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Course Title: Honors Themes in World History Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104421 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion US History: Nineteenth Century with a 90% Open to 10

or higher or completion of Honors US History: Grades:

Nineteenth Century with an 80% or higher or teacher

recommendation

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. To this end, we will employ extensive use of primary and secondary source materials,

implement numerous objective and written assessments, and complete some project-based and authentic/simulated

learning experiences. Each of the major themes covered in the course will include regional analysis, significant

contributors and the impact on 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.

Course Title: Advanced Placement European History Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104435 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): Completion of Honors US History: Nineteenth Century Open to 10, 11, 12

with an 80% or higher or teacher recommendation Grades:

Requirement(s): Students are required to complete the designated

Advanced Placement exam at their own expense (2017-

2018 cost $94).

Description: This is a college level survey course in Modern European History that begins with the study of the

Renaissance and Reformation and traces the development of European institutions and processes in science, politics,

economics, and social patterns through the present day. Students in this class must have a strong work ethic and the

ability to study at an accelerated pace and independently.

Course Title: US History: Twentieth Century to the Present Credit Value: 1.0

Course Number: 104211 Term(s) Full Year

Offered:

Prerequisite(s): None Open to 11

Grades:

Description: This course is intended to provide the student with the information and skills that are essential for better
understanding of 20th Century American History. US History: Twentieth Century to the Present is a comprehensive

history course that provides students with an appreciation of American cultural, economic, political, and social history.

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. Strategies include reading comprehension, analysis of historical artwork, improving student

writing, and using primary and secondary supplemental source materials for critical analysis. Some of the major themes

and units of study include: World War I, The Arrival of Reform, The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression and New

Deal, Isolation to World War, Reshaping the Post War World, The Vietnam and Watergate Era, and The Reagan & Clinton

Revolutions up through the present day. This course integrates the study of history, government, geography and

economics.

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