Reports, guides, handbooks High school registration guide 2018-19

Honors Civics Prerequisite/Selection Process: Middle school social studies grades may be considered Intended Audience: Grade 9 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Purpose and principles of government • Creation of U.S. government institutions and processes • Rights and responsibilities of citizens • Principles of the U.S. Constitution Instructional Focus: This honors course requires students to apply higher-order thinking and communication skills, study primary source documents and complete independent and/or group research projects Geography 9 Intended Audience: Grade 9 Credit: One Trimester = 0.5 credits Major Outcomes: • Review locations of physical features, climatic regions and cultural icons • Practice reading maps and charts. • Types of maps, when to use and how to analyze • Effects of migration and population countries and cultures • Types of boundaries and governments • Global climate changes • Human effects on the environment Projects, Activities, etc.: Creating Maps, de- velop the where the next should be located [e.g. determine where the next supermarket should be located in your city] Instructional Focus: Use of maps, charts, Geographic Information Systems, population pyramids High School Registration Guide AP Geography Prerequisite/Selection Process: Previous social studies grades may be considered or recommendation of counselor or teacher Intended Audience: Grade 9 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes: • Introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface • Employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human socioeco- nomic organization and its environmental consequences • Learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications • Interpret maps and analyze geospatial data • Understand and explain the implications of associations and networks among phenomena in places. • Recognize and interpret the relationships among patterns and processes at differ- ent scales of analysis. • Define regions and evaluate the regionalization process. • Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places. US History 10 Prerequisite/Selection Process: Civics or Honors Civics and Geography Intended Audience: Grade 10 Credit: Two Trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes: • Study of major events in U.S. history [emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries] • Awareness of the experiences of ordinary women, men, and children as well as those of our leaders • Study of diverse peoples who created the American story AP US History Prerequisite/Selection Process: Civics or Honors Civics and Geography Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Prerequisite/Selection Process: Previous social studies grades may be considered or recommendation of counselor or teacher Major Outcomes: • The study of major events in U.S. history • Knowledge necessary to analyze prob- lems, concepts and primary documents in U.S. History • Preparation to take National Advanced Placement American History exam Instructional Focus: Equivalent to introduc- tory college US History Seminar Prerequisite/Selection Process: AP US History Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • The study of major events in U.S. history • Knowledge necessary to analyze prob- lems, concepts and primary documents in U.S. History Instructional Focus: Preparation to take National Advanced Placement exam World History 11 Prerequisite/Selection Process: US History or AP US History Intended Audience: Grade 11 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes: • Study of significant events, people, issues, and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East • A balance of cultural, economic, geographic, political, and social history are p

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