HONORS PHILOSOPHY Grade 12 . 5 Credit ( 5455 ) H
COMMUNITY ACTION LEARNING Grade 9-12 . 5 Credit ( 5456 ) CCP
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THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE : THE ROLE OF LESSER HEARD VOICES Grades 11 , 12 1 Credit : . 5 SS Credit . 5 English Credit ( 5076 ) CCP
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AFRICAN AMERICAN / BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN / LATINO HISTORY Grade 11,12 1 Credit
Prerequisite ( s ): B or better in a level one or level two English course , and United States History , and / or the recommendation of a United States History teacher . What is good ? What is real ? How do we know ? These are the questions of philosophy which everyone asks , but few answer clearly . Using the writings of several great philosophers , students come to understand various viewpoints on the large questions of life , truth , beauty , and reality , and on the question of self . This course is designed as an introductory college seminar in philosophy .
Prerequisite ( s ): None Students will follow the models of individuals who have identified a problem in the world and dedicated themselves to solving it . Community Action will invite guest speakers , including a number of the faculty as expert instructors , and introduce case studies of successful problem solving as part of a semester-long comprehensive curriculum . Working in collaborative teams , students will learn and apply research methods in order to design and implement a problem-solving project . This course offers an opportunity for each student to find his or her area of interest and study it in depth for the purpose of exploring a problem , presenting a solution , and collaborating with others in the school and community to take action . The presentation of the completed problem-solving project will mark the culmination of the course . Prerequisite ( s ): None The American Experience is a full-year course open to junior and senior students that examines historically oppressed social and ethnic groups and analyzes related literature in the United States . This course is split-period and team-taught between social studies and English . Topics of discussion include a social and historical overview of these groups and related civil rights issues in our nation ’ s history . Analysis of related texts will allow us to see the ways in which these groups have overcome oppression and gained agency in our nation . Further , this course will examine the ways in which literature and social movements have contributed to , been influenced by , and transformed America , and continue to do so . Student who successfully complete this course will receive one- half social studies elective credit and one-half English credit .
Prerequisite ( s ): None The course is an opportunity for students to explore accomplishments , struggles , intersections , perspectives , and collaborations of African American / Black and Puerto Rican / Latino people in the U . S . Students will examine how historical movements , legislation , and wars affected the citizenship rights of these groups , and how they , both separately and together , worked to build U . S . cultural and economic wealth
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