Syllabus

English

• Production of writing
• Topic development
• Organization, unity and cohesion
• Knowledge of language
• Precision and concision
• Style and tone
• Conventions of standard English
• Grammar and usage
• Sentence structure
• Punctuation and mechanics

Mathematics

• Number and quantity
• Algebra
• Functions
• Geometry
• Statistics and probability
• Integrating essential mathematical skills
• Mathematical modelling
• Pre-algebra and elementary algebra
• Intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry
• Basic trigonometry

Reading

• Key ideas and details
• Central ideas and themes
• Summarising information
• Relationships and logical inferences
• Craft and structure
• Word meaning in context
• Text structure and author's purpose
• Integration of knowledge and ideas
• Claims, evidence and reasoning
• Comparison of related passages

Science

• Interpretation of data
• Tables, graphs and diagrams
• Scientific investigation
• Experimental design
• Variables and controls
• Evaluating scientific arguments and models
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth and space sciences
• Physics

Writing

• Ideas and analysis
• Development and support
• Organization
• Language use and conventions
• Developing a position on a complex issue
• Analysing relationships between different perspectives