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9th Grade:
World Studies
AP Human Geography
10th Grade:
U.S. History
AP U.S. History
11th Grade:
Civics
12th Grade:
Latin American History
Psychology
AP Psychology
Dual Credit Business
world studies Honors/General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 9
world studies Honors/General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 9
World Studies is a rigorous course focusing not only on world history but also on geography, economics, and political and social systems. This course will enable students to analyze and understand current events, causes and effects of crises and conflicts, and implications for the future. Students will also examine the foundations of identity and how factors of identity have and continue to shape world events. Critical thinking, writing, student collaboration, and interpretation of original source documents are essential to this course. This course aligns with the College Readiness Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and Historical Thinking Skills.
Estimated Homework Time: 3 to 5 hours per week
College & Career Connection: Social studies courses are the foundation for a wide variety of career fields such as: education, law, criminal justice, politics, finance, journalism, social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and data and market research analysis.
U.s. history Honors/General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 10
U.s. history Honors/General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 10
United States history is a challenging survey course organized to give students the necessary skills to become major contributors in our democratic society. The course revolves around the geography, people, and events that have shaped U.S. history. Students will be able to understand current events, crises, and conflicts – their causes and their implications for the future. Students must dedicate themselves to working hard in this course in order to succeed. Critical thinking, as well as reading and writing skills, are essential. You will be expected to use evidence to support claims when you read, write, and speak. Honors US History involves additional readings and writing activities that enable Honors students to earn a 1.0 GPA boost for taking honors.
Estimated Homework Time: 2 hours a week on homework.
College & Career Connection: Education, Law, Journalism, Politics, Business, and Research
ap united states history AP Grad Requirement Grade(s): 10
ap united states history AP Grad Requirement Grade(s): 10
AP US History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a survey of American history from pre-Columbian America to the present. Students need solid reading and writing skills, and must dedicate themselves to several hours of homework and study each week to succeed. Extensive writing and homework will be assigned throughout the year, and students receive a 2.0 GPA boost as a reward for all that hard work. Critical thinking, essay writing and interpretation of original source documents are essential to this course
Estimated Homework Time: 1 hour per night. 4 hours per week
College & Career Connection: Business, Education, Law, Politics, Journalism
civics General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 11
civics General Grad Requirement Grade(s): 11
Civics is a course that aims to increase civic learning opportunities so that students may develop critical knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to be active and engaged participants in our democracy. This class will be based on Participate: A Civics Course for Chicago’s Youth which is a curriculum that includes strong content, controversial public issues, simulated democratic processes and procedures, and opportunities to interact authentically with policymakers and other community resources. Embedded within the course is a service-learning project that will be conceptualized and executed by students. In the final quarter, the class will shift to Financial Education which emphasizes personal decision-making in money management, product and service choices, and consumer protection. This course is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the Illinois Standards for Social Sciences. Successful completion of this class is required for graduation.
Estimated Homework Time: 1-2 Per Week
College & Career Connection: Law, Politics, Community Activism
latin american history General Elective Grade(s): 12
latin american history General Elective Grade(s): 12
Latin American History is a survey of Latin American civilization from its early civilizations to the present, emphasizing the events, ideas, and institutions that have shaped, influenced, and defined Latin America's place in the world. This course will enable students to learn about the foundations of Latin America and understand current events, crises, conflicts and their causes and implications for the future.
Estimated Homework Time:1-2 hours per week
College & Career Connection: Anthropology, archeology, foreign policy
ap human geography AP Elective Grade(s): 9
ap human geography AP Elective Grade(s): 9
AP Human Geography is a college-level course in the study of how humans impact the earth. Students will critically analyze history and current events through such topics as spatial concepts and landscape analysis, culture, language, types of government, the formation of cities and nations, migration, gender roles, racism and persecution, war, genocide, and examination of human social organization and its environmental consequences.
Students will:
Develop strong communication skills through close reading, writing, and speaking.
Think critically and develop inquiry skills for their future.
Use and think about maps and spatial data.
Understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places.
Recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes.
Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process.
Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.
Demonstrate sufficient mastery of content to meet or exceed College Readiness Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Historical Thinking Skills
psychology General Elective Grade(s): 12
psychology General Elective Grade(s): 12
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Through the analysis of various psychological theories, you will gain insight into your own perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and behavior, as well as understand how psychology influences interactions among groups of people. This is a challenging course that requires critical thinking skills and the ability to challenge assumptions. You will be expected to use evidence to support claims when you read, write, and speak.
Estimated Homework Time: 2 hours a week on homework
College & Career Connection: Therapist, Counselor, Education, and Medicine
ap psychology AP Elective Grade(s): 12
ap psychology AP Elective Grade(s): 12
The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
Topics range from learning and motivation to emotion and thinking. We will explore personality, social interaction, the biological basis of psychological phenomena, psychological disorders, and treatment of those disorders among many other topics. The course involves a LOT of reading of high-level material, but students tend to really enjoy discussing the topics and relating them to real life.
Estimated Homework Time: 30-40 minutes per day
College & Career Connection: Psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, doctor, nurse, athletic coach, engineer, lawyer, criminal investigator, police officer, parent, teacher, professor, researcher
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