Peniel Baptist Academy's
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The following courses described are courses that are presently being taught. Year to year old courses are dropped and new courses are added. This is not conclusive of the the courses that will be offered this school year.
BIBLE
Young Men or Ladies Bible Course (10th grade, 1 credit)
ENGLISH
English II (10th grade, 1 credit) Includes Literature - Classics for Christians and Masterpieces from World Literature will cover European drama, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and Eliot’s Silas Marner. Because the study of grammar is foundational to mastering the English language, grammar is given a place of major importance. Composition assignments allow s students the opportunity to practice applying the grammar concepts they learn.
MATH
Geometry (9th-10th grade, 1 credit) Prerequisite: Algebra I. The purpose of this course is to emphasize critical thinking skills involved in truth relationships and the ability prove fact through deductive reasoning. In this course, students discover the order and perfection of God’s world. Students study lines, planes, angles, triangles, congruence, area, volume, trigonometry, transformations and symmetry, similarity, geometric inequalities, polygons and circles, and constructions. Formal proofs are emphasized.
Algebra II (10th and 11th grade, 1 credit) Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra I. Algebra II reviews and adds depth to the skills learned in Algebra I. The course develops skill levels in solving equations, quadratic equations, and inequalities algebraically and graphically, solving systems, understanding relations and functions, polynomials and rational equations. This course introduces students to radicals and exponents, logarithms, complex numbers, conic sections, sequence and series, and trigonometry.
SCIENCE
Biology (10th-12th grade, 1 credit) The content should include lessons in botany, human anatomy and physiology, life sciences, zoology, cellular and molecular biology, laboratory safety, and use of apparatus.
SOCIAL STUDIES
World History (10th-12th grade, 1 credit) This class takes the advent of Christ as the focal point of all history. We look at history on a time line of a story about mankind and how sin has affected life, and that history does not just happen, but that God raises up, or puts down leaders.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish I (10th-12th grade, 1 credit) This course is designed to instruct students how to communicate basic feelings, needs, and desires in everyday contexts in Spanish with reasonable grammatical accuracy. Upon successful completion, the course enables the student to begin to converse freely in the language on his own.
PRACTICAL/PERFORMING ARTS (REQUIRED)
Computer Keyboarding (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
Computer are not just for business anymore - they are for everyone, everywhere! To get the most value from this high-speed computer age, users must be competent at the input end - the keyboard. Refining keyboard techniques, increasing communication skills and learning advanced word processing features will help students at school and college. Peniel uses the Century 21 Computer Curriculum. (Course description taken from Century 21 Computer Applications and Keyboarding, Seventh Edition)
Speech (10th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
Freedom of speech is one of our most cherished liberties in American. In many ways, it is the key to our political and religious freedoms, for without free speech we cannot defend or promote our values and beliefs. This course in speech will teach students how to communicate the principles and truths we hold dear as Americans and as followers of Jesus Christ. Students will present/perform monologues, poems, stories, impromptus, personal testimonies, extemporaneous devotionals, debates and dramas.
SAT Preparation (10th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
This course is designed to strengthen a student's preparation for the SAT. The course will help students uncover the purpose of the SAT, practice general test-taking approaches, learn how to use the PSAT to get ready for the SAT and prepare for the critical reading, math and writing skills that are measured by the SAT. This is the Official SAT Course.
Foundations in Personal Finance (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit) This course is designed to teach financial literacy by exploring the areas of saving and investing, credit and debt, financial responsibility, money management, insurance/risk management and income/careers. Activities and current event projects encourage students to better understand topics presented and to become aware of how they are affected by the current financial climate.
Beginning Weight Training (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in weight training, to improve muscular strength and endurance, and to keep their physical bodies in good health. This course also includes safety practices, terminology, the study of the musculoskeletal system, muscular strength and endurance, the study of biomechanical and physiological principles, theories, concepts, and skills, and the implementation of a weight training program. (Course description taken from FDOE State Standards)
Yearbook (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
The purpose of this course is to produce the yearbook. This will include pre-planning, scheduling, selling and advertising. Students will receive instruction on the software used to generate the pages of the book, picture layouts, and picture cropping.
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