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Ringgold High School

Gifted Honors AP

Gifted Honors AP

Area of Study Year Advanced Academics Course of Study

English

9th Honors 9th Grade Literature/Composition
10th Honors 10th Grade Literature/Composition
11th AP Language/Composition
12th AP Literature/Composition

Mathematics

9th Honors Algebra I
10th Honors Geometry
11th Honors Algebra II
12th AP Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, OR AP Stats

Science

9th Honors Physical Science
10th Honors Biology
11th Honors Chemistry
12th Honors Anatomy, Honors Physics, AP Biology,
AP Environmental Science OR AP Physics OR AP Chemistry

Social Studies

9th Honors World History OR AP World History
10th Honors American Government OR AP American Government
11th AP United States History*
12th AP Macroeconomics*

* EOC not required for this course 

Honors English Courses 
Honors English courses are rigorous. Students are required to produce research assignments, projects, and several performance tasks in order to receive credit for the course. Outside reading is required including summer reading. Homework/class work includes written assignments, note taking, quizzes, worksheets, peer-editing teams, individual and team presentations, skits, SAT vocabulary preparation, essay construction, library research, grammar review, SSR daily reading, etc. Participating in daily class discussions is expected and required. The curriculum covers a variety of literary and writing genres. Additional studies include vocabulary, grammar, presentation skills, the writing process, research skills, outside reading, and answering open-ended questions. 

English Course Summer Reading for Honors English
   
9th grade Honors Lit/Comp

Read the following book:

  1. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Obtain copies ONLY of the following TWO books:

  1. Mythology by Edith Hamilton
  2. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
10th grade Honors Lit/Comp
  1. Oedipus Rex/King by Sophocles
  2. Animal Farm by George Orwell
11th grade AP Language
  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  2. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
12th grade AP Literature
  1. Please select ONE of the following two plays by Shakespeare:
  2. King Lear
  3. Hamlet

Please visit the RHS website for additional information regarding Su