9th and 10th grade - A study of the early Church in Acts and a brief introduction to the N.T. epistles. Techniques of Bible study will be taught in this book study of Paul's epistle to the church at Philippi. We will begin with the spread of humanity from the time of Japeth to the Tower of Babel, then examine Jacob and Joseph, and finally look at Israel from their time in Egypt to their wandering off into the wilderness. Also, language usage and machanics are rewiewed to complete the revision stage of the writing process. 9th grade - The course reviews particular problems in grammar and then moves on to more advanced grammatical concepts such as subordinate clauses and their use in complex sentences.
Writing is approached from a stylistic, as well as grammatical, perspective.
Each literary genre is studied. 10th grade - The sophomore year of English begins with a fairly detailed public speaking unit, which requires the presentation of several speeches. A 10th grader explains to his English class how to do a wheelie for his demonstration speech. This course contains a comprehensive study of American literature dating from the Pre-Colonial Period through the Twentieth Century. Students are also required to complete a research paper.