Prerequisite: Grade 11 or 12  

                    

This course begins with the study of the evolution of early hominids and ends with the early Renaissance in Italy. The course proceeds chronologically in three stages (prehistory to 500

B.C.E.; 500 B.C.E.–600 C.E.; 600 C.E. –1450 C.E.) surveying the major events and development of civilization on every continent. Students will study the various political institutions, economic foundations, religious beliefs, sociology, and technological skills of peoples throughout the world. Students will learn to think conceptually about world history and apply historical thinking skills as they learn about the past.

Prerequisite: Grade 11 or 12, Teacher Recommendation

 

AP European History focuses on developing students’ abilities to think conceptually about European history from approximately 1450 to the present and apply historical thinking skills as they learn about the past. Five themes of equal importance —interaction of Europe and the world, poverty and prosperity, objective knowledge and subjective visions, states and other institutions of power, and individual and society — provide areas of historical inquiry for investigation throughout the course, which is divided into four periods of study. Students are required to reason historically about continuity and change over time and make comparisons among various historical developments in different times and places throughout Europe.

This course provides dedicated students an opportunity to study constitutional underpinnings, civil liberties and civil rights, political culture and socialization, citizen participation and influence, political institutions and policymaking that are the foundation of modern U.S. government and politics. Students will be required to read a college­ level textbook and supplemental readings, write a lengthy and well­researched argumentative essay on U.S. public policy, and actively participate in class discussions often involving that day’s political issues.

 

Prerequisite: Grade 10-12, teacher recommendation

 

This course focuses on the study of U.S. history from the 1491 to the present. It is equivalent to an introductory, year­long college course in U.S. history, and it is designed to implement the rigors of college course work. A.P. U.S. History has students investigate the content of U.S. for significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods, and develop and use the same thinking skills and methods employed by historians when they study the past. Students will use these analytic skills and factual knowledge to deal critically with the problems in U.S. history. Students will learn to assess historical material and to weigh evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. The course attempts to develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format. Students who earn a qualifying score will be given six hours of college credit at most colleges and universities.

Prerequisite: Grade 11 or 12

 

This course focuses on relevant issues impacting our nation, and world today.   This course emphasizes critical thinking, and evaluating the validity of a variety of sources. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and complete individual and group projects in order to develop their ability to work with others and communicate their ideas effectively. Students will utilize research skills to provide their own sources for political and social issues impacting society. Students will also be given the opportunity to focus on their time­management skills, and the ability to synthesize information, all within a real world context.

Prerequisite: Grade 11 or 12

 

This course will enable students to examine primary documents in order to explore how Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933 and to develop an understanding as to what it was like to live in Germany when the Nazis were in power. Students will practice important historical skills while learning more about the turbulent times of Weimar Germany, the rise of Nazism, and German foreign policy. Students will develop the ability to ask relevant questions about the past and to investigate them critically using a range of documents in their historical context.

 

Prerequisite: Grade 11 or 12

 

This course offers students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of history beyond North America and Europe. Using primary and secondary document analysis students will compare and contrast the development of empires in the Middle East and China, as well as assessing the factors contributing to their rise and fall. They will explore the development of Nationalism in South America and evaluate the impact of imperialism in Africa and India, ending in the revolutionary period of China. This course is designed to give students a more global perspective of history and the ability to assess continuity and change, among other important historical skills.

This course is a study of the U.S. Civil War era through the end of Progressivism (1850­1910).

Throughout this course students are exposed to the development and evolution of the U.S. government, learn history through various forms of political, economic, social, religious, and cultural analysis, and acquire substantive knowledge of the impact of women and various ethnic groups in the formation and development of what became American civilization.

 

This course consists of two parts. The first course will encompass the first semester of the sophomore year. The students will study the era of World War I through the end of World War II (1910­1945). In the second semester the students will study post­World War II civilization through the beginning of the 21st Century (1945­present). In all units of study the students will study the development and evolution of the U. S. government, learn history through the various forms of political, economic, social, religious, and cultural analysis, and acquire substantive knowledge of the role of women and various ethnic groups in the formation, development, and enrichment of what became American civilization.