Designed for use with students in grades nine through twelve, the model curriculum standards in this guide were developed in response to Senate Bill 813 (Chapter 498, Statutes of 1983) of the California Legislature that focused on the reestablishment of high expectations for the content of courses taught in secondary schools and for the level of effort and performance by students. Strands are included for the following curricular areas: English/language arts, foreign language, history/social science, mathematics, science, and visual and performing arts. Within each curricular division, the strands are subdivided into specific topics. All of the standards are boxed on each page and accompanied by representative activities to clarify the ways in which students might more fully understand and internalize the concepts and ideas. (HOD)