History

World History 9

This course fulfills one history credit required for graduation.  In World History 9, students will study world history from 1500 to present.  Critical thinking and analysis are very important to this course.  Students will also begin to understand global interdependence and connections among world societies.  They should ultimately be able to analyze development and changes in the European, Asian, African, and American civilizations, and ways in which the interactions of these cultures have influenced the formation of today’s world.

Honors World History 9

This course fulfills one history credit required for graduation.  This course is the first step towards the Advanced Placement (AP) History program at SSHS.  The emphasis of this class will include the mastery of factual knowledge, demonstration of an understanding of historical chronology, use of historical data to support an argument or position, differentiating between historical schools of thought, interpreting primary sources and effectively using analytical skills of evaluation, cause and effect, and compare and contrast.  Students will study the history of the development and changes in the European, Asian, African, and American civilizations and the ways in which the interactions of these culture shave influence the formation of today’s world.