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Course #
Course Name
Grade
Credits
350 History Through Film 11-12 2.5

Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENG 1, ENG 2, World History, and US 1.
This course will involve the viewing and analysis of a number of films, which are meant to represent
significant events in history. Film can be a method for the study of history, and that is the goal of this
course. Students will view films and participate in related research and study that will allow them to
analyze and evaluate the historical accuracy, and in some cases the inaccuracy, portrayed in film.
Participating in this course will afford students a unique opportunity to use critical thinking skills to enrich
their study of history. During the course the primary focus will be on three connections between film and
history: films as a reflection of the time during which the film was made, film as a philosophical or historical
essay from the film maker’s perspective, and film as “window on the past”.

Typical Sequence of Courses Social Studies
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

AP World History U.S. History 1H AP U.S. History II Electives
361 321 360
or or or AP World History
World History H Elective Electives 361
301 or AP World History or
Genocide Studies** 36 AP US Gov’t/Politics
344 or 362
or AP US Gov’t/Politics or
AP World History 362 Genocide Studies**
361 or 344
or Genocide Studies** or
AP Psychology 344 Sociology
or 345
Sociology or
345 Government & Law*
or 346
Government & Law* or
346 Int. Relations 347
or or
Int. Relations 347 Econ/Financial Literacy 348
or or
Econ /Financial Literacy 348 AP Psychology
or
AP Psychology

World History U.S. History 1 U.S. History 2 Electives
302 322 342
or or or Genocide Studies**
World History H Elective Electives 344
301 or or or
Genocide Studies** Genocide Studies** Sociology
344 344 345
or or
Sociology Government & Law*
345 346
or or
Government & Law* Int. Relations 347
346 or
or Econ/Financial Literacy 348
Int. Relations 347
or
Econ/Financial Literacy 348

Electives Electives

Genocide Studies** Genocide Studies**
344 344
or or
Government & Law* Government & Law*
346 346

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