Godwin Learning Center Coursebook

The Learning Center offers a variety of courses and formats to aid students in the completion of their diploma. Any class labeled with a SD is a student directed course and a class labeled with a TD is a teacher directed course. Some courses are offered through a computer based program and will be labeled Computer to indicate that it is an option. All courses are worth one half credit. 
         
English Format Course Description Prerequisite
Language Arts 9 SD Computer Two-semester course that focuses on a variety of text: literary, expository, and informational. Each unit in the course contains different
lessons: Skills, Literary/Expository, Informational, Communication, Grammar, and Writing lessons. This course covers literary skills such as Plot – flashback and foreshadowing, Setting – time and sequence,
Characterization - dialogue, Theme – universal theme, Style – figurative language, and Narrator – different types. Units include topics: Literary Analysis-Poetry; Autobiographies, Essays and Personal Accounts; and World Literature, theme is origin myths. Students also learn classics such as Homer's The Odyssey and William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Informational Text reading skills are taught using
consumer, workplace, technical, and public documents. Writing Lessons cover The Writing Process and also include a Research Workshop. Essay topics in the course include Business Letter, Research Paper, Literary Analysis Essay, Persuasive Essay, and Personal Narrative Essay.		  
Language Arts 10 SD Computer Two-semester course that focuses on preparing students for success on state exit exams. Each unit contains: Skills Lessons, prepares students to learn skills necessary for standardized testing; Informational Lessons, introduces students to real-life topics that connect to the literary text; Communication Lessons, topics include Debate, Analysis of Formal Speech, Visual Media Analysis, and Mass Media and Public Opinion;
Grammar Lessons, topics include Subject-Verb Agreement, Modifiers, Active and Passive Voice, Main and Subordinate Clauses, and Sentence Structure; and Writing Lessons, essays are taught using the Writing Process, topics include Autobiographical Narrative Essay, Persuasive Essay, Descriptive Essay, Expository Essay, and Letter to the Editor. Unit topics include: Literary Analysis of Poetry; Evaluate and Clarify Expository Text; World Literature – theme Social Responsibility; Legends, Epics, and Myths – Antigone, The Sword and The Stone; Drama – Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar; and Reading Comprehension – Informational text.		  
Language Arts 11 SD Computer This two-semester course's main emphasis is American Literature. The course is structured chronologically by time period and literary era. Each unit contains introductory lessons that set the stage for the student to understand the background and historical events that impacted American literary and expository text. Topics include: Origins 2000 BC -1620; Slave Narratives; Puritan Style and Sermon; Romanticism and  Transcendentalism; Realism; The Harlem Renaissance; Modernism; and Contemporary Literature. Authors represented include, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Frederick Douglass, Chief Joseph, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorne, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Thurston, Martin Luther King Jr., Amy Tan, and Judith Ortiz Cofer. The course also contains a World Literature unit with stories from The Middle East, India, Japan, and Argentina. The course is rounded out by including Informational, communication, Grammar, and Writing Lessons throughout each unit.  
Language Arts 12 SD Computer Two-semester British Literature based course. The course is organized by chronological time period that includes: Anglo-Saxon and Old English Period: 449-1066; The Medieval Period: 1066-1485; The Renaissance 1485-1660; 17th & 18th Centuries (Restoration & Enlightenment): 1660-1798; Romantic Period 1798-1832; Victorian Period: 1832-1901; and
Modern Period: 1901-1950. Each unit contains an introduction to the time period using a timeline and background lecture that discusses the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of each time
period. Authors represented include Homer, Chaucer, Boccaccio, William Shakespeare, Francesco Petrarch, Mary Wollstonecraft, Queen Elizabeth I, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Elizabeth Barret Browning, Robert Browning, and Virginia Woolf. The course contains also contains a World Literature
unit with stories from India, Europe, China, and Spain. The course also includes Informational Lessons, Communication lessons, Grammar Lessons, and Writing Lessons.		  
Literacy & Comprehension SD Computer Two one-semester reading intervention courses designed for high school and middle school students who are reading two to three levels below
grade level. E2020's Literacy and Comprehension courses are based on scientific research including the Reading Next Report by the National Reading Panel (NRP), reports from The National Institute for Literacy, and
briefs from the Alliance for Excellent Education. Explicit and systematic instruction in the comprehension strategies: Summarization, Questioning, Previewing /Predicting, Text Structure, Visualizing, Inferencing, and
Metacognition. The courses use a thematic andcontemporary approach on topics that interest students to help motivate struggling readers and exposes students to effective, instructional principles using diverse, contentarea and real-world text. Approximately 75% of the text is classified as nonfiction. The course includes fluency, vocabulary, and structured writing through our engaging, technology-based interface. The courses have formative and summative assessments, as well as student selfevaluation, through the use of e-Goals and e-Reflections. ESL/ELL strategies are included in every lesson. Included is a diagnostic placement test to help identify which course student should be placed in and a post test to show growth.		  
Intro to Communication SD Computer A one-semester course that covers communications in the first quarter of the course and speech in the second quarter. The course begins with an introduction that focuses on understanding the elements, principals, and characteristics of human communication and then goes on to explore the
topics of self-awareness and perception in communication. Verbal and nonverbal messages are thoroughly examined as well as learning about cultural and gender differences in the areas of listening and responding. The communications part of the course concludes with units on interpersonal, group, and organizational communication. The speech section of the course starts with an introduction to public speaking and
then goes on to take the student step-by-step through speech writing covering topics such as choosing a topic, purpose and thesis; research and supporting materials; and methods for writing and delivering a speech. The course concludes with units on informative and persuasive speeches and students are given the opportunity to critique and analyze speeches in the course. The course is designed for high school students and contains both formative and summative assessments, as well as a cumulative exam.		  
ESL English I-IV TD   English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program designed for foreign-born students to learn English skills in speaking, reading, and writing. The program offers four levels: literacy, beginning, intermediate, and advanced.  
MATH        
Algebra I SD  Computer Two-semester course that solidifies topics such as real numbers andprobability, provides an indepth coverage of writing, solving and graphing equations and inequalities, functions and their graphs, graphing
linear, exponential and quadratic equations, solving systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, radical and rational expressions and equations, and graphing translations, including rotations,
dilations, and reflections.		  
Algebra II SD  Computer Two-semester course serving as a perfect extension of MA880. This course covers advanced algebraic concepts such as trigonometry, statistical analysis, and permutations and sequences and series.  Students learn to manipulate and use matrices in various formats to determine data relationships. Functions are given center stage in this course, delving into function types such as polynomial, logarithmic, quadratic, exponential and rational and periodic. Upon completion of MA882, students will have the necessary and vital skills needed to experience success in state standardized tests and national exit exams.  
Geometry SD  Computer Two-semester hands-on and lecture-based course that features an introduction to geometry, including reasoning and proof and basic instructions. Students are taught how to organize and meld geometrical and algebraic concepts through writing, analyzing and using proofs. An in-depth coverage of triangle relationships (similarity and congruency) and
quadrilaterals enables a student to further hone such concepts as surface area and volume, circles and transformations. Trigonometry is given due credit with topics including tangent ratios and the Laws of Sine and Cosine. Students are introduced to specific geometry topics, such as Golden Connections, Taxicab Geometry, Fractals and Topology.		  
Pre Calculus SD  Computer Two-semester course with explores in great detail the relationship that exists between advanced algebra topics and trigonometry
objectives. An exploration into the nature of graphs (including the twelve basic functions) is provided along with nonlinear systems, polynomial and rational functions. Logarithmic knowledge and application is developed. A large portion of the class focuses on trigonometric graphs and identities. Other topics include vectors, parametric equations and sequences and series. The students are introduced into the world of calculus,
by exploring topics of limits, continuity, derivatives and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
  
Math Review SD  Computer Two-semester course that solidifies a students' knowledge of number theory (including fractions, prime factorization, exponents, percents), proportional reasoning, beginning algebraic concepts such as solving one and two-step equations containing rational numbers, two-and three-dimensional figures geometry topics, and an introduction to graphing
on the coordinate plane. Interspersed throughout the course are numerous opportunities for the development of vital problem-solving skills at the middle school level. These problem-solving lessons are designed to be
integrated into the regular curriculum or may be used as a stand-alone mini-unit course. Significant topics include: writing equations, try, check and revise, and drawing diagrams.		  
Fundamental Math I & II SD Computer This course is designed to provide instruction in numbers and operation, through geometry and measurement.  Problem solving strategies are embedded throughout the curriculum, giving students exposure to real-life problems and solutions. Section I before II
Pre-Algebra SD Computer Two-semester preparation course for students on the verge of Algebra I concepts. Well rounded and in-depth, this course offers the following
topics: rational number theory (including comparing and ordering on a number line), drawing conclusions from statistical data, ratios, proportions and percents, spatial thinking (topics include congruency, translations, and
symmetry), introduction to sequences and patterns, and working with polynomials and functions. Interspersed throughout the course are numerous opportunities for the development of vital problem-solving skills at the middle school level. These problem-solving lessons are designed
to be integrated into the regular curriculum or may be used as a stand-alone mini-unit course. Significant topics include: writing algebraic expressions, generating patterns and problem simulations.		  
SCIENCE        
Anatomy & Physiology SD   Anatomy explores the digestive, skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, excretion, nervous, and endocrine body systems. This course includes the functions, parts, and disorders of each system.  
Basic Biology SD   This course includes units in the scientific method, historical developments in Biology, current issues in Biology, cell structure and function, heredity, evolution, organization of living things, human biology, and ecosystems.   
Biology SD Computer This two-semester high school course covers an in-depth view of biological science concepts. A brief section of biochemistry leads into an overview of ecology and the interactions of the environment and
populations of living organisms. A comprehensive section on cellular biology and genetics exposes students to biology on a small scale that leads to the theory of evolution and the history of life on earth. The remainder of the course explores the complexity and variety of life on
earth with sections devoted to simple organisms, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates as well as human biology.		  
Chemistry SD Computer Designed as a two-semester high school course, Chemistry-SC758 covers the foundation for the composition, structure and reactions of matter. Beginning with a disussion of scientific measurements, and general properties of matter, a good deal of the course covers the structures of the atoms, the periodic table, types of bonds and equations. Other topics involve students in states of matter, reactions and the energy involved in chemical change. Sections on organic chemistry are also included as well as a brief overview of nuclear chemistry. This course requires students to have a solid foundation in math as calculations and conversions are basic components of chemistry.  
Physics SD Computer As upper division two-semester high school course, Physics-SC759 provides the foundation for an understanding of the laws that govern the concepts of motion and energy. This course relies on the use of mathematics to represent and illustrate different phenomena, so students need to have a strong math background to be successful. Major themes on this course include mechanics, states of matter, waves and light, energy and magnetism and modern physics.  
Earth Science SD Computer This two-semester course covers many aspects of earth science including an overview of Earth's structure, rocks and minerals and
Earth's resources. A major unit on the forces that change the earth includes lessons on plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and erosion, concluding in a section that discusses Earth's history of change through the fossil record. A general study of oceanography explores such concepts as the sources of water, currents and climate, and the structure of the ocean environment. Earth Science-SC755 also includes a section of atmospheric science with lessons that that cover concepts in uderstanding weather and climate. Rounding out this analysis of the earth is a unit on space science the exposes students to the interactions of the earth, moon and sun and an overview of our solar system and the universe beyond.		  
Physical Science SD Computer Students receive a thorough introduction to chemistry, physics and astronomy in this two-semester course. Chemistry concepts include the
structure and properties of matter, elements and the periodic table, chemical bonds and reactions, as well as acids, bases and solutions. An overview of motion, forces and energy is the focus of the physics section of the course. Newton's laws, work and machines and energy are
the major ideas explored. An introduction to the earth and its place in the universe complete the contents of this course.		  
SOCIAL STUDIES        
Economics I SD Computer Designed as a one-semester high school course, students will analyze the aspects of both the current American economy and the global economy as a systematic entity. The primary topics summarized in this course include the primary principles of economics, aspects of microeconomics, business and labor, monetary principles and banking, fundamentals of macroeconomics, government and its role in the economy, and conventions of current global economies.  
American Government SD Computer Designed as a one-semester high school course, students will examine all facets of American government from its formation to its present-day role as a global power. Topics discussed include: The foundations of American government, participating in government, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial branch, civil liberties and law, state and local government, and global, political, and economic systems.  
United States History SD Computer Designed as a two-semester high school course, students will examine the political, social, and economic aspects of American history from early
colonization to present-day. Topics covered include European colonization, early settlements, the colonies and colonial society, English mercantilism, Native American conflict, the founding fathers, the Declaration of independence, the Constitution, starting a nation, the Bill of Rights, Westward expansion, the War of 1812, the industrial revolution, early elections, states' rights, population and sectionalism, women's rights, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Far West, Manifest Destiny,
Native Americans, American industry, elections, foreign acquisitions, industrialization, labor, immigration, the progressive movement, American expansionism, Populism, World War I, women's suffrage, the Great Depression, U.S. occupations and World War II, the Red Scare, the Korean
War, civil rights, the Vietnam War, America's role as a modern world leader after WWII, the Clinton years, the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Presidency, and America in the 21st century.


  
World History SD Computer Designed as a two-semester high school course, in which World History is presented to students as an integrated study of the political, economical, and social aspects of history. Topics covered include pre-history, the Nile and the Fertile Crescent, the Indus Valley, China's ancient civilizations, early American civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the
Crusades, African civilizations, East Asia, Renaissance and Reformation, the Global Age, Absolutism, Enlightenment and revolution, The Industrial Age, The Age of Revolutions, industrial nationalism, the New Imperialism,
World War I and its aftermath, Fascism and dictatorship, the holocaust and World War II, origins of the Cold War, and conflict and cooperation in the modern world.		  
World Geography SD  Computer Designed as a two-semester high school course, lessons examine all aspects of geography providing students with a concrete understanding of major geographic locations, world economic activities, historical
and cultural aspects of societies, and a comprehensive understanding of both geographical tools and themes. Major global regions studied include: North America, Latin America, Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and
Antarctica.		  
Electives        
Health SD Computer Designed as a two-semester course for high school students. Health immerses students in knowledge spanning all aspects of health education
pertinent to students' immediate world, their future, and that of society as a whole. Topics examined include character development, the varying facets of mental heath, stress and its resulting consequences, family relations, emotional development, sexuality, functions and development of the human body, and overall physical wellbeing.		  
Psychology SD & TD Computer Designed as a one-semester course for high school students, the curriculum introduces the primary facets of psychology. The components of psychology discussed include a basic introduction to the history and research of psychology, an understanding of the biological aspects of psychology, learning and cognitive development, the stages of human development, aspects of personality and individuality, the development and
management of psychological disorders, and the interactions of society as it relates to psychology.		  
Sociology TD Computer Designed as a one-semester course for high school students, the curriculum outlines the fundamental concepts of sociology. The elements of sociology examined include cultural diversity and conformity, basic structures of society, individuals and socialization, stages of human development as they relate to sociology, deviance from social norms, social stratification, racial and ethnic interactions, gender roles, family structure, the economic and political aspects of sociology, the sociology of public institutions, and collective human behavior both historically and in modern times.  
Consumer Skills TD Computer Designed as a one-semester course for the upper level high school student. Lessons present students with essential information regarding
desired consumer skills for personal success. The primary skills examined include, ascertaining an understanding of the economic aspects of personal financial stability and success along with accompanying consumer responsibilities, aspects of healthcare, housing and its
financial facets, and transportation cost and decisions.		  
Spanish I TD Computer Created to be a two-semester course for high schools students that allows for an individualized development of the Spanish language through the study of the core grammatical structures and the vocabulary
necessary for elementary communication. Spanish I also provides students with an introduction into the traditions and customs of Spanish-speaking people across the world.		  
Strategies for Academic Success SD & TD Computer A one semester comprehensive study skills and strategies course designed for high school and middle school students. The learning environment has changed and E2020 has responded by creating a course designed with the online student in mind. The course covers important study skills topics such as time management, note taking, online
learning environment skills, and strategies for remembering key information. Within the course, students receive real-world activities to further enhance learning, while utilizing newly learned skills and strategies in the E2020 learning environment.		  
Art History SD Computer A one-semester course designed for the high school student. The course is designed to introduce students to the global world of art by providing
historical, social, geographical, political, and religious context so that they may have a better understanding of art and architecture through the ages. The course is organized by chronological, historical order as well as by
world regions. Topics include Early Medieval Art and Romanesque Art; Art in the 12th, 13th and 14th Centuries; 15th Century Art in Europe; 16th Century Art in Italy - The Master Artists; High Renaissance and Baroque
Art; World Art that includes the Art of Asia and Art of Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Cultures; 18th and 19th Century Art in Europe and the Americas; and concludes with a modern art unit that covers Modern Art in Europe, Modern Art in the Americas, and new mediums
such as Photography and Pop Art. The course contains formative and summative assessments and concludes with a cumulative exam.
  
Careers        
Career Skills  SD & TD Computer Intended to be an upper level high school one-semester course, Career Skills introduces students to a wide variety of career choices, by exploring the skills and steps required in obtaining optimum professional and financial success. Units include, assessing one's goals and attributes, exploring possible career opportunities and any accompanying skills necessary, preparing career documents (ex: cover letter, resume, applications, etc.), the job-search process, interviewing,work ethic, interpersonal relationships at work,professional communication, time management, and personal economic responsibilities.  
Computers        
Computer Application SD Computer Computer Applications - Microsoft Office® 2007 is a onesemester course intended for any high school student. Engaging, applicable and hands-on describes this dynamiccourse that not only teaches students Microsoft Office®2007, but encourages knowledge assimilation through the use of student-geared application activities. The course is divided into four units: Microsoft Word®, Microsoft Excel®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, and Microsoft Outlook®. Lessons contain application activities designed to provide students hands-on experience, such as creating flyers, brochures,
schedules, presentations and mail merge.		  
Kent Career Technical Center  (KC-TC) TD   The Kent Intermediate School District offers juniors and seniors an opportunity to obtain entry-level employment skills in one of many vocational programs. The skill training will take place under the instruction of expert trades personnel in specifically designed laboratories at the East Beltline Center, located on the East Beltline between Leonard and Knapp or the Byron Center Lab located at the Byron Center Administration Building. For additional information, visit the KC/TC website at www.kc-tc.org; the center has the catalog on its website. It also has an easy interactive version that can be used by utilizing its PROGRAMS heading, then clicking on List All Programs Alphabetically. After you have done that, you can select any program about which you want more information. 
Must have 11th and 12th grade credits
Kent Transition Center  (KTC) TD   Kent Transition Center (KTC) provides students who struggle with academics a high quality vocational training program that results in an entry-level job after two years. Students spend half of their day at KTC, where they combine classroom learning with real-world experience at work sites. The program involves partnerships with many local businesses and industries committed to helping students understand how their education applies to the “real world,” thus helping them make a successful transition from school to work. KTC offers the following programs: Agriscience, Automotive, Building Maintenance, Construction, Hospitality, Masonry, Manufacturing, Nurses Aide, Retail, Community Based Vocational Training, and Work Study.  Must have 11th and 12th grade credits