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Course #: 200 & 201 Length: 2 Trimesters Grade Level: 9 Credit: 1.0
Recommended Course: None
United States history explores U.S. growth to a world economic/military power and its interaction and impact in the international world of the 20th century. America's changing domestic, political, and social structure during the 1900’s is also a focus of the class. Current events are included in this study of America to tie the past and present together.
Course #: 209 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 10 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
This course is a survey of World History from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Modern Era. The course will stress changes as well as the continuity of the human experience. The course will trace human development beginning with prehistoric man through the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome.
Course #: 210 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 10 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
This course focuses on the development of Western Civilization during the Middle Ages and beyond. The course will stress change as well as the continuity of the human experience. Major themes of the course include the relationship between history and geography, important political, economic, social, religious and cultural institutions, the importance of diversity, and the impact of the individual, and the growth of global interaction throughout history.
Course #: 211 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 10 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
World Cultures and Geography is a project-based survey course of various cultures around the world. By utilizing the 5 Themes of Geography, this course will ask students to make connections between the human and natural world in order to understand the world today. We will use a variety of mediums to learn about the way people live around the world, including: textbook, choice reading, videos, geography technology, simulations, interactive projects, etc. This class will also require students to research some current events that pertain to the cultures we are studying at the time.
Course #: 204 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 11 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
American Government engages students in a semester-long simulation of the legislative process. Students develop a political identity and learn how laws are developed by investigating, writing, and voting on bills. This course builds foundational knowledge about American government and politics through discussion of current public issues. By the end of the semester students will have developed skills in written and verbal communication, critical thinking, and will better understand their role as citizens in a democracy.
Course #: 205 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 11-12 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
The focus of the course is the student as a present/future consumer in our economic system. Units in behavioral finance, basic economics, career research, taxes, money management, savings, investing banking, credit, automobile purchasing, insurance and finding shelter are included. Personal finance, practical application and decision-making are emphasized. Satisfactory completion of this course will meet the graduation requirement for financial literacy. (THIS COURSE MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE CREDIT BY SOME COLLEGES OR THE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE.)
Course #: 214 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 9-12 Credit: .5
Recommended Course: None
This course will give students a greater understanding of economics ranging from the viewpoint of an individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. The course will study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Students will investigate the concepts of specialization and international trade, economic growth, key economic measurements, and monetary and fiscal policy. Students will study the roles of the Federal Reserve System and other financial institutions, government, and businesses in a free enterprise system. Types of business ownership and market structures are discussed. The course also incorporates instruction in personal financial literacy. Students apply critical-thinking skills using economic concepts to evaluate the costs and benefits of current economic issues.
Course #: 207 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 11-12 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
This course is an introduction to sociology as a way of understanding the world. Sociology is a field of study that explains social, political, and economic phenomena in terms of social structures, social forces, and group relations. The course will introduce students to the field by focusing on several important sociological topics, including socialization, culture, the social construction of knowledge, inequality, race and ethnic relations, poverty, and political sociology.
Course #: 208 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 11-12 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: None
This course studies how individual behavior is a result of biological and environmental factors. Topics include learning, memory, the brain, optical illusions, sleep, hypnosis, human development, personality and abnormal behavior. This class combines lectures/discussions with experiments, demonstrations, readings and films.
Course #: 213 Length: 1 Trimester Grade Level: 11-12 Credit: 0.5
Recommended Course: US History
Wisconsin Local history studies our state and our Sauk Prairie community from its early exploration and settlement to the present day. Through this course, the student will gain a broad understanding of their state and communities geography, history, triumphs and tragedies, and contributions to the American nation. Much of this course will be project based to show the answer to historical questions and inquiries about our state and community.
Course #: 230 & 231 Length: 2 Trimesters Grade Level: 11-12 Credit: 1.0
Recommended Course: None
AP Psychology is an introductory college-level psychology course. Students cultivate their understanding of the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes through inquiry-based investigations as they explore concepts like the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatment of abnormal behavior, and social psychology.
(offered in odd graduation years, next offered in 2024-2025)
Course #: 232 & 233 Length: 2 Trimesters Grade Level: 10-12 Credit: 1.0
Recommended Course: None
This class provides basic exposure to the factual narrative history of Europe from the late Middle Ages to the 1990’s. It also develops an understanding of some of the principal themes in modern European history. Areas covered are the Renaissance, Reformation, French and Russian Revolutions, Europe politically, socially and economically in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the world wars and post war Europe into the 1990’s.
(offered in even graduation years, next offered in 2023-2024)
Course #: 234 & 235 Length: 2 Trimesters Grade Level: 10-12 Credit: 1.0
Recommended Course: None
The course is a survey of U.S. history from the colonial period to the present. Studies will center on the political, diplomatic, military, cultural, intellectual, economic, and social history of this nation. Students are required to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate primary and secondary sources, in addition to memorizing, comprehending and applying the facts. The course will follow a chronological path, but some topics or issues extend beyond any one time-period or unit of study. The objective of Advanced Placement United States History is to increase the student’s understanding of U.S. history with the goal of preparing students to pass the AP Examination in May.
Course #: 236 & 237 Length: 2 Trimesters Grade Level: 12 Credit: 1.0
Recommended Course: American Government
AP U.S. Government and Politics provides a college-level, nonpartisan introduction to key political concepts, ideas, institutions, policies, interactions, roles, and behaviors that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the United States. Students study U.S. foundational documents, Supreme Court decisions, and other texts and visuals to gain an understanding of the relationships and interactions among political institutions, processes, and behavior. They also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based arguments. In addition, they complete a political science research or applied civics project.
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