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Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-221

Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-222

TABLE OF CONTENTSNote to Students .5Dropping Courses .6CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION .7Business and Information Technology .7Family and Consumer Science.17Technology and Engineering .24FINE ARTS .36Art Courses .36Music Courses .49Theatre Arts Courses.62Dance Courses .67HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION .69Registration Guidelines .69ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS .72MATHEMATICS .77Registration Guidelines .77Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-223

SCIENCE .83Registration Guidelines .83SOCIAL STUDIES .95Registration Guidelines .95WORLD LANGUAGES .108INDIAN TRAIL ACADEMY ONLY COURSES .119Career and Technical Education .120Business and Information Technology .120Family and Consumer Science.125Technology and Engineering .126Fine Arts.127Art Courses .127English/Language Arts.129Science .130World Language.134LAKEVIEW TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY ONLY COURSES .136Career and Technical Education .137Business and Information Technology .137Technology and Engineering .140Social Studies .146Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-224

Note to StudentsStudents should refer to their specific schools to find out what courses arebeing offered at a particular school. All courses aren’t offered at all schools.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-225

Dropping CoursesStudents may withdraw from a course within 15 class days according tothe school’s guidelines provided that they have:1. A recommendation of the teacher/counselor,2. A written request from their parent/guardian, and3. Administrative approval.A failing grade will be given for courses dropped after the specified time.This failing grade will become part of the student’s permanent record. A studentwho registers for a course and then fails to attend it is subject to disciplinaryaction and will receive a grade of F, which will become part of the student’spermanent recordKenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-226

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONBUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDesktop Publishing½ creditWeb Page Design½ creditPersonal Finance½ creditCOURSES810610Prerequisites: None810710Description: Learn design skills that areneeded in promoting a business and personallife using Adobe InDesign. Projects includedesigning advertisements, newsletters, product labels, posters, business cards, andannouncements using graphics, objects, fonts,etc.Prerequisites: None810910Description: In this course students will use avariety of design software to organize, create,publish, and manage a web site. Course content includes creating a variety of graphicelements, including video, animations,rollover effects, backgrounds, and pageimages.Prerequisites: Grades 10 through 12 onlyDescription: Students will develop the skillsneeded to make sound financial decisions bothnow and in the future. Topics include moneymanagement, banking, budgeting, payroll,taxes, saving and investing, credit, andinsurance.Personal Finance Honors½ creditThis course meets the Kenosha Unified SchoolDistrict requirement for consumer educationcredit and meets Wisconsin Financial LiteracyStandards.Prerequisites: Grades 10 through 12 only810920Description: Students will develop the skillsneeded to make sound financial decisions bothnow and in the future. Topics include moneymanagement, banking, budgeting, payrolltaxes, saving and investing, credit andinsurance.There are additional topics,assignments, and projects for honors credit.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-227

International Business½ creditStarting a Business½ creditAdvanced AccountingHonors1 creditAccounting Honors1 creditLeadership½ creditKenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-22811110This course meets the requirement forconsumer education credit and meetsWisconsin Financial Literacy Standards.Prerequisites: None811210Description:This course provides afoundation for becoming informed about theglobal business environment. Students will beintroduced to the basic principles of international business, including monetary exchangerates, exports and imports, and custom and immigration policies, and learn about theemployee-employer relationship in a globaleconomy.Prerequisites: None811421811422Description: In this business course, studentswill learn about different business models,their objectives, and ethical and social responsibilities related to employees, customers,and managing business risks. Students willlearn business principles and skills required tooperate a business.Prerequisites:Accounting (811411 and811412)Description:Corporate and managerialaccounting will be emphasized. After completing this course, students will have a majoradvantage when taking college accounting andpossess the skills necessary for entry-levelaccounting and bookkeeping careers. Thiscourse is also recommended for students whowant to own their own business.Prerequisites: None811521811522Description: Accounting is the language ofbusiness. During the course students will prepare financial records, develop financialreports, enhance general knowledge of business, and learn payroll and taxes. This courseprovides an excellent background andpreparation for college business majors.Prerequisites: None8116108

811710Description: This class is designed to teachstudents leadership skills that will be importantto their future, regardless of career goals. Thecourse teaches several of the basic skills identified as crucial for success in the future,including problem solving and creative thinking, self-esteem, goal setting and motivation,interpersonal skills and teamwork, situationalleadership, and communication. The class emphasizes small group work and hands-onexperiences.Prerequisites: NoneBusiness and Personal LawHonors½ credit811720Description: Laws are a part of everyday life.Learn your legal rights and responsibilitiesthrough speakers, debates, and mock trials.Gain knowledge of legal problems; and develop the ability to analyze, evaluate, andresolve legal disputes. Learn how the legalsystem impacts you.Prerequisites: NoneIntroduction to Business½ credit812710Description: This course is for students whodesire honors credit for Business and PersonalLaw. This honors credit option course is idealfor students that desire a more in-depth understanding of the law or are planning to pursueany type of business-based degree after highschool. Students taking this honors creditoption will focus more in depth on keyconcepts of the legal system, includingcriminal law, tort law, civil law, contract law,and ethics. Students will delve into law in thenews, how court systems work, and keySupreme Court cases. Honors credit studentswill also take leadership roles in class debatesand mock trials.Prerequisites: NoneBusiness and Personal Law½ creditDescription: This is an introductory businesscourse designed to provide students with theskills needed to effectively live in our world.Students are introduced to leadership,computer applications, starting a business,Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-229

Teen Leadership1 creditFinance—YAP Level 11 creditFinance—YAP Level 2½ creditEmployability Seminar½ creditaccounting, desktop publishing, marketing,web page design, international business,business and personal law, personal finance,and career exploration.Prerequisites: None812811812812818111818112Description: Teen Leadership is a course inwhich students develop leadership, professional, and business skills.Personal andprofessional goal setting as well as principlebased decision making are included in thefocus. Course competencies include: developing a healthy self-concept and healthyrelationships; learning to understand the concept of personal responsibility; andunderstanding emotional intelligence, theeffects of peer pressure, and problem-solvingskills.Prerequisites: Corequisite—Student must beenrolled in a course within a related renticeship Program is a one- or two-yearapprenticeship. Students earn credit and getpaid for working for a local business. Students will receive a certificate from the stateupon successful completion of the program.Prerequisites: Corequisite—Student must beenrolled in a course within a related eship Program is a one- or two-yearapprenticeship. Students earn credit and getpaid for working for a local business. Students will receive a certificate from the stateupon successful completion of the program.Prerequisites: NoneDescription:Students will learn aboutemployability skills (e.g., job search, resume,application letter, interview skills, etc.) softskills, business practices, and how to conductthemselves in a professional and ethicalmanner.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-2210

Computer Applications½ credit820310Prerequisites: NoneDescription: Students in this course will learnand use the core programs of the industryleading Microsoft Office Suite. Students willlearn and use these business-preferredprograms to electronically communicate,share, organize, and problem solve in ourinformation-intensive society.LearningMicrosoft Office skills will prepare studentsfor positions in any organization.Exploring ComputerScienceStudents will learn and apply Microsoft Officesoftware applications, including Windows(features and apps), Word (word processing),Excel (spreadsheets), and PowerPoint(presentation software) to compose, organize,create, and communicate information.Students will integrate these programs withemail and internet to prepare documents andcomplete projects.Prerequisites: None820421820422Description: Exploring Computer Scienceteaches the creative, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and problem-solving nature ofcomputing with instructional materials, whichfeature a fun, inquiry-based approach to learning and teaching.Exploring ComputerScience is designed to introduce students to thebreadth of the field of computer sciencethrough an exploration of engaging and accessible topics: human-computer interaction,problem solving, web design, introduction toprogramming, computing/data analysis, androbotics. Rather than focusing the entirecourse on learning particular software tools orprogramming languages, the course is designed to focus on the conceptual ideas ofcomputing and help students understand whycertain tools or languages might be utilized tosolve particular problems. Students will alsobe introduced to topics such as interfacedesign, limits of computers, and societal andethical issues.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-2211

AP Computer SciencePrinciples1 creditAP Computer Science A1 credit820531820532Prerequisites:Completion of ExploringComputer Science strongly recommended820631820632Description: AP Computer Science Principlesis designed to be equivalent to a first-semesterintroductory college computing course. In thiscourse students will develop computationalthinking skills vital for success across all disciplines. Students are encouraged to applycreative processes when developing computational artifacts and to think creatively whileusing computer software and other technologyto explore questions that interest them. Theywill also develop effective communication andcollaboration skills, working individually andcollaboratively to solve problems, and discussing and writing about the importance of theseproblems and the impacts to their community,society, and the world. Students are stronglyencouraged to take the Advanced PlacementExamination with the potential to earn collegecredit.Prerequisites: Completion of AP ComputerScience Principles strongly recommendedDescription: The AP Computer Science Acourse is an introductory course in computerscience. Because the design and implementation of computer programs to solve problemsinvolve skills that are fundamental to the studyof computer science, a large part of the courseis built around the development of computerprograms that correctly solve a given problem.These programs should be understandable;adaptable; and, when appropriate, reusable. Atthe same time the design and implementationof computer programs is used as a context forintroducing other important aspects ofcomputer science, including the developmentand analysis of algorithms, the developmentand use of fundamental data structures, thestudy of standard algorithms and typicalapplications, and the use of logic and formalmethods. Students are strongly encouraged totake the Advanced Placement Examinationwith the potential to earn college credit.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-2212

Information Technology—YAP Level 21 creditInformation Technology—YAP Level 21 creditMarketing1 creditMarketing Honors1 credit828111828112Prerequisites: Corequisite—Student must beenrolled in a course within a related pathway.828113828114Description: The Information TechnologyYouth Apprenticeship Program is a one- ortwo-year apprenticeship. Students earn creditand get paid for working for a local business.Students will receive a skills certificate fromthe Wisconsin Department of WorkforceDevelopment upon successful completion ofthe program.Prerequisites: Corequisite—Student must beenrolled in a source within a related pathway.Description: The Information TechnologyYouth Apprenticeship Program is a one- ortwo-year apprenticeship. Students earn creditand get paid for working for a local business.Students will receive a skills certificate fromthe Wisconsin Department of WorkforceDevelopment upon successful completion ofthe program.Prerequisites: None830111830112Description: Students find out what it takes tomarket a product or service in today’s fastpaced business environment. Students willlearn the fundamentals of marketing usingreal-world business examples. In this coursetopics include buyer behavior, marketing research principles, distribution, financing,pricing, and product management. This coursemay be taken for consumer educationgraduation credit.Prerequisites: None830121830122Description: This course will instruct studentsin the foundations of marketing, the four Ps ofmarketing (1. product, 2. price, 3. place, and4. promotion), human relations and communications (people skills), and economicprinciples as they apply to marketing. Smallgroup-oriented instruction and organizationwill allow the student to achieve a true "handson" experience. This course may be taken forconsumer education graduation credit.Kenosha Unified School DistrictHigh School Course Catalog2021-2213

Advanced Marketing1 creditAdvanced MarketingHonors1 creditStudents have two options to earn honorscredit: 1. exit interview or 2. compete withDECA.Prerequisites:Marketing (830111 and830112), application, and teacher permissionrequired830311830312Description: Advanced Marketing is for thestudent who is seriously considering a careerin the field of marketing. Students who takethe course will study the functions of marketing, including distribution, financing,marketing information management, selling,promotion, pricing, and product/service planning. Students will also study the charactertraits necessary to become successful bothpersonally and professionally as they apply toareas of management. Classroom instructionwill include both large group and small groupinstruction with the emphasis on teamworkthrough small group projects. Students willlearn time management skills through thecompletion of several long-term projects.Students combine this course with MarketingInternship and participate in the studentorganization.Prerequisites:Marketing (830111 and830112) and application830321830322Description: Advanced Marketing is for thestudent who is seriously considering a careerin the field of marketing. Students who takethe course will study the functions of marketing, including distribution, financing,marketing information management, selling,promotion, pricing, and product/service planning. Students will also study the charactertraits necessary to become successful bothpersonally and professionally as they apply toareas of management. Classroom instructionwill include both large group and small groupinstruction with the emphasis on teamworkthrough small group projects

AP Computer Science A 1 credit : 820631 820632 . Prerequisites: Completion of AP Computer Science Principles strongly recommended . Description: The AP Computer Science A course is an introductory course in computer science. Because the design and implementa-tion of computer programs to solv

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