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Life Academy · Universal United States secondary curriculum · Carnegie-unit credit framing
Goal: College- and career-ready academic year with transcript language parents can use.
Not a state diploma. Not state-locked. Parents remain responsible for their state’s homeschool notice, portfolio, and dual-enrollment rules.
Subject categories: English · Math · Science · History / Social Studies · STEM · Driver Education · Life Skills / Electives
Driver Education (0.5) remains an available elective if not taken in Grade 9. Theory hours may count; behind-the-wheel follows state DMV rules.
Hours framing: ~120–150 hours guided study ≈ 1.0 credit when Friday mastery gates are passed and evidence is kept.
Sample transcript line:
> *English 10: World Lit & Argument — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: A — Evidence: Week 1–36 mastery gates; revised essays; seminar defenses; midyear + final portfolio.*
See transcript.html for the full checklist parents can paste into portfolios / umbrella schools.
Rigorous reading of literature and nonfiction; dialectical annotation; writing workshop with revision; Socratic seminars; research with citation discipline.
Conceptual understanding before procedure; justification/proof habits; modeling; cumulative mastery gates (EOC-style where appropriate).
Inquiry/lab cycle: observe → explain → record → argue with evidence (CER); notebook as credit evidence.
Chronology + weekly primary sources; map/timeline literacy; document-based writing; ideology-last factual survey.
Teen agency: time, health, finance, ethics, pathway planning. Elective spine (STEM / Business / Arts / CTE / Driver Education 0.5) logged Fridays + weekends.
| Weeks | English | Math | Science | History / SS | Life Skills |
|-------|---------|------|---------|--------------|------------|
| 1–4 | World lit survey launch | Geometry undefined terms | Chemistry lab safety | Revolutions open: 1688–1789 map | Personal finance: needs/want |
| 5–8 | Epic/world narrative selections (Ramayana/ | CPCTC | Ionic bonding | Industrial Revolution open: ener | Workplace ethics scenarios |
| 9–12 | World lit: colonized/colonizer paired shor | Right triangle trig intro: sine/cosi | Mole concept | Imperialism documents (Berlin Co | Savings goals & emergency fu |
| 13–16 | Modernist short fiction/poetry | Circles: chords, arcs, inscribed ang | Acids/bases intro | Treaty of Versailles & unfinishe | Digital workplace reputation |
| 17–20 | Cold War–era literature/speeches analysis | Coordinate geometry: distance, midpo | Thermochemistry lite: endo/exo | Cold War origins documents | Career pathway research |
| 21–24 | Contemporary world lit selections | Trigonometry extension | Organic chem lite: hydrocarbons | Globalization 1990s–present fact | Investing intro: risk vs ret |
| 25–28 | Research paper (world topic) launch | Probability geometry connections | Execute chemistry inquiry lab | Modern world themes: rights, mar | Taxes: 1040EZ-style practice |
| 29–32 | Socratic series on year texts | Weak-spot geometry clinic | Chemistry concept maps | Primary source stations | Service project execution |
| 33–36 | English 10 portfolio + reflections | Geometry credit exam A | Chemistry defense | WH II / Modern World defense | Transcript packet assembly |
Open weeks/week-01 — week-01.md through week-36.md (index in weeks/README.md).
Elite bar: great books & primary sources · proof-based math · lab/inquiry science · writing workshop · Socratic prompts · AI Voice Coach teen register.
Regenerate: python3 tools/generate_grades_9_12.py