Course number: 6579,6580
Grades: 11
UC/CSU a-g requirement: a
Weighted credit: No
Prerequisites: None
In this course, students will examine U.S. history from the nation’s beginnings to the 21st Century from the perspectives of groups that have been marginalized due to ethnicity, race, class, gender, and sexual identity.
Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to develop arguments and use historical thinking skills, including contextualization, comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time, to evaluate instances of oppression and progress towards equality. They will study the influence of legal, political, philosophical, and technological forces on issues of equity and access, as well as the contributions of individuals to the fight for social and racial justice. Through their investigation of U.S. history, students will explore the American identity and learn to appreciate and respect the similarities and differences that characterize the people of this nation. They will also understand that individuals can make a difference, and can become agents of change by challenging prejudice, exclusion, and injustice in society.