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World History
World History is a sophomore level class. The main units taught are as follows:
Exploration, Revolutionary Times, Colonial Growth, World Economies, Colonization, Geography of the World, WW1 WW2
S&S - World History.pdfActivities in World History
Activities in World History
Push Pull factors,
Using Guided Readings, History Maker Document, Some videos
American History and Advanced Placement US History
S&S - US History.pdfS&S - AP US History.pdf
US History will cover
Reconstruction, Industrial Revolution, WWI, Depression, WWII,Cold War, Civil Rights
Advanced Placement US Histroy:
Specific Information about this class can be found at https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-us-history-course-overview.pdf?course=ap-united-states-history
Activities in US History
Activities in US History
Inquiry and research based, North/South Relations, Black Codes, Labor and Management, Industrial growth, Causes and outcomes, social issues of great depression, continuation of WWI, Holocaust, volitility of the post WWII era
Debates, DBQ, Short Answer, Outside Readings
Government and Dual Credit Government
Topics in American Government include:
Roots of American Democracy; U.S. Constitution; Bill of Rights/Civil Liberties; Concept of Federalism; Citizen Participation; Parties, Interest Groups, and Public Policy; Public Opinion and the Media; Campaigns and Elections; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Judicial Branch; Criminal Justice overview; Foreign Policy overview; Overview of Illinois Constitution
Dual Credit Goverment- Similar in format to regular American Govt. class; follows Sauk’s course outline, but uses regular American Govt. textbook plus supplemental, instructor-developed resources
S&S - American Governement.pdfActivities in American Government
Activities in American Government
Group-based learning on public policy case studies; Letter to the Editor assignment regarding Electoral College; FOIA letter project based on Illinois Freedom of Information Act; Citizen Activist Project/Google Slides presentation; Video guides on federalism scenarios in modern times; news articles related to political concepts in the news; study guides for specific articles of U.S. Constitution; Township abolition letter to a General Assembly colleague; class debates on policy topics
Cultural Geography
Themes of geography, US culture, central/south American culture, European culture
Project based, inquiry and curiosity, public speaking, research techniques
S&S -Cultural Geography.pdfOther Social Studies Classes
In addition to the above classes, MHS offers:
Docu-drama
Current Events
Psychology
Law Survey
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