Knowledge That A 10th Grader Should Have

Posted by Max in Tenth Grade |
November 18th, 2009 |
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Language Arts

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

Social Studies

- - Prehistoric peoples
  - The earliest civilizations
  - The early Greeks
  - Early India and China
  - The Islamic world
  - The Middle Ages
  - African civilizations
  - Civilization in the Americas
  - The Renaissance
  - The rise and fall of monarchies
  - Birth of modern democracy
  - The French Revolution
  - The Industrial Revolution
  - Nationalism
  - Imperialism
  - Science and industry
  - The world wars
    - World War I
    - Between world wars
    - World War II
  - The Cold War
  - The Vietnam War
  - The search for peace
  - Democratic ideals and values
  - The rise and fall of Communism
  - The collapse of the Soviet Union
  - World interdependence
  - World problems and issues
  - Role of women in today’s societies
Mathematics
- - Origins and uses of geometry
  - Terms, postulates, theorems
  - Sets
  - Nature of proof
  - Inductive and deductive reasoning
  - Ratio and proportion
  - Algebra in geometry
  - Angle relationships
  - Parallel and perpendicular lines
  - Congruent triangles
  - Right triangles
  - Pythagorean Theorem
  - Circles
  - Polygons
  - Relationships between circles and polygons
  - Mensuration theory
  - Measurement of geometric figures
  - Simple constructions
  - Loci
  - Transformational geometry
  - Introduction of symbolic logic
  - Coordinate geometry
  - Trigonometric functions of angles greater than 90
  - Degrees
  - Special angle relationships
  - Problem solving with geometry
Science
- - Characteristics of life
  - Classification
  - History of plants and animals
  - Microscopic life
  - Simple organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi
  - Vertebrate life
  - Mammals and birds
  - Plant life
  - Photosynthesis
  - Cells
  - Protein synthesis
  - Genetics and heredity
  - DNA-RNA
  - Genetic engineering
  - Reproduction and growth
  - Human biology
  - Nutrition and digestion
  - Behavior
  - Conservation of human resources
  - Environmental issues
  - Energy in ecosystems
  - Scientific method
  - Biology and space travel
  - Disease and disease control