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2014-2015 Social Studies Course Offerings

2014-2015 Social Studies Course Offerings. 11 th Grade Social Studies Courses. 11 th Grade Courses. U.S. History 631 - U.S. History (Skills-level) 632 – U.S. History or American Studies 635 – U.S. History (Advanced Topics). American Studies. Team-taught classes

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2014-2015 Social Studies Course Offerings

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  1. 2014-2015 Social Studies Course Offerings

  2. 11th Grade Social Studies Courses

  3. 11th Grade Courses • U.S. History • 631 - U.S. History (Skills-level) • 632 – U.S. History or American Studies • 635 – U.S. History (Advanced Topics)

  4. American Studies • Team-taught classes • Strong sense of community • Coordinated lessons, assignments, & assessments – 1 research paper • Use of art, music, film, etc. to enhance English and US history curricula • Washington, D.C. Trip

  5. Social Studies Elective Course Offerings

  6. One Semester Social Studies Elective Courses • -Psychology • The Great Divide: Race and Ethnicity in America • Sexual Politics • Criminal Justice • The Waking Mind: An Introduction to Modern Philosophical Thought ************* • AT Psychology [Full Year] (students must sit for AT qualifying assessment)

  7. 12th Grade Social Studies Courses

  8. 12th Grade Social Studies Course • Food for Thought: The Politics, Economics and Culture of Food • Peace-ing it Together: Global Citizenship in the 21st Century • The City 2.0: Redesigning the Urban Life in Real Time (NEW OFFERING THIS YEAR!!!!) • Living in America • What to Eat: Nutrition and Food Policy

  9. What To Eat (( New Interdisciplinary course ))) Can the government tell me what to eat? Is organic food better for me? Should I drink Gatorade or water? Should I eat meat? Why is hunger AND obesity so common in America?

  10. What To Eat • Learn how food policies affect your personal choices through: • Practical applications of food science • Hands-on real-world problem solving • Film, Field Trips, Music, Media, Discussion, Debate, and, yes, food. Learn how to influence the choices government makes on your behalf.

  11. What To Eat • Satisfies state requirement in gov’t and economics • Adds college-attractive credits in interdisciplinary work on real-world issues • Combines Public Policy and Nutrition

  12. Global Citizenship: Peace-ingit all together

  13. In Peace-ing it Together, we explore what it means to be a global citizen. Global Citizenship Through personal non-fiction accounts, research and discussion students learn about how public policy and personal decisions impact others in the world around you.

  14. Global Citizenship Have you thought about these questions ? **You will in Peacing-it-Together*** • How much waste do you create in a day? • How would your life change if you have to walk eight miles to collect water? • How do the choices you make to buy a t-shirt or a cup of coffee impact people in the developing world? • What does it mean to live on a dollar-a-day? • Click on this link to watch a fascinating video • http://www.yhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCT5HsUi7VE#t=37

  15. 12th Grade Advanced Topics Course • AT U.S. Constitutional Law (NEW COURSE) • AT U.S. Government • AT Comparative Government • AT Macroeconomics • AT Western Political, Economic and Cultural Traditions • AT Psychology –(elective course – does not fulfill social studies requirement)

  16. One Semester Social Studies Elective Courses • -Psychology • The Great Divide: Race and Ethnicity in America • Sexual Politics • Criminal Justice • The Waking Mind: An Introduction to Modern Philosophical Thought ************* • AT Psychology [Full Year] (students must sit for AT qualifying assessment)

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