11th Grade Curriculum Outline (Words Only)

Parent-facing planning outline. For DBM’s full scope & sequence, visit: https://www.dbmlearningacademy.com/compliance/general/compliance/curriculum.php

English Language Arts

American Literature & Historical Context

• Trace major movements (Puritanism, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, Contemporary) and their historical forces.
• Analyze how context shapes theme, diction, and narrative voice; connect texts to primary documents of the period.

Advanced Argumentative Writing

• Craft thesis-driven essays with a sustained line of reasoning; integrate counterclaims and rebuttals.
• Embed and analyze quotations; use transitions for logic and cohesion; refine style and concision.

Syntax, Style & Rhetoric

• Purposeful sentence variety (periodic, cumulative, balanced); parallelism and rhetorical devices (anaphora, antithesis).
• Calibrate diction and tone for audience and purpose; eliminate ambiguity and nominalizations.

Literary Movements in America

• Compare themes/techniques across movements; evaluate author choices and innovations.
• Write comparative analyses with clear criteria and textual evidence.

Critical Reading & Source Analysis

• Evaluate credibility, bias, methodology, and use of evidence in essays and media.
• Compose synthesis responses weaving 3–4 sources with proper attribution.

Scholarly Notes, Cursive & Keyboarding (HS Level)

• Cornell/outline notes; 1–2 paragraph objective summaries of complex texts.
• Legible cursive/print for timed writes; 55+ WPM keyboarding with formatting standards.

Mathematics

Functions & Inverses

• Function notation, domain/range (algebraic & graphical); compositions and inverses (existence & verification).
• Transformations across families (shift, reflect, stretch/compress).

Polynomial & Rational Functions

• End behavior, zeros multiplicity, factoring strategies; polynomial division; Remainder/Rational Root Theorems (conceptual).
• Rational functions: asymptotes, holes, intercepts; analyze and sketch.

Trigonometry Basics

• Right-triangle trig (sin, cos, tan), inverse trig, and applications; special triangles.
• Unit circle concept and radian measure (intro); basic trig graphs and transformations.

Sequences & Series

• Arithmetic and geometric sequences; recursive and explicit forms; sigma notation (intro).
• Applications to finance and growth/decay models.

Probability & Statistics

• Counting principles, permutations/combinations; conditional probability and independence.
• Descriptive stats (mean, median, SD); normal model (conceptual); correlation vs. causation; simple linear regression (informal).

Science

Genetics & Biotechnology

• From Mendelian to molecular genetics; gene expression basics; inheritance patterns.
• Biotech applications (PCR, CRISPR overview) and bioethics discussions using evidence.

Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

• Conceptual laws of thermodynamics; temperature vs. heat; specific heat and calorimetry.
• Conduction, convection, radiation; efficiency and real-world systems.

Waves, Light & Sound

• Wave properties; superposition and interference; Doppler effect (conceptual math).
• Optics: reflection/refraction, lenses/mirrors; applications in instruments and tech.

Environmental Systems & Climate

• Systems thinking: energy/matter cycles; feedback loops; climate drivers and indicators.
• Local mitigation/adaptation proposals supported by data.

Scientific Modeling & Data Analysis

• Build/test models; collect and analyze quantitative data; error/uncertainty and limitations.
• Formal lab reports with claims–evidence–reasoning and properly formatted figures/tables.

Social Studies

U.S. History: Colonization to Civil War

• Political, economic, and social roots; constitutional debates; expansion and sectionalism.
• Primary-source analyses and cause–effect chains leading to conflict.

U.S. History: Reconstruction to WWII

• Reconstruction outcomes; industrialization, immigration, reform movements; WWI–WWII arcs.
• Timelines with multiple perspectives; short evidence-based essays with citations.

U.S. Government & Politics

• Structures, federalism, elections, and policy-making; media and public opinion.
• Simulated hearings or debates; write policy memos with data-backed recommendations.

Economics & Market Systems

• Micro/macro basics: supply/demand, elasticity, market structures, GDP/unemployment/inflation (concepts).
• Personal finance: budgeting, credit, investing basics, risk and diversification.

Contemporary Global Issues

• Globalization, technology, migration, human rights, health, environment; evaluate competing claims.
• Write position papers with counterarguments and cited evidence.

Logic, Problem-Solving & Projects

• Weekly logic/problem sets (trig modeling, combinatorics puzzles, regression critiques) with written justifications.
• Monthly projects: biotech ethics brief, calorimetry lab report, optics build/test, climate data dashboard, market-simulation with supply/demand shocks.
• Presentations with slides; cite sources, rehearse timing, and handle Q&A professionally.

Tech & Creation (optional enrichments)

• Coding (Python/JS): functions, lists, dictionaries/objects; regressions/visualizations for science/econ datasets.
• Spreadsheets: pivot tables, charts, and written “data stories” interpreting findings.

For DBM’s complete scope and samples across grades, visit: https://www.dbmlearningacademy.com/compliance/general/compliance/curriculum.php