Topics/1999
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| There will be separate tests for art and music, each 50 questions long. Each student should have his or her own music CD, Art Booklet, and Opera Compendium (there, the cat's out of the bag!). This is for several reasons: a) it allows for better individual preparation; b) the CD is a private label and cannot be obtained anywhere else; c) U.S.A.D. holds the exclusive reprint rights to the music and art selections - these may NOT be duplicated; d) VERY IMPORTANT - ALL TEST QUESTIONS ON ART AND MUSIC WILL COME FROM FOUR SOURCES EXCLUSIVELY: THE ART BOOKLET (PICTURES AND TEXT), THE OPERA COMPENDIUM, THE MUSIC CD, AND THE ART AND MUSIC SECTIONS OF THE SUBJECT AREAS GUIDE. Purchasing study materials from commercial companies is a waste of money. |
| A REMINDER - HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ARE SUFFICIENT TO STUDY MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS, AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON. |
| Convey to coaches that for optimum learning it is essential that each student has her or her own copy of the novels, Study Guide, Resource Guide, Subject Areas Guide, Art Booklet, Music CD, Opera Compendium. |
| Our new Materials Brochure goes out next week. Shipping charges to continental U.S. have been reduced to 8%. |
| We mail the Materials Brochure to our entire database. If you are not sure we have an updated list of your coaches, please send this to Frann ASAP. |
| There it is! If you have any questions or comments, please give me a call or email. |
| Finally, thank you for your continuing efforts to make the Academic Decathlon the premier competition in your state. I know how much time and effort you and your coaches give to make this a worthwhile experience for students. Thank you for your dedication and service. You are making a difference in the lives of kids! |
Language And Literature
1) Next year there will be TWO novels reflecting our general theme of Looking Inward: a) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and b) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. The novels will comprise 50% of the Language and Literature curriculum.
2) Thirty (30) percent of Language and Literature will be on poetry. The curriculum will cover five poets. Copies of the poems can be found in the U.S.A.D. Subject Areas Guide.
Super Quiz
3) The Super Quiz theme is The Brain. The curriculum will cover fundamentals of physiology; methodologies for studying the brain; memory and intelligence; aberrations; emotions, mind, and consciousness; and applications.
4) Because the Super Quiz is on a science topic, there will NOT be a separate science test given next year.
Art
5) There will be separate tests for art and music, each 50 questions long. Each student should have his or her own music CD, Art Booklet, and Opera Compendium (there, the cat's out of the bag!). This is for several reasons: a) it allows for better individual preparation; b) the CD is a private label and cannot be obtained anywhere else; c) U.S.A.D. holds the exclusive reprint rights to the music and art selections - these may NOT be duplicated; d) VERY IMPORTANT - ALL TEST QUESTIONS ON ART AND MUSIC WILL COME FROM FOUR SOURCES EXCLUSIVELY: THE ART BOOKLET (PICTURES AND TEXT), THE OPERA COMPENDIUM, THE MUSIC CD, AND THE ART AND MUSIC SECTIONS OF THE SUBJECT AREAS GUIDE. Purchasing study materials from commercial companies is a waste of money.
6) Art next year will focus on 20th century American and European pieces; 80 percent of the curriculum will cover artists, backgrounds, and selected works; 20 percent will cover fundamentals of art. The Art Booklet is a comprehensive, 48-page volume including 20 photographs AND text - this is new this year.
Music
5) There will be separate tests for art and music, each 50 questions long. Each student should have his or her own music CD, Art Booklet, and Opera Compendium (there, the cat's out of the bag!). This is for several reasons: a) it allows for better individual preparation; b) the CD is a private label and cannot be obtained anywhere else; c) U.S.A.D. holds the exclusive reprint rights to the music and art selections - these may NOT be duplicated; d) VERY IMPORTANT - ALL TEST QUESTIONS ON ART AND MUSIC WILL COME FROM FOUR SOURCES EXCLUSIVELY: THE ART BOOKLET (PICTURES AND TEXT), THE OPERA COMPENDIUM, THE MUSIC CD, AND THE ART AND MUSIC SECTIONS OF THE SUBJECT AREAS GUIDE. Purchasing study materials from commercial companies is a waste of money.
7) The music curriculum will be opera, 18 selections in all. The Opera Compendium, a 48-page book containing summaries of the librettos of the operas, is an essential companion to the music CD. Eighty (80) percent of the music curriculum will cover composers, backgrounds, and opera summaries; 20 percent will cover elements of opera. ALL TEST QUESTIONS IN MUSIC WILL COME FROM THE MUSIC CD, THE OPERA COMPENDIUM, AND THE MUSIC SECTION OF THE SUBJECT AREAS GUIDE. Commercially prepared study materials are superfluous.
Economics
8) Economics will cover fundamentals of economics (40 percent), macroeconomics (40 percent), and investment methods and strategies (20 percent).
A REMINDER - HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ARE SUFFICIENT TO STUDY MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS, AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON.
Mathematics
9) Mathematics will cover geometry (30 percent), algebra (30 percent), trigonometry (20 percent), and calculus (20 percent).
A REMINDER - HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ARE SUFFICIENT TO STUDY MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS, AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON.
Social Science
10) Social Science will cover several ancient civilizations, which comprise about 90 percent of the curriculum;10 percent will cover general information on ancient civilizations.
A REMINDER - HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS ARE SUFFICIENT TO STUDY MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS, AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON.
Essay
11) Essay at Nationals - "Contestants receive a choice of three or four prompts, all related to the theme topic and/or the literature, which call for different types of responses. A sample of the essay instructions, prompts, and the rubric are available in the Practice Test Booklet." -- 1998-99 Study Guide.
