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The instructions sent for each course state the specific requirements
expected by CLASS. For most courses, this entails either answering
a pre-determined portion of the questions found in the text that
we provide or writing short summaries of each chapter, and completing
the assigned tests (if any). The requirements for some subjects,
however, diverge from this format. Those that differ from the norm
are described below.
The course instructions we send with your curriculum are the final
word in requirements for the courses assigned. They supersede any
instructions provided to other families, in your Handbook, and on
this Web site. Only instructions provided on special Yellow
R&I
sheets (or updated instructions sent to you by CLASS) can override
the course instructions sent with your books.
For details regarding test and daily work requirements, see Grading
Policies.
If you are missing the instructions for any course, contact our Customer
Service Department.
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These three subjects are assigned at each high school grade level enrolled
in CLASS and must be completed
to meet grade level requirements. However, CLASS does not provide
materials for them—you must develop your own activities.
You also provide the final grade for each course, which should
be based on the assignments completed and the attitude of your
student toward finishing them. At the end of your school year,
use the Report and Identification Sheets (R&Is) provided
by CLASS to submit the grades for these courses. Do not submit
to CLASS any written work or projects you assign for these
subjects.
Because CLASS does not determine the specific requirements
for these subjects, we have no objective standard for what
constitutes a final grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” etc.
Therefore, CLASS awards no academic credit for them at the
high school level. If your student completes a creditable,
high school level course, we recommend you have the instructor
send us an official transcript, which would be added to your
student’s cumulative records file.
Here are some suggested ways to meet our requirements for these
subjects.
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Students are urged to be creative. Art can include
anything from sculpturing, drawing, and painting, to
woodworking, flower arranging, and decorative needlework.
Again, reports can be written or oral presentations about
a type of art, a period in art history, or an artist.
Art can and should be used for God’s glory.
For information on where to obtain art materials, check
our Resource
Library.
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Students are encouraged to sing in their church choir,
take voice or instrument lessons, attend concerts, or
spend time singing as a family. Students can also give
reports or oral presentations to their families on a
particular area they have studied. Such reports can include
a type of music, a period in music history, a composer,
or a hymn writer. Students may show how music can and
should be used for the glory of God and how it has been
distorted.
For information on where to obtain music materials, check
our Resource
Library.
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Sporting activities, weight lifting, aerobics, calisthenics,
biking, and swimming are obvious ways to fulfill this
requirement. Once again, however, reports and oral presentations
may be used. Students may enjoy studying the rules of
a game or the techniques used when playing a sport. The
whole family can benefit from the time a student spends
studying one or more of these areas. We encourage parents
to participate in their child’s athletic activities.
Playing tennis as a family is one of many activities
that can be incorporated into a home school physical
education program.
You may also want to consider providing instruction in
first aid, sex education, health and nutrition, or a
study of the body’s muscles and how they work.
Study in these areas can be very beneficial to students,
and we encourage you to use part of your student’s
physical education period for such instruction if you
think it is appropriate (check your state laws to see
if any are required). We do not, however, want a student’s
entire physical education instruction to consist of study
in these topics.
For information on where to obtain physical education
and health materials, check
our Resource
Library.
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Students in grades 7–8 are required to complete two
book reports each year. High school students will complete book reports as part of their literature course requirement. Refer to the course instructions for information specific to a student’s grade level.
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Complete your book reports in narrative form. Book reports should be 300 words for grades 7–8, and 600–800 words for grades 9–12. Examples are shown below.
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We prefer that students type their book reports, but we will accept neatly handwritten reports. If you type you reports, use an 11 or 12 point Times New Roman or Arial font,
1¼-inch left and right margins, and 1-inch top and bottom margins. Handwritten reports should have a 1-inch right margin.
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For grades 7–8, when you have completed your book reports, list the book titles on your book report R&I sheet, attach the R&I sheet to your reports, and submit them all at one time. Make sure a Student ID label is attached to each book report
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For grades 9–12, when you have completed your book reports, attach the R&I sheet for your literature course to your reports, and submit them all at one time. Make sure a
Student ID label is attached to each book report. Also, make sure you have recorded the textbook score on the R&I sheet before submitting it.
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Insert your book reports in an envelope separate from other tests and daily work. Write “Book Reports” on the envelope.
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Do not grade your own book reports. We will grade them for you. For grades 7–8, the average score for the two book reports determines your final grade. For grades 9–12, the book reports comprise 20 percent of your final literature grade.
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Each book report should follow the basic structure
listed below (for a printable version of this structure,
Click Here).
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The Introduction
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The title and the author of the book
should appear as a heading at the top of
the page.
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The first sentence should include the
title of the book, the author’s name,
and the central idea.
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Example: I Was a Slave in Russia by
John Noble is the personal account
of an American who survived nine years
of cruelty in the slave-labor camps
in Russia.
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Interest your readers by including a
striking statement or a quotation from the
book or one of the characters.
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Include the time and the setting, if
applicable.
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Include a thesis sentence which indicates
how you intend to organize your thoughts.
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Example: Mr. Noble tells of his surprising
imprisonment, his long years of torture,
and his eventual release.
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The Body
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For a biography, relate the chief incidents
in the subject’s life and discuss their
importance.
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For a non-fiction book, discuss the
importance of the subject treated in the
book and a summary of the author’s
presentation of the subject.
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For a fiction book, introduce the reader
to the chief characters in the book and write
a summary of the plot.
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Discuss each topic introduced in your
thesis sentence in a separate paragraph.
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The Conclusion
a)
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For a biography, include a statement
about the significance of the person’s
life.
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For a non-fiction book, include a summary
of the main points of the body.
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For a fiction book, include a discussion
of how the main conflicts in the plot were
resolved.
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The Evaluation
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Discuss your personal thoughts about
the book, whether favorable or unfavorable.
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Discuss how the book influences your
thinking or your goals in life, and use examples
from the book to support your statements.
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What was the author’s perspective,
frame of reference, or presupposition? Did
you agree or disagree? Why or why not?
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Christian Liberty understands that Christians hold various theological views, not all of which are in agreement with our own. Therefore, we allow families to construct their own independent Bible course if the choices we offer do not meet their needs.
Families choosing to take our Independent Bible course must use the Holy Bible as their primary text, regardless of what other materials are used. Those selecting this course will receive course instructions stating what CLASS requires, as well as what must be submitted in order for a final grade (determined by CLASS) to be awarded.
Because CLASS allows the family to construct its own course and supplies no required materials, CLASS does not issue academic credit for its Independent Bible course.
When this course is chosen at the high school level, CLASS will waive the one credit graduation requirement listed for the grade level under Theological Studies.
Students who pursue this option at the high school level are still responsible for meeting the minimum credit requirements for graduation, which means a student may need to take additional courses to earn enough credits to graduate.
The Independent Bible course may be assigned at each grade level throughout the CLASS program.
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Neither Standard Kindergarten nor Advanced Kindergarten has
instructions for each course. The course instructions for these
grade levels apply to the grade level as a whole. See Kindergarten
Grade Level Requirements for more information.
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As students progress from Kindergarten through elementary and junior
high to high school, their grade level requirements change.
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All assigned courses must be completed per the kindergarten
course instructions. As you finish each course (whether or
not it has any written work), write its completion date on
the Kindergarten R&I sheet.
Once all courses are completed, you must submit a sample of
15–20 percent of your student’s daily written work
to CLASS. Each course in your student’s curriculum that
requires written work should be represented in this sample.
This work must be attached to the Kindergarten R&I sheet.
Be sure your student’s ID is on the daily work. No course
assignments, other than the materials specifically assigned
by CLASS, are required for kindergarten students.
Both report cards and transcripts will show a single course
assigned for kindergarten. This course will receive a final
grade of either Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, depending on
the quality and completeness of the work submitted. Kindergarten
students will receive a Certificate of Completion if the grade
level is satisfactorily completed.
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Each assigned course must be completed (both tests and daily
work) according to its course instructions. If a course has
tests, those tests should be submitted to CLASS on a regular
basis (monthly recommended). Tests from multiple courses may
be submitted together in one envelope.
Some courses only require you to submit an R&I sheet. For
these subjects, mail the completed R&I to CLASS once each
course has been finished. Other courses, however, require that
actual daily assignments must be submitted to CLASS. Daily
work for a course must be retained until the entire course
has been completed. Then it should be mailed to CLASS in its
entirety with the requisite R&I sheet attached.
Each grade level is considered complete once all courses assigned
by CLASS have been issued a final grade. If any course does
not have a final grade, or if a course is completed after the
grade level end date, then that grade level is considered incomplete.
A student must successfully complete* the eighth grade assignments in
order to receive an eighth grade diploma. Grade levels prior
to the
eighth grade are not considered when determining whether a
student should be awarded an eighth grade diploma. An eighth
grade diploma is not required for admission into high
school.
Students may, with the approval of CLASS, choose to take selected high school level courses (such as foreign language) in addition to their required assignments beginning in the seventh grade. At the family’s request, CLASS will routinely recognize these courses (when completed) for high school level credit once the student is enrolled with CLASS in the ninth grade. With the exception of Algebra 1 (or higher level math), and biology (or higher level science), courses assigned to meet curriculum requirements in the seventh and eighth grades will not be recognized for high school level credit.
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The grade level requirements for first through eighth grade
also apply to high school. However, the student must retake any required courses that are failed in order to meet graduation
requirements.
Christian Liberty will make sure that students are assigned all courses necessary to meet our graduation requirements. A minimum of four (4.0) academic credits are required in each grade level with CLASS.
All required high school courses must be completed within the grade level assigned. CLASS will not move incomplete high school courses into subsequent grade levels. If a grade level expires with an incomplete or an unresolved failure in any course, the student may be required to repeat the grade level at the discretion of CLASS.
For additional information, see our high
school graduation requirements.
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In addition to specific course and grade level requirements, there
are also requirements for earning a diploma.
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To graduate from either Standard Kindergarten or Advanced
Kindergarten and receive a Certificate of Completion, a student
must successfully complete the requirements for that grade
level only. Standard Kindergarten and Advanced Kindergarten
are not consecutive grade levels. Advanced Kindergarten students
are not required to have completed Standard Kindergarten, and
Standard Kindergarten students need not also complete the Advanced
Kindergarten for promotion into first grade. Both CLASS kindergarten
programs will sufficiently prepare a student for first grade.
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To receive an eighth grade diploma, a student must successfully
complete all assigned courses for our eighth grade program only. Students
are not required to show completion of any previous grade levels.
If an eighth grade course is failed, the student must successfully
complete a retake of that subject in order for a diploma to
be awarded.
An eighth grade diploma is not required for admission into
high school.
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In order to graduate from CLASS and receive a high school diploma, a student must successfully complete a minimum of twenty (20) credits in the following areas of study:
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Theological Studies |
4.0 credits |
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English |
4.0 credits (including 1.0 credit of grammar and 0.5 credit research paper) |
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Mathematics |
2.0 credits (including 1.0 credit of Algebra 1 or a higher level algebra course) |
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Science |
2.0 credits (including 1.0 credit of biology) |
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Heritage Studies |
5.0 credits (including 1.0 credit of government and 1.0 credit of economics) |
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Additional Courses |
3.0 credits minimum (student may select from any available courses) |
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Art, Music, and Physical Education |
No academic credit awarded (subjects assigned each year; requirements are set by the family) |
Students transferring into CLASS at the tenth grade or higher may be eligible to waive some Theological Studies and/or Heritage Studies credits (all other areas of study must be fulfilled in their entirety). For example, a tenth grader who has never had a Theological course would not be required to make up the ninth grade credit, but would still need to take the three remaining credits.
Students are not permitted to skip grade levels during high
school.
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The following table shows the distribution of required academic areas and subjects for a ninth grade student who completes our high school program. This illustration may be modified for students entering CLASS after the ninth grade.
Students must carry at least 4.0
credits in each grade level to be considered a student in good
standing, but may
carry up to 7.5 credits per grade level. You may choose which courses are used to fulfill each area of study. Or, if you wish, you may let CLASS select some or all of them for you.
Ninth Grade |
Tenth Grade |
Eleventh Grade |
Twelfth Grade |
Theological Studies
(1 credit) |
Theological Studies
(1 credit) |
Theological Studies
(1 credit) |
Theological Studies
(1 credit) |
English (1 credit, including 0.5 credit of grammar) |
English (1 credit, including 0.5 credit of grammar) |
English (1 credit) |
English (1 credit, including 0.5 credit research paper) |
Math
(1 credit of Algebra 1) |
Math (1 credit) |
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Science (1 credit) |
Science
(1 credit biology) |
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Heritage Studies
(1 credit) |
Heritage Studies
(1 credit) |
Heritage Studies
(2 credits, including 1 credit of economics* and 1 credit of government*) |
Heritage Studies
(1 credit) |
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(1 credit – your choice) |
Additional Courses*
(2 credits – your choice) |
Art, Music, & Phys. Ed. |
Art, Music, & Phys. Ed. |
Art, Music, & Phys. Ed. |
Art, Music, & Phys. Ed. |
5.0 credits total |
5.0 credits total |
5.0 credits total |
5.0 credits total |
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Although you can easily construct your curriculum so as not to incur any cost above the basic tuition price, some available course choices do carry additional fees. All additional course fees are listed with the course’s description.
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We require all high school students to earn a minimum of two credits of math and two credits of science within the first two years of enrollment with CLASS. In the case of math, one of the credits earned must be Algebra 1 or a higher level algebra course. Students may choose any high school level math course for which they qualify to fulfill the second credit of math. Keep in mind that some choices do have an additional course charge. If, as a result of low achievement test scores, a student is unable to take Algebra 1 within his first two years with CLASS, we will require math courses at each grade level until the Algebra 1 requirement has been met.
In the case of science, one of the credits earned must be in biology. Students may choose any high school creditable science course for which they qualify to fulfill the second credit of science. Keep in mind that some choices do have an additional course charge.
Students entering the ninth grade who have taken high school level Algebra 1 (or higher level algebra) prior to entering high school must still earn two credits of math within the CLASS system between the ninth and twelfth grades. However, this student may choose a chargeable course to fulfill one of the math requirements at no additional cost to the family. This policy also applies to students entering ninth grade who have taken a high-school-level biology prior to entering high school; two credits are still required, but one chargeable course may be chosen at no additional cost.
If a student is transferring into the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade, and has already earned credit in math and/or science at a previous school, these credits will be applied toward fulfillment of the math and/or science requirements.
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Once enrolled with CLASS, students must take all remaining high school requirements within the CLASS system. Students, however, may take courses beyond our requirements outside of the CLASS system. In these situations, you must provide CLASS with a transcript from the institution awarding credit for the course in order for CLASS to recognize it. Courses taken outside the CLASS system will not appear on report cards or official CLASS transcripts. Instead, the transcript received will be placed in your student’s cumulative records file and a copy of it will be attached to our transcript when one is requested.
All required high school subjects must be completed within the grade level in which they were assigned. If a grade level expires with an incomplete or an unresolved failure in any course, the student may be required to repeat the grade level at the discretion of CLASS.
The maximum number of credits we will assign for a given high school grade level is 7.5. Depending on the number of required courses for the grade level, this may limit the number of choices allowed. Curriculum Department staff may also limit the number of choices assigned if, based on achievement test scores and/or academic history, they believe a student’s requested course load is too heavy.
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Students who are considered special status will receive an
eighth grade Certificate of Completion upon successful completion
of all assigned eighth grade courses. Similarly, students who
successfully complete grades nine through twelve will receive
a high school Certificate of Completion. Total number of credits
earned does not affect whether a special status student will
receive a certificate.
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