Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
339 Nacoochee Drive, Rabun Gap, GA 30568
Phone: (706) 746.7467 ext. 204 --- FAX: (706) 746. 2145 E-mail: sreimer@rabungap.org
Course Request for grade 11 2008-2009 School Year
Print this form and fill in your course preferences. Refer to the list of Course Offerings for the 08-09 school year on the second page of this document. You may find course descriptions in the online Curriculum Guide. Not all courses are offered every year, and some courses may not be scheduled because of an insufficient number of requests. Department Chair approval for AP and Honors courses may be obtained at registration or during the first week of school. Mail or fax your completed form to the registrar at the above address or fax number.
Name:		Grade 11	Year of Graduation: 2010
Dept. Chair approval is required for Honors and AP Courses
ENGLISH (4 units required)	Enter below your choice of American Literature or AP English Language				Honors	AP
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MATH (4 units required)					o	o
HISTORY (3 units required)					o	o
SCIENCE (3 units required of a “lab” science)					o	o
WORLD LANGUAGE (3 units required)					o	o
BIBLE (1 unit required)	Semester 1 -- Old Testament Survey o Semester 2 -- New Testament Survey o (Old Testament Survey is a pre-requisite for New Testament Survey)
HEALTH (0.5 units)	Health is a one-semester independent study course Semester 1 o or Semester 2 o
PE (0.5 unit)	PE/Sports requirement may only be met by participation in 2 seasons chosen from the following: an interscholastic team, One Act play, Cirque, Outdoor Program, BFS and the Farm show team. Students can fulfill the PE requirement by receiving credit in Basic Kinesiology, a one semester course
Choose three Fine Arts and/or electives in order of preference. One may be a study hall.
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1/17/08

COURSE OFFERINGS FOR 2008-2009

UPPER SCHOOL CURRICULUM

ENGLISH English I English I Honors English II English II Honors American Literature (full-year, grade 11) AP Language & Composition (grade 11) AP Literature & Composition (grade 12) (replaces Senior Semester Courses; does not fill American Literature graduation requirement.) Senior Semester-long Course Offerings Fall Semester -Contemporary Literature I -Modern World Literature I -Multi-Cultural Literature Spring Semester -British Literature -Contemporary Literature II -Modern World Literature II Electives Publications (gr. 9-12) Yearbook	HISTORY Grade 9: Ancient & Medieval World History Ancient & Medieval World History Honors Gr. 10: Modern World History Modern World History Honors Gr. 11-12: United States History AP United States History AP Modern European History AP American Government Electives: 1 semester courses Government (gr. 11-12) Economics (gr. 11-12)
	RELIGIOUS STUDIES 0.5 unit of each required for graduation. Old Testament Survey (gr. 9-12) (semester 1 only) New Testament Survey (gr. 9-12) (semester 2 only)
MATH Algebra I Algebra IB Algebra I Honors Geometry Geometry Honors Algebra II Algebra II/Trig. Algebra II /Trig. Honors Algebra III Pre Calculus Calculus AB Calculus BC Statistics	World Languages French I, II/H, III/H, IV, AP French Language Spanish I, II/H, III/H, IV/H, AP Spanish Language Latin III
	ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ESL II ESL Reading Lab
SCIENCE Concepts of Physical Science (gr. 9) Biology (gr. 10-12) Biology Honors (gr. 10-12) AP Biology (gr. 11-12) Chemistry (gr. 10-12) Chemistry Honors (gr. 10-12) AP Chemistry (gr. 11-12) AP Environmental Science (gr. 11-12) Physics/Physics Honors/AP Physics (gr. 11-12) AP Psychology (gr. 11-12) (does not count as a lab class)	FINE ARTS Art I Art II Art III AP Studio Art AP Art History Upper School Chorus Gap Singers (by audition only) Wind Ensemble Orchestra Music Technology Midi Dance I Dance II Gap Dancers (by audition only) Performance I Performance II Gap Players (by audition only) Stagecraft Industrial Arts Technology Engineering & Architectural Drawing (CAD) General Shop (Wood and Metal)
OTHER OFFERINGS 0.5 unit of Health is required. Health is an independent study course. 0.5 unit of PE/Sports is required. PE/Sports requirement may only be met by participation in 2 seasons chosen from the following: an interscholastic team, One Act play, Cirque, Outdoor Program, BFS, or the Farm show team. Students can fulfill the PE requirement by receiving credit in Basic Kinesiology, a one semester course. Semester long courses March 2008

Department Chairs must sign for Honors and AP courses.
English: Mr. Landis Fine Arts: Mrs. Manoogian	History: Dr. Truslow Math: Mrs. Anderson	Science: Mr. Brigham World Languages: Mr. Hopkins

All courses may not be available every year.

Courses may be canceled due to scheduling conflicts, or because of low enrollment numbers.

Junior English Course Descriptions

All options, all are full-year courses:

Advanced Placement Language & Composition (gr. 11 only)

The Advanced Placement Language and Composition course provides juniors with the opportunity to pursue college-level English while still in high school and to receive advanced placement and/or credit upon entering college. This course is designed to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Exam given in May to students nationwide. The emphasis of this course is to further student understanding of the English language, particularly language used to argue and persuade through the study of fiction and non-fiction American literary works from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century. Through readings from such authors as Nathanial Hawthorne, Anne Bradstreet, Henry Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, F Scott Fitzgerald, Louise Erdich, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison we will follow the struggles and celebrations of American individuals as they work to establish their political, spiritual and personal identities. The goal of this class is to develop students to be more deliberate, articulate and precise in both their written and oral language as they write essays, give oral reports and engage in class discussions. Prerequisites: English II Honors, departmental recommendation, and a B average. (Full year course, 1 unit of credit)

American Literature & American Literature Honors

Semester 1 (to 1865): Searching for Identity: From the time of the early Puritans and Pilgrims and the explorers who came before them, those who came to this new world sought to create something different from the world of political and religious intolerance they were leaving behind. John Winthrop, for example, wrote of a “city on a hill” to serve as a Christian light to the rest of the world. The story of the Pilgrims became part of our national heritage. But, those who came were not all associated with these groups. Slaves such as Olaudah Equiano came to the land from Africa; Native American peoples like Gertrude Simmons Bonnin whose Indian name was Zitkala Sa were already here but were quickly moved from their homes; women like Margaret Fuller, one of the leaders of the Transcendentalist movement, were second-class citizens. This course will involve the study of the essays, poems and stories written by people who thought about what was happening in this country, taking great care to place these writers and thinkers in their times.

Semester 2 (from 1914): A Celebration of Differences: Around the first decade of the twentieth century, American literature begins to move in attitude from an exploration of the identity of the American to a celebration of the differences various groups brought to what J. Hector St. John, in 1789, referred to as a “melting pot” of cultures and beliefs. This nation’s literature began to reflect groups celebrating their differences even as those differences had at least partially “melted” into each other. Much of the literature from 1914 reflects this attitude of pride in differences. Students in this course will read selections by Black Elk (as presented by John G. Neihardt), Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Carl Sandberg, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, and others.

Honors Credit: Students who wish to earn honors credit must have earned a B average in their previous English course and complete the honors requirements as outlined by the instructor. These requirements will include extra reading, vocabulary and writing. (Full year course, 1 unit of credit)

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses
*English	4 Credits (I, II, American Lit., 1 credit of Senior Electives)
*Mathematics	4 Credits
*Science	3 Credits of “lab” science (entering 9^th graders will take Concepts of Physical Science, Biology, and 1 credit from either Chemistry or Physics)
*History	3 Credits (entering 9^th graders will take Ancient & Medieval World History, Modern World History, and United States History)
*World Language	3 credits (the same language)
Physical Education	0.5 credit (see #5 below)
Health	0.5 credit (Health is a required “Pass/Fail” independent study course)
Fine Arts	1 credit
Bible	1 credit
Senior Symposium (optional)	0.5 credit

 Senior Symposium

Students are encouraged to undertake a symposium project to broaden their horizons and to enhance their college admission profile. Some successful college essays have focused upon a student’s symposium experiences. If a student completes the bulk of the project during the summer before senior year, symposium has the potential to be a shining addition to the college portfolio. The college counselor is happy to consult with any students considering this option.

*For Georgia residents, only the grades earned in the courses indicated above (*) will be counted in the calculation of the grade point average for HOPE Scholarship eligibility. Please address any questions you may have concerning the HOPE Scholarships to our College Counselor. The Hope Scholarship website is www.gsfc.org.

Qualifications for the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Diploma

To receive a diploma from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, students must complete the requirements listed below. The Assistant Head of School must approve any exception in conjunction with the Head of School.

1. Earn credit in core courses required for graduation.

When a student is admitted to RGNS, transfer credits will be accepted without further validation if an institution accredited by a regional or state accrediting agency has granted credit. A student who wishes to take courses during the summer must obtain prior approval from the Assistant Head of School. As a rule, core requirements must be completed at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Credit will be awarded only if the courses are taken at an institution accredited by a regional or state agency. In some cases, a student may be required to complete successfully an equivalency examination in a particular subject. Permission to take a core subject in the summer is rarely granted.

2. Enroll in a minimum of six courses, and no more than two in a single department, per year.

A student will be allowed to participate in graduation if he/she has passed all but one class in his/her senior year. A student with failures in two courses will not be allowed to participate in graduation. If a student has broken a major school rule during the last 14 days prior to graduation, he/she will not be allowed to participate or be present for graduation.

3. Demonstrate satisfactory performance in the Intersession for each year of enrollment.

4. Demonstrate satisfactory participation in the Afternoon Activity/Work Program for each year of enrollment. See page 42

5. PE/Sports requirement may only be met by participation in 2 seasons chosen from the following: an interscholastic team, One Act play, Cirque, Outdoor Program, BFS and the Farm show team. Students can fulfill the PE requirement by receiving credit in Basic Kinesiology, a one semester course.

6. Meet all financial obligations, including the payment of Library fines.

7. A RGNS diploma will only be granted when a student’s financial obligations have been met in full.

8. Must not violate RGNS policies, rules, Honor Code, or other standards of conduct or performance.