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Academic Decathlon and Octathlon » Topics 2007 - 2008
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Topics 2007 - 2008
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The curricular theme for 2007–2008 will be The Civil War. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
SUPER QUIZ: The Super Quiz™ topic will be The Civil War. The Super Quiz Resource Guide will include readings on such topics as the causes of the war, critical battles and campaigns, the role of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s leadership, and Reconstruction. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, one novel, and six shorter works. The featured novel will be The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. ART: The art curriculum topic will be nineteenth-century American art, and the curriculum will include the study of eighteen selected artworks. MUSIC: The music curriculum will focus on the music of the Civil War era. The curriculum will include a companion CD, featuring fourteen listening selections. SCIENCE: The science curriculum will focus on the transmission, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. The Science Resource Guide will include a case study on disease and the Civil War. ECONOMICS: The economics curriculum will focus on fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics and international trade and global economic development. The economics curriculum will also include a thematic section focused on slavery and the economics of the U.S. Civil War. MATH: The math curriculum will cover topics in the fields of general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus. SPEECH: Students will prepare and deliver a four minute speech and a two minute extemporaneous speech. INTERVIEW: Students will prepare for a professiona interview by a panel of judges. ESSAY: Students will write a one-hour collegiate essay on topics related to either Super Quiz or Literature. The essays will be graded by college and high school professionals to a standardized national rubric.
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Academic Decathlon® season. The full subject area outlines will be posted on USAD’s website on May 1 and will also be published in USAD’s Study Guide, which will begin shipping on May 15.