10th Grade: Transformation & Identity
Ages 15-16 | High School Year 2
Tenth grade explores Chemistry, Geometry, U.S. History, and World Literature—all woven through the Wheel of the Year.
📚 10th Grade Resources
🎓 The Waldorf Approach to 10th Grade
In Waldorf education, tenth grade focuses on transformation—both in the physical world (chemistry) and in society (U.S. History). Students at this age are forming their identities and questioning the world around them.
- ⚗️ Chemistry: The study of matter and its transformations
- 📐 Geometry: The logic of shapes, proofs, and spatial reasoning
- 🇺🇸 U.S. History: From colonization through the modern era
- 📚 English II: World literature exploring diverse perspectives
Year at a Glance
English II Focus
- • World literature from diverse cultures
- • Analytical and comparative essays
- • Research and argumentation
- • Vocabulary and grammar refinement
Geometry Focus
- • Points, lines, planes, and angles
- • Triangle congruence and similarity
- • Quadrilaterals and polygons
- • Circles, area, and volume
Chemistry Focus
- • Atomic structure and periodic table
- • Chemical bonding and compounds
- • Chemical reactions and equations
- • Stoichiometry and solutions
U.S. History Focus
- • Colonial America and Revolution
- • Constitution and early republic
- • Civil War and Reconstruction
- • Industrialization to modern era
Units by Sabbat
Lammas/Lughnasadh
Matter & Ancient Foundations
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web
Mabon
Atomic Structure & Colonial America
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web
Samhain
Chemical Bonds & Revolution
2nd Principle: Justice, equity, and compassion
Yule
Reactions & the New Nation
1st Principle: Inherent worth and dignity
Imbolc
Stoichiometry & Westward Expansion
3rd Principle: Acceptance and spiritual growth
Ostara
States of Matter & Civil War
4th Principle: Free and responsible search for truth
Beltane
Solutions & Modern America
5th Principle: Right of conscience and democratic process
Litha
Integration & World Community (Optional)
6th Principle: Goal of world community
📖 Literature This Year
Core Texts
- • Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- • Night by Elie Wiesel
- • The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Supplemental Reading
- • Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- • Primary source documents