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Elizabeth High School serves students in ninth through twelve grade. In 2023, Elizabeth High School was accredited with a Performance Rating. Elizabeth High School offers students traditional core content in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science, along with a diverse course catalog of elective classes. Elizabeth High School is continuing to develop a focus on post-secondary workforce readiness through the focus on both university-bound students and students interested in career and technical educational opportunities.
The hyperlinks below provide additional information related to the instructional design at Elizabeth High School.
- Elizabeth High School Instructional Framework (coming soon)
- 2023 Elizabeth High School School Performance Framework
- 2022-2024 Elizabeth High School School Improvement Plan
Parent Resources
Academic Resources
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Ninth Grade
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Math
Textbook:
CPM Core Connections Integrated IOnline Resources:
CPM.org
Desmos.com -
Language Arts
Textbook:
McDougal Littell Literature 2008Novels:
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - F. Douglass
The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
Night - E. Wiesel
Jonathan Livingston Seagull - R. Bach
Of Mice and Men - J. SteinbeckPlays:
Romeo & Juliet - Shakespeare EpicPoem:
The Odyssey - HomerOnline Resources:
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Social Studies
Textbook:
AP Human Geography: The Cultural LandscapeOnline Resources:
National Geographic lesson plans and study resources -
Theatre
Textbook:
Theatre Art in Action -
Choir
Textbook:
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Band
Textbook:
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Orchestra
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Science Elective: Astronomy
Textbook:
Astronomy Today 8th edition by Chaisson and McMillan -
Special Education
Online Resources:
Tenth Grade
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Math
Textbook:
Prentice Hall Mathematics Geometry -
Language Arts
Textbook:
McDougal Littell Literature 2008Novels:
Animal Farm – G. Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 – R. Bradbury
Lord of the Flies – W. GoldingPlays:
Oedipus Rex – Sophocles
Julius Caesar – Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream - ShakespeareOnline Resources:
The Crash Course -
Social Studies
Textbook:
- World History: World History, Patterns of Interaction
- Colorado History: Discover Colorado - The People Places and TImes Matthew Doweny and Jenny Pettit
- Western Civ: A History of Western Society
Online Resources:
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Science
Textbook:
Miller & Levine Biology 2017 with workbookOnline Resources:
- Pearson: SavvasRealize.com
- YouTube: CrashCourse Biology
- YouTube: Amoeba Sisters
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Special Education
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Theatre
Textbook:
Theatre Art In Action -
Choir
Textbook:
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Band
Textbook:
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Orchestra
Textbook:
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Science Elective: Forensics
Textbook:
Pearson Forensics
Eleventh Grade
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Math
Textbook:
Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra II -
Language Arts
L&C 300 Textbooks:
- McDougal Littell American Literature 2008
- Everything's An Argument
Novels:
- The Glass Castle – J. Walls
- Common Sense – T. Paine 1984 - G. Orwell
- Waterlily - E.C. Deloria
AP Language Textbook:
Advanced Placement English Language & CompositionOnline Resources:
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Social Studies
Textbooks:
- AP US History: American Pageant AP edition, 16th edition
- Art History: Art Through the Ages
- US History: History Alive! Prusing American Ideals, Adventure Tales of America
Online Resources:
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Science
Textbook:
Pearson Prentice Hall Chemistry -
Theatre
Textbook:
Technical Theatre for Nontechnical People -
Choir
Textbook:
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Band
Textbook:
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Orchestra
Textbook:
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Science Elective: Anatomy and Physiology
Textbook:
Human Anatomy and Physiology 7th edition, Marieb and HoehnOnline Resources:
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Science Elective: Environmental Science
Textbook:
Miller and Spoolman Environmental Science Sustaining Your World, Berg Visualizing Environmental Science -
Special Education
Online Resources:
Twelfth Grade
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Math
Textbooks:
- College Algebra, 5th edition, Pearson 2016
- College Trigonometry
- Pearson Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, and Algebraic
Online Resources:
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Language Arts
Lit & Comp 400
Textbooks:
- McDougal Littell British Lit
- Everything's An Argument
- Literature & Composition: Reading, Writing
Readers:
- The Norton Reader - 11th Ed
- Freakonomics
Novels:
- The Jungle - U. Sinclair
- Brave New World - A. Huxley
- We - Y. Zamyatin
- Waterlily - E.C. Deloria
Plays:
- The Crucible - A. Miller
- Hamlet - Shakespeare
For AP Lit
Textbook:
- Literature and Composition: Reading, Writing, Thinking 2nd Edition
Novels:
- Ceremony - L.M. Silko
- The Road - C. McCarthy
- Life of Pi – Y. Martel
- The Great Gatsby – F.S. Fitzgerald
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – T. Stoppard
Play:
- Hamlet - Shakespeare
Online Resources:
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Social Studies
Textbook:
- Magruder's American Government
Online Resources:
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Science
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Theatre
Textbook:
Drama for Reading and Performance
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Choir
Textbook:
N/A -
Band
Textbook:
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Orchestra
Textbook:
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Science Elective: AP Biology
Textbook:
- Campbell Biology AP Edition 10th ed.
Online Resources:
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Science Elective: River Watch
Textbook:
Colorado River Watch Water Quality Sampling Plan by Colorado Parks and Wildlife -
Special Education
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