What should I study for 11th grade?

Question

I'm 16 and in 10th grade now. This year I'm going to take the chemistry and literature SAT subject tests. If I can work out a very damaging technical kink, I'll be taking the US history SAT as well. I'm going to be doing accelerated math with a tutor until I graduate, so math -and possibly physics- is taken care of.

Next school year I want to have an actual basic syllabus, with something resembling a schedule. I haven't had that up until now but with college being a possibility, I need to work.

All I have figured out for next year is math with the tutor, and using Teach12 courses to prep for the bio SAT. What should I do for the other subjects?

I know I should be taking a foreign language and have been trying to use Rosetta Stone, but it's not working for me. There's nowhere in my house where I can have quiet to study and I don't have the cash or space for a laptop and a desktop. Is it okay to learn a language just for reading? That's the only practical use I'd have for German...

Answer 1

Here is a course you can take for free on-line for French, the complete course counts for French 1 and 2.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/

This page links to some other free courses on-line:

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.h...

As for proving your work, while you don't have to prove every book you've read, you will want to compile a transcript listing the courses you've taken with brief course descriptions and credit values.  You might also want to put together a portfolio showing some of your accomplishments, and include at least some essays on some of the books you've read.  Of course you *can* write an essay on all of them if you want, certainly do so for the ones that you are counting as "major" parts of a course.

These sites might be helpful:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2132321_prepare-...

http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/...

Answer 2

u should because if youre planning to go to a desent collage than u better studdy

Answer 3

If I remember correctly, you read quite a bit; I would suggest downloading a lit syllabus from a college or two and putting together a book list for a lit credit.  Assign yourself at least one essay from each one, as well as a lengthy (20 pages or so) research paper on a history topic for a year-long project (since that's a strength for you).  Practice writing timed essays at least 3 times a week, daily if you can.

As far as foreign language goes...if it helps at all, I'll be happy to give you ammo against Rosetta Stone to use with your parents :)  I majored in linguistics, and while it's good for vocab, there isn't a program that I'd give a lower recommendation for than RS.  IMO, it does a sub-mediocre job of actually teaching a language.  Auralog's good, it may be a better choice for you.  (And there's a hefty sale going on at homeschoolbuyersco-op.com right now :) )

If you've got math and science taken care of, some form of the above should take care of your lit, comp, history, and foreign language.  Hope that helps!

Edit - Will do :)  Is your email enabled on Y!A?  If so, I'll email you tomorrow evening.  (Have to put ds to bed now, and I teach co op all morning/ds all afternoon tomorrow.)

As far as proving what you've read - keep a list of what you read, sort of like a bibliography, with the dates that you start and finish.  Then, keep a portfolio of what you write, either hard copy or on a computer file that you can print from easily if asked.  I'm sure you already more than fulfill the time requirements for the credits, so that shouldn't be a problem.  You won't have to list all of the books on your transcript or anything, but you will want to have a record of them for backup.  Even just listing them on an Excel file, or in something like Homeschool Tracker would suffice.

Here's a good site with info about planning high school and putting together a transcript, it's written by a veteran homeschool mom a few miles from me.   http://oklahomahomeschool.com/highsch.ht...  There will probably be some things on there that don't apply, but there should be enough there for you to pull from.

Answer 4

I'm in 10th grade too, here's what I plan on taking my last two years (Core subjects, anyway.):

11th:

American History Year II

Algebra II

Physics

English 11

12th:

Economics/Government

Trigonometry

English 12

And I don't know what Science I'm taking just yet for 12th grade. For English, I just read whatever novels I want to and keep track of how many I read.