SOCIAL STUDIES (6520)
Grade 6
Sixth grade students receive a year-long program on Ancient Civilizations. In addition, students study the everyday life of people, as well as ideas that transformed the world. Many creative lessons in this area allow students to continue to incorporate and improve on their literacy skills, as well as their artistic and social skills, while completing special projects on ancient cultures. This course may be taught in a cluster or Seminar setting.
WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY (6521.2)
Grade 7
This required course examines the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A.D. 500-1789. Students study the history and geography of civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during the medieval and early modern times.
U.S. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY (6551.2)
Grade 8
This required course examines the sequence of historical and geographic developments from the framing of the Constitution up to World War I.
Three (3) courses in social studies, including United States history and geography; world history, culture, and geography; a one-semester course in American government and civics, and a one-semester course in economics is required for graduation.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD HISTORY* SEMINAR (660505S)
Grade 9
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled a seminar student.
This course is designed to provide greater depth and complexity in the content of World History for advanced college preparatory students and build skills in Social Studies that will enable the students to deal with advanced placement social studies courses in grades 10, 11, and 12. This course places heavy emphasis on writing and humanities within the context of Modern World History and Geography and processes of globalization.
WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY* (6605)
Grade 10
This course is required of all 10th grade students. It examines the following knowledge strands: history; geography; economics; culture; ethics; and sociopolitical; emphasizes civic values of national identity, constitutional heritage, and citizenship; and exercises varied study, visual, map/globe, and critical-thinking skills. World history from the late 1700's to the present is explored.
WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 1,2* ADVANCED (6645)
Grades 10
Prerequisites: Students must earn an "A" or "B" in 8th grade US History course, or teacher/counselor recommendation.
This course is designed to provide greater depth in the content of World History for advanced college preparatory students and build skills in Social Studies that will enable the student to deal with advanced social studies coursework in grades 11 and 12. The course explores World History from the late-1700s to the present and culminates with emphasis on global issues.
WORLD HISTORY 1,2* AP (6639S) HP SEMINAR
Grade 10
Prerequisite: Must be seminar with a minimum 3.0 GPA and possess the ability to do rigorous Advanced Placement level coursework. Approved writing sample, AP Recommendation Form, and completion of summer reading assignment/s prior to course enrollment.
This is a college level course, which uses a college text and supplemental materials. To receive Advanced Placement credit, students taking this course are required to take the Advanced Placement (AP) World History exam. The goal of the course is to provide greater understanding of global processes and interactions between cultures. Primary focus is on the past thousand years—tracing the development of world history from the emergence of cities to the present. Emphasis is given to the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources, cross-period questions, comparison over time essays, and the development of document based questions (DBQs). Students are expected to learn factual information about each period of society and apply it within a global framework.
WORLD HISTORY 1,2* AP (6639) HP
Grade 10-12
Prerequisite: Must be seminar or highly motivated with minimum 3.0 GPA and possess the ability to do rigorous Advanced Placement level coursework. Approved writing sample, AP Recommendation Form, and completion of summer reading assignment/s are required prior to course enrollment.
This is a college level course, which uses a college text and supplemental materials. To receive Advanced Placement credit, students taking this course are required to take the Advanced Placement (AP) World History exam. The goal of the course is to provide greater understanding of global processes and interactions between cultures. Primary focus is on the past thousand years—tracing the development of world history from the emergence of cities to the present. Emphasis is given to the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources, cross-period questions, comparison over time essays, and the development of document based questions (DBQs). Students are expected to learn factual information about each period of society and apply it within a global framework.
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 1,2* (6701)
Grade 11
This course is required of all grade 11 students except those electing an advance alternative. The curriculum emphasizes the ways in which history, economics, geography, and culture interrelate and influence one another. The course begins with a selective review of United States history prior to 1900, then covers 1900 through the present. Students will also examine elements of culture, including religion, literature, drama, art, music, education, and the role of the media.
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 1,2* HONORS (6711)
Grade 11
Prerequisites: Students must earn an "A" or "B" in World History, or teacher recommendation.
This course is designed for students who want to attain challenging achievement levels. The content includes a study of American history from the colonial period to the present, with major emphasis on the development of American ideals and institutions. Original documentary sources are used as a supplement to the text in the development of broad social, economic, and political concepts. Research techniques are taught and a term paper is required of all students.
U.S. HISTORY 1,2* AP (6721) HP
Grade 11
Prerequisite: Must be highly motivated with minimum 3.0 GPA and possess the ability to do rigorous Advanced Placement level coursework. Approved writing sample, AP Recommendation Form, and completion of summer reading assignment/s are required prior to course enrollment.
This is a college level course, which uses a college text and supplemental materials. To receive Advanced Placement credit, students taking this course are required to take the Advanced Placement (AP) United States History exam. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States History. Selections are chosen from both secondary and primary sources that explore the ideals, traditions, and institutions of the United States as well as the unity and diversity among American people. 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 learn to assess historical materials—their relevance to a given interpretative problem, their reliability, and their importance—and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Emphasis is given to interpretations of major historical themes and evidence.
GOVERNMENT* (6757) AND ECONOMICS 1,2* (6758)
Grade 12
Prerequisites: None. This is a 12th grade graduation requirement.
This course expands students' understanding of race/human relations and the cultural and political institutions in both the United States and other specified regions of the world. The course enables students to develop essential decision making skills necessary for dealing with critical issues in their local communities, California and the United States, and in the larger global society of which they are a part. This semester of government engages students in a penetrating study of American Government, including the philosophical foundations and current applications. Students also examine and compare political, legal and social systems. The semester course in economics increases the students' understanding of how individuals and groups use their limited resources to satisfy their basic needs and unlimited wants. This includes examination of the nature of economic systems established by other societies, past and present, and the economic and social consequences of different types of economic organizations.
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 1,2* AP (6839) HP AND MACROECONOMICS 1, 2* AP (6842)
Grade 12
Prerequisites: Must be highly motivated with minimum 3.0 GPA and possess the ability to do rigorous Advanced Placement level coursework. Approved AP Recommendation Form and completion of summer reading assignment/s are required prior to course enrollment.
This is a college level course, which uses a college text and supplemental materials. To receive Advanced Placement credit, students taking this course are required to take the Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government exam. The goal of the course is to introduce students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes of politics in the United States. The semester of AP US Government and Politics includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret US policies and an in-depth study of the nature of the American political system, its development over the last 200 years, and how it works today in the 21st century. Students also examine and compare political, legal, and social systems in specified regions of the world. The semester course in macroeconomics places emphasis on the study of national income and price- level determination, and also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. To receive Advanced Placement credit, students taking this course are required to take the Advanced Placement (AP) Macroeconomics exam.
PSYCHOLOGY 1,2* AP (6834) HP – ELECTIVE ONLY
Grade 11-12
Prerequisites: By counselor recommendation. Must have “C” or better in previous science class. Students with “C” in English will be considered if eligible and enrolled in the AVID program.
This two-semester, elective weighted course, introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. They also learn about methods psychologists use in their science and practice. This course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology. Enrollment will be limited. |
