2016y / 2019y-H

World History 9

Full Year / 1 credit* / Grade 9

Prerequisites: 

Placement in the Honors section of this course requires: Completion of all assigned Honors summer work; Teacher recommendation based on Q1 performance and grade (minimum B+ and above ); Honors Placement is finalized after Q1.

Course Description: 

History 9/Honors is organized around the essential theme of The Journey as a Metaphor in relation to Europe and the world. Students will explore this theme through different historical periods, examining ideas related to storytelling, change and revolution, expansion and exploration, national identity, war, and peace. The course develops skills in critical thinking, reading, writing, and speaking. Course readings include articles, historical documents, and extracts from primary and secondary sources. Students will examine how historical narratives are constructed, and how perspective shapes our understanding of the past. Students will develop skills in analysis of historical sources, will evaluate historical events, participate in individual and group presentations and create multimedia projects. Written tasks include primary source analysis, formal essays, reflections and research projects. 

* An ACS Athens Scholar Diploma core course.