Human Development

Students will do the following:

• Examine the eight stages of human emotional and psychological development described by psychologist Erik Erikson
• Discuss Erikson’s first five stages of life, infancy through adolescence, with a focus on the adolescent “identity crisis”

Understanding Television

Students will understand the following:

• Producing a television show is a complex task that requires many skills, many people, and a great deal of thought and planning

Understanding Sterotypes

Students will:

• Assumptions can lead to stereotypes and unfair judgments about individuals and groups
• Stereotypes and biases affect our lives

Concepts in Algebra

Students will:

• Discover Islamic achievements in mathematics
• Understand Al-Khwarizmi's six standard forms of equations
• Be able to solve equations in any of the forms

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

Students will:

• Read one work by Edgar Allan Poe ("The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Raven," or "The Tell-Tale Heart")
• Summarize basic elements (plot, characters, setting, perspective)
• Identify the emotions revealed in the work
• Create an original piece portraying these emotions