Grade 9

Prerequisite

1.0 Credit

None

Required

Two Semesters

World History

Grades 10

Prerequisite

1.0 Credit

None

Restricted Enrollment

Two Semesters

This course opens with a unit on Geography and covers the Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance periods. In the second semester the Protestant Reformation and a chronological study of England, France, Russia, Germany and Italy are studied. This
is followed by a survey of the Congress of Vienna, the Age of Metternich, the Industrial Revolution, the Rise of Imperialism, events leading up to and occurring during World Wars I and II. The course concludes with a study of contemporary issues facing the world today.

United States History

Grades 11

Prerequisite

1 Credit

World History

Required

Two Semesters

This course is a study of the ideas, people, attitudes, and events that shaped American life from the Reconstruction era to the present. Students will explore the history of the American people through their struggles and accomplishments, including those of the various ethnic and minority groups, and the contributions made by women. Historical concepts such as cause and effect, primary and secondary sources, and biased history will be introduced. The goals of the course are to instruct and excite students about our nation's past and to help students master those social skills vital to a real understanding of American history.

Grades: 11

Prerequisite:

1 Credit

World Geography, World History with a 90+ average

Restricted Enrollment

Two Semesters

From the AP course description: “The AP program in United States History is designed to provide 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 should learn to assess historical materials – their relevance to a given interpretive problems, their reliability, and their importance – and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An AP United States History course should thus 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”.

Economics

Grade: 11

Prerequisite:

05 Credit

U.S. History

Required

One Semester

This course is an examination of the basics of microeconomic and macroeconomic principles that constitutes the free enterprise system of the United States. The focus is on the basic concepts of production and consumption, the distribution of goods and services in the United States, and a comparison with those in other countries. Microeconomic elements such as supply, demand, prices, and market structures will be evaluated. Students will analyze the relationship between business and labor, and the macroeconomic concepts of inflation, employment, economic growth, and business cycles. The role of government in the economy, the banking system, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. fiscal policy will be assessed.

Government

Grade: 11

Prerequisite:

.5 Credit

U.S. History

Required

One Semester

The course provides a study of the development and structure of the United States government. It will cover such topics as the origin of our political system, the Constitution, the Bill of rights and subsequent amendments, and the branches of government. A comparative study of governments will also be undertaken. Students will explore the freedoms and responsibilities of citizenship, the political process and election system, and the workings of state and local governments. Students will keep abreast of government happenings through the use of current events materials. **Both Government and Economics are offered as duel credit classes through McLennan Community College with restricted enrollment.