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FEBRUARY 6, 2018
A CLOSER LOOK A key to this guide: workload
difficulty
is rated within a department
is rated across all departments
>> how intellectually challenging the course is on a scale of 1 to 5
>> how much time a student spends on the class outside of school on a scale of 1 to 5
biggest assignment only applicable to certain classes
This annual guide is designed to help students choose courses for the upcoming school year. The ratings in this guide are based on the opinions and research of TPH staff members. For classes where there was not enough representation, we gathered opinions from other PHS students.
English 1-2
English 3-4
difficulty
difficulty
workload
English 5-6 workload
I Search
PSA
N/A
English 7-8
English 5-6 Honors
AP Literature
difficulty
difficulty
workload
N/A
difficulty
workload
Summer reading
difficulty
Public Speaking difficulty
workload
Poetry book
Exploring Computer Science difficulty
workload
workload
Speeches
Joy of Computing difficulty
Alice animation
workload
Greenfoot final
AP Computer Science Principles workload
Create and explore tasks
workload
Paradise Lost
Creative Writing
difficulty
difficulty
workload
AP Computer Science A difficulty
workload
Balloon race
Web Design and Development This will be a new course offered next year. It is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience needed to develop, implement, and manage effective dynamic websites. Key development concepts and tools include HTML, CSS, JavaScript and DreamWeaver.