Monticello's Global Village: Courses

This course will allow you to learn about economics.  You can view the things that we have covered in class if you need to review.

The main ideas of the computer science 1 and 2 courses are to give students a broad overview of what current activites and trends are in the computing field and to give students basic programming skills that all computer scientists need to know.

In this course students study the structure and properties of matter.  Extensive laboratory activity emphasizes observing and data gathering from which conclusions are drawn.  Topics include atomic theory, gas laws, kinetic theory, equilibrium, reaction rates, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction, and organic chemistry.  The final examination for this course is the Regents examination.

An essential pre-requisite and a must for this course is "a sense of humor."

This course is designed to enable students to understand the basic concepts of physics.  Students will study mechanics, momentum, work and energy, springs, pendulums, electricity and magnetism, waves, and selected aspects of modern physics.

This page is home to my Integrated Algebra, Intermediate Algebra 2, and Geometry classes.

Welcome!  The act of reading is not a passive experience; it is instead transactional in nature.  In order to actively engage with Elie Wiesel's Night, this page will be used as a safe environment to foster expression.  Have fun with your insights and remember to enjoy and respect what your peers have to say. 

Mrs. Schall's English Moodle, a space for help in the core English class.  

Earth Science is the study of the planet EARTH!  Were we live, well... most of us anyway!

This course is designed to prepare you to be successful when taking the NY State Earth Science Regents Exam.

In this course we will study Earth's History, Geology, Weather, Climate, and the Motion of celestial objects. 

In this class, you will learn how to form paragraphs and write interesting and logical essays. We will also be reading different novels and plays throughout the year.

The Living Environment is a one year course studying living things and their relationship to the environment.  Through this course students will gain basic scientific knowledge called scientific literacy, internalizing a scientific critical attitude that can be applied to life.  Students will become better informed when making decisions about everyday life, especially decisions related to human health and the environment.  Students must successfully complete the Laboratory Investigations performed in this course.  Students will not be permitted to take the Regents Examination in June without a complete Laboratory Folder. 

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Course Purpose 

            *Through reading and writing across many genres, you will learn to increase your ability to synthesize and utilize information you gather during the year. 

            *We will read many novels, plays, short stories, poems, and literary criticisms.  Depending on the particular reading, we will write papers, create group projects, create personal projects, and prepare for the Regents.  We will be taking the Regents in January and there will be a final in June.

This class will lead us to explore the many genres and mediums of Science Fiction.  We will read short stories and novels, as well as watch television shows and movies. 

One of the most common challenges that General Chemistry students have is that they don’t realize the importance of being actively involved in their own learning. Many seem to think that coming to class and passively listening to the instructor’s pearls of wisdom is all that is needed. No instructor, no matter how gifted they may be, can teach you anything if you aren’t actively engaged in, and responsible for, your own learning. I will be your guide on your journey in your study of chemistry: the study of the composition of matter—the stuff things are made of—and the changes that matter undergoes.

Attendance:

Because of the cumulative nature of this course, it is necessary that students come to class on time and prepared. In the event of a legal absence, it is the responsibility of the student to find out what he/she missed and make arrangements to get caught up after school. This make-up work should be completed within one week of the absence.

Lateness:

Students are expected to be in class and ready to begin when the bell rings.  

Homework:

Homework is an integral part of any course and will be given on a regular basis. Homework is not part of the course grade but it directly impacts a student’s performance on daily quizzes. It is expected that students will work independently and submit their own work. Extra-help will be available after school as needed. If there is no written assignment on a given evening, that does not mean there is no homework. In this particular case, students should use this time to review their notes, read the textbook, and/or correct mistakes on previous homework. 

Quizzes:

Quizzes may or may not be announced. Quizzes may be given based on earlier assigned work OR a quiz may be given at the close of class on that day’s material. Other times the quiz will be announced a day in advance, but this will not always be the case.  

Lab Work:

During the lab portion of this course, students will work in small groups assigned by the teacher. Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with classroom safety policies. Failure to do so will result in a student’s removal from the lab. Although the lab exercise will be carried out in small groups, it is expected that each student submit their own work. Papers that are identical or so similar that it is evident they were copied, will be given a zero. Also, late lab assignments will be penalized at a rate of ten points per day for each day they are late.

LAB INCENTIVE: Student’s that have completed all of their lab reports with a 65% or better will receive and additional 2% points on their overall quarterly grade.

Notebook:

Since this is a cumulative course, organization is extremely important. Students should be building a portfolio of notes, worksheets, homework, etc. that will be extremely valuable for the Regents Exam. To accomplish this, I recommend a three ring binder divided into four sections: Do Now’s, Notes, Tests/Quizzes, and Homework. Other combinations work as well, so long as, it is organized.

Daily Materials: 

It is expected that students come to class prepared on a daily basis. Required materials include notebook, textbook, pen/pencil, calculator, and any assignments that are due. I do not give locker passes to retrieve any of these things.

Quarter Grades:

Students will be kept posted of their progress throughout the quarter. Quarter grades will be calculated based on the following percentages:

20% Lab Reports/Quizzes

25% Quizzes

55% Tests

Regents Eligibility:

Successful completion of this course is required by ALL students for graduation from high school who are seeking their regents diploma in a science sequence. To accomplish this, the student MUST:

1. Have a passing average at the end of the year (each marking period grade counts twice, the local final exam counts once) AND

2. Pass the New YorkState Regents Exam in Chemistry.

To be eligible for the Regents Exam, students are required to have on file tangible evidence of 20 hours of successfully completed lab work. This translates to at least 20 completed lab reports.

Literature is only story telling.  But story telling is literature.  My English 10 classes will examine the literature of story telling with selctions from a variety of genres and media, including plays, film, television, music, graphic novels, essays, short stories, poetry and, of course, novels.   We will view these stories through the lens of this year's essential (BIG) idea:

FREEDOM

Students will then have the opportunity to create their own pieces of literature, write and direct their own films or plays, write and perform their own poetry and their own music.  They may not know this, but right now, today, each of my students already has the ability to write powerfully, to use words in ways that will move people,  make them laugh and make them cry, make them think, and make them see the world in new and unique ways.

LIVING ENVIRONMENT - BIOLOGY

In this class we will explore and become proficiant in the New York State Living Environment curriculum. 

In short you, the student, should become able to pass the NYS Living Environment Regents at the end of this course year. 

The long of it is that we as a class will explore many topics including:

• Lab Techniques
• Life Fuctions
• Cells
• Reproduction
• Disease
• Body Systems
• Genetics
• Ecology
• Environment

This course is designed to supplement basic grammar and vocabulary skills that will help students become critical readers and writers.

This course is an examination of the science of environmental processes.  Students will be introduced to basic scientific principles and concepts about the environment.  Students will study the basic concepts of biology, physical and earth sciences, and chemistry integrated as important elements in the understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science.  Our focus is on the interrelationships of the natural world, the environmental systems, and the impact of humans on the natural world.  Hands-on participatory activities (field trips, web quests, current events) video analyses, as well as reading, writing, and research components will be the major techniques.