CSW 9CSW 9thth and 10 and 10thth grade grade Scheduling Information Scheduling Information
SessionSessionMay 2011May 2011
FATE: Understanding By Experimentation
French II
Non-Fiction Writing
8:30-10:00
1:00-2:30
10:30-12:00
A CSW School Day
Fall Musical 2:45-4:15
CSW 9th Grade Sample Schedule
ModelUN
HealthBasketballFall Theater Production
D2:45-4:15
Transition into French
III
Digital Photo 1
Rise of IslamFrench II
C1:00-2:30
Tale of Two
Cities
Myths & Patterns
Music Theory 1
Facing History
Drawing: Naturalism
Non-Fiction Writing
B10:30-12:00
GeometryFATE: Design
A8:30-10:00
Mod 7Mod 6Mod 5Mod 4Mod 3Mod 2Mod 1
Food & Culture
FATE:Exper.
FATE:Analysis
• Food and Culture (English/History—2 blocks)• Myths and Patterns• Experiments in Non-fiction Writing• 1 elective block of 9/10 English• Facing History & Ourselves (or elective if taken previously)• 1 elective block of 9/10 History• Foreign Language• Geometry• From Atoms to Ecosystems: Design, Experimentation and
Analysis (3 blocks)• 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual
arts• 3 athletic credits (or equivalent)• Health Education• 7 modules of D block activities• Community Service: 15 hours
CSW 9th Grade Requirements
CSW 10th Grade Sample Schedule
Mod 1 Mod 2 Mod 3 Mod 4 Mod 5 Mod 6 Mod 7
A BlockAlgebra II Algebra II Algebra II Algebra II Cell Biology
Overview of American History
Overview of American History
B BlockBeowolf and Grendel
Writing About Reading
Writing About Reading
Coming to America Cell Biology Human PhysiologyHuman
Physiology
C BlockSpanish III Spanish III Spanish III Music Theory II Ancient Rome
Topics in Music History
School Service
D Block
Songwriting Jazz Ensemble
Weight Training (M/W) Martial Arts
(T/F)
Weight Training (M/W) Martial Arts
(T/F)
Woodworking YogaRock/Pop
Ensemble
– Writing about Reading (2 blocks)– 1 10th grade literature course– 1 elective block of English– Overview of American History (2 blocks)– Foreign Language– Geometry or Algebra 2– Cell Biology (2 blocks)– Human Physiology (2 blocks)– 2 blocks from the arts: music, theater, dance, or visual arts– 3 athletic credits (or equivalent)– Health (if not taken in 9th grade)– 5 modules of D-block activities– Community Service: 15 hours
CSW 10th Grade Requirements
English: 9/10 Electives
• Coming to America: Immigrant Experience
• Experiments in Imaginative Writing
• Introduction to Poetry
• Language
• Satire of Film
• Short Fiction
• Short Fiction: Beauty
• Tale of Two Cities
• Literature of Fantasy and Imagination
• Social and Political Theater (10-12)
• Writing Plays for Production (10-12)
• Evolution and Revolution of Love on Stage (10-12)
English: 10th Grade Literature Courses
• Dante’s Inferno
• Beowulf and Grendel
• Literature from the Bible
• The Odyssey
• The Ramayana
• Great Monsters
History: 9th Grade
Required:• X Food and Culture• X Facing History &
Ourselves (unless taken in middle school) or additional 9/10 elective
Elective (at least one):• Ancient Rome: From
Romulus to Ruins• Early Mesoamerican
Civilizations• National Identity and
Australian Consciousness• Rise of Islam
Math and Science
• 9th graders - Geometry• 10th - Geometry or
Algebra II based upon course previously taken
• 9/10 Elective – Ordering Chaos (math/art integrated studies)
• 9th – FATE: Design, Experimentation and Analysis
• 10th – Cell Biology and Human Physiology or Art and Science of the Human Body
Foreign Language
• French, Spanish, Mandarin and Latin are offered at CSW.
• Your level will be based on the placement testing.
• Students starting a new language will start at Level I.
• Mandarin I, II and Transition into Mandarin III in 2011-2012.
• Latin III and IV in 2011-2012.
Health Education
Required:
• X All 9th graders are required to take Health Education.
• New 10th graders who have not completed Health in 9th grade must take Health.
Arts
• You are required to take a minimum of two blocks of art. By the end of junior year (for incoming freshman) or senior year (for incoming sophomores), all students are required to take art courses in three of the four areas (visual arts, theater, dance, or music)
• D-block participation in dance, music, or theater counts toward this requirement.
Dance
• Technique Classes – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
• Choreography Seminars
• Styles – Contact Improvisation, Ballet, Hip Hop, West African and Afro-Brazilian
• Dance for Boys, Motion Art
Music
• Theory I, II, III
• Critiquing Music, Topics in Music History
• Voice – Chorus, Finding Your Inner Diva
• Ensembles – Rock/Pop, Jazz, Instrumental
• Composition – Songwriting, Film Scoring
Theater
• Acting - Short Dramatic Pieces, Improvisation in a Box, Bridge To Culture Through Theater
• Design – Lighting, Costume, Performing Arts
• Directing – PADD, Student Directed Plays
• ASL and Pocket Players
• Fall Musical, Spring Dramatic Production, Classic Ensemble
Visual Arts
• Drawing - Naturalism, Abstraction, Life Drawing
• Sculpture –Environmental, Design and Construction, Soft Sculpture
• Photography I-III, Experimental Photo
• Digital Arts – Digital Collage, The Animated Image, Film and Identity
• Film – History of Film, Foreign Film Survey
D-Block Goals
• D-block is designed to allow students the opportunity to pursue individual passions. Students have a wide variety of options—some meeting two days/week; others meeting four or five days/week.
Variety of Program
• Interscholastic and recreational sports
• Experiential courses and activities
• Dance, visual art, theater, and music programs
• Special interest courses (based on student and faculty expertise and interest)
Sample Offerings
o Improvisational Theatero Bollywood Filmso Quiltingo Science Olympiado Tinkeringo Model UNo An Exploration of Spiritual Practiceso Woodworking
Competitive Interscholastic Offerings
• Soccer
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Ultimate Frisbee
Ways to Earn Athletics Credits
• Competitive sports• Non-competitive
activities• Wilderness Trips• Independent Athletics• Dance • Athletics exemptions (fall
and spring productions)
Non-Competitive Offerings (Sample)
o Yogao Weight Training o Strength Training and Conditioning (B block 5 days/wk)o Cycling o Golf o Martial Artso Indoor Rock Climbingo Fencingo Spring Runningo Recreational Frisbee and Soccer
Online Course Catalogue
• https://www.csw.org/newstudent
https://www.csw.org/newstudent
• Online course catalogue