Course of Study 2021-2022

TheCourseofStudyatLindenHallWelcometoLindenHall!Whetheryouareanewstudentorhavebeenwithusforyears,wearegladtohaveyouasamemberofthevibrant,engagedcommunityatLindenHall.Youarepartofanactive,involved,connectedcommunitythatisproudofitsmembersandtheirvariedaccomplishments,betheyacademic,athletic,orextra-curricular.TheCourseofStudyisdesignedtoprovideimportantinformationaboutclassesthatareofferedatLindenHall,alongwithbasicinformationaboutplanningyouryearswithus.ThisbookletshouldbeusedinconjunctionwiththeStudentHandbook,whichprovidesadditionalinformationregardingLindenHall’srequirements,programs,policy,andprocedures.IfyouhavequestionsaboutanythingintheCourseofStudy,pleasefirstconsulttheHandbook(theHandbookisalwaysright!),andthenaskyouradvisororanotheradultatLindenHallforhelp.TopicsofparticularinterestintheHandbooknotincludedinthisbookletinclude:howtoaddanddropclasses,howtocalculateyourgradesandGPA,andtakingclassesoutsideofLindenHall.Inlinewithourmissionstatement,theacademicprogramatLindenHallisexclusivelycollegepreparatory.Rigorousstandardsforclassesandchallengingcurriculameettheneedsofaveragetoaboveaveragestudents.EverydepartmenthashonorslevelorAdvancedPlacementcoursesanddepartmentchairs,teachers,advisors,andmembersoftheAcademicOfficeworktoplacestudentsinthemostappropriatecoursesavailable.Pleaseseethefollowingpagesforacademicplanninginformationandalsoshortcoursedescriptionsofclasses.Foreachdepartment,asequenceofclassesofferedisprovidedtohelpwithplanningyourprogress.ThisCourseofStudyisforthe2021-2022schoolyear.

GraduationRequirementsInordertograduatefromLindenHall,astudentmustaccrueatleast23creditsduringherfouryearsofhighschoolaccordingtothefollowingrequirements:

• English–fourcredits,includingatleastonefullyearofEnglishbeyondESLprogramming

• Mathematics–fourcredits,includingatleastAlgebra1,Geometry,andAlgebra2• History–threecredits,includingU.S.History• Science–threecredits,includingChemistryandBiologyandoneotherlabscience

course• WorldLanguages–atleasttwocredits,includingstudyinherchosenlanguage

throughatleastlevelthree• Arts–twocreditsamongvisualandperformingartselectivecourses• PhysicalEducation–twocredits,awardedas0.5creditseachyearforparticipation

inatleastoneinterscholasticsportteamorphysicalactivityelective• Threeadditionalacademicorartcreditsinelectiveoradvancedlevelclassesinany

department.Inaddition,studentsmustmeetthefollowingco-curricularrequirementstoqualifyforgraduation:

• CommunityserviceasoutlinedintheStudentHandbook• Summerreadingeachsummer:LindenHallstudentsareaskedtoreadatleasttwo

booksoverthesummer,acommunityreadsharedbyallthestudentsinMiddleorUpperSchoolandateacher-sponsoredbookfromthelist.StudentsmayalsohavebooksrequiredforAdvancedPlacementclasses.Studentsshouldreturntoschoolinthefallpreparedtodiscussallbookstheywererequiredtoreadandwithanyadditionalworkcompletedasstatedinthesummerreadinghandout.Studentswhodonotsuccessfullymeetexpectationsforsummerreadingwillbeaskedtoreviewtheirbooksagainandwillbeaskedtotakeaquizorwriteapaperontheirbookstoavoidafailingmarkforsummerreading.

• Ayearlyspeech:LindenHallhasanestablishedandwell-respectedtraditionofstudentsingrades10-12givingspeechestothestudentbodythroughouttheyear.Publicspeakingexperiencebuildsconfidenceinstudentsandhelpsthemleavealegacy.Seniorspresenttheirspeechesinchapel.

Tobeconsideredafull-timestudent,studentsmustcarryaminimumoffivecoreacademiccourseseachyear.PostgraduatestudentswhomeetLindenHall’sgraduationrequirementsandcarryafullloadoffiveclasseswillbeissuedacertificateatgraduationpendingsuccessfulcompletionoftheyear.

CourseOfferingsInsummary,

• Englishisofferedeachyear,includinghonors-levelcoursesbeginningintheninthgradeandAdvancedPlacement®*classesofferedtoeligibleeleventhandtwelfthgradestudents.

• Mathematicsfollowsasequentialdevelopmentseriesfrommiddleschoolmathematicscoursestopost-calculusofferings.HonorscoursesareofferedbeginningwithHonorsAlgebra2,andAdvancedPlacement®coursesareavailableinStatistics,CalculusAB,andCalculusBC.

• Historycoursesprogressfromsixththroughtwelfthgradeincludingstudiesinancienthistory,women’shistory,civics,worldandAmericanhistory,arthistory,psychology,andeconomics.Honorscoursesareavailableforaselectgroupofninthgradestudents,andAdvancedPlacement®offeringsareavailabletoqualifiedstudentsstartinginthetenthgrade.

• Scienceclassesincludespecial-interestclassesinMiddleSchooldesignedtoemphasizeexplorationandinquiryandtraditionallaboratoryclassesinUpperSchoolphysics,chemistry,andbiology.HonorsclassesareofferedintheUpperSchool,andAdvancedPlacement®coursesareavailableassecond-yearofferingstoqualifiedjuniorsandseniors.

• WorldLanguageclassesfollowsequentialofferingsinFrench,Mandarin,andSpanish,throughtheAdvancedPlacement®courseineachlanguage.ClassicallanguagesaretaughtintheMiddleSchoolandprovidegroundingforstudyofEnglishandotherworldlanguages.

• Artscoursesinstudioart,photography,music,andtheatermayberepeatedeachsemester.

• PhysicalEducationisrequiredeachyearforeveryLindenHallstudent.ThisrequirementissatisfiedbyparticipationinateamorclubsportatLindenHallorthroughthecooperativeprogramatWarwickHighSchool.Ifastudentdoesnotplayaseasonofsport,shemustcompleteaLindenHalldesignatedafter-schoolactivitytwiceaweekthroughouttheyear;optionsincluderidinglessonsanddance.MiddleSchoolstudentsareenrolledinyearlongphysicaleducationclassesandmayadditionallyparticipateinafterschoolsports.

DuetotheincreasedworkloadanddemandsofAP®classes,studentsarerecommendedtotakenomorethanoneAP®courseinthetenth-gradeyear,nomorethantwointheeleventhgrade,andnomorethanthreeinthetwelfth-gradeyear.StudentswhowishtoexceedtherecommendedloadofAP®classesmustseekadministrativeapprovalthroughtheAcademicOffice.*AP®andAdvancedPlacement®areregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.Usedwithpermission.

PlanningyourCourseworkatLindenHallStudentsandtheirfamiliesshouldcarefullyplanastudent’scourseworkatLindenHall.Eachspring,asapartofthecourseselectionprocess,students’advisorswillgooverplansforstudywiththeirstudents.OtherresourcesavailabletostudentsinplanningcourseworkincludemembersoftheAcademicOffice,includingtheDirectoroftheMiddleSchoolandAssistantHeadofSchoolforAcademics,and,particularlyforrisingseniors,theCollegeCounselingOffice.SixthGradersSixthgraderswilltakethefollowingcourses:English:English6Mathematics:Mathematics6History:GlobalStudiesScience:EnvironmentalScienceWorldLanguages:Classics1(Latin)Arts:SixthgradersparticipateinLindenHall’sartsprogramviaLanguageofMusic(onesemestervocal;onesemesterinstrumental)andArt(onesemesterstudio;onesemesterdramatic).SixthgradersmayalsoauditiontoparticipateintheMiddleSchoolDramaprogram.PE:Sixthgraderscompletephysicaleducationasagroup.Additionally,sixthgraderscompleteaHealthandWellnessprogramandareengagedinaCodingclassthroughouttheyear.SeventhGradersSeventhgradersparticipateinthefollowingcoursework:English:English7Mathematics:UsuallyMathematics7orPre-Algebra.Studentsadvanceintheirmathematicscoursework;newstudentsareplacedviarecommendationandtesting.History:WomeninHistoryScience:ForensicsWorldLanguages:Classics2(Greek).Studentswithexperienceinotherlanguagesareplacedviatesting.Arts:SeventhgradestudentstakeStudioArtandmaychoosetoparticipateinChoirorOrchestra.TheymayalsoauditionforthewinterMiddleSchoolDramaprogram.PE:Seventhgraderscompletephysicaleducationasagroup.Additionally,seventhgraderscompleteaHealthandWellnessprogramthroughouttheyear.EighthGradersEighthgradestudentswilltakethefollowingclasses:English:English8Mathematics:UsuallyAlgebra1.Studentsadvanceintheirmathematicscourseworkbasedupondepartmentalrecommendations;newstudentsareplacedviaapplicationrecommendationandtesting.History:Civics

Science:EngineeringWorldLanguages:EighthgradestudentsparticipateinoneofthethreemodernlanguageprogramsatLindenHall:French,Mandarin,orSpanish.Studentswithexperienceintheselanguagesareplacedviatesting.Arts:EighthgradestudentstakeStudioArtandmaychoosetoparticipateinChoirorOrchestra.TheymayalsoauditionforthewinterMiddleSchoolDramaprogram.PE:Eighthgraderscompletephysicaleducationingroups.Additionally,alleighthgraderstakeHealthandWellnessthroughouttheyear.NinthGradersNinthgradestudentsshouldplanonthefollowingcourseofstudy:English*:AncientWorldLiteratureORHonorsHumanitiesEnglish,byinvitationonly.Mathematics:UsuallyGeometry.Studentsadvanceintheirmathematicscourseworkbasedupondepartmentalrecommendations;newstudentsareplacedviaapplicationrecommendationandtesting.History:AncientWorldHistoryORHonorsHumanitiesHistory,byinvitationonly.Science:Physics.PlacementinHonorsPhysicswillbedeterminedbaseduponpreviousteacherrecommendation,classroomperformanceinthefirstsemesteroftheyear,andstudentcommitmenttoanhonorsproject.MoststudentscompletePhysicsatthecollegepreparatorylevel.WorldLanguages:Studentsadvanceintheirlanguagestudywithteacherrecommendations.StudentsnewtoLindenHallareplacedinlevel1orinadvancedlevelsviatesting.Arts:Studentsareencouragedtoconsidersemester-basedcourseworkinstudioart,photography,music,andtheater.PE:Ninthgradersarerequiredtocompletetheequivalentofoneseasonofsportstraining.Theymaymeetthisrequirementbycompetingasamemberofavarsity,juniorhigh,orclubteamforonesportsseasonorbycompletingaLindenHalldesignatedactivitythroughouttheyear.TenthGradersTenthgradestudentsshouldplanontaking:English*:ModernWorldLiterature.SomestudentsmayqualifyforHonorsWorldLiteraturebaseduponpreviouscourseperformance,teacherrecommendation,andstandardizedtestperformance.Mathematics:UsuallyAlgebra2,possiblyonthehonorsleveldependingondepartmentalrecommendation.Studentsadvanceintheirmathematicscourseworkbaseduponteacherrecommendations;newstudentsareplacedviaapplicationrecommendationandtesting.History:ModernWorldHistoryOR,byinvitation,AdvancedPlacement®WorldHistory.Science:Chemistry.PlacementinHonorsChemistrywillbedeterminedbasedupondepartmentalrecommendation.MoststudentscompleteChemistryatthecollegepreparatorylevel.WorldLanguages:Studentsadvanceintheirlanguagestudywithteacherrecommendations.StudentsnewtoLindenHallareplacedviatestingusuallyconductedduringstudentorientationweek.

Arts:Studentsareencouragedtoconsidersemester-basedcourseworkinstudioart,photography,music,andtheater.PE:Tenthgradersarerequiredtocompletetheequivalentofoneseasonofsportstraining.Theymaymeetthisrequirementbycompetingasamemberofavarsity,juniorhigh,orclubteamforonesportsseasonorbycompletingaLindenHalldesignatedactivitythroughouttheyear.EleventhGraders:Juniorsshouldplantheircourseofstudycarefully.Refertothegraduationrequirementsasyouthinkaboutyourcourserequests,andplanbothyourjuniorandsenioryears.YoumaywishtomeetwithamemberoftheAcademicOfficeorCollegeCounselingstaff,particularlyifyouaretailoringyourstudieswithaparticularcollegeoruniversityprograminmind.English*:English11/12modularclasses.Selectionforhonorsisbasedupondepartmentalrecommendation,performanceduringthefirstsemester,andstudentcommitmenttoanhonorsproject.LindenHalloffersAP®EnglishLiteratureandCompositioninalternatingyearwithAP®EnglishLanguageandComposition;youmayqualifyforoneortheotherorbothinyourjuniorandsenioryears.Mathematics:UsuallyPre-Calculus,possiblyonthehonorslevel.Studentsmaybeginselectingalternatepathwaysinmathematics.Pleaseseethemathdepartmentlistingandflowchartforalternatesandoptions.StudentsnewtoLindenHallwillbeplacedcarefullyinmathematicscourses;consultationwithapriorschoolmaybenecessary,andstudentsmaybeaskedforphotocopiesofsyllabiandtablesofcontentsfromtextbooks.History:U.S.Historyonthecollegepreparatory,honors,orAP®level,basedupondepartmentalrecommendationandperformanceinthefirstquarter.StudentsinthejuniorandsenioryearwhohavecompletedUnitedStatesHistoryareeligibleforelectivecoursesinhistoryandsocialsciences.Pleaseseethehistorydepartmentlistforofferingsinarchaeology,arthistory,economics,psychology,andAdvancedPlacement®courses.Electivecourseworkwillvaryfromyeartoyear,dependinguponstudentinterestandteacheravailability.Science:Biology.PlacementinHonorsBiologywillbedeterminedbasedupondepartmentalrecommendation.MoststudentscompleteBiologyatthecollegepreparatorylevel.StudentsmayalsodoubleupwithAP®PhysicsorAP®Chemistryinthejunioryearwiththeapprovalofthedepartment.WorldLanguages:StudentsadvancetheirlanguagestudyinFrench,Mandarin,orSpanish.Juniorstudentswhohavecompletedlevel3areencouragedtofinishlevel4oftheirlanguagethisyearinpreparationforAdvancedPlacement®courseworkinthesenioryear;however,theoccasionalstudentmaychoosetobeginnewlanguagestudythisyearormayfocusherattentioninanotherdepartment.Arts:Studentsareencouragedtoconsidersemester-basedcourseworkinstudioart,photography,music,andtheater.Studentswhohavenotyetsatisfiedtheirgraduationrequirementinthisdepartmentshouldplancarefullyhowtodoso.PE:Eleventhgradersarerequiredtocompletetheequivalentofoneseasonofsportstraining.Theymaymeetthisrequirementbycompetingasamemberofavarsity,juniorhigh,orclubteamforonesportsseasonorbycompletingaLindenHalldesignatedactivitythroughouttheyear.

RisingTwelfthGradersRisingseniorsshouldcarefullyconsultthegraduationrequirementswhenplanningtheirtwelfth-gradeyear.Anyrequirementsleftunfulfilledmustbecompletedinthesenioryear.Ofcourse,youmaytakecoursesbeyondtheminimumgraduationrequirementsinanydepartment,particularlyifyouareplanningtoapplytocompetitiveorhighlycompetitivecollegesanduniversities.Risingseniorsareencouragedtospecializeiftheyhaveanareaofstudythatisofparticularinterestandtheyhavesatisfiedtheirrequirementsinotherdepartments.However,studentsareremindedthatthecollegepreparatorymantrais“allfivecores,allfouryears.”Studentswillworkcloselywiththeircollegecounselorsinthespringofthejunioryear,oftentimesinconjunctionwiththeirparents.Yourcollegecounselorwillgettoknowyouandyourfamilyandwillhelporganizeyourpersonalcollegeplan,includingsuggestionsaboutyoursenioryearcourseofstudy.*EnglishasaSecondLanguageStudentswhoarelanguagelearnersinEnglishwillbeplacedintoappropriatelysupportiveliteratureandlanguageclassesfortheircurrentlevelofachievement.PleaseseethedepartmentdescriptionfollowingforadditionalinformationonplacementandcourseofferingsinESLclasses.StudentsinterestedintakingclassesoffcampusoronlineshouldcontacttheAcademicOffice.CourseworkofferedthroughOneSchoolhouseisacceptedforcreditatLindenHall.

LindenHallMiddleSchool–Three-YearPlan

Name: Date:

SubjectArea: Grade6 Grade7 Grade8

English

Mathematics

Science

History

WorldLanguages

Arts

OtherClasses

PhysicalEducation

Extra-CurricularActivities:

Grade6 Grade7 Grade8

Sports

ClubsandActivities

Service

Leadership

SummerPlans

LindenHallUpperSchool–Four-YearPlan

Name: Date: GraduatingYear:

Subject:(numberofcredits

requiredforgraduation)Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

English(4)

Mathematics(4)

Science(3,includingbiologyand

chemistry)

History(3,includingU.S.History)

WorldLanguages(throughlevel3)

Arts(2)

OtherClasses

PhysicalEducation(1/2peryear)

Extra-CurricularActivities:

Grade9 Grade10 Grade11 Grade12

Sports

ClubsandActivities

Service

Leadership(includehonorsocieties)

Employment/HomeResponsibilities

SummerPlans

LINDENHALLCOURSEOFFERINGS2021-2022*CoursesofferedonlineviaOneSchoolhouseENGLISHEnglish6English7English8Language,Skills,andPlanning

AncientWorldLitHonorsHumanitiesEnglish

ModernWorldLitModernWorldLitHonorsEnglish11/12Modules(seecoursedescriptions)APEnglishLiteratureWritingSeminarENGLISHASASECONDLANGUAGEESLLanguage1ESLLiterature1ESLHistoryESLSupportESLLanguage2ESLLiterature2MATHEMATICSMathematics6Mathematics7Pre-AlgebraAlgebra1GeometryAlgebra2HonorsAlgebra2Algebra3andTrigonometry

Pre-CalculusHonorsPre-CalculusCalculusAPCalculusABAPCalculusBCMultivariableCalculusAPStatistics

HISTORYGlobalStudiesWomeninHistoryCivicsAncientWorldHistoryHonorsHumanitiesHistory

ModernWorldHistoryAPWorldHistory:ModernU.S.HistoryHonorsU.S.HistoryAPU.S.HistoryArchaeologyArtHistoryFoundationsofEntrepreneurshipandBusiness

MicroeconomicsPsychologyAPEuropeanHistoryAPMicroeconomicsAPPsychologySCIENCEEnvironmentalScienceForensicScienceEngineeringPhysicsHonorsPhysicsAPPhysicsChemistryHonorsChemistryAPChemistryBiologyHonorsBiologyAPBiologyAnatomyandPhysiologyComputerSciencecourses*

WORLDLANGUAGESClassics1(Latin)Classics2(Greek)French1French2French3French4HonorsAPFrenchLanguageMandarin1Mandarin2Mandarin3Mandarin4HonorsAPChineseLanguageSpanish1Spanish2Spanish3Spanish4HonorsAPSpanishLanguageAPSpanishLiterature*ARTSLanguageofMusicChoirOrchestraMusicTheory(s)APMusicTheoryTheaterArts(s)TheaterPerformance(s)MiddleSchoolArtCeramics(s)Photography(s)2DStudioArt(s)3DDesign(s)StudioArt2DPortfolioAPStudioArt–2DDesignPhotographyStudio

APStudioArt–3DDesignArtHistory

ArtsDepartment–2021-2022TheVisualandPerformingArtsareanintegralpartofhumancultureandeducation.Historically,theyhaveservedasameansofstorytelling,religiousenhancement,socialdocumentation,andpersonalexpression.UltimatelytheArtsreflecttheconventionsofthesocietyinwhichtheyarecreated.AtLindenHall,weteachanappreciationforhistoricandcontemporaryArtsthroughhands-onexperiencesandarthistory.Wenurturestudentcreativityandstrivetocelebratestudents’individuality.LindenHallstudentsareencouragedto:

• Seethecross-curricularconnectionbetweentheArts,Mathematics,Science,English,andHistory–andapplytheknowledge

• Embracetheinfluencesoftheirinternationalpeers• Sharetheirtalentsbeyondtheclassroomthroughexhibitionsandperformance

MUSICCOURSESMusicclassesatLindenHalldevelopcomprehensivemusicianshipwithafocusonmusicalliteracyanddevelopment.Webelievethatallstudentsaremusicalbynatureandhavetremendouspotentialtolearnandenjoymusic.Researchshowsthatmusichelpsstudentsdevelophigher-orderthinkingskillsandanincreaseddesiretolearn.LanguageofMusicThissixth-gradecourseintroducesstudentstotheconceptsofreading,writing,andperformingmusic.ThroughacomprehensiveKodalycurriculum,studentsgainadeeperunderstandingforreading,writing,andperformingmusicindividuallyandingroups.Studentsstudykeyelementsinmusictheoryincludingintervals,keysignature,rhythmicnotation,sight-singing,andsolfege.Performersgainmusicalconfidenceastheylearntointerpretmusiccohesivelyandeffectively.ChoirChoirallowsstudentstheopportunitytoperformwithpeersinaschoolconcertchoirsetting.Studentslearnchoralrepertoirethroughaperformance-basedcurriculumandperformatseveralon-campuseventsthroughouttheyear.Thereisnoauditionrequiredtoenrollandpreviouschoralexperienceisnotrequired.Studentsgainabetterunderstandingofthefundamentalsofmusicalliteracythroughanactiverehearsalprocess.OrchestraTheLindenHallOrchestraconsistsofstring,woodwind,brass,andpercussionfamilies.Thisclasseducatesandreinforcesthefundamentalprinciplesofplayinginanensemblewhileperformingmusicofanappropriatelevel.EnsemblemembersmusthaveatleastfourmonthsofexperienceplayingtheirinstrumentpriortoenrollinginOrchestra.MusicTheoryStudentsinMusicTheoryareintroducedtotheelementsofmusictheoryandcompositionandlearnhowtheseelementsareusedinmusic.Theemphasisistheontherulesoftheory

andcomposition,eartraining,sightsinging,analysis,andkeyboardskills.ThisintroductorysemestercourseisdesignedforUpperSchoolstudentsexploringmusicasacareeraswellasthosewhoareinterestedinitforpersonalenrichment.AP®MusicTheoryStudentsintheyear-longAdvancedPlacement®MusicTheoryclasspracticetheelementsofmusictheoryandcompositionandlearnhowtoapplytheseelementsinmusic.Theemphasisistheontherulesoftheoryandcomposition,eartraining,sightsinging,analysis,andkeyboardskills.Thecourseisdesignedbothforstudentswhodesiretoprepareformusicasacareeraswellasthosewhodesireitforpersonalenrichment.WhilethemainemphasisisplacedonmusicoftheCommonPracticePeriod(1600-1750),musicofotherstylisticperiodsisalsostudied.StudentsarerequiredtotaketheAdvancedPlacement®MusicTheoryExaminMay.PERFORMINGARTSCOURSESTheaterArtsWhileprimarilyacourseinthedisciplineofacting,IntroductiontoTheaterseekstoprovideanoverviewoftheworldoftheatertoourstudents.SeveralunitswillintroducekeymomentsinWesterntheaterhistory,focusingonclassicalmonologuesandscenes.Thisisastudiocourse,somuchofourenergywillbetodeveloppoiseandconfidenceinthearenaofpublicspeaking.Agreatdealoftimewillbespentdevelopingvocaltechniquethroughvariousexercises.Opportunitieswillbegivenforallourstudentstoattendlocaltheatricalpresentationsbothamateurandprofessional.Studentswillbecomecomfortablewithbasicstagegeographyandmovement,aswellastermsassociatedwiththetheater.Thetimegiventoeachunitwilllargelybedeterminedbytheoverallexperienceofthestudents.Whilegearedtothenoviceactress,thisclassisstronglyrecommendedforESLstudentsandanystudentseekingtogainconfidencewithpublicspeaking.StudentsmaytakeourTheaterArtselectivemorethanonce.Whilecontinuingtodevelopactingdisciplines,experiencedstudentswillworkwithnewstudentsastheydeveloptechniqueandbasicunderstandingoftheater.Fundamentalsfrompreviousclasseswillbeblendedwithperformanceskillsduringthesemester2offeringoftheclass.Studentswillworkonmountingaproductionfromselectingascript,casting,designingasetandblocking.Agreatdealoftimewillbespentdoingimprovisationandcharacterdevelopment.Dance(Notofferedin2021-2022)Inthiscourse,studentslearnthebasicsofmultiplestylesofmovementincludingballet,tap,jazz,andmodern.Thehistoryandvocabularyofthesestyleswillbeexploredandappliedinthestudiosetting.Studentswillspendapproximately75-80%oftheirtimeinthestudioand20-25%oftheirtimeintheclassroom.ParticipationinDanceincludesattendingandproducingperformances,includingtheopportunitytoshowcasestudents’originalchoreography.Studentsaregradedonstudiowork,theory,choreography,andperformance.StudentsmustcommittoDanceforonesemesterbuthavetheoptionof

continuingthroughouttheyear.Danceisaninterdepartmentalcoursethatmaycounteachsemesterforeither0.5creditsintheArtDepartmentor0.5creditstowardsPE.VISUALARTSCOURSESMiddleSchoolArtThiscourseteachesstudentsthebasicelementsofdesign:line,texture,color,shape/form,value,andspaceaswellastheprinciplesofdesign:repetition,balanceemphasis,contrast,andunity.Studentsexamineworksofartthroughouthistoryandidentifysymbols,subjectmatter,andtechniquesapplied.Studentsuseinformationpresentedinclasstocreatenovelworksofartthatdisplayproblemsolvingskillsandsequentialthinking.Theclassintroducesthelanguageofartandstudentsareexpectedtoemploytheirnewvocabulary.CeramicsThissemester-longUpperSchoolcoursefocusesoncreatingbothfunctionalandnon-functionalworksofartwithclay.Emphasisisplacedonthebasicelementsofdesign(line,texture,color,shape/form,value,andspace)aswellastheprinciplesofdesign(repetition,balance,emphasis,contrast,andunity).Studentsexamineanddiscussworksofartandcreatetheirownworksexercisingproblem-solvingskillsandsequentialthinking.Thisclassmaybetakenmorethanonceandcanbeapproachedonanadvancedlevelincoordinationwiththeinstructor.PhotographyStudentsinPhotographylearnrulesofcomposition,howtousea35mmmanualcameraandaccessories,howtodeveloptheirownfilminthedarkroom,howtomakephotoenlargements,andhowtoeditdigitalphotographs.Additionalphotographictechniquesaretaughtthroughoutthesemester.Studentslearntoformallyandinformallycritiqueeachother’sworkinclassdiscussionandwrittenassignments.Studentsbecomebetterimage-makersastheypushthemselvestoexpressthemselvescreativelywithacamera.Thissemester-longUpperSchoolclassmaybetakenmorethanonceandcanbeapproachedonanadvancedlevelincoordinationwiththeinstructor.2DVisualArtThissemester-longUpperSchoolclassfocusesontheexplorationofcolor,line,texture,andformaselementsforcreatingabalanced,aestheticallypleasingcomposition.Wefollowthetraditionofworkingfromlifeandexploreabstractionandmodelingafterestablishedartistswhenstudyingdrawingandpainting.Visualcommunicationispracticedwitheachlesson.Studentsbeginwiththebrushoncanvasandpaper,charcoalandpencilonpaper,andexplorealternatetechniquesusingobjectsfromnature.Studentsalsostudyprintmaking,theprocessofcreatinganimageorideaononesurfaceandtransferringittoanothersurface,mostoftenpaper.3DVisualArtThissemester-longUpperSchoolclassteachesanappreciationforhistoricandcontemporaryvisualartsthroughahands-onexperience.Unitsofstudywillfocusonthe

useofmixedmedia,textilesandfiber,andartistbooks.Lessonsmayoverlapasstudentinterestsvary;workisdrivenbystudentinterestandisindividualized.Mixedmediafocusesonsymbolisminart.Studentscreateworksofartthatcanbedisplayedonthehumanforminthewearableartunit.Theartist’sbookunitconcentratesonvisualcommunicationandthepowerofwordsinartinhistory.StudioArtPortfolioThisyear-longUpperSchoolStudioArtPortfoliocourseisdesignedforexperienced,highlymotivated,dedicatedstudentsinterestedinthepracticalexperienceofart.Studentstakingthiscoursecompleteaportfoliobytheendoftheyear.Therearegroupandindividualcritiquesduringthemakingofandontheduedateofeachassignment.Studentsshowdedicationtotheirartbycompletingworkoutofclass.Additionally,theyareencouragedtovisitmuseums,galleries,andartexhibitsandtostudymastersofartasameansofpersonalartisticenrichment.Writtenassessments,observations,andevaluationsoftheirstudiesarerecordedintheirsketchbooks.Studentswillsetgoalsforwhatandhowtheywishtoworkduringthiscourse.Studentswillworkonmanydiverseprojectstoensureandencourageportfolioindividuality.AdvancedPlacement®StudioArt–2DDesign(studiowork)AdvancedPlacement®StudioArt–2DDesign(photography)AdvancedPlacement®StudioArt–3DDesignTheseportfoliocoursesaredesignedforexperienced,highlymotivated,anddedicatedstudentsinterestedinthepracticalexperienceofart.StudentsprepareaportfolioforpresentationtotheCollegeBoardinMay,highlightingaspectsofQuality,Breadth,andConcentration.Extensiveworkfortheseclassesmustbecompletedindependently,andstudentsareexpectedtotakeadvantageofopportunitiestovisitmuseums,galleries,andartexhibitsastheystudymastersofartasameansofpersonalartisticenrichment.APStudioArtismostcommonlycompletedinastudent’ssenioryear,butmaybeapproachedintheeleventhgrade.Studentsinterestedincompletingoneofthesecoursesmustcompleteaminimumofonesemesterofthecourseatthecollege-preparatorylevelandshouldspeakwiththedepartmentchairintheirsophomoreyear(orbefore)topreparetheirapproachtothiscoursework.ArtHistoryThiscourseconnectsarttocultural,political,economic,andsocialforcesthatshapedcreativeartistsandtheirworks.StudentsacquireaworkingknowledgeofthespecializedvocabularyusedinarthistoryandgainabasicunderstandingofWesternEuropeanarthistorylinkedtohistoricalevents,intellectualhistory,andscientificandculturaltrends.Theybecomefamiliarwithkeyworksofart,artists,styles,materials,andworkingmethodsastheyenhancetheirvisualliteracyandcriticalthinkingskills.Studentsdiscussartisticreferencesinadvertisementandposters,onclothing,andinfilmandothermedia.RequiredPre-requisites:AncientWorldHistoryorHonorsHumanitiesHistory,TOEFLscoreat80orhigherStudentsmaychoosetocompleteArtHistoryfor1.0creditinthehistorydepartmentORintheartsdepartment;itcannotcountforboth.

ArtsDepartmentFlowChart2021-2022

Grade6* LanguageofMusic 6thgradeArt

Grade7 ChoirOrchestra

MiddleSchoolArtGrade8

Grade9**

MUSICMusicTheoryAPMusicTheoryChoir***Orchestra***

PERFORMINGARTSTheaterArtsDance

VISUALARTSCeramicsPhotography2DStudioArt3DDesignStudioArt2DPortfolioAPStudioArt2DDesign(Studio)APStudioArt2DDesign(Photo)APStudioArt3DDesignArtHistory

Grade10

Grade11

Grade12

*StudentscompletecoursesinvisualandperformingartswhileinMiddleSchoolconcurrentwiththeirphysicaleducationactivities;

thesecoursesincludeunitsindramaandart.MiddleSchoolgirlsmayalsoparticipateinChoirandOrchestra. **Beginningingrade9,studentsmayaccesscourseworkinmanyareasoftheartsdepartment(allcolumns).***AdvancedstudentsininstrumentalandvocalmusicareinvitedtoauditionforLindenHall’sextracurricularmusicgroups,

SinfoniaandMusea.Individualmusiclessons,instrumentalandvocal,areavailabletoallstudentsatLindenHall,contractedwithindependentinstructorswhocanmeetwithstudentsduringoraftertheschoolday.

EnglishDepartment–2021-2022TheEnglishdepartmentatLindenHallintroducesstudentstotheworldthroughliterature.Wereadandrespondtoliteraturefromacrosstimeandcultures,believingthatreadingandwritingteachempathyandcriticalthinking.Ourstudentsreadliteraturefromavarietyofgenresandworktounderstandhowgenreandhistory,formandcontent,informoneanother.Additionally,ourstudentsstrivetobecomemoresuccessfulcommunicatorsthroughregularspeakingandwritingopportunities.Vocabularyandgrammararestudiedtoimproveclarityandprecisionofcommunication.Finally,UpperSchoolstudentsgiveyearlyspeechestotheschoolcommunity:theunderclassstudentsduringassembly,theseniorsduringchapel.English6Justas6thgradeservesasanintroductiontoLindenHall,English6ismeanttointroduceideasofform,genre,andanalysistoourMiddleSchoolstudents.Whilethebedrockofthecoursegivesstudentsasolidunderstandingofthebasicgrammar,mechanics,andusageofgoodsentencesandparagraphs,English6studentsareexposedtoawidevarietyoftextsandwritingstyles.Theoverarchingthemeofchoicesupportscourseobjectivessuchasself-reflection,processwriting,andcreativeexpressionwhileallowingforcross-curriculumconnectionswiththe6thgradeEnvironmentalScienceandGlobalHistorycourses.English7Withathemeofimaginaryworlds,English7includesGreekmythology,Shakespeare,dystopianfiction,andavarietyofothertexts.Theemphasisinthiscourseisonacquiringandpracticingcriticalreadinghabitsandwritingbothanalyticallyandcreatively.Writingassignmentsvaryfromparagraphstopersuasiveessays,creativeshortstories,andresponsestoliterature.Studentspracticestrategiestoeffectivelyreflectupon,discuss,andwriteaboutthemeswithinliteratureandtheworldaroundthem.Anindependentreadingprogramencouragesstudentstobecomelifelongreaders,andvocabularyandgrammarinstructionhelpsthemimproveascommunicators.English8English8preparesstudentsfortherigorsofUpperSchoolEnglish.Allfourareasofstudyarecovered:reading,writing,vocabulary,andmechanics(grammarandusage).Readingandwritingassignmentsexaminehowwritingisusedasatoolfornarration,description,explanation,andpersuasion;studentsspendtimefocusingoneachofthesefourrhetoricalmodes.Literarytextschallengeandengagestudents,servingasvehiclesforbroadeningreadingabilityandasmodelsforwriting.Clear,effectivecommunicationisbolsteredwithinstructioninthebuildingblocksofvocabulary,grammar,andusage.Publicspeakingskillsareemphasizedthroughclassroomdiscussionandclasspresentations.Withayearlongthemeofsocialjustice,English8exploresseveraltopicscoveredinCivics,allowingforinterdisciplinaryexplorationandcross-curricularproject-basedlearning.

Language,Skills,andPlanningThiscourseactivelyteachesarangeofsoftskillstohelpmiddleschoolersbecomebetterscholars,communicators,andproblem-solvers.StudentsinLSPsetspecificandmeasurablegoalsforpersonalandacademicimprovement,exploringstrategiesandsystemstomaximizeeffectiveorganization,studyskills,andworkflow.Asthey‘play-test’thesesystems,applyingthemdirectlytotheirworkincontentareasubjects,studentsrefineanditerateontheirstrategiesandgoals,reflectingontheirpracticeandsettingnewtargetsforimprovementandgrowth.Thiscourseiscenteredaroundactivementoringanddiscussionandwillfeatureanevenblendofactivepersonalresearchandreflectiveassignments.AncientWorldLiteratureCoveringsomeoftheoldestrecordedtalesupthroughthe17thcenturyandliteratureacrosssixcontinents,AncientWorldLiteratureisanintroductoryhighschoolEnglishcoursethathasstudentsexploretherootsofhumanstorytellingandrecordkeeping.Strongfocusisgiventoreadingandanalyzingliterature,includingmythsandfolktales,nonfictiontexts,novels,drama,andpoetry.Historicalcontextisalsoemphasized,includingtopicssuchaspolitics,religion,geography,andart.Analysisofplot,theme,mood,conflict,andsymbolismamongotherkeyliterarydevicesenhancesstudentunderstandingandappreciationofliteratureonanincreasinglysophisticatedlevel.Speakingandlisteningskillsarereinforcedthroughdiscussionsandpresentations,andvocabularyandgrammarskillsareregularlypracticed.Studentsalsoworkonwritingskillsthroughshortessaysanddailyexercises.MoststudentsinAncientWorldLiteratureareintheninthgrade;tenthgradestudentscompletingtheirfirstcore(non-ESL)Englishcoursemayalsotakethisclass.HonorsHumanitiesEnglishHonorsHumanitiesEnglishisaninterdisciplinarycoursedesignedtofunctionhand-in-handwithHonorsHumanitiesHistory.Inthiscourse,studentsfocusongreatworksacrosscivilizationsthroughthestudyofliterature,linkingthemtohistory,religion,philosophy,art,andmusic.Studentsexaminetheemergenceofcultureandinstitutions,thetensionbetweentheindividualandsociety,andtheevolutionandinteractionofreligionandphilosophy.Studentsenhancetheirculturalliteracyandgrowintheirabilitytodrawdeepconnectionsbetweendisciplines,readavarietyoftextsinacriticalfashion,andcommunicateeffectivelyinbothspeechandwriting.HonorsHumanitiesEnglishisopentoninthgradersbydepartmentalinvitationonly;consideredstudentscompleteEnglish8withaconsistentA-gradeorabove.Studentsarerequiredtoco-enrollinHonorsHumanitiesHistory.ModernWorldLiteratureAcoursethatcoversliteraturefromthe17thcenturythroughthe21stcenturyandincludesauthorsfromacrosstheglobe,ModernWorldLiteraturebuildsupontheskillsandcontentknowledgemasteredinAncientWorldLiterature.AsistercoursefortheHistoryDepartment’sModernWorldHistorycourse,studentscanexploreliteraturethroughahistoriclens.Writtenandspokencommunicationskillsareafocusofthecoursewithmajorassessmentsincludinganalyticalessaysandaschoolspeech.Vocabulary,grammar,and

usageskillscentraltocreatingtechnicallysoundessaysarereinforcedthroughregularpractice.MoststudentsinModernWorldLiteraturearetenthgraders.Eleventhgradestudentscompletingtheirfirstcore(non-ESL)Englishcoursemayalsotakethisclass.ModernWorldLiteratureHonorsThispre-AP®courseemploysliteraturefromthe17thcenturythroughthe21stcenturyandincludesauthorsfromacrosstheglobe.Studentsreadfictionandnonfiction;emphasisisplacedontheclosereadingoftexts,consideringhoweachwork’sstructure,language,imagery,symbolism,andtonerevealthemeaningofthework.Connectionstomodernworldhistory,culture,andattitudesareconsideredasstudentsrelateliteraturetoanunderstandingofthehumancondition.Studentsinterpretandanalyzeliteraryworksthroughanalyticalpapers,timedwritings,andclassdiscussions.ModernWorldLiteratureHonorsisopentotenthgradersbydepartmentalinvitationonly;consideredstudentscompletetheirpreviousEnglishcourseatanA-levelorHonorsHumanitiesEnglishwithaminimumofaB+.11th&12thGRADEENGLISHMODULESJuniorsandseniorstakeownershipoftheirlearningbyselectingtheirEnglishcoursefromalistofofferings.ThroughJunior/Seniorcoursework,studentscanpursuespecifictopicsofinterestwithinthediscipline.Eachcoursewillincludereading,writing,speaking,vocabulary,andgrammar.However,thetextsexploredandprojectscompletedwithineachcoursewillreflectthetopicofthecourse.Moduleofferingsmaychangeyearly.11th&12thGRADEENGLISHHONORSAllstudentstaking11/12Englishmodulesstarttheyearwithacollege-prep-leveldesignation.Anystudentwhowishestobeconsideredforhonorsmustearnatleasta90%forQuarter 1and completeallQuarter1honors-levelwork.Honors-levelworkwillbeassessedbymembersoftheEnglishdepartment.Ifthedepartmentfeelstheworkdemonstratesindependence,scholarship,andoriginality,thestudentwillearnanhonorsplacement.  Each11/12Englishmoduleisdifferent;however,theskillsandlevelofchallengestudentsexperiencearecomparable.Thisappliestohonorsworkcompletedin11/12modules.Honors-levelwork is deeperworkthathonorsstudentscompleteindependentlyandinadditiontocollege-prep-levelwork.Studentsconsideringhonorsshouldunderstand:   

• OntheLindenHalltranscript,honors-levelworkisworth1.1xcollege-prep-levelwork.Honors-levelworkis10%morechallengingthancollege-prep-levelwork. 

• IncompliancewithLindenHall’shomeworkpolicy, honors-levelhomeworktakes45minutespernightversus30minutesatthecollege-preplevel. 

TheEnglishdepartmentdefineshonors-levelworkas: • Reflectiveofayearofworkortheequivalentoffourquarter-longprojects • Self-directed • Demonstrativeof outstandingscholarship 

• Acontributiontoalargercommunity(Studentswillpresenttheirworkinapublic forumor submittheirworkforpublication.)

Althoughcourseofferingswillchangeyearbyyeardependingonteacheravailabilityandstudentinterest,theymayinclude:AmericanVoicesWhoisanAmerican?WhichvoicesandexperiencesarequintessentiallyAmerican?TowhatextentarecertainAmericanvoicessilenced?StudentsenrolledinAmericanVoiceswilllearnaboutthemajortraditionsofAmericanliteratureandgainanappreciationforthediversityofliteraryandsocialvoiceswithin–andsometimesmarginalizedby–thosetraditions.Studentswilldeveloptheabilitytoreadtextsinrelationtotheirhistorical,cultural,andsocialcontextstogainaricherunderstandingandworktoimprovetheirwritingskillsthroughshortessaysandpresentations.Classdiscussionsarealsoanintegralpartofthecourse,aseachvoiceintheroomcancontributetoamorenuancedunderstandingoftexts.Thiscoursecurrentlyfocusesonwomenwritersofcolor,tracingnarrativesofimmigration,gender,andidentityformation.BritishLiteratureThissurveycoursetracesthedevelopmentofBritishliteraturefromthe7thcenturythroughthe21stwithaneventualfocusonmodernismandcontemporaryliteraryfiction.Studentswillreadawiderangeoftextsandgenrestodevelopanunderstanding,bothpersonalandacademic,ofmajorliterarytrendsinrelationtoBritishcultural,historical,andspatialcontexts.Thecourseisorganizedbothchronologicallyandthematically;wewillestablishtheconventionsofBritishliteratureandthenstudythewaysvariouswritersbreakwithtradition,culminatinginsometrulyexperimentaltexts.Studentswillreadandcriticallyanalyzetextsandrespondtothoseworksthroughdiscussionpostsandseminarparticipation,aswellasthroughexpository,analytical,andargumentativewriting.DramaticLiterature(notofferedin2021-2022)TheDramaticLiteraturecoursehastwoessentialgoals:first,toincreasestudentexposuretoandunderstandingofplaysasaform,genre,andhistoricalphenomenon;andsecond,togivestudentsthetools,opportunities,andskillsneededtowriteabout,create,andevaluatedramaticscripts.Throughouttheyear,studentsexamineseveralplays,bothancientandmodern,exploringtheliterarymeritsofthesepiecesaswellastheirconnectionstohistoryandtheircontributionstothedevelopmentofworlddrama.Studentsalsolookatmodelscripts,participateincreativeexercises,andpracticecollaborativefeedbackandevaluationofbothscriptsinproductionandtheirownwork.Assignmentsforthiscoursecombineanalyticaltaskswithcreative,interpretive,andreflectiveassignments.ImageandWordImageandWordfocusesontherelationshipbetweentheartsandliteraturethroughthestudyoffilmandgraphicnovels.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsoffilmanalysis,includingtheoretical,historical,andcriticalapproachestofilms.Analysisofgraphicnovelsfocusesonthestudyofvisualliteracyandvisualrhetoric.ImageandWordsharpensstudents’analyticalskills;studentsanalyzethewaysimagesandwordsworkto

communicatewithandmanipulateaudiences.Skillsofresearchandwritingarehonedthroughanalytical,creative,andreflectiveassignments.Speakingandlisteningskillsarereinforcedthroughdiscussion,theschoolspeech,andcreativeaudiovisualprojects.LiteratureinConflict(notofferedin2021-2022)LiteratureinConflictaimstoexamineessentialhumanconcernsthroughstoriesaboutconflictbetweennations,cultures,andideologies.Studentswilllookatthewaysinwhichwarsandotherlarge-scaleconflictshavebeenrepresentedinstory,theeffectsthattheseconflictshavehadonthepeopleinvolved,andthewaysinwhichourchangingperspectivesontheseconflictshavechangedthestoriesthemselves.Astheyprogressthroughtheyear,studentswillapplythislenstobothshortandlongexcerptsfromfictionandnonfiction,aswellasfilm,song,poetry,art,anddesign;alongtheway,theywilldeepentheirknowledgeoftheconnectionsbetweendisciplines,sharpentheircriticalthinkingandwritingskills,andengageindiscussionofissuessurroundingliteratureitselfthathavedividedtheacademiccommunity.Assignmentsforthiscoursecombinediscussionandanalyticalassignmentswithasmallnumberofcreativeandreflectivetasks.PlaysandPlaywritingPlaysandPlaywritinghastwoessentialgoalsasacourse:first,toincreasestudentexposuretoandunderstandingofdramaticliteratureasform,genre,andhistoricalphenomenon;andsecond,togivestudentsthetools,opportunities,andskillsneededtowrite,revise,andevaluatetheirowndramaticscripts.Throughouttheyear,studentsexamineseveralplays,bothancientandmodern,exploringtheliterarymeritsofthepiecesandtheircontributionstothedevelopmentofworlddrama.Studentsalsolookatmodelscripts,participateincreativeexercises,andpracticecollaborativefeedbackandevaluationoftheirownpieces.Assignmentsforthiscourseareanevenblendofanalytical,creative,andreflectiveassignments.PhilosophyandLiteraturePhilosophyandLiteraturefocusesoninterpretingliteraturethroughaphilosophicallens.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsofphilosophy,guidingthemthroughthefourmainbranches:metaphysics,epistemology,ethics,andpolitics.Studentsexaminethesebranchesthroughcriticalanalysisofliterature,studyingthewaysauthorsreinforceorsubvertthebranchesintheirwriting.Skillsofresearchandwritingarehonedthroughanalytical,creative,andreflectiveassignments.Speakingandlisteningskillsarereinforcedthroughdiscussionanddebate,theschoolspeech,andcreativeprojects.Poetry,Verse,andLyricPoetry,Verse,andLyricincreasesstudents’exposuretoandcomprehensionofpoetry,bothinliteratureandinlife.Studentsreadabroadspectrumofpublishedpoemsfromadiverserangeofauthors,explorethewaysinwhichpoetrychallengesindividualsandsocieties,andexaminehistoricalcontextsandmovementswhichhaveinfluencedpoetsacrosstimeperiodsandcultures.Studentswhotakethiscourseapproachthedisciplineasreadersandwriters,makingactiveuseoftheirimaginationsandnumerouspoeticformsandtechniques.Thecourseiscenteredarounddiscussion,collaboration,andworkshop-style

writingsessionsandwillfeatureanevenblendofanalytical,creative,andreflectiveassignments.WomenWhoWrite(notofferedin2021-2022)WomenWhoWriteisawomen’sliteratureandcreativewritingcourse.Thecoursefocusesonwomen’sexperiencesandliterarycontributions.RecognizingthatcertainvoicesandstoriesroutinelyareunderrepresentedinhighschoolEnglishcurriculums,particularattentionispaidtoselectingfictionandnonfictiontextsthatreflectthediverseexperiencesofwomenofmanyculturesandtimes.Thestudyoftextswillincludedescribing,analyzing,andinterpretingstructureandtheme.Communicationandcriticalthinkingskillsarehonedthroughgroupdiscussions,publicspeakingopportunities,andwritingassignments.Studentswriteinmanygenreswithaparticularemphasisonhoningcreativewritingskills.AdvancedPlacement®EnglishLanguageandCompositionNotofferedin2021-2022;Offeredin2022-2023AP®Languagestudentsbecomeskilledintheuseandunderstandingofrhetoricandargumentinavarietyofcontexts.Thiscoursefocusesonanalyzingnon-fictionandargumentativetextsfromvarioustimeperiodsanddisciplines.Studentsreadandanalyzesourcessuchasacademicwriting,journalism,classicalphilosophy,creativenon-fiction,satire,andpoliticalcartoons.Thiscourseemphasizesastructuredwritingprocesstocomposeexpositoryessaysthatengagethereaderandexecutenuancedargumentsinformalandinformalwriting.Assessmentsincludeshortandlong-termwritingprojectsaswellasquizzesonvocabulary,rhetoricalterms,andreadingcomprehension.AP®EnglishLanguageisopentoeleventhandtwelfthgradestudentsbydepartmentalinvitationonly.ItisofferedinalternatingyearswithAP®EnglishLiterature,sostudentswhowishtoapproachAP®Englishcourseworkshouldplancarefully.AdvancedPlacement®EnglishLiteratureandCompositionOfferedin2021-2022;Notofferedin2022-2023AP®Literaturestudentsapproachstudiedtextsusingstrategiesthatleadtoadeeperreadingofchallengingworkswhilealsofosteringanunderstandingofhowliteraryelementshelpcreatemeaning.Classdiscussionsareacentralpartofthecourse,andemphasisisplacedoncriticalthinkingandclosereadingsofpoetry,novels,anddrama,and.Studentswillinterpretandanalyzeliterarytextsthroughreactionpapersandin-classessays,workingtobuildstrongargumentsanddevelopfluentwritingstyle.AP®EnglishLiteratureisopentoeleventhandtwelfthgradestudentsbydepartmentalinvitationonly.ItisofferedinalternatingyearswithAP®EnglishLanguage,sostudentswhowishtoapproachAP®Englishcourseworkshouldplancarefully.WritingSeminarWritingSeminarisawritingelective,offeredasasemester-longandyear-longcourse.Thecoursesupportsstudentsinimprovingtheirwritingskills,onassignmentsspecifictothecourseaswellasotherworktheyarecompletingatLindenHall.Itprovidestargetedinstruction,usingtheexplorationofmentortexts,dailywritingexercises,andeditingworkshops.Studentsmakeprogressthankstoasupportiveenvironmentinwhichthey

receiveindividualizedinstruction,workcollaborativelywithclassmates,anddevelopexecutivefunctioningskills.StudentsenrolledinWritingSeminarareco-enrolledincollege-preparatory-levelEnglishclasses.PlacementinWritingSeminarmayberecommendedorrequiredbyteachersorrequestedbystudents.Thecourseisrecommendedforstudentswhohaveaninterestinbetterpreparingthemselvesforcollege-levelwriting.

EnglishDepartmentFlowChart

2021-2022

Grade6 English6

Grade7 English7

Grade8 English8

Grade9* English9:AncientWorldLiterature HonorsHumanitiesEnglish

Grade10 English10:ModernWorldLiterature ModernWorldLiteratureHonors

Grade11English11/12modules***

APLanguageandComposition

APLiteratureandComposition**Grade12

Language,Skills,andPlanningisalsoavailableonayearlybasistoallMiddleSchoolstudents.WritingSeminarisavailableonasemesterbasisforallstudentsingrades9-12.

*Beginningingrade9,studentswhoearnanA-orbetteraverageconsistentlyintheprecedingclassandarerecommendedbythedepartmentmaybeeligibleforHonorsorAPlevelcoursework.Selectioninanygivenyearisnotdependentuponhonors

selectioninanypreviousyear.

**APLanguageandCompositionandAPLiteratureandCompositionareofferedinalternatingyearsandareopentostudentsin

grades11and12wheninvitedbythedepartment.

***Honorscourseworkingrades11and12mayincludeindependentwork;offeringsdependonstudentneedandteacherinterest

andavailability.

EnglishasaSecondLanguageProgram–2021-2022LindenHall’sESLprogramprovidesEnglishlanguagelearnerswiththeinstructionalsupporttheyneedtobecomefullparticipantsintheircourseworkandengagedmembersofthelargerLindenHallcommunity.ThegoalforstudentsengagedinESLclassesistoprogressquicklytostandardcollege-preparatorycoursework.Followinganinitialplacementtest,theESLplacementcommitteeusesacombinationofgrades,placementtestscores,andteacherrecommendationstodetermineESLcourseplacementandpromotion.Studentsdonotselecttheirownplacement.TheESLprogramusesacombinationofdirectlanguageinstructionandcontent-basedESLcoursestodevelopcommunicationskillsontheinterpersonalandacademiclevels.Inadditiontocontentcoursesandstandardlanguageinstructioninthedomainsoflistening,speaking,reading,andwriting,theESLprogramalsofeaturesextensivepreparationfortheTOEFLexam.Anystudentwhofeelstheneedforadditionalsupportmayself-selecttojoinanESLcourse.Additionalacademicsupportservicesmayalsobemadeavailableonanas-neededbasis.StudentsareinitiallyplacedintoESLcoursesbaseduponplacementtestingcompletedatLindenHall.Testingiscompletedthreetimeseachyear:inAugust,November,andMay.Students’firstsemestercourseworkisdeterminedbyAugusttesting,andUpperSchoolstudentsmayadvanceonelevelinESLcourseworkateachsemesterifappropriate.Studentsarerequiredtocompleteafullyearofcollege-preparatoryEnglishworkbeyondESLcourseworkpriortograduation.StudentswhoarepromotedfromESLlevel2intocollege-preparatoryEnglishcourseswithaTOEFLscorebelow80arerecommendedtospendatleastonesemesterinWritingSeminar.MiddleSchoolESLSupportThiscourseisdesignedtosupportinternationalstudentsattheMiddleSchoollevelastheyengagewiththeirdomesticpeersinregularacademiccoursework.Emphasiswillbeplacedonspecificvocabularyandskillsacquisitionnecessarytoparticipateandexcelinactivitiessuchasdiscussions,peereditingsessions,researchprojects,andclasspresentationswithinourstandardLindenHallcurriculum.Timeisalsogiveninthiscoursetoworkwiththeinstructoronassignmentsforregularcourses.StudentsinMSESLwillbeMiddleSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow45orelsewillbeassignedtotheclassbytheEnglishorESLdepartment.RequiredCo-requisite:StandardMiddleSchoolEnglishcourseESLLiterature1AlthoughESLLiterature1focusesonthefourlanguageskillsofreading,writing,speaking,andlistening,itsprimarypurposeistotransitionsecond-languagestudentstothestudyofEnglishasliteratureratherthanlanguage.Studentslearntouseliterarydevicesbothintheirdiscussionsofliteratureandintheirownwriting,andtheymovebeyondcomprehensionofthetextintoclosereadingandanalysisthroughfull-classdiscussion.

ESLLit1istakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow55inlieuofastandardEnglishcourse.StudentsmaybeassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglishandESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLEnglish1,ESLHistoryESLEnglish1:EnglishLanguageFundamentalsWhilethebedrockofESLEnglish1isanabsolutemasteryofbasicstructuresandgrammarformsintheclassictradition,studentsalsobeginlearningthetermsandconceptsthattheirdomesticcounterpartshavebeenlearningintheirownstudiesofgrammar.Althoughallfourlanguagedomainsareaddressed,English1placesespeciallyheavyemphasisonwritingandpublicspeaking.ESLLang1istakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow55inlieuofstudyinganadditionalworldlanguage.StudentsmaybeassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglishandESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLLiterature1,ESLHistoryESLHistoryThiscourseprovidesstudentswithanintroductorysurveytothemajorevents,people,documents,andideasofUnitedStateshistory.Thecoursecoverspre-Columbianto20thcenturyAmericanhistory;italsoplacesspecialfocusonthegloballanguageandresearchskillsneededtosucceedinmostAmericanclassrooms.ThiscourseDOESNOTfulfilltheU.S.historyrequirementforgraduation.ESLHistoryistakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow55asafoundationcourseinUnitedStateshistory.StudentsmaybeassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglish,history,andESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLEnglish1,ESLLiterature1 ESLSupportThiscourseprovidesstudentsatESLlevel1withthelanguagesupporttheywillneedtoexcelincollegeprep-levelmathandsciencecourses.Emphasiswillbeplacedondecodingacademictext,thestudyofwordrootsandfamilies,andeffectiveresearchpracticesfortheAmericanclassroom.StudentswillalsostudydirectlyfortheTOEFLexam.ESLSupportistakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow50orbyotherstudentsrequestingsupportintheircourseworkastheybecomeproficientinEnglish.Studentsearningabovea50ontheNovemberTOEFLtestingmayelecttodropESLSupportforsemester2;however,ESLSupportisstronglyrecommendedallyear.ESLLiterature2ESLLiterature2isdesignedtopreparestudentsfortheuseandapplicationofEnglishincollege-preparatory-levelacademicandextracurricularsettings.Themainfocusincludesallfourlanguagedomains:reading,writing,speaking,andlistening.Readingincludesacademicandliterarytexts,andwritingincludesvariousacademicessayforms.Studentspracticespeakingandlisteningthroughdiscussionsandoralpresentations.Inaddition,thereisTOEFLpreparationandastressonfluidityofverbalfluency.

ESLLit2istakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbetween55and70inlieuofacollege-preparatoryEnglishcourse.StudentsareassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglishandESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLEnglish2,AmericanGovernmentandCultureESLEnglish2:Application&ExtensionESLEnglish2focusesonthestructuralstudyoftheEnglishlanguage,withheavyemphasisongrammar,writing,andspeaking.StudentswillmovebeyondfunctionalEnglishtodevelopapersonalandprofessionalstyleofcommunicationthatwillservethemeffectivelyinhighschoolanduniversityclassesandonbothtypesofTOEFLtests,aswellasinanyenvironmentwhereEnglishisused.ESLLang2istakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbetween55and70inlieuofstudyinanadditionalworldlanguage.StudentsareassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglishandESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLLiterature

EnglishasaSecondLanguageProgramFlowChart2021-2022

MIDDLESCHOOL:

InMiddleSchool,EnglishLanguageLearnerswithTOEFLscoresbelow50*participateingrade-appropriateEnglishcourses(English6,English7,orEnglish8)withtherequiredsupportoftheMiddleSchoolESLorLanguage,Skills,andPlanningclassinlieuofstudyofanotherworldlanguage.

UPPERSCHOOL:EnglishLanguageLearnersinUpperSchoolwithTOEFLscoresbelow70*

English WorldLanguage History Other

ESLLevel1TOEFLlessthan55 ESLLiterature1

ESLEnglish1:EnglishLanguage

FundamentalsESLHistory ESLSupport

ESLLevel2TOEFLbetween55and70

ESLLiterature2ESLEnglish2:Application&Extension

Whileinlevel2,ESLstudentsmaytakeESLHistoryorengageincollege-prephistory

classesatthediscretionofthedepartment.

N/A

*Studentsaretestedthreetimesperyearin-house(inAugust,NovemberorDecember,andMarchorApril);theymayalsoregistertotakeaTOEFLoff-campusduringnon-schoolhours(seetheschedulepublishedbytheAcademicOfficeandESLDepartmentforspringtesting).Placementforfirstsemestercourseworkisdeterminedbyastudent’stestscoreoncampusinAugust.StudentsprogressingfromESLcourseworktocollegepreparatoryEnglishmayberequiredtoco-enrollinWritingSeminar.

HistoryDepartment–2021-2022TheHistoryDepartmentatLindenHallencourageseachstudenttodevelophercriticalthinkingskillswhileexpandingherknowledgeoftheworldaroundher.Courseswithinthedepartmentexaminewestern,world,U.S.,local,modern,andancienthistoryaswellasrelatedfieldsinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences.Weuseprimaryandsecondarysources,classdiscussion,independentandguidedresearch,analyticalwriting,andstandardizedtestpreparationasappropriate.Coursesinthedepartmentdevelopstudents’abilitytointerpretdata,thinkandwriteclearly,makecomparisons,drawconclusions,presentanddefendmaterial,conductresearch,andreadactively.GlobalStudiesSixth-gradestudentsexaminegeographyandculturefromtheancientworlduntiltoday.Studentsbeginwithanintroductiontothestudyofgeographythroughareviewofancientworldgeographyandculture;thentheyexpandtheirstudythroughthemodernday.Thecourseteachestraditionaltasksandstudyskillssuchaschapternotesandmapexercisesasstudentsinvestigatetherolegeographyplaysincreatingregionalcultures,economies,andidentities.WomeninHistorySeventh-gradestudentsexaminetherolesandlivesofwomenthroughouthistoryandaroundtheworldwithafocusonancientculturesincludingNeolithicsocieties,Mesopotamia,Egypt,Greece,andRomewithinanarchaeologicalcontext.Theclassintroducesstudentstothefieldofarchaeologyanditsmethods.Asafinalinterdepartmentalproject,studentscreateatombforafictionalwomaninantiquity.CivicsEighth-gradestudentsstudyanddiscusshowtheUnitedStatesgovernmentworksonthenational,state,andlocallevelsandtherights,responsibilities,andbenefitsofcitizenship.ThecourseplacesthesethemesinhistoricalcontextthroughcloserstudyofkeymomentsinAmericanpoliticalhistoryincludingtheAmericanRevolution,theCivilWar,theGreatDepression,andtheCivilRightsMovement.StudentsalsodiscusscurrenteventsandtheirimpactonAmericandomesticandforeignpolicies.Eachsemesterincludesaprojectthathasresearch,writing,andpresentationcomponents.AssignmentsandprojectswillintegratewithworkstudentscompleteinEnglish8.AncientWorldHistoryThiscourseintroducesninth-gradestudentstothesignificanteventsandrecurringthemesofAncientWorldHistory.WebeginourstudieswithHumanOriginsandconcludethecoursewithathematicapproachtoTheRenaissance.Wediscusstheriseandfallofgreatempires,thedevelopmentandimportanceofworldreligioussystems,strugglesforpowerandauthority,thenarrationofhistoricalevents,scientificandtechnologicalrevolutions,culturalinteractions,andtheimportanceofgeography.ModernWorldHistoryThiscourseintroducestenth-gradestudentstothesignificanteventsandrecurringthemes

ofModernWorldHistory.WebeginourstudieswiththeAgeofExplorationandconcludethecoursewithcurrentmodernissuesthatfaceourworld.Wediscusstheriseandfallofgreatempires,thedevelopmentandimportanceofworldreligioussystems,strugglesforpowerandauthority,economicinfluencesonsocietyandculture,scientificandtechnologicalrevolutions,culturalinteractions,andtheimportanceofgeography.HonorsHumanitiesHistoryThisinterdisciplinarycoursemustbetakenconcurrentlywithHonorsHumanitiesEnglish.Thiscoursestudieshistoryasdeeplyconnectedtoliteratureandart,holisticandwide-ranging,demandingandinterconnected.Thiscourseprovidesathought-provokingexaminationofculturesandeventsthathelpedshapeearlymodernculture.Weexaminemultiplefactorsthathaveshapedhistory:political,economic,social,religious,intellectual,andsocial.Wefollowanumberofthemesthroughouttheyear:theemergenceofcultureandinstitutions;thetensionbetweentheindividualandsociety;theevolutionandinteractionofreligionandphilosophy.HonorsHumanitiesHistoryisopentoninthgradersbydepartmentalinvitationonly;tobeconsidered,studentsmustcompleteCivicswithaconsistentA-gradeorabove.Studentsarerequiredtoco-enrollinHonorsHumanitiesEnglish.AdvancedPlacement®WorldHistory:ModernAP®WorldHistory:Modernoffersstudentsachallenging,college-levelworldhistorycoursethatpreparesthemfortheCollegeBoardexaminationinMay,arequirementoftheclass.AP®WorldHistory:Modernfocusesondevelopingstudents’abilitiestothinkconceptuallyaboutworldhistoryfromapproximately1300CEtothepresentandapplyhistoricalthinkingskillsastheylearnaboutthepast.Fivethemesofequalimportance—focusingontheenvironment,cultures,state-building,economicsystems,andsocialstructures—provideareasofhistoricalinquiryforinvestigationthroughoutthecourse.AP®WorldHistory:Modernencompassesthehistoryofthefivemajorgeographicalregionsoftheglobe:Africa,theAmericas,Asia,Europe,andOceania,withspecialfocusonhistoricaldevelopmentsandprocessesthatcrossmultipleregions.RequiredPre-Requisites:Opentotenthgraderswith:B+inHonorsHumanitiesHistoryORanA-inAncientWorldHistory;recommendationofthepreviousteacher;TOEFLscoreat80orhigher;permissionofthedepartment.ESLHistoryThiscourseprovidesstudentswithanintroductorysurveytothemajorevents,people,documents,andideasofUnitedStateshistory.Thecoursecoverspre-Columbianto20thcenturyAmericanhistory;italsoplacesspecialfocusonthegloballanguageandresearchskillsneededtosucceedinmostAmericanclassrooms.ThiscourseDOESNOTfulfilltheU.S.historyrequirementforgraduation.ESLHistoryistakenbyUpperSchoolstudentswithTOEFLscoresbelow55asafoundationcourseinUnitedStateshistory.StudentsmaybeassignedtotheclassbyTOEFLscoreorbytheEnglish,history,andESLdepartments.RequiredCo-requisites:ESLLanguage1,ESLLiterature1ORESLLanguage2,ESLLiterature2

UnitedStatesHistoryThiscourseoffersasurveyofU.S.historyfromtheColumbianExchangetothepresentday.Weexaminethemultiplefactorsthathaveshapedhistory:political,economic,social,religious,intellectual,andcultural.Wefollowanumberofthemesthroughouttheyear:theemergenceofthecultureandinstitutions;thestrugglefornationalunityandidentityamidstculturaldiversityandconflict;thepowerfulreformimpulseinsociety;theconflictsbetweenfreedomandorder,individualismandconformism,progressivismandnostalgiaforthepast,andstateandfederalpower.ThiscoursefulfillsthegraduationrequirementinU.S.historyforLindenHall.Studentsmaytakethiscourseineleventhortwelfthgrade.RequiredPre-requisite:TOEFLscoreexceeding80HonorsandAdvancedPlacement®U.S.HistoryThiscourseoffersasurveyofU.S.historyfromtheColumbianExchangetothepresentdaywithadditionalpreparationfortheAdvancedPlacement®examinationinU.S.HistoryinMayforAP®students,arequiredcomponentofthecourse.StudentsstudytheformationanddevelopmentoftheAmericannation,politicalandeconomicgrowth,internationalinteractions,andthechangeofthenation’ssupremacyontheworldstage.Wewillconsiderthemultiplefactorsthathaveshapedhumanhistorymorebroadly:political,economic,social,religious,intellectual,andcultural.StudentsbeginwitharecommendationintoHonorsU.S.History;duringthefirstsemester,theteacheranddepartmentchairwilldeterminewhichstudentsmaycontinueinAP®U.S.Historyfortheremainderoftheyear.ThiscoursefulfillsthegraduationrequirementinU.S.historyforLindenHall.HonorsandAP®U.S.Historyareopentostudentsbydepartmentalinvitationonly;tobeconsidered,studentsmustcompleteHonorsHumanitiesHistoryorAP®WorldHistory:ModernwithaminimumofB+orModernWorldHistoryatanA-level.UPPERLEVELELECTIVECOURSESUpperSchoolstudentsatLindenHallarerequiredtotakethreeyearsofhistoryintheirhighschoolyears;theyarerecommendedtocompletefourfullyears.Offeringsdifferfromyeartoyearanddependuponteacheravailability,studentinterest,anddepartmentalneeds.Inrecentyears,coursesthathavebeenofferedwithintheHistoryDepartmenthaveincluded:Archaeology,ArtHistory,Microeconomics,Psychology,APEuropeanHistory,APMicroeconomics,andAPPsychology.ArchaeologyThisisanintroductorycoursethatexposesstudentstotheartandartifactsoftheancientMediterraneanworldincludingEgypt.Studentspracticecriticalanalysisandexamineancienthistorywithinanarchaeologicalcontext.Thiscourseintroducesarchaeologicalmethodsandresearch.RequiredPre-requisites:EuropeanHistoryorHonorsHumanitiesSocialStudies,TOEFLscoreat80orhigherArtHistoryThiscourseconnectsarttocultural,political,economic,andsocialforcesthatshapedcreativeartistsandtheirworks.Studentsacquireaworkingknowledgeofthespecialized

vocabularyusedinarthistoryandgainabasicunderstandingofWesternEuropeanarthistorylinkedtohistoricalevents,intellectualhistory,andscientificandculturaltrends.Theybecomefamiliarwithkeyworksofart,artists,styles,materials,andworkingmethodsastheyenhancetheirvisualliteracyandcriticalthinkingskills.Studentsdiscussartisticreferencesinadvertisementandposter,onclothing,andinfilmandothermedia.RequiredPre-requisites:AncientWorldHistoryorHonorsHumanitiesHistory,TOEFLscoreat80orhigherStudentsmaychoosetocompleteArtHistoryfor1.0creditinthehistorydepartmentORintheartsdepartment;itcannotcountforboth.FoundationsofEntrepreneurshipandBusinessFoundationsofEntrepreneurshipandBusinessguidesstudentsthroughtheproessofcreatingabusinessplanforafor-profitornon-profitbusinessoftheirchoosingbydeterminingtheirpersonalvision,conductingamarketanalysis,lookingatstart-upcosts,andwritingabusinessplan.Studentsconsumecurrentliteratureaboutbusiness,interviewbusiness,interviewbusinessownersandpotentialcustomers,andusecollaborativeandproblem-solvingskillscreativelytosolvebusinessproblems.RequiredPre-requisites:TOEFLscoreat80orhigherMicroeconomicsThisintroductorycourseexaminesthemethodsandtheoriesofmicroeconomics.Studentsstudytheideasofopportunitycost,howmarketsworkandarestructured,firmbehavior,monopoly,monopsony,oligopoly,factorsofproduction,consumerbehaviorandchoice,externalities,andotherelementsofeconomicthought.Studentswilldiscusseconomiccurrenteventsandcompleteavarietyofsimulationstobetterexaminehowtheorymeetstherealworld.RequiredPre-requisites:completionofAlgebra2,TOEFLscoreat80orhigherSuggestedPre-requisite:completionofPre-CalculusPsychologyPsychologywillintroducestudentstothescientificstudyofbehaviorandmentalexperience.Wewillcovermanytopicsrangingfrombrainphysiologytosocialbehavior.Westudymanyinfluencesonbehaviorandthought,bothinternal(genetics,neurophysiology,traits)andexternal(parenting,learning,culture)tohelpusfigureoutwhypeopledowhattheydo.AdvancedPlacement®EuropeanHistoryAP®EuropeanHistoryoffersstudentsachallenging,college-levelEuropeanhistorycourseprimarilyfocusingontheperiodfrom1450tothepresentwhiletheypreparefortheCollegeBoardexaminationinMay,arequirementoftheclass.Inadditiontotextbookwork,weexaminevariousprimaryandsecondarysourcesfortheirhistoricalimportanceandtheirunderlyingbiasesandpointsofview,workontimeddocument-basedquestionandthematicquestionessays,andpracticemultiplechoicestandardizedtesttaking.RequiredPre-requisites:B+inHonorsU.S.History,AP®U.S.History,orotherhonorsorAdvancedPlacement®levelhistorycourseoranA-inU.S.Historyorotherregularlevelhistorycourse;TOEFLscoreat80orhigher;permissionofdepartment.

AdvancedPlacement®MicroeconomicsAP®Microeconomicsoffersstudentsachallenging,college-levelcourseastheypreparefortheCollegeBoardexaminationinMay,arequirementoftheclass.Studentsapproachthestudyofmicroeconomicsthroughtheirtextandvariousnewsandeditorialsources.Studentslookforeconomicrelevanceandunderlyingbiasesandpointsofview,workontimeddocument-basedquestionandthematicquestionessays,andpracticemultiplechoicestandardizedtesttaking.RequiredPre-requisites:B+inHonorsU.S.History,AP®U.S.History,orotherhonorsorAdvancedPlacement®levelhistorycourseoranA-inU.S.Historyorotherregularlevelhistorycourse;TOEFLscoreat80orhigher;completionofAlgebra2;permissionofdepartment.SuggestedPre-requisite:CompletionofPre-CalculusAdvancedPlacement®PsychologyThiscourseintroducesstudentstothescientificstudyofhumanandnon-humanbehaviorandpreparesstudentstocompletetheCollegeBoardexaminationinMay,arequirementoftheclass.Thecourseaddressesavarietyoftopicsrangingfromthebraintosocialpsychology.Studentsexaminetopicsfrombiological,cognitive,psychoanalytical,evolutionary,humanistic,andsocialperspectives.RequiredPre-requisites:B+inHonorsU.S.History,AP®U.S.History,orotherhonorsorAdvancedPlacement®levelhistorycourseoranA-inU.S.Historyorotherregularlevelhistorycourse;TOEFLscoreat80orhigher;permissionofdepartment.

HistoryandSocialStudiesDepartmentFlowChart

2021-2022

Grade6 GlobalStudies

Grade7 WomeninHistory

Grade8 Civics

Grade9* AncientWorldHistory HonorsHumanitiesHistory

Grade10 ModernWorldHistory APWorldHistory

Grade11 U.S.History** HonorsU.S.History APU.S.History

Grade12 Upper-levelelectivecoursesincluding:Archaeology,ArtHistory,FoundationsofEntrepreneurshipandBusiness,Microeconomics,Psychology,APEuropeanHistory,APMicroeconomics,andAPPsychology

*Beginningingrade9,studentswhoearnaB+orbetteraverageintheprecedingclassandarerecommendedbythedepartmentmaybeeligibleforHonorsorAPlevelcoursework.Selectioninanygivenyearisnotdependentuponhonorsselectioninanypreviousyear.

**TograduatefromLindenHall,studentsmustsuccessfullycompletethreecreditsofUpperSchoolhistoryclasses,oneofwhichmustbeUnitedStateshistory.Classesthatmeetthisrequirementare:U.S.History,HonorsU.S.History,andAPU.S.History.ESLHistorydoesNOTmeetthisrequirement.

MathematicsDepartment–2021-2022TheMathematicsDepartmentatLindenHallisdevotedtodevelopingthereasoningandproblem-solvingskillsofeachstudentandtoinstillingconfidenceinherabilityinourdiscipline.Weincorporatetheuseoftechnologytoenhancelearningandmasteryofconceptsandprovideacollaborativeworkingenvironmentthatemphasizesfurtherdevelopmentofcommunicationskills.Weofferadvancedplacementandhonorslevelcoursesformorerigorousstudy,andweprepareforandparticipatein,variousmathcompetitionsforgirlsinterestedinpursuingadditionalworkinmathoutsidetheirregularcoursework.Wealsoprovideapeer-tutoringprogramtoenhancecommunicationandleadershipskills.Mathematics6TheMathematics6curriculumfocusesoncomputationalproficiency,critical-thinkingskillsanddevelopinganorganizedapproachtoproblemsolving.Studentsstudyintegers,rationalnumbers,thecoordinatesystem,percentages,andproportions.Theyinvestigatethepracticalapplicationsoftwo-dimensionalgeometryandareintroducedtosolidgeometry.MathematicalconceptsandExcelskillsaretaughtandreinforcedthroughcollaborativecriticalthinkingactivitiesandprojects.Pre-AlgebraPre-Algebraaddressesthetransitionfromarithmetictothebasicelementsoftheoreticalmathematics.Thiscourseemphasizescritical-thinkingskillsthatenablestudentstothinkmathematicallyandrelateideasandconcepts.Pre-Algebrafocusesonwritingandsolvingmultistepequationsandinequalities,alloperationswithrationalnumbers,proportions,percentages,squareroots,thePythagoreanTheorem,graphinglinearequations,andsolidgeometry.MathematicalconceptsandExcelskillsaretaughtandreinforcedthroughcollaborativecriticalthinkingactivitiesandprojects.Algebra1ThiscoursebuildsonskillsdevelopedinPre-AlgebraandprovidesthefoundationforallUpperSchoolmathcourses.InAlgebra1,studentsdeepentheirunderstandingoflinearfunctionsandinequalities,systemsofequationsandinequalitiesandtheirgraphs.Studentsareintroducedtofactoring,polynomials,radicalequations,alloperationswithrationalexpressions,andquadraticequations.Throughouttheyear,studentsworkcollaborativelytoapplytheskillstheylearninsolvingwordproblems.Inaddition,theyparticipateinbothindividualandgroupprojectsinwhichtheyexploreandsolvereal-lifeproblems.GeometryThiscourseintroducesstudentstotheconceptsofEuclideanGeometry.Studentsinthiscoursestudythepropertiesofgeometricfiguresanddevelopabstractandlogicalthinkingskillsthroughdeductiveandinductivereasoningtechniques.Emphasisisplacedonjustifyingconjecturesbywritingproofs.Topicsstudiedincludepropertiesoftriangles,includingrighttriangletrigonometry,quadrilaterals,congruence,andsimilarity.RequiredPre-requisite:successfulcompletionofAlgebra1.

Algebra2Thiscoursereinforcesandextendsstudents’understandingofconceptsfrompreviousmathcoursesandteachesmoresophisticatedproblem-solvingskills.Focusintheclassisplacedonmasteringquadraticequationsandsolvingthemwithgraphing.Otherfunctionsstudiedincluderational,exponential,andlogarithmicfamiliesofequations.Emphasisisplacedontheprocessesusedtofindsolutionsratherthanonthesolutionsthemselves.Studentslearndifferentproblem-solvingstrategiesandexplainthemethodsusedtofindsolutionsbothinoralandwrittenform.Technologyisusedinavarietyofwaystoenhancelearning.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinAlgebra1;permissionofthedepartment.HonorsAlgebra2ThiscoursecoversthematerialtaughtinAlgebra2andisenhancedwithsomeadditionaltopics.Studentsareexpectedtodisplaystrongproblem-solvingskillsandapproachproblemsindependently.Studentsbuildtheirconfidencebydoingmorementalmathandapplyingbasicmathematicalthoughtprocesses.RequiredPre-requisite:87%orhighergradeinAlgebra1;permissionofthedepartment.Algebra3andTrigonometryThepurposeofthecourseistobuildasolidalgebrafoundationtopreparestudentsforprecalculusandcalculus.Thecoursewillreviewmajoralgebratopicssuchasgraphingandanalysisof6basicfunctions,includingexponentialandlogarithmicfunctions.WewillalsospendtimepreparingforSAT.Conicsectionsandotheranalyticalgeometrytopicswillthenbeintroduced.Wewilldevotethesecondsemestertotrigonometry.Ourgoalwillbetostartwithbasictrigfunctions(righttriangleandunitcircle)andfinishwithprovingidentitiesandsolvingequations,aswellasgraphingandanalyzingfunctionsandtheirinverses.Bytheendofthecourse,thestudentswillbewellpreparedforPrecalculus.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinAlgebra2;permissionofthedepartment.Pre-CalculusThiscourseexploresbasicfunctions(linear,quadratic,power,polynomial,rational,trigonometric,absolutevalue,andgreatestinteger)andtheiralgebraicpropertieswithanemphasisontheirgraphical,algebraic,andnumericalrepresentations.Anin-depthstudyoftrigonometricfunctionsincludesright-anglegeometry,inversetrigonometricfunctions,trigonometricidentitiesandproofs,trigonometricproofs,trigonometricequations,theLawofSines,LawofCosines,andothertrigonometricapplications.RequiredPre-requisite:80%orhighergradeinAlgebra2;permissionofthedepartment.HonorsPre-CalculusThiscoursecoversthematerialcoveredinPre-Calculus,butatasignificantlyfasterpace;sometopicsarecoveredmorein-depth.Someadditionaltopicsareintroduced.RequiredPre-requisite:87%orhigherinGeometryand87%orhigherinHonorsAlgebra2or90%orhigherinAlgebra2;permissionofthedepartment

AdvancedPlacement®CalculusABCalculusisthestudyofinstantaneousratesofchange.Studentsinthiscourselearnhowmathematiciansanswerscience'spleaforsolutionsofquestionsofratesofchangeinpopulationgrowth,interestincome,distancetraveled,andmore.Studentsexploretheideaofaderivativeastheslopeofacurveaswellasitsapplications.Theinversefunction,orintegral,isexploredasameanstocalculateareaandvolume.Theclassemploysateamapproachtolearningconceptsofcalculustogetherwithtechnologicalaides.StudentswillpreparefortheAP®examinMay.RequiredPre-requisites:successfulcompletionofPre-Calculus;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®CalculusBCThiscourseincludesallthecontentinAP®CalculusABaswellasthecalculusofparametric,polar,andvectorfunctions.Emphasisisplacedontheconvergenceofsequencesandseries.AllstudentsprepareforandtaketheAP®examinMay.RequiredPre-requisites:successfulcompletionofHonorsPre-Calculus;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®StatisticsThestudyofstatisticsteachesstudentstocommunicatemethods,results,andinterpretationsofdatausingthelanguageofmathematics.Studentsusegraphingcalculatorsandcomputersoftwaretoimproveconceptualunderstandingofabstractconceptsbyexploringandanalyzingdata,assessingmodels,andperformingsimulations.StudentscompletingthiscourseontheAP®levelmustcompletetheexaminMay.RequiredPre-Requisite:Algebra2oranycoursecompletedafterAlgebra2.ThiscourseisopentoEnglish-proficientsophomoreswhocompletedAlgebra2withanaverageof85%orhigher.MultivariableCalculusThisisacourseindifferentialandintegralcalculusoffunctionsofseveralvariables.Aftertheintroductionofvectorsandthe2and3-dimensionalEuclideanspace,functionsofseveralvariablesarediscussed.Functionsoftwovariableswillbevisualizedbysurfacesinthethree-dimensionalspace.Furthertopicsincludepartialderivativesandthetotalderivativeofreal-valuedandvector-valuedfunctions,thechainrule,directionalderivatives,extremaofreal-valuedfunctions,constrainedextremaandLagrangemultipliers,doubleandtripleintegrals,andthechangeofvariablesformulainmultipleintegrals.Emphasisisplacedontheprocessesusedtofindsolutionsratherthanonthesolutionsthemselves.Studentslearnthatthereareoftenmultiplewaystosolveagivenproblemandtoexplaintheirmethodsofsolutioninbothoralandwrittenform.Sincemathematicsisaskill,whichrequirespractice,studentslearntopersevereinthefaceofchallenges.Inaddition,technologyisusedinavarietyofwaystoenhancestudentunderstandingandlearning.RequiredPre-Requisite:completionofCalculus,AP®CalculusAB,orAP®CalculusBC

LinearAlgebraThiscourseinvolvescollege-levelstudyforstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAP®Calculus.Approvedstudentswillbemotivated,independentlearnerswhowillbeabletosuccessfullynavigatetheonlineenvironmentatOneSchoolhouse.IntroductiontoComputerProgrammingAdvancedPlacement®ComputerScienceAdvancedPlacement®ComputerSciencePrinciplesInconjunctionwiththesciencedepartment,theseelectivecoursesareofferedtostronglyinterested,self-motivatedstudentswithatrackrecordofsuccessinindependentworkthroughLindenHall’srelationshipwithOneSchoolhouse.Becausethisisanelectivecourse,thereisacoursefeeassociatedwithtakingthisclassanditdoesnotsatisfyLindenHall’sgraduationrequirementinmathematics.InterestedstudentsshouldbeginbyhavingaconversationwithMs.Teske.

MathematicsDepartmentFlowChart2021-2022

UponentryatLindenHall,studentsareplacedinthemostappropriatemathcourse;subsequentcoursesdependuponinitialplacementandperformance.

MiddleSchoolMath(Math6/Math7)

Pre-Algebra

Algebra1

Geometry

Algebra2* HonorsAlgebra2*

Algebra3andTrig Pre-Calculus HonorsPre-Calculus

Calculus AP®CalculusAB AP®CalculusBC

LinearAlgebraMultivariableCalculus

(AdvancedTopicsinMath)

Studentsmayelecttotake*AP®StatisticsatanytimefollowingAlgebra2orHonorsAlgebra2asnotedabove.TheMathematicsDepartmentrecommendsthatstudentsplantotakeAP®Statisticsasanadditionalorterminalmathcourse,ratherthaninterruptingtheflowofprogressionthroughmathematicscoursework.

ScienceDepartment–2021-2022Weencouragestudentstodeveloptheirunderstandingofthenaturalworldaroundthemandoftechnologicaladvances.Wealsoemphasizethedevelopmentoftheanalyticalandlogicalthinkingskillsnecessarytosucceedinthesciencesthrough:

• OurPhysicsFirstcurriculum,whichintroducesstudentsfirsttothephysicalsciences,andprovidesthemwiththeconceptsthatarethebasisforunderstandingphysics,chemistry,andbiology.

• Coursesthatintroducethemajorideasofsciencethroughtheuseoflaboratorytechniquesfoundin21stcenturyscience.

• Discussionofrecentadvancesmadeinscience,theworldofopportunitiesavailableinmodernscience,andtheimpactthatsciencehasonoursocietyandenvironment.

EnvironmentalScienceSixth-gradestudentsspendthefirsthalfoftheschoolyearfocusedonwater.Theylearnaboutitsproperties,freshwateronboththesurfaceandintheground,andoceanographyintermsoftheoceanfloor,waves,andcurrents.Throughoutlessons,studentsareexpectedtoalwaysconsiderthehumanimpact,developingcriticalthinkingandapplicationskills.Inthesecondhalfoftheschoolyear,studentslearnaboutecologyandEarth'sresources,divingdeeperintocomplexecosystemsandthehumanmanagementofnonrenewableandrenewableresources.Withineachunitofthecourse,climatechangeisaddressedthroughprojects,newsarticlereflections,letterstotheeditor,anddesignchallenges.ForensicScienceThisseventh-gradecourseisanintroductiontoforensicscience:thescienceusedtosolvecrimes.ForensicScienceemphasizesthescientificmethodandincludestopicsinphysics,chemistry,andbiology.Studentsuseideasfromallfieldsofsciencethroughdiscussionandhands-onlaboratoryexercises.Studentsparticipateenthusiasticallyinsolvingmysteries.EngineeringThiseighth-gradeclassincorporatesscience,math,technology,art,andhistorytostudytheworldofengineering.Thelearningisproject-based;focusingonauthentichands-onactivities,creativity,innovation,andcollaboration.WeusetheEngineeringDesignprocesstocreateorproblemsolveinavarietyofareasinengineeringsuchasenergy,theenvironment,electricity,electronics,transportation,manufacturing,construction,production,informationtechnologyandotheremergingtechnologies.Wedevelopanunderstandingofthedifferentfieldsofengineering.Thegoaloftheclassistomotivatestudentstobecollaborativeandinnovativeproblemsolversandtoinspirestudentstolovelearningbydoing.PhysicsPhysicsintroducesstudentstotheunderlyingrulesgoverningtheworldaroundus.Studentsexploreconceptsofmotion,force,momentum,energyandwork,propertiesofmatter,electricityandmagnetism,andwavesthroughindependentandgroupwork.Laboratoryexperimentsareintendedtoengagestudents’problem-solvingandcritical

thinkingskills;studentsdevelopskillsinscientificresearchandwriting.RequiredCo-requisite:Algebra1orhigherHonorsPhysicsAllninthgradersatLindenHallbegintheschoolyearinPhysics.HonorsPhysicsdesignationwillbeawardedinthesecondquartertostudentswhoreceiveateacherrecommendationandhavecommittedtoandbegunworkonasciencefairexperiment.Completingthesciencefairwillrequirestudentstobeindependentlymindedastheyapplythescientificmethodtaughtinclasstodesign,performandpresentanexperiment.Theseexperimentswillpushstudentstodeveloptheirscientificresearchandwritingskills,aswellastheiranalyticalskills,aboveandbeyondwhatisrequiredforPhysics.WhilethePhysicscurriculummaysupporttheconceptsstudentsareexploring,studentsshouldbeawarethatverylittleclasstimewillbedevotedtothecompletionoftheproject,whichwillbedueattheendofJanuary.SuccessfulpresentationoftheprojectattheLindenHallsciencefairisrequiredtomaintainhonorsdesignation.RequiredCo-requisite:Geometry;collegepreporhonors-levelEnglish;permissionofthedepartmentChemistryChemistry,commonlycalledthecentralscience,isthestudyofmatter,anyobservablechangethatmatterexperiences,andtheenergydifferencesthataccompanychangesinmatter.Thiscourseexploresmatteratitsfundamentallevels,focusingonthreeperspectives:theatomic,theobservable,andthesymbolic.Skillsincriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingareessentialasstudentsmanipulateinformationandsynthesizeconceptsinlaboratoryexercisesandclassroomexploration.Theuseofthelanguageandvocabularyofchemistryisemphasizedthroughclassdiscussionandstudentswork.HonorsChemistryApproachingChemistryonthehonorslevelincludesalltheideasexploredinChemistry;additionally,studentscompletecomplex,math-basedandconceptualproblemsselectedtoexpandstudents’depthofknowledgeinthissubjectessentialtoadvancedworkinothersciences.RequiredPre-requisites:Physics;permissionofthedepartment;co-enrollmentinanAlgebra2class;co-enrollmentincollegepreparatoryorhonors-levelEnglishBiologyBiologyisthestudyoflife.Itisthestudyofhoworganismsdevelop,function,andreproduce.Studentslearnconceptsandtechniquesofmodernbiology,including:cellularstructureandfunction,molecularbiology,biochemistry,genetics,evolution,classificationandcharacteristicsoflivingorganisms(plantsandanimals),andecology.Studentsgainanunderstandingofandappreciationforthiscomplexsciencethroughlaboratoryexercisesandclasswork.Criticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskillsareemphasizedthroughindividualandgroupwork.

HonorsBiologyApproachingBiologyonthehonorslevelincludesalltheideasexploredinBiology,plusadditionalworkthatexploresmorein-depthtopicsessentialtotheunderstandingoflifesciencethroughinquiry-basedexercises.RequiredCo-requisite:co-enrollmentincollegepreparatoryorhonors-levelEnglish;permissionofthedepartmentAdvancedPlacement®PhysicsStudentsinAP®PhysicsexploreprinciplesofNewtonianmechanics(includingrotationalmotion);work,energy,andpower;mechanicalwavesandsound;andintroductory,simplecircuitsinthiscollege-levelcourseequivalenttoonesemester’sstudyofintroductoryphysics.Intheinquiry-basedlaboratory,studentsestablishlinesofevidenceandusethemtodevelopandrefinetestableexplanationsandpredictionsofnaturalphenomena.StudentsenrolledinthiscoursearerequiredtotaketheAdvancedPlacement®examinationinMay.RequiredPre-requisites:AaverageinPhysicsorHonorsPhysics;recommendationandpermissionofthedepartmentRequiredCo-requisite:mathclassofCalculusorhigherAdvancedPlacement®ChemistryTheAP®Chemistrycourseprovidesstudentswithafoundationtosupportfutureadvancedcourseworkinchemistryasworkequivalenttoafullyear’sintroductiontocollege-levelchemistryiscompleted.Studentscultivatetheirunderstandingofchemistryandsciencepracticesastheyexploretopicssuchas:atomicstructure,intermolecularforcesandbonding,chemicalreactions,kinetics,thermodynamics,andequilibrium.Throughinquiry-basedlearningandlaboratoryexercises,studentsdevelopcriticalthinkingandreasoningskills.StudentsenrolledinAP®ChemistryarerequiredtotaketheCollegeBoard®examinMay.RequiredPre-requisites:AaverageinChemistryorHonorsChemistryandAlgebra2;co-enrollmentincollegepreparatoryorhonors-levelEnglish;recommendationandpermissionofdepartmentAdvancedPlacement®BiologyAP®Biologyistheequivalenttoayearlongintroductorycollege-levelbiologycourse.Studentscultivatetheirunderstandingofbiologythroughinquiry-basedinvestigationsastheyexplorethefollowingtopics:evolution,cellularprocesses–energyandcommunication,genetics,informationtransfer,ecology,andinteractions.Laboratoryexercisesareemphasized.StudentsinAP®BiologyarerequiredtocompletetheAP®examinMay.RequiredPre-requisites:AaverageinBiologyorHonorsBiologyandChemistryorHonorsChemistry;recommendationandpermissionofdepartmentAdvancedPlacement®EnvironmentalScienceTheAPÒEnvironmentalSciencecourseistheequivalentofaone-semester,introductorycollegecourseinenvironmentalscience,throughwhichstudentsengagewiththescientificprinciples,concepts,andmethodologiesrequiredtounderstandtheinterrelationshipsof

thenaturalworld.Thecourserequiresthatstudentsidentifyandanalyzenaturalandhuman-madeenvironmentalproblems,evaluatetherelativerisksassociatedwiththeseproblems,andexaminealternativesolutionsforresolvingorpreventingthem.EnvironmentalScienceisinterdisciplinary,embracingtopicsfromgeology,biology,environmentalstudies,environmentalscience,chemistry,andgeography.LindenHalloffersthiselectivecoursetointerestedstudentsthroughOneSchoolhouse.RequiredPre-requisites:B+averageinBiologyorHonorsBiologyandChemistryorHonorsChemistry;recommendationandpermissionofthedepartmentELECTIVECOURSESINSCIENCEUpperSchoolstudentsatLindenHallarerequiredtotakethreeyearsofscienceintheirhighschoolyears;theyarerecommendedtocompletefourfullyears.Upperlevelelectivecoursesareopentoeleventhandtwelfthgradestudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedprevioussciencecoursework.Offeringsdifferfromyeartoyearanddependuponteacheravailability,studentinterest,anddepartmentalneeds.AnatomyandPhysiologyAnatomyandPhysiologywilltakeanin-depthlookatthemultitudeofprocessesthatenablehumanstosurviveinalmosteveryclimateonearth.Afocusonhomeostasiswillleadstudentsthroughvariousbodysystems,startingwithanatomicalformandshiftingintophysiologicfunction.Introductiontomusclesandbones,nervous,circulatory,renal,respiratory,digestive,andhormonalsystemswillbecovered.WhilenotanAPClass,thiscoursewillbetaughtattheintroductorycollegiatelevelandisdesignedforstudentsinterestedinpremedicaltrackingforundergraduatestudy.RequiredPre-requisite:successfulcompletionofBiologyBiomechanics(Notofferedin2021-2022)Biomechanicsisusuallystudiedasabranchofanatomyandphysiology.Thisyearlongstudyofhowthebodymovesfocusesonthemuscular-skeletalsystemandhowcommonphysicstenetscanbeappliedtoit.Videoanalysiswillbeusedregularlytostudycommonmotionsinday-to-daylife,inathletics,andinart.RequiredPre-requisites:successfulcompletionofPhysics,Biology,andAlgebra2IntroductiontoComputerProgrammingAdvancedPlacement®ComputerScienceAAdvancedPlacement®ComputerSciencePrinciplesInconjunctionwiththemathematicsdepartment,theseelectivecoursesareofferedtostronglyinterested,self-motivatedstudentswithatrackrecordofsuccessinindependentworkthroughLindenHall’srelationshipwithOneSchoolhouse.Becausethisisanelectivecourse,thereisacoursefeeassociatedwithtakingthisclass.InterestedstudentsshouldbeginbyhavingaconversationwithMs.Teske.

ScienceDepartmentFlowChart

2021-2022

Grade6 EnvironmentalScience

Grade7 ForensicScience

Grade8 Engineering

Grade9* Physics HonorsPhysics

Grade10 Chemistry HonorsChemistry

Grade11** Biology HonorsBiology

Grade12Electiveofferings:AnatomyandPhysiology,Biomechanics,APComputerScience(online),APEnvironmentalScience(online)

APPhysicsAPChemistryAPBiology

*Beginningingrade9,studentswhoearnanA-orbetteraverageintheprecedingclassandarerecommendedbythedepartment

maybeeligibleforHonorslevelcoursework.Selectioninanygivenyearisnotdependentuponhonorsselectioninanypreviousyear.

**StudentsmayelecttoparticipateinAdvancedPlacementcourseworkinsciencebeginningintheeleventhgrade;werecommend

thatadvancedstudentsconsideringtakinganAPclassinthejunioryearco-enrollinHonorsBiologyandanAPcourseonlyaftercarefulconsiderationwiththedepartment.

WorldLanguagesDepartment–2021-2022IntheWorldLanguageDepartment,webelievethattheacquisitionofasecondlanguageisanintegralpartofeverystudent’seducation.Knowledgeofanotherlanguageprovidesaninsightintootherculturesandotherpeopleandthereforecreatesabetterunderstandingoftheworld.AnnualadvancementinWorldLanguagesisastraightforwardprogressionthroughlevels,providedthatstudentsaredisplayingmasteryinagivenyearwithsuccessfulgradesatorabove73%.Selectionforhonors-levelclassestakesplaceduringtheschoolyear,andadvanced-levelclassesmaybetaughtinconjunctionwithAdvancedPlacement®courses.Classics1:LatinSixthgradestudentsstudythefundamentalsoftheLatinlanguage:vocabulary,grammar,andsyntax.Inaddition,studentslearntoreadandtranslatethisforeignlanguage.WeusetheEcceRomanitext.ThiscourselaysthefoundationforthestudyofEnglishandotherRomancelanguageslikeFrenchandSpanish.Classics2:GreekSeventhgradestudentsstudythefundamentalsoftheGreeklanguage:vocabulary,morphology,andsyntax.UnderstandingthebasicsofGreekadvancesstudents’studyofEnglishandotherEuropeanlanguages,andfamiliaritywiththeGreekscriptpreparesstudentsforreadingcomprehensionofnon-Europeanlanguages.InterdepartmentalworkwillcontributetothestudyofGreekhistory,mythology,andculture.French1French1isanintroductionandfoundationtothestudyofFrenchlanguage,literature,andculture.Studentsintenselystudyvocabularyandgrammarstructurestobuildthebaseforcontinuingstudyofthelanguage.Throughtheuseofappropriate-levelauthentictextsandresources,studentslearncommonlyusedFrenchwordsandidiomaticexpressions.French2French2buildsuponworkcompletedinFrench1intheuseofauthentictextsandresourcestobuildFrenchvocabulary,grammar,andunderstandingofFrancophonecultures.StudentsdevelopandimproveFrenchreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskills,whilealsobroadeningtheirunderstandingofFrenchgrammaticalstructures.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinFrench1.French3TheFrench3classbuildsuponthegrammarandvocabularystudiedinlevels1and2.Studentslearnmorecomplexgrammarstructures,includingathoroughstudyofthesubjunctiveverbmood.StudentscontinuetodeveloptheirFrenchreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskills.Thereisastrongemphasisonwritingandspeaking,asstudentsareexpectedtospeakinFrencheverydayandtosubmitweeklyjournalentrieswritteninFrench.Inaddition,studentsreadanddiscussavarietyofshortstoriesinFrench.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinFrench2.

French4HonorsFrench4Honorsincludesareviewofallofthegrammaticalstructureslearnedinthepreviouslevelsofstudy.Studentscontinuetohonetheirreading,writing,listeningandspeakingskillswithdailyconversationsinFrench,weeklywritingassignments,andregularreadingandlisteningassignmentsbothinsideandoutsideofclass.StudentsreadstoriesandliteratureexcerptsspanningthecenturiesofFrenchhistory,readanddiscusscurrenteventsfromFranceandtheFrancophoneworld,lookatandanalyzeFrenchworksofart,andlistentoanddiscussFrenchmusic.RequiredPre-requisite:80%orhighergradeinFrench3;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®FrenchLanguageandCultureAP®Frenchhonesstudents’Frenchreading,writing,speaking,andlisteningskillsinpreparationfortheCollegeBoardtestinMay.Readingandwritingarecompletedwithprimarysourcedocuments,AP®stylepracticeactivities,essays,e-mailsandreactionpieces,andoriginallanguageFrenchliteratureandpoetryspanningthecenturies.RequiredPre-requisite:87%orhighergradeinFrench4;permissionofthedepartment.Mandarin1ThisfoundationcourseteachesMandarinChinesethroughculturalactivitiesandtheme-basedlanguagelessonsfocusedontheareasofspeaking,listening,reading,writing,andtyping.StudentslearnPinyinaswellasbasicChinesesentencestructureandgrammar.StudentsexperienceChinesecultureincelebrationofmajorChineseholidays.Studentsengageinsmallconversationsintroducingthemselvesandtheirfamily.StudentsbeginlearningtowriteChinesecharacterswiththecorrectstrokeorderandtotypeChinese.Mandarin2ThiscoursebuildsuponworkcompletedinMandarin1asstudentsadvanceintheirknowledgeofsentencestructureandgrammarastheybecomemorefamiliarwiththelanguage.StudentsaimtoperfecttheirtonesandChinesecharacterwritingandtypingaswellaslisteningandspeakingskills.Studentsdeepentheirloveofthelanguageastheybecomemoreawareoftheirowncultureandlanguage.Studentsengageinsimpleconversationsaboutplacestheylive,transportation,food,andweather.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinMandarin1.Mandarin3Thisintermediate-levelcoursestudiesmorecomplexgrammarrulesandsentencestructures.Studentsusethetargetlanguageeverydayinthiscourseandengageinmoresophisticatedcommunicationandconversationsabouttopicslikeaskingforhelpandsummerplans.StudentscontinuetoexpandtheirknowledgeandunderstandingofChinesecultureandexploretheChinese-speakingcommunitiesnearby.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinMandarin2.Mandarin4HonorsFluencyisthegoalofthisintermediatetoadvancedlevelcourse.Communication,cultures,connections,comparisons,andcommunitiesarestressedbyusingauthenticlanguageinreal-lifecontexts.StudentsdemonstratetheirChineselanguageabilityintheareasof

reading,writing,listening,andspeaking.ThisclassisconductedmainlyinthetargetlanguageandstudentsareencouragedtospeakMandarinChineseatalltimes.Studentsdeveloptheirconfidenceinusingthelanguagetoinitiateaconversationinaculturallyappropriatemannerandengageinmoreprofounddiscussion.RequiredPre-requisite:80%orhighergradeinMandarin3;permissionofthedepartment.Mandarin5HonorsThiscourse,designedforadvancedlevelhighschoolstudents,providesstudentswithmaximumopportunitiestodeveloptheirlanguageproficiencies.Thefocusisacrossthethreecommunicativemodesincludinginterpersonal(listening,speaking,reading,andwritingskills),interpretive(listeningandreadingskills),andpresentational(speakingandwritingskills)andfivegoalareasofcommunication,cultures,connections,comparisons,andcommunities.RequiredPre-requisite:80%orhighergradeinMandarin4;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®ChineseLanguageandCultureTheAP®ChineseLanguageandCulturecourseinMandarinChineseemphasizescommunication(understandingandbeingunderstoodbyothers)byapplyinginterpersonal,interpretive,andpresentationalskillsinreal-lifesituations.Thisincludesvocabularyusage,languagecontrol,communicationstrategies,andculturalawareness.TheAP®ChineseLanguageandCulturecoursestrivesnottooveremphasizegrammaticalaccuracyattheexpenseofcommunication.Tobestfacilitatethestudyoflanguageandculture,thecourseistaughtalmostexclusivelyinChinese.TheAP®ChineseLanguageandCulturecourseengagesstudentsinanexplorationofcultureinbothcontemporaryandhistoricalcontexts.Thecoursedevelopsstudents’awarenessandappreciationofculturalproducts,(e.g.,tools,books,music,laws,conventions,institutions);practices(patternsofsocialinteractionswithinaculture);andperspectives(values,attitudes,andassumptions).RequiredPre-requisite:87%orhighergradeinMandarin4or5;permissionofthedepartment.Spanish1Spanish1introducesgrammarprinciples,culturalthemes,andprovidesasimplestructureofthelanguagethroughreading,writing,listening,andspeaking.Thiscourseisafoundationforfurtherstudyofthelanguageandincludesthepresenttenseofregularandirregularverbs,vocabularyneededforintroductory-levelcommunicationinSpanish,andgrammarneededtoconstructcompletesentencesinthetargetlanguage.StudentswillaskandanswerquestionsinSpanish.Spanish2Spanish2advancesamorecomplexstructureofthelanguageandexpandsuponthegrammaticalandculturalthemespresentedinSpanish1,includingthestudyofthepreterit,imperfect,futureandconditionaltenses;adverbs,diminutives,comparatives,andsuperlatives.Studentsincreasetheirskillsinreading,writing,listening,andspeaking,andspeakinSpanisheveryday.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinSpanish1.

Spanish3Spanish3focusesonareviewofgrammarprincipleswhileemphasizingconversationandwrittenexpression.Thiscourseincreasesthestudent’slanguageskillsinreading,writing,listening,andspeaking.Studentsspeakinthetargetlanguageeveryday,writeweeklyinSpanish,andgiveashortpresentationquarterlyinSpanish.Studentsread,discuss,andanalyzeshortstoriesandliterarytexts.RequiredPre-requisite:73%orhighergradeinSpanish2.Spanish4HonorsSpanish4Honorsfocusesonanintensivereviewofgrammar,fromsubjectpronounstothemorecomplexpluperfectsubjunctivemood.Itisdesignedtofurtherincreasethestudents'languageskillsinreading,writing,listening,andspeaking.Studentsimplementgrammarandvocabularybywritingweeklycompositionsandpersonaljournals,givinginformalspeeches,andreadingmaterialsoneverydaylifeandculturalaspectsofLatinAmericaandSpain.ThiscourseincludesanintroductiontomajorartandliteraryworksanddifferentculturalaspectsofSpanish-speakingcountries.Studentsstudytheworksofvariousartistsandwriters;readandanalyzeshortstories,novels,andprose;andcompareandcontrastworksofart.RequiredPre-requisite:80%orhighergradeinSpanish3;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®SpanishLanguageandCultureTheAP®SpanishLanguagecourseisconductedcompletelyinSpanish,andstudentsareexpectedtointeractwitheachotherandtheteacherinSpanishoutsidetheclassroomaswell.Studentsmasterastrongcommandofthelanguagethroughspeaking,writing,listening,andreading.CurrenteventsandliteraryworksoftheSpanish-speakingworldareaccessedthroughnewspaperandmagazinearticlesaswellasshortstories.StudentsarerequiredtocompletetheCollegeBoard®examinationinMayandroundouttheyearwithanindependentprojectaftertheexam.RequiredPre-requisite:87%orhighergradeinSpanish4;permissionofthedepartment.AdvancedPlacement®SpanishLiteratureForthosestudentswhocompleteAP®SpanishLanguage,AP®SpanishLiteratureisanoptionasanonlineclassthroughOneSchoolhouse.ThecourseprovidesacollegelevelsurveyoftextsfromPeninsular,LatinAmerican,andU.S.Hispanicauthors.StudentscompletereadingsfromtheCollegeBoard®requiredreadinglist,andanalyzetheworkswithintheirsocial,literary,andhistoricalcontexts.Studentsbuildanunderstandingofform,structure,theme,andliterarydevices;theythenanalyzeandevaluatetheglobalinterdependencethatfosterstheevolutionofHispanicandLatinoliteratures.StudentsinterestedintakingthiscourseshouldhaveaconversationwithMs.Teske.

PhysicalEducationDepartmentFlowchart2021-2022

MIDDLESCHOOL:

Grade6 Allsixth-gradestudentsmustattendPEclassyear-round;theymayalsoparticipateonasportsteambutarenotexemptfromPEclass.

Grade7Grade8

AllMiddleSchoolstudentsarescheduledinaPEclass.Ifastudentisparticipatinginaseasonalsport,shemayelecttoparticipateinastudyhallratherthanattendingPEduringhersportsseason.Whenthesportsseasonisover,thestudentreturnstoPEclass.MiddleSchoolequestrianswhoattendtwoormoreclassesperweekaresimilarlyexemptfromPEclass.TheexceptiontoPEexemptionsisthearcheryunit.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendthisunit.

UPPERSCHOOL:

AllUpperSchoolstudentsarerequiredtoparticipateinphysicaleducationeveryyearandmustaccrueatleast0.5creditseachyear.Thismaybeaccomplishedinthefollowingways:

SportsTeamParticipation Riding ASPE

Seasonalsportsteams(fall,winter,spring)earnparticipants0.5creditsperseason.

Sportsteamsthatfalloutsidetheseasons(archery,dance,equestrian)alsoearn0.5

creditsfortheyear.

SeetheLindenHallwebsiteforthebroadrangeofsportsandinterestlevelsavailableforstudents.ParticipationintheWarwickCo-operativeprogramsatisfiestheLinden

HallPErequirement.

Equestrianstudentswhocompletetwoormorelessonsaweekovertheyearearn0.5credittosatisfytheirPErequirement.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudent-ridertoensurethatsheiscompletingherrequired

classes.

StudentsonanyleveloftheEquestrianTeamwillearn0.5creditsfortheyear.

StudentswhodonotselectotherpathwaystoearningPEcreditwillbeenrolledinAfterSchoolPhysicalEducation(ASPE).Studentsselectfromamongafewoptionsandattendclasstwodaysaweekthatwillkeepthemphysicallyactivethroughoutthe

year.Optionschangeperiodically.

ParticipationinASPEovertheyearearnsstudents0.5credits.

• UpperSchoolstudentsmayearntheir0.5PEcreditbyparticipatingintheDanceclasswhenitisofferedduringtheschoolday.• Studentswhoparticipatein8ormorehoursofsportstrainingduringtheweekviaanorganizedsportorclubteammaybeeligible

foranIndependentSportscredit.AskJuliaParmakian,AthleticDirector,formoreinformation.