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Social Studies
Required Social Studies Courses
United States History in the improvement in essay composition, analysis
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20 Century and interpretation of original source
materials, as well as assessing the relevance,
Grade 9 reliability, and importance of other types of
Course Number 231 historical evidence. This course is
Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: None recommended for all students planning to
Estimated Fee: $20.00 enroll in future Social Studies Advanced
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Placement offerings. Emphasis on the skills
Education and knowledge needed to pass the end of
Career: CORE course exam will also be a major focus of
the course.
United States History is a selective in-depth
study of the United States’ social, cultural,
intellectual, political, and economic United States History
development which will lead the student to a Honors with English 1
better understanding of his/her society. A
combination of a chronological and topical Honors
approach is used to analyze the following Grade 9
aspects of American culture with the major Course Number CC139
focus on post-Civil War America: (1) Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Recommendation
democracy and the Constitution of the Estimated Fee: $20.00
United States, (2) politics and political Recommended For: College Bound
change, (3) urban-industrial America, (4) the Career: CORE
labor movement in the U.S., (5) minority
groups in a pluralistic society, (6) foreign Introduction to Literature Study and
relations, and (7) facing the future. Composition Honors covers areas of
Emphasis on the skills and knowledge composition, grammar, oral communication,
needed to pass the end of course exam will and literature, as does all ninth grade English.
be a major focus of the course. The honors class, however, is both accelerated
and enriched with regard to content, thus
covering more material with more depth. In
addition, students are expected to demonstrate
United States History in the in their writing a greater degree of
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20 Century Honors sophistication in content and style. Moreover,
Grade 9 students are expected to work independently and
be motivated intrinsically.
Course Number 239
Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Recommendation U.S. History in the 20th Century Honors is a
Estimated Fee: $20.00 more rigorous and in-depth study of the
Recommended For: College Bound material covered in the regular U.S. History
Career: CORE class. Emphasis will be placed on
improvement in essay composition, analysis
th
U.S. History in the 20 Century Honors is a and interpretation of original source
more rigorous and in-depth study of the
material covered in the regular U.S. History materials, as well as assessing the relevance,
reliability, and importance of other types of
class. Emphasis will be placed on
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