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Civics/Economics
This class is broken up into two essential aspects of American life: Civics and Economics. The Civics portion of the semester will focus on the government and laws of the United States. As citizens of the United States, we are expected to follow certain rules and laws. This class will allow students to fully understand why we abide by these laws and the importance of them. The second portion of the semester will take the lessons learned through Civics, and apply these ideas to Economics. As a young adult, it is vital to understand proper money management. This Economics class will provide students with information that will be useful in everyday life.
American Studies I
Students will take a 90 day journey through time, analyzing the key people, places, and events that have shaped our great nation from the age of exploration, colonization, and American Revolution to the founding of the United States, American Civil War, and Reconstruction. This course will cover a variety of topics including the cultural, social, economic, and political changes and developments that have affected the United States between the years 1492—1877. To ensure that students are well informed citizens, this course will also include a variety of current event activities. The ultimate goal for this course is to study pass successes and failures in order to ensure that the students will learn valuable lessons from those who have come before us.American Studies II
Students will take a 90 day journey through time, analyzing the key people, places, and events that have shaped our great nation within the past century. This course will cover a variety of topics including the cultural, social, economic, and political changes and developments that have affected the United States between the years 1900—present. To ensure that students are well informed citizens, this course will also include a variety of current event activities. The ultimate goal for this course is to study pass successes and failures in order to ensure that the students will learn valuable lessons from those who have come before us.World StudiesStudents will take a 90 day journey around the world. We will examine the many diverse cultures that spread across the globe. We will take a look at each geographical region by focusing on one specific place at a time. While studying each region, the students will concentrate on four basic themes which are: Geography, Culture, History, and Politics. To ensure that students are well informed citizens, current events will be an intricate part of this course. The main goal of World is to introduce each student to the different places and cultures around the world.Current Events
5% of student’s grade will be based on their Current Events/Journal completion. Current Events will be incorporated into class nearly everyday. This will be done using a few different techniques. These include: internet webcasts of the national nightly news, newspapers, or Upfront Magazines. Students will be responsible for writing summaries, answering specific questions and actively taking part inclass discussions that revolve around current events topics.