NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
6
Patterns in Numbers
Order of Operations
Patterns in Fractions
Angle Measurement
Polygons
Angle Theorem
Triangles
Area
Perimeter
Circumferernce
Volume
Percents
Analyzing Graph Data
Students must state themes and details for stories that include:
The Jacket
All Summer in a Day
Pigman and Me
Goodness of Matt Kaizer
Reluctant Dragon
Bully of Barksdale Street
Students must be prepared to write in a number of styles including.... personal essay
Criticism
Play Formate
Short Story
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing:
Learning Logs, Journals,
Self-Expression,
Unit 2: The Writing
Process: Pre-writing,
Drafting, Revising, Editing,
Presenting.
Grammar:
Unit 8: Sentence types,
Subjects and Predicates,
Unit 9: Nouns -
Compound, proper, singular, plural, possessive
Unit 10: Verbs - Action and Direct Objects, Indirect
Objects, Linking Verbs and
Predicate Words, Tenses,
Main verbs and Helping
Verbs
Your test will be on Chapter 4 only. But the essay writing portion will include major topics from chapters 1-4.
Study vocabulary words ( use flashcards,
Stanford notes, or catchy mnemonic devices.
Dear King Philip Come Over For Good
Spaghetti = Domain, Kingdom, Phylum,
Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
25 % of your grade is based off vocabulary,
25 % on multiple choice and 50 % on essay writing.
Topics to study
Know important people: JJ Thompson,
Ernest Rutherford, John Dalton, and
Democritus
Be able to correctly identify an element on the periodic table by knowing its atomic mass, atomic symbol, atomic number, proton, neutron, and electron.
Essay Questions
Compare and contrast the properties of a homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture.
Compare and draw the composition of CO and CO2 hexane.
What is the difference between Thompsons
Model of an atom to Rutherford’s gold-foil experiment?
Why is it impossible for the atomic number to be bigger than the atomic mass?
Write a formula for a compound but not a mixture. What is the difference between a formula and compound?
Using Geography Skills
-thinking like a Geographer
-the Earth in space
Earth’s Physical
Geography
-forces shaping the earth
-landforms and water resources
-climate regions
-human environment interaction
Earth’s Human and
Cultural Geography
-world population
-global cultures
-resources, technology, and world trade
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12 (blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 6 (green book)
Unit 1: Introduction and Commendation
Unit 2: City and Environment
Korean-
Ms. Beom
(Advance)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit 2 Greeting & Introduction
Unit3 Restaurant
Unit4 Shopping
Unit5 Daily Life
Unit 6 Time
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit 1 Consonants,vowels and writing
Unit 2 Greeting

NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
7
Order of Operations
Distribution
One Step Equations
Two Step Equations
Multi Step Equations
Equations with variables on each side
Solving for a Specific
Variable
Ratios
Proportions
Slope
Slope Intercept Form
Graphing
Writing Equations
Solving For unknowns in slope Equations
Students must be able to recall SPECIFIC
EVENTS AND DETAILS from the following stories:
Flash Flood, Paddling
Dicey Waters, Seventh
Grade, Message of Hope,
Teaching Nepalis to Read,
Plant, and Vote, May I
Have Your Autograph?,
How Things Work, The
Giver
Students must be able to understand and explain the following literary terms and concepts:
Setting a purpose for reading, previewing, reviewing, understanding text structures, photos, captions, titles, subheads, decks, lead, charts and diagrams, cutaway diagram, context clues, implied theme, stated theme, setting, conflict, five stages of plot, flashback, foreshadowing, symbol, subject-verb agreement
Types of Sentences
Subjects and Predicates
Compound Subjects and
Predicates
Writing Paragraphs
Complex Sentences
Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Plural Nouns
Possesive Nouns
Combining Nouns in
Sentences
Appostives
Appositive phrases
Chapter 1 - Scientific Problem Solving
(scientific methods, observation, inference, hypothesis, independent/dependent variable, constant, control) Study guide p. 23
Chapter 2 - Minerals (mineral, crystal, magma, silicate)
Mineral Identification ( hardness, luster, specific gravity, streak, cleavage, fracture)
Uses of Minerals (gem, ore) Study Guide p.
51
Chapter 3 - The Rock Cycle (rock, rock cycle)
Igneous Rocks (lava, intrusive, extrusive, basaltic, granitic)
Metamorphic Rocks (foliated, nonfoliated)
Sedimentary Rocks (sediment, compaction, cementation)
Study Guide p. 81
Chapter 4 - Earth’s Atmosphere (troposphere, ionosphere, ozone layer, UV radiation, CFC)
Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere
(radiation, convection, conduction, hydrosphere, condensation)
Air Movement (Coriolis effect, jet stream, land breeze, sea breeze) Study Guide p. 111
Early Civilizations
- early humans
- Mesopotamian
Civilizations
- the first empires
Ancient Egypt
- the Nile Valley
- the Old Kingdom
- the Egyptian empire
- the civilization of Kush all key terms, places to locate, and important people
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12
(blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-
Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 6 (green book)
Unit 1: Introduction and Commendation
Unit 2: City and Environment
Korean-
Ms. Beom
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit 1 Consonants, vowels and writing
Unit 2 Greeting

ENG LIT
NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
ENG GRAMMAR SCIENCE SOCIAL ST.
MATH
8 Solving Equations
Solving Absolute
Value Equations
Solving Inequalities
Solving Compound and Absolute Value
Inequalities
Relations and
Functions(Domain,
Range)
Linear Equations
Slope, x-intercept, yintercept
Writing Linear
Equations
Special
Fucntions(Greatest
Integer Function)
Graphing Inequalities
Solving System of equations
Solving System of inequalities
Matrices(addition, multiplication)
Determinants
Identities, Inverse
Matrices
Solving System of
Equations using
Matrices
Graphing Quadratic
Functions(vertex, minimum, maximum, domain, range)
Solving Quadratic
Equations by
Factoring
Allegory
Fruit at the Bottom of the
Bowl
Dystopian Themes in
Literature
The Veldt
Hunger Games
Telltale Heart
Flowers for Algernon
Madness in Literature
Narrators Voice
Point of View
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing:
Learning Logs, Journals,
Self-Expression,
Unit 2: The Writing
Process: Pre-writing,
Drafting, Revising, Editing,
Presenting.
Grammar:
Unit 8: Sentence types,
Subjects and Predicates,
Unit 9: Nouns -
Compound, proper, singular, plural, possessive
Unit 10: Verbs - Action and Direct Objects, Indirect
Objects, Linking Verbs and
Predicate Words, Tenses,
Main verbs and Helping
Verbs
Chapter 1 - What is science?
Doing Science (descriptive research, experimental research design, scientific methods, model, hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, constant) Study
Guide p. 31
Chapter 2 - Traits and the Environment
(trait, gene, genotype, phenotype)
Genetics (allele, dominant, recessive, Punnett square)
Environmental Impact over Time (evolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptive radiation, extinction)
Study Guide (p. 57)
Chapter 4 - Living Earth (biosphere, ecosystem, population, community, ecology, habitat)
Populations (limiting factor, carrying capacity)
Interactions Within Communities (producer, consumer, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, niche)Study
Guide p. 115
Chapter 5 - Abiotic Factors (biotic, abiotic, atmosphere, soil, climate)
Cycles in Nature (evaporation, condensation, water cycle, nitrogen fixation, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle)
Energy flow (chemosynthesis, food web, energy pyramid) Study Guide p. 143
Chapter 6 - How Ecosystems Change
(succession, pioneer species, climax community)
Biomes (biome, taiga, tundra,desert, grassland, temperate rain forest, tropical rainforest, temperate deciduous forest)
Aquatic Ecosystems (wetland, coral reef, intertidal zone, estuary) Study Guide p. 173
Ancient Greeks
- the early Greeks
- Sparta and Athens
- the Persian Wars
- the Age of Pericles
Greek Civilization
- the culture of Ancient
Greece
Greek Philosophy and
History
- Alexander the Great
- the Spread of Greek
Culture all the key terms, places, and people
CHINESE
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12
(blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-
Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 9 to 12 (NPCR1 book)
Lesson 9:
This year he is 20 years old.
Lesson 10:
I bought a CD here.
Lesson 11:
I can speak a little bit Chinese.
Lesson 12:
My whole body is uncomfortable.

ENG LIT
NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
ENG GRAMMAR SCIENCE SOCIAL ST.
9
MATH CHINESE
Solving Equations
Solving Absolute
Value Equations
Relations and
Functions(Domain,
Range)
Linear
Equations(Slope, xintercept, y-intercept)
Linear
Functions(writing linear functions)
Solving System of
Equations
Solving System of
Equations using
Matrices(Determinant,
Inverse Matrix)
Graphing Quadratic
Functions(Vertex,
Roots)
Complex
Numbers(real, imaginary)
Solving quadratic
Equations(Completing the square, Factoring,
Quadratic Formula)
Quadratic Formula,
Discriminant
Properties of
Exponents
Operations with
Polynomials
Dividing
Polynomials(Synthetic division)
Polynomial Functions in one variable
Solving Polynomial
Equations
Students must be able to recall SPECIFIC
EVENTS AND DETAILS from the following stories:
The Lady, or the Tiger?,
The Most Dangerous
Game, The Leap, The
Cask of Amontillado,
Animal Farm, The
Russian Revolution
Students must be able to understand and explain the following literary terms and concepts:
The five stages of plot, protagonist, antagonist, reliable and unreliable narrator, mood, irony, foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, internal and external conflict, symbol, allegory, implied and stated theme
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing,
Keeping a Journal,
Personal Essay,
AUtobiography, Poem,
Reader-Response Journal.
Unit 2: The Writing
Process
Prewriting, Drafting,
Revising, Editing,
Presenting
Grammar:
Unit 10: Parts of Speech,
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, Adverbs,
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Interjections
Unit 11: Parts of the
Sentence - Subjects and
Predicates, Complements
Chapter 1 - Methods of Science (scientific method, hypothesis, experiment, variable, constant, theory, law)
Standards of Measurement (precision, accuracy, volume, mass, density)
Communicating with Graphs (graph) Study
Guide p. 31
Chapter 2 - Describing Motion
(displacement, vector, speed, instantaneous speed, average speed, velocity)
Acceleration
Motion and Forces (net force, balanced/unbalanced forces, friction, static friction, sliding friction, air resistance, terminal velocity) Study Guide p. 91
Chapter 4 - The First Two Laws of Motion
(first/second law of motion, inertia)
Gravity (gravity, weight, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force)
The Third Law of Motion (momentum, law of conservation of momentum) Study Guide p.
121
Chapter 5 - The Nature of Energy (energy,
KE, PE, joule, leastic PE, chemical PE, gravitational PE)
Conservation of Energy (mechanical energy, law of conservation of energy) Study Guide p. 147
Toward the Civil War
- slavery and the west
- a nation dividing
-challenges to slavery
-secession and war
The Civil War
-the two sides
- the early stages of the war
-life during the war
- the strain of the war
- the war’s final stages all the key terms, places to locate, and people
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12
(blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-
Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 9 to 12 (NPCR1 book)
Lesson 9:
This year he is 20 years old.
Lesson 10:
I bought a CD here.
Lesson 11:
I can speak a little bit Chinese.
Lesson 12:
My whole body is uncomfortable.

MATH ENG LIT
NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
ENG GRAMMAR SCIENCE SOCIAL ST.
10
Linear Functions
(Slope, x-intercept, yintercept)
Perpendicular, Parallel lines.
Composition of
Functions
Piecewise Functions
Solving System of
Equations (two, three variables)
Solving System of
Equations using
Matrices(determinant, inverse matrix)
Even, Odd Functions
Shifting of Functions
Graphs of Nonlinear
Inequalities
Inverse Functions and
Relations
Continuity and End
Behavior
Graphs of Rational
Functions (Horizontal,
Vertical asymptote)
Polynomial Functions
Quadratic Equations
(vertex, quadratic formula)
The Rational Root
Theorem
Locating Zeros of a
Polynomial Functions
Rational Equations and Partial Fractions
Students must be able to recall SPECIFIC
EVENTS AND DETAILS from the following stories:
The Open Window, The
Californian’s Tale, The
Masque of the Red Death,
Two Kinds, Tuesday
Siesta, The Great Gatsby
Students must be able to understand and explain the following literary terms and concepts:
The five stages of plot, protagonist, antagonist, reliable and unreliable narrator, mood, irony, foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, internal and external conflict, symbol, allegory, implied and stated theme, motif,. tragedy, tragic hero, 3 act play
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing,
Keeping a Journal,
Personal Essay,
AUtobiography, Poem,
Reader-Response Journal.
Unit 2: The Writing
Process
Prewriting, Drafting,
Revising, Editing,
Presenting
Grammar:
Unit 10: Parts of Speech,
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, Adverbs,
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Interjections
Unit 11: Parts of the
Sentence - Subjects and
Predicates, Complement
Chapter 1 - Intro to Bio (adaptation, biology, growth, development, homeostasis, organism, species, stimulus, response, organization, reproduction)
The methods of science (constant, dependent/independent variable, data, experiment, hypothesis, serendipity, inference, observation) Study Guide p. 24
Chapter 2 - Organisms and Their relationships (abiotic factor, biological community, biome, biosphere, biotic factor, commensalism, ecology, habitat, mutualism, parasitism, niche, population, predation, symbiosis, ecosystem)
Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem (autotroph, biomass, varnivore, detritivore, food chain, food web, herbivore, heterotroph, omnivore, trophic level) cycling of Matter (biogeochemical cycle, denitrification, matter, nitrogen fixation, nutrient) Study Guide p. 52
Chapter 3 - Community Ecology (climax community, ecological succession, tolerance, limiting factor, primary/secondary succession)
Terrestrial Biomes
Aquatic biomes
Study Guide p. 85
Chapter 4 - Population Dynamics (carrying capacity, density dependent/independent factors, dispersion, emigration, immigration, population density, population growth rate)
Human Population (age structure, demography, zero population growth)
Chapter 5 - Biodiversity (ecosystem, genetics and species diversities, extinction)
Threats to Biodiversity (background extinction, mass extinction, edge effect, biological magnification, eutrophication, habitat fragmentation, introduced species, overexploitation)
Conserving Biodiversity (biological augmentation, biological remediation, endemic, renewable/nonrenewable resources, sustainable use) Study Guide p. 138
Chapter 6 - Atoms, Elements, and
Compounds
Chemical Reactions
Water and Solutions
The Building Blocks of Life
Study Guide p. 174
Geography skills
- globes and maps
-projections
- determining location
- reading a map
-physical maps
-political maps
-thematic maps
-GIS
Geographer’s Craft
- elements of Geography
-Research Methods
-Geography and other
Subjects
-Geography as a Career
Planet Earth
- Solar System
- Landforms and Water systems
Earth’s Structure
Internal forces of Change
External Forces of Change
Earth’s Water the Water Cycle
Bodies of Salt Water
Bodies of Fresh Water
Climates of the Earth
Earth - Sun Relationships
Climate and Weather
The Greenhouse Effect
Factors affecting Climate latitude, elevation, and climate
Wind and Ocean currents
Landforms and Climate
World Climate Patterns climate regions climate changes all the content/academic vocabulary places to locate
CHINESE/KOREAN
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12
(blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 15 (green book)
Unit 1: Introduction and Commendation
Unit 2: City and Environment
Unit 3: House and Furniture
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Health
Korean-Ms. Beom
(Advance)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit 2 Greeting & Introduction
Unit3 Restaurant
Unit4 Shopping
Unit5 Daily Life
Unit 6 Time
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit1 Consonants, vowels and writing
Unit2 Greeting

MATH ENG LIT
NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
ENG GRAMMAR SCIENCE SOCIAL ST.
CHINESE/KOREAN
11 Linear
Functions(Slope, xintercept, y-intercept,
Parallel, perpendicular lines)
Solving system of equations(two and three variables)
Solving system of equations using matrices
Composite Functions
Odd, Even Functions
Shifting of Functions
Inverse Functions and
Relations
Continuity and End behavior
Graphs of Rational
Functions (Horizontal,
Vertical asymptote)
Polynomial Functions
Quadratic Equations
The Remainder and
Factor Theorems
The Rational Root
Theorem
Trigonometric Functions
Angles and Degree measurement
Trigonometric Functions on the Unit Circle
Applying Trigonometric
Functions
The Law of Sines
The Law of Cosines
Angles and Radian
Measurement
Graphs of Sin and Cos
Functions
Amplitude and Period of
Sine and Cosine
Functions
Translations of sine and cosine functions
Basic Trigonometric
Identities
Verifying Trigonometric
Identities
Students must be able to recall SPECIFIC
EVENTS AND DETAILS from the following stories:
The Stranger, No Exit,
The Myth of Sisyphus
Students must be able to understand and explain the following literary terms and concepts:
The philosophies of
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche,
Camus, and Sartre, absurdism, existentialism, bad faith, subjectivity is competitive, “existence precedes essence”, authenticity and inauthenticity, the will to power, the superman, theme, symbol, motif, being-in-itself, being-foritself, being-for-others
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing,
Keeping a Journal,
Personal Essay,
Autobiography, Poem,
Reader-Response Journal,
College Application
Essays, Resumes
Unit 2: The Writing
Process
Prewriting, Drafting,
Revising, Editing,
Presenting
Grammar:
Unit 10: Parts of Speech,
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, Adverbs,
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Interjections
Unit 11: Parts of the
Sentence - Subjects and
Predicates, Complement
Chapter 1 - Chemistry and Matter (mass, weight)
Scientific Methods (conclusion, dependent/independent variable, experiment, hypothesis, qualitative, quantitative data, scientific method, law, theory) Study Guide p.
25
Chapter 2 - Units and Measurement (base unit, density, derived unit, Kelvin, kg, L, m, s)
Scientific Notation and Dimensional Analysis
(conversion factor)
Uncertainty in Data (accuracy, error, percent error, precision, significant figure)
Representing Data (graph) Study Guide p. 61
Chapter 3 - Properties of Matter (chemical property, physical property. extensive/intensive property, gas, liquid, solid, vapor, states of matter)
Changes in Matter (chemical change, physical change, phase change, law of conservation of mass)
Mixtures of matter (chromatography, crystallization, distillation, filtration, heterogeneous mixture, homogeneous mixture, solution, sublimation)
Elements and Compounds (compound, element, law of definite proportions, law of multiple proportions, percent by mass, periodic table)
Study Guide p. 93
Chapter 4 - Early Ideas About Matter (Dalton’s atomic theory)
Defining the Atom (atom, electron, cathode ray, proton, neutron, nucleus)
How Atoms Differ (atomic mass, atomic mass unit, atomic number, mass number)
Unstable Nuclei and Radioactive Decay
(alpha/beta/gamma particle/radiation, nuclear equation, nuclear reaction, radioactivity, radiation radioactive decay) Study Guide p. 127
Chapter 5 - Light and Quantized Energy
(amplitude, atomic emission spectrum, EM radiation, EM spectrum, frequency, photoelectric effect, photon, Planck’s constant, quantum, wavelength)
Quantum theory and the Atom (atomic orbital, de Broglie equation, energy sublevel, ground state, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, principal energy level, principal quantum number, quantum mechanical model of the atom, quantum number)
Electron configuration (aufbau principle, electron configuration, electron dot structure,
Hund’s rule, Pauli exclusion principle, valence electron) Study Guide p. 16
Physical Geography of
Russia the Land
- landforms
- water systems
- natural resources
Climate and Vegetation
- high latitude regions
- mid latitude regions
Cultural Geography of
Russia
Population and Culture
- population patterns
- culture
History and Government
- early history
- revolution and change
- movements for change
Russia today
- changing economies
- economic activities
- transportation and communications
- trade and interdependence
People and the
Environment
- human impact managing resources
- challenges for the future
(Beginner)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin a and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 12
(blue book)
Unit 1: You and 1
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Food
Unit 4: School Life
(Intermediate)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 24 (pink book)
Unit 1: My friends and I
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Shopping
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Environment and Health
Unit 6: Fashion and Entertainment
Unit 7: Media
Unit 8: Travel and Custom
(Advance-Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 15 (green book)
Unit 1: Introduction and Commendation
Unit 2: City and Environment
Unit 3: House and Furniture
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Health
Korean-Ms. Beom
(Advance)
All vocabulary
All grammar
Unit 2 Greeting & Introduction
Unit3 Restaurant
Unit4 Shopping
Unit5 Daily Life
Unit 6 Time

ENG LIT
NIS 1st QUARTER STUDY GUIDES FOR 6-12TH GRADE
October 29-31
ENG GRAMMAR SCIENCE SOCIAL ST.
12
MATH CHINESE
Functions(Domain,
Range, Notation,
Composite Functions)
Shifting of Functions
Absolute Value
Functions, Odd
Functions, Even
Functions, Inverse
Functions
Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions
Trigonometric
Functions(Radian
Measures, Sin, Cos,
Tan, Period)
Rate of change and
Limits
Continuity
Rates of change and
Tangent Lines
Students must be able to recall SPECIFIC
EVENTS AND DETAILS from the following stories:
The Stranger, No Exit,
The Myth of Sisyphus
Students must be able to understand and explain the following literary terms and concepts:
The philosophies of
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche,
Camus, and Sartre, absurdism, existentialism, bad faith, subjectivity is competitive, “existence precedes essence”, authenticity and inauthenticity, the will to power, the superman, theme, symbol, motif, being-in-itself, being-foritself, being-for-others
Composition:
Unit 1: Personal Writing,
Keeping a Journal,
Personal Essay,
AUtobiography, Poem,
Reader-Response Journal,
College Application
Essays, Resumes
Unit 2: The Writing
Process
Prewriting, Drafting,
Revising, Editing,
Presenting
Grammar:
Unit 10: Parts of Speech,
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, Adverbs,
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Interjections
Unit 11: Parts of the
Sentence - Subjects and
Predicates, Complement
Derivatives
Differentiability
Rules of
Differentiation
Velocity and
Acceleration
Chapter 1 - Mathematics and Physics
(dimensional analysis, significant digits, scientific method, hypothesis, law, theory)
Measurement (measurement, precision, accuracy)
Graphing data (dependent/independent variable, line of best fit, linear-quadraticinverse relationship) Study Guide p. 23
Chapter 2 - Picturing motion (motion diagram, particle model)
Where and When (coordinate system, origin, position, distance, magnitude, vectors, scalars, resultant, time interval, displacement)
Position-Time Graphs (position-time graph, instantaneous position)
How Fast? (average velocity, average speed, instantaneous velocity) Study Guide p. 51
Chapter 3 - Acceleration (velocity-time graph, acceleration, instantaneous acceleration)
Motion with Constant Acceleration
Free Fall (free fall, acceleration due to gravity) Study Guide p. 79
Chapter 4 - Force and Motion (force, free body diagram, net force, Newton’s 1st and
2nd laws, inertia, equilibrium)
Using Newton’s Laws (apparent weight, weightlessness, drag force, terminal velocity)
Interaction Forces (interaction pair, Newton’s
3rd law, tension, normal force) Study Guide p. 111
Chapter 5 - Vectors (components, vector resolution)
Friction (kinetic friction, static friction, coefficient of kinetic friction, coefficient of static friction)
Force and Motion in 2D (equilibrant) Study
Guide p. 139
Modern Ideologies
American Liberalism and
Conservatism
Classic Liberalism and
Conservatism
John Stuart Mill
Edmund Burke
Socialism/Communism
Karl Marx
Fascism - Hitler and
Mussolini
Neo-Liberalism
Religion, Politics and
Political Philosophy
Political Philosophy in
Other Historical Era’s
ECONOMICS
Chapter 1: Scarcity, Needs and Wants, TINSTAAFL,
3 Basic Questions, Factors of Production, Scope of
Economics, Goods,
Services and Consumers,
Value, Utility and Wealth,
Circular Flow,
Productivity, Adam Smith,
Trade-Offs and
Opportunity Costs,
Production Opportunities
Chapter 2: Economic
Systems - Traditional,
Market and Command
Economies, Mixed
Economies, Economic and
Social Goals, American
Free Enterprise System,
Roles of Entrepreneur, consumers and government
(Advance-
Mr. Yuan)
All vocabulary
All grammar
All sentence structures
All pinyin and hanzi
Lessons 1 to 15 (green book)
Unit 1: Introduction and Commendation
Unit 2: City and Environment
Unit 3: House and Furniture
Unit 4: School Life
Unit 5: Health