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Social Studies
Required Social Studies Courses
United States History in the better understanding of his/her society. A
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20 Century combination of a chronological and topical
approach is used to analyze the following
Grade 9 aspects of American culture with the major
Course Number 231 focus on post-Civil War America: (1)
Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: None democracy and the Constitution of the
Estimated Fee: $20.00 United States, (2) politics and political
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical change, (3) urban-industrial America, (4) the
Education labor movement in the U.S., (5) minority
Career: CORE groups in a pluralistic society, (6) foreign
relations, and (7) facing the future.
United States History is a selective in-depth Emphasis on the skills and knowledge
study of the United States’ social, cultural, needed to pass the end of course exam will
intellectual, political, and economic be a major focus of the course.
development which will lead the student to a
better understanding of his/her society. A
combination of a chronological and topical United States History in the
th
approach is used to analyze the following 20 Century Honors
aspects of American culture with the major Grade 9
focus on post-Civil War America: (1) Course Number 239
democracy and the Constitution of the Full Year Course - 1 credit
United States, (2) politics and political Prerequisite: Recommendation
change, (3) urban-industrial America, (4) the Estimated Fee: $20.00
labor movement in the U.S., (5) minority Recommended For: College Bound
Career: CORE
groups in a pluralistic society, (6) foreign
relations, and (7) facing the future. U.S. History in the 20 Century Honors is a
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Emphasis on the skills and knowledge more rigorous and in-depth study of the
needed to pass the end of course exam will material covered in the regular U.S. History
be a major focus of the course. class. Emphasis will be placed on
improvement in essay composition, analysis
Option United States and interpretation of original source
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History in the 20 Century materials, as well as assessing the relevance,
reliability, and importance of other types of
Grade 9 historical evidence. This course is
Course Number OPT231
Full Year Course - 1 credit recommended for all students planning to
Prerequisite: None enroll in future Social Studies Advanced
Estimated Fee: $20.00 Placement offerings. Emphasis on the skills
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical and knowledge needed to pass the end of
Education course exam will also be a major focus of
Career: CORE
the course.
United States History is a selective in-depth
study of the United States’ social, cultural,
intellectual, political, and economic
development which will lead the student to a
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