history

This course focuses on the foundations of civilization from prehistoric times through the end of the Middle Ages. While learning about the achievements and important events of the past, students will evaluate the roles geography and religion played in shaping today’s world. Students will connect conflicts and themes present in the Ancient World to their present-day communities. Additionally, they will improve literacy, critical thinking and writing skills that are needed for their 10th grade CAPT exam. Each unit within the course meets state content standards and offers opportunities for students to learn tendencies and patterns in history that are still present in the 21st century.

This course focuses on historical events from the end of the Middle Ages through modern times. Special attention is given to the role of religion in the modernizing world. While learning about key moments, people, and events during the time period, students study economic and civic factors that are applicable in today’s world. Students master literacy and writing skills necessary for their 10th grade CAPT exam. Each unit within the course meets state content standards while offering opportunities for students to learn about how human history has created the world around us

Students will study U.S. History from the Revolutionary War to the present day by examining the big “Difference Makers” in each era. The course will focus on the impact of the most influential and the most marginalized people in our nation’s history. Students will work on many skills, mostly centered on the ability to read historical texts, interpret them for meaning, and produce their own written work on the same topics. At the end of each unit students will be able to evaluate America’s successes and failures concerning the ideals of the founders and by the end of the course be able to speak and write knowledgably about the current state of the country by comparing our present to our past. We also plan to make a service-oriented field trip to Washington, D.C. this spring.

During the first semester, this course will survey the structure and function of the American government, criminal justice, and economic systems. During the second semester, students will analyze America’s place in the world by studying today’s most pressing international conflicts. Students will apply knowledge gained throughout the year to determine what it means to think globally and to be a citizen of the world. Students will become proficient in reading and analyzing primary and secondary texts, political cartoons, charts, graphs, and images. Students will be able to use evidence gained from a variety of sources to draw conclusions about current event issues and then be able to speak and write persuasively on these topics