62180/62185 American Studies

62180/62185 AMERICAN STUDIES - Social Studies (students must also take 15780/15785 American Studies- English)

Open to: 11

Length: 2 semesters

Prerequisites: None

Credits: 1 credit Social Studies and 1 credit English

NOTE: This course integrates Both required 11th grade English and social studies courses.

Content: This two-credit course integrates student's required 11th grade English and Social Studies courses: American Literature, Composition 11 and US History. Following a block schedule approach and uses a standards-based grading system. This course provides a cross-curricular opportunity for students to engage in learning about important events and motifs of the United States through a thematic study of literature. Though the content is taught simultaneously, American Studies is the equivalent of two separate courses.

Semester one will focus on war; semester two will investigate social injustices. Writing, communication skills, and reading are integral parts of the course. Students will conduct research from primary and secondary sources and read assorted informative and literary texts.

Cost: None