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Course Title: Social Studies US History: Nineteenth Century Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104111 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 9

Grades:

Description: The aim of this course is to provide students with a better understanding of basic American freedoms,

general good citizenship and the development of America as a world power when it comes in the social, political and

economic arena. An additional purpose of the course is to stimulate an appreciation of American heritage and to foster a

sense of patriotism by the study of the development and growth of the United States and the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania from 1815 to 1900. This course equips students with the skills needed to succeed in college and the habits

of mind necessary to foster a higher level of learning. Units of study include: The Era of Good Feelings, the Jacksonian

Era, Manifest Destiny, Division, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Into the West and New Horizons. This course integrates the

study of history, government, geography and economics.

Course Title: Honors US History: Nineteenth Century Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104121 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Social Studies 8 with a 90% or higher Open to 9

or completion of Pre-AP Social Studies 8 with an 80% or Grades:

higher or teacher recommendation

Description: In this class, while studying United States History, students participate in authentic historical work. Class

time is spent reading primary documents, formulating historical questions, proposing critical arguments, discussing

controversial issues, researching original inquiries, and writing scholarly papers. Learning the process of historical

analysis is emphasized in class. This course integrates the study of history, government, geography and economics and

is designed to be academically challenging to students.

Course Title: Themes in World History Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104411 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 10

Grades:

Description: This course is designed to introduce students to a thematic approach to the study of World History. Unlike

many World History survey level courses, the depth and scope of the course is both thematic and chronological. This

thematic approach is designed to help students understand and analyze the interconnectedness of historical events,

people, places and ideas. Each of the major themes covered in the course will include an analysis of significant

contributors and their impact on various regions and the world as a whole. Major themes included in the course will be:

Principles of Geography and Culture, Principles of World Religions, Political Systems and Structure, Global Conflict,

Modernization and its’ Impact, and Global Economies and Resources. This course integrates the study of history,

government, geography and economics. The World History course will also require a Project-Based Culminating

Assessment.

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