This outline for Eleventh Year Mathematics in New York adheres closely to the recommendations of The Commission of Mathematics of the College Entrance Examination Board and thus presents a unified development of certain aspects of algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. Its aim is both as a terminal course in mathematics and as a solid…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 10 and 11. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; United States history, geography, and civilization. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is a separate volume of 19 appendixes to Units I and II (SP 007 084 and SP 007 085). It is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: No objectives…

The process of assessing learner needs in Kentucky developed within a planned framework of tasks to be accomplished sequentially in a time frame directed toward an ultimate goal of comprehensive planning. One hundred specific needs categorized under 10 priority general needs of the state's learners were identified through a survey resulting in the…

The guide for junior and senior students bound for college or other post-secondary school programs offers the possibility of a systematic study of the individual student and his resources. It is hoped that the choice of a college will be based on such an analysis. These topics are discussed: overview of college planning; analysis of self (ability,…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cross-age teaching experiences on the language achievement, self-concept, and school sentiment of eleventh graders who were identified as low achievers in language. Sixty eleventh-grade students were selected on the basis of language scores on the California Achievement Test and randomly…

The symposium to which the present paper is an introduction presents results from a 1970 survey in which over 12,000 high school juniors were tested using selected portions of the 1960 Project TALENT battery. This paper discusses the methodology of the 1970 survey. It also presents statistics which summarize the performance of the current eleventh…

Presents the results of a study of an eleventh grade class of gifted students' attitudes toward methods of teaching about contemporary issues. Results showed that small group discussion and the use of political cartoons were most favorably rated. (JDH)

Presents a lesson plan which exposes students in grades 10-12 to the visual symbols and historical references contained in Grant Wood's "American Gothic." Includes background information on the artist and the painting, instructional strategies, a studio activity, and evaluation criteria. (GEA)

Presents a lesson on George Wesley Bellows's 1910 painting, "Polo At Lakewood." This lesson is designed to introduce senior high students to the theme of genre painting. (BSR)

Uses a print of a T'ang Dynasty tomb figure to acquaint grades 10-12 students with the tools needed for developing aesthetic judgement and artistic criticism. Includes background on the artwork and instructional strategies to help students describe the object, analyze the artmaking process, and formulate their own opinions. (GEA)

Based on Stuart Davis's 1925 painting, "Super Table," the goal of this lesson is to introduce students in grades 10 through 12 to the formal characteristics of early twentieth-century modernism and to show how Davis captures the unique atmosphere of U.S. life in the 1920s by his abstract style. (JDH)

Focuses on the 11th grade geography curriculum which was introduced into Australian schools in 1974. Outlines the background, objectives, structure, and content of the curriculum syllabus. For journal availability, see SO 505 212. (Author/DB)

This document deals with testing in communication arts for 11th graders in Missouri public schools. The document contains a short poem "Signs for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt" (David Bottoms) for students to read and gives four questions for students to answer (Items 15, 16, 17, and 18) in Session 1. It also provides scoring guides…

A high school English teacher used her weekly Impromptu Poetry session to find out what 11th graders thought veterans had accomplished. The teacher developed a writing prompt that asked the students to describe a family member who had served in the military and to show what they understood about that person. Students who did not have a family…

This paper reports a case study about argumentation and scientific practice in the 11th grade. The objectives of the study are to identify argument patterns and dimensions of the scientific practice in students' conversations and actions while engaged in an environmental management project in a wetland. The focus are the warrants that students…