ABSE 110, English 9A, helps students develop strategies for reading various texts including fiction, non-fiction, technical, and informational writings. The strategies for writing include multiple genres with appropriate use of conventions. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 110 is equivalent to the first semester of 9th grade English (9A). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 9A course outline

ABSE 111, English 9B, helps students explore and analyze both literature and non-fiction, including informational, technical and historical texts. Students are expected to make qualitative evaluations of texts in writing. This course is aligned with the Common Core Standards for reading, writing and language skills required for 9th grade second semester students.

The Adult Basic and Secondary Education 111 is equivalent to the second semester of ninth grade English. It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 9B Course Outline

ABSE 112, English 10A, helps students develop strategies for reading various texts including fiction, non-fiction, technical, and informational writings. The strategies for writing include multiple genres, such as informational, biographical and historical, with appropriate use of conventions. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 112 is equivalent to the first semester of 10th grade English (10A). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 10A course outline

ABSE 113, English 10B, helps students develop strategies for reading and analyzing various texts including fiction, poetry and drama. The strategies for writing include multiple genres, such as persuasion, classification and analysis, with appropriate use of conventions. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 113 is equivalent to the second semester of 10th grade English (10B). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 10B course outline

ABSE 114, English 11A, focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about American literary selections. An introduction to the modes of analytical, informative, explanatory, and narrative writing is included. A research paper is included as well. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 114 is equivalent to the first semester of 11th grade English (11A). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 11A course outline

ABSE 115, English 11B, focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about American Literature selections. Students engage in further practice in the modes of analytical, informative/explanatory, and narrative writing. Research paper writing is included. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 115 is equivalent to the second semester of 11th grade English (11B). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 11B course outline

ABSE 116, English 12A, focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about British Literature selections. Students engage in further practice in the modes of analytical, informative/explanatory, and narrative writing. Research paper writing is included. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 116 is equivalent to the first semester of 12th grade English (12A). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 12A course outline

ABSE 117, English 12B, focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about British Literature selections. Students engage in further practice in the modes of analytical, informative/explanatory, and narrative writing. Research paper writing is included. All strategies are aligned with the California Common Core State Standards and high school grade-specific standards to define college and career readiness expectations.

Adult Basic and Secondary Education 117 is equivalent to the second semester of 12th grade English (12B). It meets the requirements for a high school diploma.

English 12B course outline

ABSE 40, World History 1A, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of world history, covering the period beginning with the first humans up to the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. This is the first half of a one-year course. This course may be taken for high school credit.

World History 1A course outline

ABSE 41, World History 1B, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of world history, beginning with the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, up to present day. This is the second half of a one-year course. This course may be taken for high school credit.

World History 1B course outline

ABSE 42, U. S. History 1A, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of United States history, covering the period beginning with the era of exploration through the Civil War. This course may be taken for high school credit.

U. S. History 1A course outline

ABSE 43, U. S. History 1B, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of United States history, covering the period beginning with the post-Civil War era through the New Millennium. This course may be taken for high school credit.

U. S. History 1B course outline

ABSE 44, American Government, is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to earn high school credit for American Government. The course covers the principles behind American government and then explores the American political process. Each of the three branches of government are explored as well as local government systems.

This course may be taken for high school credit.

American Government course outline

ABSE 45, Economics, is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to earn high school credit for economics. This is a fundamental course in both micro- and macroeconomics. Microeconomic topics include demand, pricing theory, and market structures. Macroeconomics involves a study of relevant institutions and polices. Other topics include international and global economics.

Economics course outline

ABSE 32, Physical Science 1A, is a high school level course designed to acquaint students with the basic physical properties of matter, atoms, compounds, and simple chemical equations. This is the first half of a one-year course

Physical Science 1A course outline

ABSE 33, Physical Science IB, is a high school level course designed to expand on basic physical science with concepts of motion, machines, sound, light, electricity and magnetism. This is the second half of a one-year course.

Physical Science 1B course outline

ABSE 30, Life Science 1A, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of life science from cells through the plant kingdom. It includes the characteristics of life, cells structure and function, heredity, evolution, and the classification of plants. This is the first half of a one-year course.

Life Science 1A course outline

ABSE 31, Life Science 1B, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of life science from animals to the human body. It includes animal classification and characteristics, human body systems, and the interactions of factors within an ecosystem. This is the second half of a one-year course.

Life Science 1B course outline

ABSE 34, Health and Guidance, presents guides to healthy life styles and positive health behaviors. It focuses on decisions regarding drugs, alcohol, tobacco, exercise, safety and nutrition and how these issues impact health and well-being. This course may be taken for high school credit.

Health and Guidance course outline

ABSE 23, Algebra 1A, is an introduction to algebraic reasoning and modeling. Algebraic modeling is introduced with linear functions. This course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to begin their study of algebra and to earn high school credit in mathematics.

Algebra 1A course outline

ABSE 24, Algebra 1B, provides students with continued instruction on reasoning and modeling algebraically. Areas presented in this class include descriptive statistics, and quadratic functions/modeling. This course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to continue their study of algebra and to earn high school credit in mathematics.

Algebra 1B course outline

ABSE 25, Geometry 1A, is the first half of a one -year high school level geometry course. In this course the notion of two-dimensional shapes as part of the Euclidian Plane and exploration of transformations of this plane as a way to determine whether two shapes are congruent are formalized. Students use transformations to prove geometric theorems. This course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to begin their study of geometry and to earn high school credit in math.

Geometry 1A course outline

ABSE 26, Geometry 1B, is the second half of a one-year high school level geometry course. In this course students investigate similarity and use similarity in the right triangle to define trigonometric ratios. They investigate circles and prove theorems about them. Connecting to their prior experience with the coordinate plane, they prove geometric theorems using coordinates and describe shapes with equations. Students extend their knowledge of area and volume formulas for three dimensional shapes. This course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to begin their study of geometry and to earn high school credit in mathematics.

Geometry 1B course outline

ABSE 149, Art History 1A, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of art and architecture from prehistory times up to the Renaissance. The course includes the art of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Art History 1A course outline

ABSE 150, Art History 1B, is a high school level course designed to give an overview of art and architecture from the early Byzantine era through modern times. The course includes the art of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Art History 1B course outline

ABSE 147 World Geography 1A is designed for students who wish to earn high school credit for World Geography. The course presents information about the world and its resources, surveys the basic principles of geography, and explores how such physical factors as climate and natural resources influence the cultural, economic and political life of people in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia.

World Geography 1A course outline

ABSE 148, World Geography 1B is designed for students who wish to earn high school credit for World Geography. The course presents information about the world and its resources, surveys the basic principles of geography, and explores how such physical factors as climate and natural resources influence the cultural, economic and political life of people in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.

World Geography 1B course outline

ABSE 15, Vocabulary Development, introduces common roots, prefixes, suffixes, and word usage as well as the use of context clues to determine word meanings. This course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to improve their vocabulary and to earn elective high school credit in English.

Vocabulary Development course outline

ABSE 146, Ethnic Studies, is a high school-level introductory course in ethnic studies. The course explores individual connections to local and global histories, examining the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and nationality to cultivate respect and empathy for individuals and groups of people locally, nationally, and globally. Through historical documents, historical interpretations, and personal narratives, students will consider the contributions, struggles against injustice, and movements toward self-determination of traditionally marginalized populations, which have been central to the American historical narrative.

Ethnic Studies Course Outline