Civics and Economics

Course Number: 2357

Prerequisite: U.S. History II

Recommended Next Course: World History/Geography I

What rights do you have here in the United States? What rights do you have as a student? In this course, students will discover what they can do as a resident of our country, and what our country relies on them to do as they grow into adulthood. Students will also learn answers to economic questions, such as “Why does a new X-Box system go down in price as time passes?” As students learn about the important questions in their lives as residents and consumers in the United States, they will develop their abilities to:

• Read text for content information

• Read and compare primary sources

• Read for the “point of view” of a document and differentiate fact from opinion

• Understand cause-effect relationships and identify potential solutions to problems

• Think critically

• Understand diverse cultural backgrounds

• Write with structure and purpose

• Participate in class discussion

• Develop their memory for, and appropriate usage of Social Science vocabulary

• Apply knowledge of geography to economic or political maps

• Interpret charts, graphs, political cartoons and maps

As students work to make the skills above part of their regular performance in Civics and Economics, they will be building their abilities to be active members of their community and smarter consumers in our economy!