SOCIAL STUDIES (INTERNATIONAL)
WORLD STUDIES Course Number: 2031
Grade level: 9
Credit Value: 1
Prerequisite: N/A
World Studies is focused on student inquiry into current world issues and their historical contexts. Concepts such as trade and globalization, human movement and migration, innovation and technology, and rights and responsibilities will be explored. These concepts will be examined through case studies from around the world and student driven inquiries into specific topics. A great deal of attention will be paid to developing academic skills needed, not only in this course, but in the students’ high school careers and beyond. UNITED STATES HISTORY Course Number: 2020
Grade level: 10 (advised), 11 or 12 (if required to meet Nido graduation)
Credit Value: 1
Prerequisite: World History 9
This survey U.S. History course aims to give students an overview of major events in U.S. history, while linking these events to themes that are relevant to societies around the world. Students will explore five main content strands: Conflict and resolution, leadership and citizenship, global connections, innovation and social progress, and ethics and ideology. During the course students will hone their research, analytical thinking, and academic writing skills in order to prepare for upper level humanities courses. Students will explore a number of primary and secondary sources in each unit and will be assessed in a variety of ways, including: quizzes (reading, vocabulary, map), essays, simulations, debates, research projects, oral presentations, graded discussions, and rap battles.
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