Current Courses offered at APS Online

Language Arts

APS English 9 - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HLAOOC1012Q1 English 9, HLAOOC1012Q2 English 9, HLAOOC1012Q3 English 9, HLAOOC1012Q4 English 9

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.

APS English 10 - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HLAOOC1042Q1 English 10, HLAOOC1042Q2 English 10, HLAOOC1042Q3 English 10, HLAOOC1042Q4 English 10

This two-semester course focuses on preparing students for success on state 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.

APS English 11 - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HLAOCR3122Q1 English 11, HLAOCR3122Q2 English 11, HLAOCR3122Q3 English 11, HLAOCR3122Q4 English 11,

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.

APS English 12 - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HLAOOC4102Q1 English 12, HLAOOC4102Q2 English 12, HLAOOC4102Q3 English 12, HLAOOC4102Q4 English 12,

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;RomanticPeriod 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. includes thirteen classic novels and two author study courses. Novel titles include Red Badge of Courage, The Three Musketeers, Call of the Wild, Midsummer' Night's Dream, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1984,Gulliver's Travels, Jane Eyre, Robinson Crusoe, House of the Seven Gables, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Mrs. Dalloway, and Heart of Darkness. The two author study courses are Jorge Luis Borges and Flannery O'Connor. All reading material is included in an online format for the student. Novel courses include lectures, web activities, journals, homework/practice, quizzes, and a test.

Science

APS-Biology- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSCOOC1042Q1 Biology, HSCOOC1042Q2 Biology, HSCOOC1042Q3 Biology, HSCOOC1042Q4 Biology

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.

 APS-Chem- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSCOOC2012Q1 Chemistry, HSCOOC2012Q2 Chemistry, HSCOOC2012Q3 Chemistry, HSCOOC2012Q4 Chemistry

Designed as a two-semester high school course, Chemistry-SC758 covers the foundation for the composition, structure and reactions of matter. Beginning with a discussion 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.

APS-Phys Sci- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSCOOC3012Q1 Physical Science, HSCOOC3012Q2 Physical Science, HSCOOC3012Q3 Physical Science, HSCOOC3012Q4 Physical Science

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. 

APS-Phys- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSCOOC4012Q1 Physics, HSCOOC4012Q2 Physics, HSCOOC4012Q3 Physics, HSCOOC4012Q4 Physics

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.

Social Studies

APS-Civics 12-Q1, Q2

HSSOOC1021Q1 Civics, HSSOOC1021Q2 Civics

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.

APS-Geography 9- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSSOOC1011Q1 Geography, HSSOOC1011Q2 Geography, HSSOOC1011Q3 Geography, HSSOOC1011Q4 Geography

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.

APS-Economics 12- Q1, Q2

HSSOOC1013Q1 Economics, HSSOOC1013Q2 Economics, HSSOOC1013Q3 Economics, HSSOOC1013Q4 Economics

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.

APS-US History 11- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSSOOC3012Q1 US History, HSSOOC3012Q2 US History, HSSOOC3012Q3 US History, HSSOOC3012Q4 US History

        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 21stcentury.

APS-World History 12- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HSSOOC1012Q1 World History, HSSOOC1012Q2 World History, HSSOOC1012Q3 World History, HSSOOC1012Q4 World History

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, theIndus 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.

Electives

APS-Computer Applications Q1, Q2

HBTOOC3041Q1 Computer Applications, HBTOOC3041Q2 Computer Applications

A one-semester course intended for middle or high school students to explore important concepts of practical real-world computer usage. This course differs from traditional computer applications courses, it is designed using a unique two-pronged approach that targets both concepts and applications. Some examples of topics include; accessing the World Wide Web, exploring system software and hardware, and wireless vs. wired communications and input, output, and storage devices. In addition, students participate in practical application activities which provide practice in word-processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations in an environment designed to meet the needs of any skill level. Activities are interesting, engaging and skills-rich to help students develop competencies and skills needed for today's workplace.

APS-Spanish I - Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HFLOOC5012Q1 Spanish I, HFLOOC5012Q2 Spanish I, HFLOOC5012Q3 Spanish I, HFLOOC5012Q4 Spanish I

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.

APS-Health- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HHEOOC1011Q1 Health, HHEOOC1011Q2 Health, HHEOOC1011Q3 Health, HHEOOC1011Q4 Health

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 health, stress and its resulting consequences, family relations, emotional development, sexuality, functions and development of the human body, and overall physical wellbeing

Math

Int Alg-Geo 1- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HMAOOC1010Q1 Integrated Alg/Geom 1, HMAOOC1010Q2 Integrated Alg/Geom 1, HMAOOC1010Q3 Integrated Alg/Geom 1, HMAOOC1010Q4 Integrated Alg/Geom 1

This is the first course of a four-year integrated math program. The course emphasizes mathematical modeling and modeling concepts drawn from algebra and functions (linear and exponential models), from geometry (visualization and space shapes and their properties), from statistics and probability (data analysis and simulation methods), and from discrete mathematics (vertex-edge graphs and recursion).

Int Alg-Geo 2- Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HMAOOC1013Q1 Integrated Alg/Geom 2, HMAOOC1013Q2 Integrated Alg/Geom 2, HMAOOC1013Q1 Integrated Alg/Geom 3, HMAOOC1013Q4 Integrated Alg/Geom 2

This is the second course of a four-year integrated math program. The course emphasizes mathematical modeling and modeling concepts drawn from algebra and functions (power models, including quadratic function and inverse variation),from geometry and trigonometry (coordinate models, transformational models, and trigonometric models), from statistics and probability (correlation and least square linear models, geometric and binomial probability distributions), and from discrete mathematics (matrix models and network optimization)

Int Alg-Geo-Trig 3 Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HMAOOC1014Q1 Integrated Alg/Geom/Trig 3, HMAOOC1014Q2 Integrated Alg/Geom/Trig 3, HMAOOC1014Q3 Integrated Alg/Geom/Trig 3, HMAOOC1014Q4 Integrated Alg/Geom/Trig 3

This is the third course of a four-year integrated math program. The course emphasizes multiple variable models, patterns in variation, modeling social decision-making, functions and algebraic reasoning, shapes and geometric reasoning and proofs, discrete models of change, trigonometry, and surveys and samples.

Int Alg-Geo-Trig-PreCalc 4 Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

HMAOOC1015Q1 Integrated Alg/Trig/PreCalc, HMAOOC1015Q2 Integrated Alg/Trig/PreCalc, HMAOOC1015Q3 Integrated Alg/Trig/PreCalc, HMAOOC1015Q4 Integrated Alg/Trig/PreCalc,

This is the fourth course of a four-year integrated math program. The course emphasizes rates of change, two-dimensional vectors, logarithmic functions, counting models, polynomial and rational functions, three-dimensional space geometry, binomial distributions and statistical inference

Proposed Courses

Consumer Skills- Q1, Q2

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.

Psychology- Q1, Q2

 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.

Introduction to Art- Q1, Q2

A one-semester course that covers both art appreciation and the beginning of art history The first section of the course covers defining art, cultural purpose of art, visual elements of art, terminology and principles of design, two-dimensional media and techniques, including photography, film, and digital video. Three-dimensional media such as craft, sculpture, and architecture are also covered. The course is designed to help students appreciate art in their everyday lives. Students explore the various points of view by which people interpret works of art and learn to describe the formal elements (line, color, and shape) of a piece of art. The art history portion of the course covers art from the following time periods and places: prehistoric art, art in ancient civilizations, and world art before 1400.

Art History- Q1, Q2

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 ofAfrica, 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.

Strategies for Academic Success- Q1, Q2

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.

Career Skills- Q1, Q2

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.