Social Studies

Course Number: 43035X0S

In this course world history will be studied through conceptual perspectives. For example, students will learn about world events such as the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation and printing revolution through concepts such as reform, exploration and improvement.

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 9

American History: The Founding Principles, Civics and Economics F/S

Course Number: 42092X01

This course is an analysis of public problems and issues for the American citizen from a conceptual framework. It is designed to prepare students to become productive and knowledgeable participants in society in the areas of economics, politics and laws.

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 12

American History: The Founding Principles, Civics and Economics - Honors F/S

Course Number: 42095X01

Recommendation: Level IV English I EOC

Honors Civics and Economics covers the course materials in a greater depth and at a quicker pace than the standard course. Students learn to express and defend their ideas. Opportunities are given for students to be reflective thinkers. Students select areas of interest in course material which they study independently.

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 12

American History I F/S/Y

Course Number: 43042X01

American History I- Honors

Course Number: 43045X001

This course begins with the European exploration of the new world through Reconstruction. Students will

examine the historical and intellectual origins of the United States from European exploration and colonial settlement to the

Revolutionary and Constitutional eras. Students will learn about the important political and economic factors that

contributed to the development of colonial America and the outbreak of the American Revolution as well as the

consequences of the Revolution, including the writing and key ideas of the U.S. Constitution. American History I: The

Founding Principles will guide students as they study the establishment of political parties, America’s westward expansion,

the growth of sectional conflict, how that sectional conflict led to the Civil War, and the consequences of the Civil War, including Reconstruction.

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 10

American History II F/S/Y

Course Number: 43052X01

American History II- Honors

Course Number: 43055X001

Prerequisite: American History I

A study of the history of the United States since the era of Reconstruction following the Civil War to the present--focusing on political, economic, and social events related to industrialization and urbanization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies of the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, reform movements (including the progressive and Civil rights movements). Students will study geographic influences on major historic events and causes and effects of the Great Depression, examine modern constitutional issues, evaluate the relationship of the three branches of the federal government, and analyze efforts to expand the democratic process. The class will spotlight the labor movement, artistic and cultural influences on American history, the impact of technology upon American History and develop the students’ use of critical thinking skills to interpret historical methods, points of view, and place events in historical context

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 11

United States History – AP F

Course Number: 4A077X0A

Prerequisite: Honors American History I

AP US History provides students with the analytical skills and enduring understandings necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students will assess historical documents and their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance and will weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Students will develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in an essay format. Students will be required to take the AP exam at a cost of approximately $92. (The State has covered this cost in the past on a year-to-year basis, but this is NOT a guarantee.)

economic and political nature. The issues covered will reflect current state, national and world happenings. Students will

be expected to become informed on major issues, to become involved in group projects and classroom discussion.

Emphasis is placed on the role of the United States in world affairs, politics, and social issues.

Length of Course: 1 unit

Recommended for Grade: 11-12