SOCIAL STUDIES Required Course Sequence Grade 9 World Cultures I World Cultures II
Credit ¼ ¼
World Cultures III
¼
Grade 10 U.S. History I U.S. History II
Credit ½ ½
Grade 11 Social Issues Conflict Resolution Choices for Global Citizens
¼ ¼ ¼
Grade 12 Global Eras U.S. Govt./ AP U.S. Govt. Economics/AP Macroeconomics
Credit ½ ¼/½ ¼/½
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World Cultures I 1/4 credit; required for 9 This course is designed to introduce students to the broad sweep of the development of human culture and world civilizations. Students will explore the many factors that came together to create what we call “civilization.” This chronological historical survey will focus on social, religious, political, and economic systems. It will include a look into the development of philosophy, technology, and the arts. Students will engage in geographical studies to enhance their understanding of the development of human history.
140
World Cultures II 1/4 credit; required for 9 This course is designed to familiarize students with the many and varied cultures of the contemporary world. The course will celebrate the diversity of human culture and seek to identify cultural attitudes, behaviors, and values (worldview) within culture that result in misunderstandings across cultures. The student will be challenged to answer the question of why today’s world is the way it is.
160
World Cultures III 1/4 credit; required for 9 This course will explore the effects of the global interconnectedness of our modern world. Students will be enabled to identify and articulate their “world view.” The course is designed to be an introduction to basic concepts of macroeconomics. Students will research the impact of the global economy on the environment, human health, and material disparity. Case studies will be utilized, and simulations will play a major role in the educational process.
220
U.S. History I 1/2 credit; required for 10 A survey of U.S. history from the Colonial Era through 1900. The growth of the United States as a multi-cultural society will be examined giving careful attention to the place of Native Americans, Africans, and other non-European peoples. Throughout the study, the local dimension will be given consideration. The period of colonialism followed by the development of a new nation will be highlighted. The course will review the period of Civil War and Reconstruction and examine the growing industrialization of the United States and territorial expansion.
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