Available Classes for 2007-2008

Art | Business Classes | English | Family and Consumer Science and Home Economics | Foreign Language | Gifted and Talented Program | Math | Music | Physical Education | Science | Social Studies | Technology and Manufacturing | Theater Arts | Unique Classes |

Art

Foundations in Art (Beginning Art)
8th and 9th Grade Students
"Exploring your Creativity"
Learn how to draw realistically and from your imagination. Drawing and painting techniques will be taught resulting in your own portraits, landscapes, animals, and 3-D art. Crafts from many different cultures are also a part of this class. Some favorite projects from years past are ceramic tiles, mirror etchings, masks, and pottery. Due to the large amount of materials used and a limited budget, there is a class fee of $15.00. This fee will be collected in class.

Intermediate Art
8th and 9th Grade Students
"Expanding Art Creatively"
Prerequisite: Foundations in Art. Expand your skill in art with two-point perspective and create landscapes, portraits of your friends or self, and imaginary masks. Paint and draw animals, still life, and designs. View paintings from the 1600's to the 1850's. You will be using watercolors, scratch board, pencils, printmaking, markers, clay (mugs), and oil pastels. You will be able to use techniques learned in Beginning Art to express your own style and with larger paper and materials. The assignments will take more time. Because of the large number of materials and tools used there is a class fee of $15.00. This fee will be collected in class.

3D Design 1 (Crafts)
8th and 9th Grade Students
"Get Caught Up In Crafts!"
Prerequisite: Foundations in Art. Are you still uncertain about your drawing skills, yet still interested in art? Do you want to take an art class that offers a variety of projects and allows a lot of creativity? Then Beginning Arts and Crafts is for you! Come experience crafts from many different cultures. This is a semester class that will help you learn about and produce approximately 20 multi-cultural craft projects. Some of the favorites from year-to-year are: pottery, ceramic tiles, mirror etchings, masks, and tie-dye t-shirts. All projects are done in class so there is rarely homework. Good things come from Crafts! Due to the large amount of materials used and a limited budget, there is a class fee of $15.00. It will be collected in class.

Advanced Art
Freshmen Students
"For the serious artist!"
Prerequisites: Foundations in Art and Intermediate Art. This year-long class will begin with a review of the art elements that were taught in Beginning and Intermediate Art. You will continue to "fine tune" your drawing skills while being introduced to many different mediums including charcoal, watercolors, oil pastels, colored pencils, and others. The class will look at artwork from the "Impressionist Period" through "Modern Art," to help you identify and develop your own style of work and to find out what techniques, subject matter, and materials suit you. You are encouraged to enter your art in contests and art shows. Grab your sketchbook and pencils and get ready to center your attention on art! Due to the large amount of materials used and a limited budget, there is a class fee of $15.00. It will be collected in class.
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Business Classes

Keyboarding 1
The most important class to take for computer use is a basic keyboarding course. ALL students should take a semester of Keyboarding. This course is designed for students to thoroughly learn the correct methods and techniques for keyboarding. Skill development will center on correct key stroking, posture, efficiency of machine operation, speed, accuracy, centering, tabulations, reports, and simple communications.

Word Processing 1 (9th Grade)
This course reviews touch keyboarding techniques and develops speed and accuracy skills. It provides experiences in producing accurate manuscripts, business letters, tabulated reports, and creative compositions on word processing software.
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English

Reading (at or above grade level)
This Seventh Grade class is designed to teach students how to enjoy reading and how to incorporate reading into their daily lives. Students spend time in class each day reading from books of their choice as well as materials chosen by the instructor. Students in this class also receive the opportunity to visit the library on a regular basis and learn to use the technology available in our school.

Reading Fundamentals
This year-long class is designed to address the needs of Seventh Grade students who are reading 1-2 grade levels below the standard and is required for students who fit this category. Basic comprehension skills and strategies as well as oral and silent reading techniques are emphasized, and students learn to read for information as well as pleasure.

Seventh Grade English
In Seventh Grade English students receive an introduction to the writing process, the BIG 6 research technique, punctuation and grammar. Emphasis is placed on the construction of complete sentences and well developed, four to five sentence paragraphs. Students engage in critical reading and discussion of poetry, short stories, plays, Greek mythology and the novels The Outsiders and The Giver.

Freshmen English
Freshmen English focuses on literacy in reading and writing. Various reading strategies are used and several reading programs--including Accelerated Reader--are in place. Freshman students are taught the five paragraph essay format in expository writing. They complete a persuasive essay involving research. The Big 6 research technique is incorporated into the writing process. The elements of literature are mastered and used as topics for writing. Various literary genre are included in the curriculum: short stores, novels, Romeo and Juliet, and the Odyssey. Because Freshman English earns high school credit, responsibility in attendance and citizenship is also emphasized.

Eighth Grade English
In Eighth Grade English, students review the writing process and BIG 6 research technique and are introduced to the three to five paragraph essay while continuing to focus on punctuation and grammar skills. Students are engaged in the writing of more difficult paragraphs and learn how to write business letters. Students engage in critical reading and discussion of poetry, short stories, plays and the novels The Diary of Anne Frank and DownRiver.

English as a Second Language (E.S.L.)
English as a Second Language is for students whose primary language is not English. Students focus on gaining and improving reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in English. Classes are offered at intermediate and beginning levels. You also need to take ESL U.S. History or ESL Geography depending on your grade level. A teacher's signature is required to enroll in ESL classes. If you or your parents speak another language at home, please see an ESL teacher.
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Family and Consumer Science/Home Economics

Fashion Strategies for Freshmen
"Is fashion your passion?"
This semester long course is for 9th Grade students who are interested in fashion design, the latest fashion trends, history of clothing, costume design, or owning your own clothing store. Field trips and guest speakers are some of the fun learning experiences in this class. Lab fee: $5.00.

Freshmen Teen Living
This semester course focuses on some of the issues facing today's teen. How to handle stress, making and keeping friends, problems of teen pregnancy, and how to break up with someone, are some of the issues covered. Does the order in which you were born really influence your personality? Innovative learning experiences reinforce classroom discussion. During the course you will practice your manners at the elegant Restaurant. You will also become a parent of a baby for a week. You even receive your own drivers licence at the end of the course!

Clothing
This is a creativity and artistic expression course for Freshmen students that builds your own wardrobe. Make it and wear it, custom-designed to fit only you! Nothing is more rewarding than learning to sew. It's a skill for a lifetime in a class that is a win-win situation.

Beginning Foods and Nutrition - Life Skills
Eighth Graders will learn the basic of food science by having fun preparing foods in a class that focuses on the same skills that can lead to an entry-level job in fast foods or other related industries. Field trips and job shadowing round out a laboratory-based curriculum that also transfers to real-life experiences preparing food for themselves and the family at home. This class is also a great hands-on experience to help students understand and apply math and science.

Intermediate Foods
Some things are meant to go together–like food, fitness and fun! This is the "Food and Fitness" course for Utah's Foods and Nutrition articulated curriculum. The importance of food in health and wellness is stressed to Freshman students. Learning is reinforced through field trips and lab experiences. Attention is given to problems with weight control, including fad diets and nutrition for athletes (sports nutrition). World hunger is brought into focus.

Eighth Grade Child Care -Life Skills
Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), safety, sanitation, literacy, and proper feeding of young children are a few of the curricula elements covered in this new family and consumer Sciences/Home Economics course for EJHS. The course focuses on human development in children from infancy through five years of age. Lab experiences with preschool children and lots of hugs are required in this class!
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Foreign Language

Three great reasons to take and study a foreign language:
1. Studying a foreign language makes you smart!
Did you know that studying a second language can improve standardized test scores? Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional year of foreign study which means that the longer you study a foreign language, the stronger your skills become to succeed in school. Studying foreign language can improve your analytic and interpretive capacities. And the three years of language study on your record will catch the eye of anyone reading your job or college application.
2. Knowing other languages brings opportunities.
More and more businesses work closely with companies in other counties. They need many different kinds of workers who can communicate in different languages and understand other cultures. No matter what career you choose, if you've learned a second language, you'll have a real advantage. Professionals who know others languages are called on to travel and exchange information with people in other countries throughout their careers.
3. Connect with other cultures.
Knowledge of other cultures will help you expand your personal horizons and become a responsible citizen. Your ability to talk to others and gather information beyond the world of English will contribute to your community and your country.
No matter what foreign language you choose to study, it will make a difference in how you see the world and how the world sees you. So sign up for a French or Spanish class today!

French 1 or Spanish 1
This full year class for 8th and 9th Graders builds on the foundation of the 7th grade introductory class. Students will continue to build vocabulary skills, learn language survival skills such as asking for and giving directions, and will begin a more formal study of grammar structures. Language activities will address listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The culture and history of target language countries will be explored.

French 2 or Spanish 2
This full year class for 9th Graders is the next step in language learning. Students will continue vocabulary expansion, as well as study more advanced grammatical structures such as various verb tenses. Listening activities will address listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The culture and history of target language. Culture and history activities will continue.

World Language Experience
This is a semester class for 7th Graders. During the semester, students will be introduced to both French and Spanish language and culture. Topics will include greetings, numbers, colors, school vocabulary, body parts and clothing, days of the week and months of the year, holidays specific to French and Spanish cultures, music, and foods. This class is designed to give 7th graders an introduction to foreign language, as well as to prepare them for further study of Spanish or French in their 8th and 9th grade years.

Español para Hispanohablantes
Una clase para majorar el leer y el escribir del idioma Español. Mucha parte de la clase se dedicará al leer de novelas y cuentos cortos. Tambien leeremos periodicos y revistas actuales.
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Gifted and Talented Program

The Gifted and Talented program provides challenge and enrichment for high ability learners in 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades. Students qualifying for Gifted and Talented attend English, social studies and science classes together. Test scores, teacher evaluations and student/parent nominations are required to qualify for Gifted and Talented classes.
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Math

7th Grade Math
This is an overall general course designed with the average student in mind. Students will review and then build upon their knowledge and skill of general math concepts and computations.

7th Grade Accelerated Pre-Algebra
This class is designed for those students who are working at an accelerated pace and who have consistently scored high on the Stanford Achievement Test. It is a very rigorous course designed to fully prepare students for Algebra and/or Applied Math in the eighth grade. Students must be able to understand and perform all operations on whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as a prerequisite to this class.

8th Grade Pre-Algebra
This course is for those Eighth Graders who have a general knowledge of mathematical computations and concepts. The course is designed for the average 8th Grade student. Students will solve equations and will understand proportions using integers and rational numbers. Pre-Algebra is a prerequisite for Algebra 1.

8th Grade Algebra 1
Also known as elementary algebra, this course is for Eighth Grade students who have completed the seventh grade accelerated mathematics program with a B average and have been recommended by their seventh grade mathematics teacher. This is a rigorous course. The concepts will include linear equations, inequalities, polynomials, systems of linear equations, and irrational and real numbers. Those students who successfully complete this course will continue on into geometry.

9th Grade Algebra 1
This is an Elementary algebra course that is designed for the average Freshmen student who has completed eighth grade pre-algebra. Students will solve linear equations, factor polynomials, and graph the numbers of the real number system. Algebra 1 is a prerequisite for geometry.

9th Grade Applied Algebra 1
This is a rigorous elementary algebra course for Freshmen students who have completed pre- algebra with a B average or better, and have teacher approval. The concepts will include linear equations, inequalities, polynomials, systems of linear equations, irrational and real numbers. Those students who successfully complete this course will continue on into geometry.

Geometry
This accelerated course emphasizes the mathematical principles of physical objects encountered in everyday living. The properties of geometric figures such as triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and circles are studied using basic Euclidean theorems and postulates. Also, formal logic and mathematical reasoning are introduced in this course. Students must have successfully completed Algebra 1 with a B average and have teacher approval.
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Music

Music is a required semester class in 7th or 8th Grade.

Concert Band
To play in Concert Band you must get permission from the band teacher. This is the advanced band. Fees: $10.00 music fee for the class. $20.00 fee for use of school instruments.

Jazz Band
This band is made up from the best players in Concert Band. You must be in Concert Band to play in Jazz Band and have the teacher's permission.

Vocal Music
Chorus is a semester class for 7th and 8th Graders. Students learn the basics of music: note reading, enunciation, breathing techniques, and performing/audience skills. Each semester a concert is given in which students are expected to perform. There is a $10.00 fee for this class.

Mixed Chorus (High School credit given for music requirement)
Mixed Chorus is a year-long class that is open to 8th and 9th Grade students by AUDITION ONLY. S/A or T/B Chorus is a prerequisite. Besides the basic skills of singing, ear training and sight reading are taught. The class is expected to do more performances. This group sings in assemblies, does service projects and the District Choir Festival. There is a $20.00 fee for this class, plus the purchase of a shirt.

Guitar
Guitar is a semester class for 8th and 9th Grade students only. Basics of guitar playing are taught: chords, note reading, and different styles of strumming. Students must provide their own guitar and guitar case. There is a $10.00 fee for this class.

Cadet Band
This is a band for students who already know how to play a band instrument (woodwind, brass, or drums). All 7th Graders coming into the school who want to play in band need to register for Cadet Band. Eighth Grade and Freshmen students who have not played in Cadet Band need to also register for Cadet Band unless they get permission from the band teacher to be in Concert Band. Fees: $10.00 music fee for the class. $20.00 fee for use of school instruments.

Cadet Orchestra
This is orchestra for students who already play a string instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass). Seventh graders need to take Cadet Orchestra before they can go on to Concert Orchestra. Eighth Graders and Freshmen students can also take Cadet Orchestra until they have permission to take Concert Orchestra. Fees: $10.00 music fee for the class. $20.00 fee for use of school instruments.

Concert Orchestra
To play in Concert Orchestra you must get permission from the teacher. This is the advanced orchestra. Fees: $10.00 music fee for the class. $20.00 fee for use of school instruments.
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Physical Education

Freshmen P.E.
This semester course provides instruction aimed at improving or maintaining physical fitness, and the introduction to fitness, and techniques. The course also is designed to develop further participation skills in a variety of team and individual games, dance, and activities. The emphasis is on leadership, sportsmanship, respect for officials, decisions and rules.

8th Grade P.E.
This Physical Education class is offered daily each semester. It teaches and develops advanced techniques of individual, dual, and team sport, with emphasis on sportsmanship, fair play, a spirit of competition, leadership, cooperation, and a sense of personal worth.

8th Grade Health
Health is a semester course required of all 8th Grade students. Instruction in personal health covers the following topics: positive and negative life styles; growth, development and maturation, disease, nutrition and decision making.
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Science

7th Grade Integrated Science
Are you and air made of the same materials? Why do you have red hair like your grandma when your parents have black hair? What is inside the earth? How do we know? How do one-celled organisms eat? You will be investigating these and other interesting questions in science this year. There are no prerequisites. There is a $5.00 lab fee.

Freshmen Biology Honors
Biology is a class for motivated students who want to learn and like a challenge. This class will help students who are thinking about possibly going to college. High school graduation requires 1 full year of a biological science. Current college entrance requires three years of science, two of which must be a combination of biology, chemistry or physics. This class meets both high school and college requirements. Labs are a significant part of the class. Activities include chemistry as it relates to living organisms, cells and energy, genetics and ecology. The following requirements are necessary for admittance to Biology 1-2H:
1. Citizenship average of at least 2.0,
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0,
3. Signature of Mr. Morris, room C-15.
Bring a copy of your second quarter grades with you. If you lost your copy, see your counselor. Lab fee is $10.00.

Freshmen Earth Systems
This Earth Systems class is an integrated approach to the earth. It is open to all Freshmen and will fill the 9th Grade science requirement. In this class we will look at how the earth has changed because of earthquakes, volcanoes, climate, and the influence of animals and human populations. We will look at what happens to the sun's energy, how it is changed, where it is changed, where it is stored and how man can manipulate it. We will be designing experiments and performing others to show how the earth relates to what is going on around it. We will take a look at our solar system and beyond and evaluate whether or not we should spend resources to explore it. We will look at the atmosphere and learn how weather is predicted and then test our skills. We will look at many sides of ecological situations that affect our earth. If you are an earthling, we have something that should interest you in this class. Lab fee is $10.00.

Freshmen Earth Systems-Honors Globe
This Earth Systems class is designed for motivated students who want to become part of an international research team. Students make observations and take scientific measurements which are sent over the Internet to research scientists and students at other GLOBE schools. Data collection will be intertwined with our curriculum which includes the universe, oceans, atmosphere, and the geology of Earth.
Requirements:
1.) Citizenship average of at least 2.0
2.) Overall grade point average of 2.0,
3.) Mrs. Neal's signature (Room C-17)

8th Grade Integrated Science
How do planes fly? How would you make a good machine? Can the cow predict Utah's next earthquake? Make you own slime or other wonderful goo. Learn how to light up your life with electricity. Why do you get whiplash? Learn how technology has improved our lives. Science to open eyes. There are no prerequisites. There is a $5.00 lab fee.
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Social Studies

Utah Studies and Civics - 7th Grade
Enter Utah before the pioneers. Visit the various tribes and learn their way of life. Collect pine nuts with the Goshutes and design pottery with the Navajos. Collect beaver hides with the trappers and rendezvous afterwards. Travel the Mormon Trail down Emigration Canyon and settle the Salt Lake Valley. Mine silver in Ophir and discover the value of uranium. Visit the national parks and wonders of Utah! In civics you can be a model citizen. Find out what your Constitution does for you. Serve on a jury, create laws, and become a member of the President's cabinet as you help him run our country!

United States History - 8th Grade
Travel back in time and visit Native American tribes, arrive in Jamestown, colonize the east coast, pour tea in Boston Harbor, and help write the Declaration of Independence. Explore the West with Lewis and Clark, travel along the Trail of Tears, visit the Alamo and fight Santa Anna. Pick cotton in the South and travel along the Underground Railroad. Picnic at Bull Run and listen to Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address. Help reconstruct the South. Become a Dough Boy and fight for peace in Europe. Dance the Charleston and build Model T's. Work for the CCC and listen to fireside chats. Be in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and experience the interment camps in Utah. COME LIVE THE EXPERIMENT!

Freshmen World Geography - 9th Grade
Now departing for a nine month world tour. You will walk along the Great Wall of China, visit the slums of India, go on a safari in Kenya, dance at Oktoberfest in Germany, view kangaroos in Australia, and battle mosquitoes in Canada. Envelop yourself in world cultures as you spend this nine month tour guided by professional directors. All expenses paid!!!

AP Human Geography - 9th Grade and High School Students
Mr. Brough will be teaching this Advanced Placement course after school during the months of November through April for highly-motivated, self-disciplined 9th Grade students. This course gives students three college-level credits if they pass the AP Exam in May. Interested students can learn more about this course by clicking here.
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Technology and Manufacturing

Technology/Life/Careers(TLC)
This is a required course for 7th Grade students. This course explores different areas of current technology. The major content areas of exploration are Business, Career Information, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Technology. Some subjects which have been in this course in the past include airplane design, cooking, calculators, desktop publishing, family resources, graphics, marketing, numerical control machines, rocketry, sewing, video production, and word processing.

Technology Education 1
This is an elective course available to 8th Graders and Freshmen. This is a semester course which explains the current areas of technology which include communications, manufacturing, construction, power, energy and transportation. The technology lab implements these into 15 different modules which include robotics, computer animated design, digital video, digital design and flight technology just to name a few. CO2 rocket dragsters are designed and developed then raced against other dragsters in class. Space exploration will be covered using model rockets that use solid fuel boosters which are built from scratch then launched. Other areas covered will be computer aided drafting, and small woodworking projects. No prerequisite. Lab fee: $20.00

Technology Education 2
This is an elective course available for 8th Graders and Freshmen. This course is a continuation of Tech Ed. 1 where the students continue to explore the technology areas of communication, construction, manufacturing, power, energy and transportation using the Tech Lab modules. Also covered will be architectural drawing and multi view drawing using CAD software programs, these will also be in the technology lab. Problem solving using a variety of methods and applications will be used. No prerequisite. Lab fee: $20.00.

Manufacturing 1 and 2 (Formerly "Woodworking")
This class is designed to help students understand the concepts, principles and problems of industrial technology through material processing. Students perform selected production activities in processing principles as they apply to manufacturing. This class may be taken for a semester (Manufacturing 1) of for the entire year (Manufacturing 1-2). Students problem solve and use creative thinking techniques through designing and constructing projects using various materials. Students receive instruction in the care and use of hand tools as well as in the use and safe operation of power tools. Manufacturing 2 students select and design products that challenge their problem solving abilities, producing items for personal use and pride of accomplishment. Other aspects of industry will also be covered during the course of the year--such as mass production, electronics, and metal working. No prerequisite. Fee: $25.00 minimum (or $25.00-$50.00 per semester depending on cost of material for individual projects).
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Theater Arts

Musical Theatre
This semester class is for 8th and 9th Grade students, and provides them with training in drama, dance and music. Students will combine music, singing, acting and dance to create refined art. Students will be encouraged to create, work, study, practice, improve, evaluate and excel for a final performance. This class fills the requirement for 7th and 8th Grade music. You must have teacher approval to take this class. There is a $5.00 music fee.
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Unique Classes

Student Council Class
Hey Generals!! Do you want to ROCK THE HOUSE!??!! Do you believe in service, and enjoy getting involved with fun activities? If so, join your friends in supporting athletic and school sponsored events by being a part of the Eisenhower Spirit Team! A "Letter of Application," 3.0 GPA, and a solid 3.0 CPA are required to be a member of the team. No athletic or dance experience necessary-just a willingness to serve and show a lot of school spirit!!! Eighth Grade and Freshmen students are chosen after 3rd Term. Seventh Grade students are chosen in the Fall.

Journalism Class

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