Grade 9

Bible

10 LightUnits - 1 Credit

This course is a survey of the New Testament, plus a study of Job and several age-appropriate themes. Each LightUnit includes a self check for each section and a LightUnit test and can be completed in about three weeks. The outline for Bible 900 is as follows:

901 Introduction to the New Testament
902 The Gospels
903 The Acts of the Apostles
904 The Pauline Epistles
905 The General Epistles
906 The Revelation of Jesus Christ
907 Biblical Literature: Job and Suffering
908 How to Share Christ With My Friends
909 God’s Will for My Life
910 Review

English I

Sunrise Edition

Grade 9 (Units 1-5) - ½ Credit; Grade 10 (Units 6-10) - ½ Credit

Grade 9 uses English I LightUnits 1-5. LightUnits 1-3 focus on English grammar and usage. LightUnit 4 includes writing essay answers, and LightUnit 5 focuses on making speeches. One semester.

Literature I

 Sunrise Edition

 Grade 9 (Units 1-5) - ½ Credit; Grade 10 (Units 6-10) - ½ Credit

Grade 9 Literature I uses the first half of the textbook Perspectives of Life in Literature and LightUnits 1-5 of Sunrise Literature I. (The other half is covered in Grade 10.) Units 1-2 cover the short story; Units 3-5 cover poetry. Each unit includes sixteen lessons, two self checks and a LightUnit test. One semester.

Math

Algebra I

10 LightUnits - 1 Credit

Each LightUnit includes a self check for each section and a LightUnit test and can be completed in about three weeks. This one-credit course covers the following concepts and skills:

901 Variables and Numbers
902 Solving Equations and Inequalities
903 Problem Analysis and Solution
904 Polynomials
905 Factors
906 Algebraic Fractions
907 Radical Expressions
908 Graphing
909 Systems
910 Quadratic Equations and a Review of Algebra 1

The teacher’s guide developed by Alpha Omega Publications shows how each problem is solved, but these solutions do not always match the revised CLE LightUnits. CLE encloses free update booklets with orders for the teacher’s guide to balance this discrepancy. The teacher’s guide with the updates takes place of the briefer list answer keys.

Science

10 LightUnits - 1 Credit

Each LightUnit includes a self test for each section and a LightUnit test and can be completed in about three weeks. This course contains the following themes:

901 Our Atomic World
902 Volume, Mass, and Density
903 Physical Geology
904 Historical Geology
905 Body Health I
906 Body Health II
907 Astronomy
908 Oceanograpy
909 Science and Tomorrow
910 Review

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Social Studies

10 LightUnits - 1 Credit

In this one-credit course, each LightUnit includes a self test for each section and a LightUnit test and can be completed in about three weeks. LightUnits contain the following themes:

901 The Heritage of the United States
902 U.S. Government
903 State and Local Government
904 Planning a Lifework
905 Citizenship
906 The Earth and Man
907 Regions of the World
908 Man and His Environment
909 The Tools of the Geographer
910 Man in a Changing World