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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: The goal for the course is for students to become more geoliterate, more engaged in contemporary global issues, and more informed about multicultural viewpoints.” (College Board, 2019)
S025 - 1 History Credit - Full Year
Grades 9-12
AP® Human Geography is a yearlong course that contains seven units of study as outlined in the 2019 Course and Exam Description (CED) published by the College Board. The units in the CED focus on topics including thinking geographically, population and migration, culture, political geography, agriculture, urban geography, and development and industrialization. Students will have multiple opportunities to apply the information addressed in each unit in activities including note-taking, current events, projects, and formative and summative assessments. As students progress through the course they develop skills to help them think geographically and make connections between content in the seven units of study. There are 5 skill categories addressed in the course: Concepts and Processes, Spatial Relationships, Data Analysis, Source Analysis, and Scale Analysis. (College Board, 2019) ƒ The big ideas for the course are: 1. Patterns and Spatial Organization (PSO), 2. Impacts and Interactions (IMP), and 3. Spatial Process and Societal Change (SPS). (College Board, 2019) This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes. All students enrolled are required to take the AP exam in May for which there is a fee of $98.00.
ART HISTORY: Are you ugly or beautiful? Which would you prefer? Humans have always created art, but our definitions of beauty always change. What is your definition?
SO90 – AP Level 1 History Credit - Full Year
SO90A – A Level 1/2 History Credit - Half Year
This class will include a full survey of Western art with a significant component devoted to non-Western styles and themes. Focused on visual understanding and analysis, this class is intended for seniors who are both first time and experienced AP students. The required coursework will demand significant work outside of class, while in-class work will focus on discussion, student presentations, and comparative writing and analysis. This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes. All students enrolled are required to take the AP exam in May for which there is a fee of $98.00.
AP MICROECONOMICS: Scarcity leads to choices. Essential Question: How do individuals and businesses make decisions in the world of economics? How do individuals and firms make rational choices, how do markets function and how can government policies impact economic outcomes?
SO61 – 1 History Credit - Full Year
Enrollment is limited to students who have achieved a B or better in US History.
This course offers a broad examination of the principles of micro-economic theory. After introducing opportunity costs, the concepts of scarcity and the law of comparative advantage, the course focuses on marginal utility analysis, the laws of supply and demand, the law of diminishing return, the costs of production, profit maximization, the theory of the firm in perfect and imperfect competition, the factor markets, and finally international trade. Selected topics in macroeconomics will also be covered. This college level course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement examination in microeconomics. This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes. All students enrolled are required to take the AP exam in May for which there is a fee of $98.00.
AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT and POLITICS: Critically analyze the (dis)functions of the American government! Essential Question: To what extent can American citizens influence their government?
Grades 10 - 12
SO99 - 1 History Credit - Full Year
This course offers an intensive study of the formal and informal structures of government and the processes of the American political system. The objectives of the course go beyond a basic understanding of how our government works by exploring five AP required topics: Students develop a critical understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the American political system as well as their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
I. Foundations of American Democracy
II. Interaction among the Branches of Government
III. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
IV. Political ideologies and beliefs
V. Political Participation
This is a college-level course that requires a substantial amount of daily reading and preparation. There is a heavy emphasis on writing, debate, and discussion. This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes. All students enrolled are required to take the AP exam in May for which there is a fee of $98.00.
SOCIOLOGY Essential Question: Have you ever considered how much influence, if any, the group you are considered a part of has over your opportunities?
Grades 11 and 12 - 1 History Credit - Full Year
SO54 - A LEVEL
SO54H - HONORS
This full year introductory course is designed to provide junior and senior students with a brief overview of the field of sociology. No prior courses are required to be successful, but strong writing skills are required to join the honors level of this course. Through study and discussion, students will explore group behavior and can expect to learn about how social groups form, how they function, and the causes for the malfunctioning of social groups. Students will identify and explain how group behavior is rooted in our human biology and will work to identify and explain the impact everyday interactions and experiences in our environment impact group behavior. Lastly, students will develop an understanding of how group behavior is related to the functioning of the societies that make up our global world. Specific topics covered throughout the course include, but are not limited to socialization, race and ethnicity, group organization, street gangs, and deviance.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / POLITICAL SCIENCE: International Relations is a course that equips individuals to navigate the complexities of our interconnected world and provides insights into global issues such as international conflict, genocide, and cultural/religious differences.
1 History Credit - Full Year - 1/2 History Credit - Half Year
SO50 - A LEVEL
SO50H - HONORS
This course is designed for seniors.
This class will include an examination of the political, economic and social issues shaping our world today. National and international current issues will be examined and four major units focusing on areas such as Electoral politics, Middle East (including Israel and the Persian Gulf), Genocide (including the Armenian, Jewish, Cambodian, Rwandan, Bosnian, and Sudanese genocides), Contemporary Africa, and the rise of China may be taught each year. A foundation in basic theoretical principles will be provided. Course work includes: active discussion, research and presentation of individual and group projects, and consistent reading and viewing of media sources in addition to those provided in class. This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes.
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES - SWS: Facing History is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity: Are you ready to face history with us?
Grade 12 – Full Year – 1 History Credit
SWS40S - A LEVEL
SWS41S - HONORS
A project-based, cooperatively taught two credit integrated history and English course. The focus in the fall is the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust through the lens of psychology, propaganda, film, art and novels. During the spring we explore the history and legacy of racism in our culture through science fiction, advertising, children's literature, film, Disney, television, psychology and novels. Students will also complete college essays and scholarship letters. This course satisfies one of the three required years of History/Social Science classes. For full description, see listing in SWS section.
GLOBAL HISTORY AND LITERATURE HONORS Why is it important to develop a global and thematic perspective of history and literature?
SO80 - HONORS - 1 History Credit - Full Year *Students must take BOTH Global History and Global Literature*
This interdisciplinary course examines how historical and cultural contexts inform a work of literature and shape a society. Students will explore how the Global Themes of power dynamics (such as colonialism, apartheid, communism, political repression, cultural clashes, war, and political ideologies), social inequality (class/race/gender), migration and displacement, and human/civil rights/protests impact the regions and people of South Africa, Mexico, Vietnam, Nigeria, Norway, Jamaica, and the United States. Learning activities will include discussions, student-led seminars and oral presentations, the college essay, literary analysis, cultural artistic projects, independent academic research and writing, primary source-based analysis, collaborative projects, and cultural enrichment.
IB HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS: Put your historical skills to the test! Course Essential Question: How significant of a role does the historian play in history?
IBSO30SL2 or IBSO30HL2
Grade 12/Year 2
This is the second year of a two-year course. In IB History 2, students put the skills they’ve developed to the test. They will be exploring the Cold War in the Americas, rights and protest movements after 1945, and the history of the Americas from 1980-2005 with a focus on Nicaragua and El Salvador. Students will also be conducting a formal historical inquiry which will be sent off to the IB Organization for external assessment. Their performance on this paper helps determine whether they receive college credit. At the end of the year, students will complete the externally-assessed IB Exam. For SL students, there are two parts to the test. For HL students, there are three parts. Student performance on these exams is another factor that goes towards determining whether students receive college credit. This may sound daunting, but by this point students will be well-prepared for it all! This course fulfills the Massachusetts DESE requirements for completion of a civics project demonstrating civic engagement and informed citizenship.
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