15780/15785 American Studies
Course Name: American Studies- English
(Students must also take 62180/62185 American Studies - Social Studies)
Course Number: 15780/15785
Open to: Grade 11
Length: 2 semesters
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 1 credit English and 1 credit Social Studies
NOTE: This course integrates Both required 11th grade English and social studies courses.
Course Content: This two-credit course integrates student's required 11th grade English and Social Studies courses: English 11 and US History. 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.
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.