2022-23 - Social Studies

Social Studies

A note about course options:

All social studies classes address the state standards for the course and are taught using a variety of instructional strategies including print and digital material. Students will be expected to read, write, reflect, and discuss across texts and time periods.

Advanced ((formerly known as Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP)) courses are designed to prepare students for entry into Advanced Placement (AP) social studies course and to meet the unique needs of the district’s gifted and talented social studies students. They are designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and issues in social studies. Basic content is the same as the on-level course, but instruction allows for greater depth and complexity in the curriculum.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses will challenge students with college-level material, which provides them with the academic experiences needed to be successful in earning a college degree. Students will also have the opportunity to prepare and take an AP exam, which could earn them college credit. In order for students to be academically successful in AP courses, they are required to complete work outside of the classroom experience similar to what is expected of college students taking a similar course.

A note about materials:

There may be additional material costs associated with some Social Studies classes for which the student will be responsible in which the resultant product is in excess of minimum requirements and, at the student’s option, becomes the personal property of the student.