10th
(This information taken from The Home School Manual by Theodore E. Wade, Jr. and Others)

SOCIAL STUDIES

 ● Prehistoric peoples
● The earliest civilizations
● The early Greeks
● The Romans
● The Middle Ages
● The Renaissance
● The rise and fall of monarchies
● Birth of modern democracy
● The French Revolution
● The Industrial Revolution
● Nationalism
● Imperialism
● Science and industry
● World War I
● Between the world wars
● World War II
● The Cold War
● The Vietnam War
● The search for peace
● Democratic ideals and values
● World interdependence
● World problems and issues
● Role of women in today's society

Science

● Characteristics of life
● Classification
● History of plants and animals
● Microscopic life
● Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi
● Vertebrate life
● Mammals and birds
● Plant life
● Photosynthesis
● Cells
● Protein synthesis
● Genetics and heredity
● DNA-RNA
● Genetic engineering
● Reproduction and growth
● Human biology
● Nutrition and digestion
● Behavior
● Conservation of human resources
● Environmental issues
● Energy in ecosystems
● Scientific method
● Biology and space travel
● Disease and disease control

LANGUAGE ARTS

● American literary heritage
● Cross-cultural literature
● Folklore and ballads
● Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language
● Literary interpretation and critique
● Novel, short story, and essay
● Understanding poetry: lyric poetry and the sonnet
● Drama
● Distinguishing between fact and opinion
● Persuasion and argumentation
● Listening skills
● Public speaking and debate
● Extending dictionary skills
● History of the alphabet
● Vocabulary and etymology
● Geographical dialects
● Grammar
● History of writing
● Techniques of writing
● Journal writing
● Writing short stories, poetry, and plays
● Writing term papers
● Constructing footnotes

MATHEMATICS

● Geometry: Origins and uses of geometry; Terms, postulates, and theorems; Sets; Nature of proof; Inductive and deductive reasoning; Ratio and proportion; Algebra in geometry; Angle relationships; Parallel and perpendicular lines; Congruent triangles; Right triangles; Pythagorean Theorem; Circles; Polygons; Relationships between circles and polygons; Mensuration theory; Measurement of geometric figures; Simple constructions; Loci; Trans-formational geometry; Introduction to symbolic logic; Coordinate geometry'; Trigonometric functions of angles greater than 90 degrees; Special angle relationships; Problem solving with geometry

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