2009 Curriculum
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USAD is pleased to release some preliminary information on the curriculum for the 2008–2009 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.
The curricular theme for 2008–2009 will be Latin America, with a particular focus on Mexico in certain subject areas. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
- SUPER QUIZ: The Super Quiz™ topic will be An
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology. The Super Quiz Resource Guide will include readings
on such topics as the historical development of evolutionary theory, Darwin’s voyages and work in Latin
America, natural selection, speciation, mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and evolutionary developmental biology.
- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, one novel, and six shorter works. The featured novel will be Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya.
- ART: The art curriculum topic will be An Introduction to the Art of Mexico.
- MUSIC: The music curriculum will focus on the music of Latin America. The curriculum will include a companion CD, featuring fourteen listening selections.
- SOCIAL SCIENCE: The social science curriculum will focus on the history of Mexico.
- ECONOMICS: The economics curriculum will cover 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 the economy of Mexico.
- MATH: The math curriculum will cover topics in the fields of general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus.