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Social Studies

               World History is also offered in the Option        English 2 Honors with AP
               program.
                                                                  World History
               AP World History                                   Grade 10
                                                                  Course Number CC149
               Grade 10                                           Full Year Course - 2 credits
               Course Number 249 or OPT249                        Prerequisite: Recommendation A.P. Exam fee
               Full Year Course - 1 credit                          (approximately $94.00)
               Prerequisite:  Recommendation                      Estimated Fee:  $22.00
               Estimated Fee:  $22.00 and A.P. Exam fee           Recommended For:  College Bound
                 (approximately $94.00)
               Recommended For:  College Bound                    The  curriculum  English  2  Honors  and  AP
                                                                  World  History  will  be  combined  to  draw
               With recommendations from and the                  natural connections throughout the year.
               approval of the College Board, the Advanced
               Placement World History course work                English 2 Honors expands the basic areas of
               models a semester college course in World
               History.                                           literature and composition covered in the
                                                                  regular World Literature and Composition
               It is a course that fulfills the World History     curriculum and proceeds at a more rapid
               credit requirement required by the State of        pace.  Greater independence is expected of
               Ohio for graduation.  The purpose of the AP        the students in their analysis of literature.  In
               World History course is to develop greater
               understanding of the evolution of global           addition, students are expected to
                                                                  demonstrate a greater degree of
               processes and contacts in different types of       sophistication in content and style in their
               human societies. This understanding is             writing.   Types of compositions include
               advanced through a combination of factual          informational, literary analysis,
               knowledge and analytical skills. The course
               highlights the nature of changes in global         argumentative, and narrative.  Grammar is
                                                                  approached as a means of improving
               frameworks and their causes and                    composition.
               consequences, as well as comparisons
               among major societies. It emphasizes               With recommendations from and the
               relevant factual knowledge, leading
               interpretive issues, and skills in analyzing       approval of the College Board, the Advanced
                                                                  Placement World History course work
               types of historical evidence. Specific themes      models a semester college course in World
               provide further organization to the course,        History.
               along with consistent attention to contacts        It is a course that fulfills the World History
               among societies that form the core of world
               history as a field of study.  Students enrolled    credit requirement required by the State of
                                                                  Ohio for graduation.  The purpose of the AP
               in this course are required to take the A.P.       World History course is to develop greater
               exam in May.                                       understanding of the evolution of global
                                                                  processes and contacts in different types of
               This course is recommended for students
               planning on taking AP United States                human societies. This understanding is
                                                                  advanced through a combination of factual
               History, AP European History, and AP               knowledge and analytical skills. The course
               United States Government and Politics.             highlights the nature of changes in global
                                                                  frameworks and their causes and
               AP World History is also offered in the
               Option program.                                    consequences, as well as comparisons
                                                                  among major societies. It emphasizes



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