2024-2025 RHS HONORS COURSES
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Area of Study
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Year
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Advanced Academics Course of Study
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English
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9th
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Honors 9th Grade Literature/Composition
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10th
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Honors 10th Grade Literature/Composition
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11th
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AP Language/Composition
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12th
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AP Literature/Composition
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Mathematics
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9th
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Honors Algebra I
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10th
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Honors Geometry
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11th
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Honors Algebra II
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12th
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AP Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, OR AP Stats
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Science
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9th
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Honors Physical Science
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10th
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Honors Biology
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11th
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Honors Chemistry
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12th
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Honors Anatomy, Honors Physics, AP Biology,
AP Environmental Science OR AP Physics OR AP Chemistry
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Social Studies
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9th
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Honors World History OR AP World History
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10th
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Honors American Government OR AP American Government
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11th
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AP United States History*
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12th
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AP Macroeconomics*
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* EOC not required for this course
Honors English Courses
Honors English courses are rigorous. Students are required to produce research assignments, projects, and several performance tasks in order to receive credit for the course. Outside reading is required including summer reading. Homework/class work includes written assignments, note taking, quizzes, worksheets, peer-editing teams, individual and team presentations, skits, SAT vocabulary preparation, essay construction, library research, grammar review, SSR daily reading, etc. Participating in daily class discussions is expected and required. The curriculum covers a variety of literary and writing genres. Additional studies include vocabulary, grammar, presentation skills, the writing process, research skills, outside reading, and answering open-ended questions.
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English Course
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Summer Reading for Honors English
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9th grade Honors Lit/Comp
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Read the following book:
1. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Obtain copies ONLY of the following TWO books:
1. Mythology by Edith Hamilton
2. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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10th grade Honors Lit/Comp
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Oedipus Rex/King by Sophocles
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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11th grade AP Language
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1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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12th grade AP Literature
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Please select ONE of the following two plays by Shakespeare:
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King Lear
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Hamlet
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