, Serow and Ladd, eds.
Newspaper and magazine articles as assigned.
History: AP US History
History: AP Human Geography
Human Geography: People, Places, and Culture, Wiley and Sons Inc., 978-1119043140
Economics
Students will be required to check out a copy of The Worldly Philosophers from the class set in
order to complete assigned readings. It is the students responsibility to keep these books free
from all marks, highlights, and folds. The books may be checked out after the first week of school
and may be kept for up to five school days at a time. If parents would like to purchase a copy
for the students to keep at home they may do so, but it is not required.
Title: The Worldly Philosophers
Author: Robert Heilbroner
Publisher: Touchstone 7th edition revised
ISBN: 978-0684862149
There is no text book for this course. All materials will be handed out in class. Students will be
expected to take notes and to keep all handouts until the end of the school year. If a parent
wishes to purchase a text for their student, the following is recommended. Keep in mind that a
text is NOT required.
Course Resource:
Title: Economics 9th Edition
Author: William Boyes and Michael Melvin
Publisher: South-Western
ISBN: 1111826137
Economics AP
The texts for this class:
Krugman's Economics for AP by Ray and Anderson
ISBN: 978-1429273039
Economics by Example By David Anderson (included with the Krugman text)
Math
Mathematics and Science IV
Mathematics
The Text Book is Saxon Math Course 1 by Stephen Hake and will be provided for students.
Supplementary texts for AIMS Preparation, or other practice workbooks may also be used.
Science
The Text Book to be used in class is Interactive Science by Pearson et. al. We will use this
textbook in class, and the students will each have a book provided that they can write in. This
textbook is online and can be accessed at home by any student.
Math: 8/7
Saxon Math 8/7
ISBN #: 1-56577-509-0
Math: Algebra 1/2
Algebra 1/2, 3rd edition, by Stephen Hake and John Saxon
ISBN: 1-56577-149-4
Math: Algebra I/Geometry
The book used for the course is Algebra 1: An Incremental Development, 3rd Edition by John H.
Saxon Jr., ISBN-10: 1565771346.
A classroom set will also be available for Saxon Geometry: 9th Edition, ISBN-10: 160277305X
Math: Algebra II/Geometry
Title: Algebra 2, Second Edition, Author: Saxon, J., Publisher: Saxon publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 0-939798-62-X
A classroom set will also be available for Saxon Geometry: 9th Edition, ISBN-10: 160277305X
Math: Pre-Calculus AB
Student Textbook: Advanced Mathematics: An Incremental Development Second Edition
Author: John H. Saxon, Jr.
Publisher: Saxon Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1-56577-039-0
A classroom set will also be available for Saxon Geometry: 9th Edition, ISBN-10: 160277305X
Math: AP Calculus AB
Title: Calculus with Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry, Second edition
Author: Saxon, J., Wang, F
Publisher: Saxon publishers, Inc.,
ISBN: 1-56577-146-X
Title: Rogawski's Calculus for AP, Second edition
Author: Rogawski, Jon; Cannon, Ray
Publisher: W.H. Freeman and Company
ISBN: 1-492-5075-5
Title: Calculus, AP Edition
Author: Brigs, William; Cochran, Lyle; Gillett, Bernard; Schulz, Eric
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.
ISBN: 0-13-347571-9
Math: AP Calculus BC
Calculus with Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry, Second edition, by Saxon, J. and Wang, F,
ISBN: 1-56577-146-X, will be provided by the school
Technical Calculus with Analytic Geometry, by Judith L. Gersting. ISBN: 9780486673431
Math: Post AP Math: Discrete Mathematics
How to Prove It: A Structured Approach, Second edition, by Daniel J. Velleman. ISBN:
9780521675994
Physical Education
PE and Sports IV
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If any instructional material is needed, the PE coach will bring it to class.
Cardio workout CD's
Physical Education V, VI and VII
Fitness DVDs:
• Insanity
• P90x
• T25
Science & Technology
Physical Geography
Inside the Restless Earth by Holt, ISBN: 0030647843
Water on Earth by Holt, ISBN: 0030500729
Weather and Climate by Holt, ISBN: 0030255481
The World and Its People by Glencoe, ISBN: 0078609763
Select viewing of Bill Nye the Science Guy episodes.
Introduction to Science
Glencoe Science Level Red, 2003
ISBN: 978-0078282381
This textbook will be supplemented with teacher notes and handouts provided in class.
Select articles and/or studies from scientific journals or magazines" to the materials list for both 5th
grade Intro to Science and Honors Biology
Biology I
Human Body Systems and Health, (2002): Holt, Rinehart and Winston (ISBN: 0-03-064779-7)
Biology II
Microorganisms, Fungi, and Plants, 2002, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (ISBN: 0-03-064772-X)
Cells, Heredity, and Classification, 2002, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (ISBN: 0-03-064777-0)
Animals, 2002, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (ISBN: 0-03-064774-6)
The textbook will be supplemented with handouts, worksheets, and information from the
internet.
Biology III
Biology (2010) by Miller & Levine ISBN 978-0133669510
Biology Pre-AP
Textbook: Campbell Biology 9th Edition
ISBN: 0321558235
Supplemental text will come from:
Biology (2010) by Miller & Levine ISBN 978-013366951
Biology AP
Textbook: Campbell Biology 9th Edition
ISBN: 0321558235
In addition to the required text; Handouts, Lectures, Computer based activities, and Video clips
will provide supplemental instructional material.
Chemistry I
Living by Chemistry - Angelica Stacy
ISBN: 978-1-55953-941-8
Each student will be provided with a textbook for use in class which is part of a classroom set.
Students may choose to purchase a home copy from amazon.com.
Chemistry II
Living by Chemistry - Angelica Stacy
ISBN: 978-1-55953-941-8
Each student will be provided with a textbook for use in class which is part of a classroom set.
Students may choose to purchase a homecopy from amazon.com.
Chemistry III
Course Textbook
Living by Chemistry - Angelica Stacy
ISBN: 978-1-55953-941-8
The LBC textbook by Angelica M. Stacy will be supplemented with teacher notes and class
handouts provided in class. The textbook is part of a class set and will be shared between 3
separate sections. Students may check out books overnight to the extent of its availability in the
classroom, or purchase their own copy for home use.
Course Website
Upper School Chemistry has a course website: www.sites.google.com/site/vochemistry. The
website will be updated continuously with weekly announcements, lecture schedules, due
dates, etc. The website must be checked regularly and used to access HW answer keys and lab
experiment pre-lab assignments. That being said, this course requires reliable access to the
internet, and both parents and students should make a habit of checking the website
frequently. Additionally, there is also a YouTube channel associated with the class that includes
tutorial videos on general chemistry concepts:www.youtube.com/TheChemistryNinja.
Chemistry Pre-AP Primary
Texts:
Zumdahl, Steven and Susan Zumdahl, Chemistry, 9th AP Edition, Belmont, CA:
Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN: 1-133-61110-9
• College Board, AP Chemistry Guided-Inquiry Experiments: Applying the Science
Practices, New York, NY, College Board, 2013. Item # 120085065
A copy of the Zumdahl textbook will be assigned to each Honors Chemistry student to take
home. Students are welcome to purchase their own for annotation purposes.
Supplementary Texts:
• Moog, Richard and John Farrell, Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, 5th Edition, John Wiley and
Sons Inc., 2012. ISBN: 978-0-470-64790-5
• Duncan, Laura et al. Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP Chemistry Examination,
Belmont, CA, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-133-61151-6
• Jesperson, Neil D, AP Chemistry, 7th Edition, Hauppauge, NY, Barron's Educational Series,
Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-1-438-00271-2
Course Website
Upper School Chemistry has a course website: www.sites.google.com/site/vochemistry. The
website will be updated continuously with weekly announcements, lecture schedules, due
dates, etc. The website must be checked regularly and used to access HW answer keys and lab
experiment pre-lab assignments. That being said, this course requires reliable access to the
internet, and both parents and students should make a habit of checking the website
frequently. Additionally, there is also a YouTube channel associated with the class that includes
tutorial videos on general chemistry concepts:www.youtube.com/TheChemistryNinja.
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Chemistry AP
Primary Texts:
• Zumdahl, Steven and Susan Zumdahl, Chemistry, 9th AP Edition, Belmont, CA:
Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN: 1-133-61110-9
• College Board, AP Chemistry Guided-Inquiry Experiments: Applying the Science
Practices, New York, NY, College Board, 2013. Item # 120085065
A copy of the Zumdahl textbook will be assigned to each AP Chemistry student to take home.
Students are welcome to purchase their own for annotation purposes.
Supplementary Texts:
• Moog, Richard and John Farrell, Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, 5th Edition, John Wiley and
Sons Inc., 2012. ISBN: 978-0-470-64790-5
• Duncan, Laura et al. Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP Chemistry Examination,
Belmont, CA, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-133-61151-6
Jesperson, Neil D, AP Chemistry, 7th Edition, Hauppauge, NY, Barron's Educational Series,
Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-1-438-00271-2
Course Website
Upper School Chemistry has a course website: www.sites.google.com/site/vochemistry. The
website will be updated continuously with weekly announcements, lecture schedules, due
dates, etc. The website must be checked regularly and used to access HW answer keys and lab
experiment pre-lab assignments. That being said, this course requires reliable access to the
internet, and both parents and students should make a habit of checking the website
frequently. Additionally, there is also a YouTube channel associated with the class that includes
tutorial videos on general chemistry concepts:www.youtube.com/TheChemistryNinja.
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Physics I and II
Book's Title
Physics A First Course
Conceptual Physics
Electricity & Magnetism
Forces, Motion and Energy
Sound and Light
PSSC Physics
Physics Laboratory Guide
Physics Demonstrations
On Physics Activities
The Cartoon Guide to Physics
Online Resources
www.physics.org
www.physics4kids.com
www.pbs.org www.nature.com
www.popsci.com
Author
Tom Hsu
Paul Hewitt
Holt,Rinehart and Winston
Holt,Rinehart and Winston
Holt,Rinehart and Winston
Haber-Schaim
Haber-Schaim
Julien Clinton Sprott
James Cunningham
Larry Gonick
ISBN
ISBN 1-58892-141-7
ISBN 0-321-00971-1
ISBN 0-03-050122-9
ISBN-0-03-064802-5
ISBN-0-03-064807-6
ISBN-0-8403-6025-8
ISBN-0-8403-6026-6
ISBN 0-299-21580-6 HandsISBN 978-0-87628845-0
ISBN 0-06-273100-9
Physics III
Textbook(s):
Physics, A First Course by Tom, Hsu;
Conceptual Physics by Paul G. Hewitt (both books are for classroom use only)
Website to refer to (for conceptual understanding):
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics (Physics----PhET Interactive
Simulations) http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ (The Physics Classroom)
(I will be providing PowerPoint slide handouts per lecture meeting)
I will also be providing the lab write ups (from the lab manual) for the lab sessions.
Physics AP1 and AP2
Textbook: College Physics (8th ed.), Author: Serway Website
to refer to (for conceptual understanding):
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics
(Physics----PhET Interactive Simulations)
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ (The Physics Classroom)
(I will be providing PowerPoint slide handouts during the lecture session) I
will also be providing the lab write up (from the manual) for the lab session.
AP Psychology
Myers, David G.(2014). Psychology for AP, Second Edition. New York: Worth Publishers. ISBN13:978-1-4641-1307-9
Additional Instructional Materials: The textbook will be supplemented with handouts, worksheets
and information from the internet
Speech and Debate
Authors: Plato, Aristotle, Bentham, Descartes, Thoreau, Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, or philosophers
featured in Does the Center Hold?
Texts: Forensics; Speaking Out; Everything’s an Argument; Does the Center Hold?
Film: clips from Nationals or competitions
News articles or journals such as Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Economist, New York Times
Interpretation pieces will be drawn from various sources (including, but not limited to) Brooklyn
Publishers, the Interp. Store, or previously published texts or poems