Grade 9 - Social Studies
AP United States History A (Credit: 0.50)AP United States History is an intensive full year course divided into two semesters. The course focuses on exploring and analyzing American historical events, individuals and cultural trends. You will be prepared with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States History. This first semester course covers the time frame of 1492 to 1877, and the second semester course covers the time frame 1878 to present.
This course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam in United States History that is administered by the College Board Educational testing center. The class satisfies the United States History requirement for graduation.
Materials
The American Pageant 16th Edition, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen
ISBN-13: 978-1305075900
ISBN-10: 1305075900
Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2020 Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0525568391
ISBN-10: 0525568395
AP US Government and Politics A (Credit: 0.50)This course examines the U.S. political system. Students in this course will discuss political ideology, the development of the political system and democratic institutions. Students should, according to the College Board, gain an “analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States.†Furthermore, students will study “both the general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific examples†throughout history. The class discussion will require that students acquire a “familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. politics.†The main emphasis of the course, however, is to be able to apply a basic comprehension of the U.S. political system to contemporary events.
AP US Government and Politics B (Credit: 0.50)This course examines the U.S. political system. Students in this course will discuss political ideology, the development of the political system and democratic institutions. Students should, according to the College Board, gain an “analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States.†Furthermore, students will study “both the general concepts used to interpret U.S. politics and the analysis of specific examples†throughout history. The class discussion will require that students acquire a “familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. politics.†The main emphasis of the course, however, is to be able to apply a basic comprehension of the U.S. political system to contemporary events.
World Geography A- Semester 1 (Credit: 0.50)The student will be taught to use the basic skills of map reading and development, geographic technology, and the recognition of geographic themes to make sense of the world. The course examines world regions including the nations, people, and cultures of the Americas and Western Europe.
Major Concepts:
Exploring Geography
Climates and Ecosystems
Population, Culture, Resources, and Land Use
The U.S. and its Regions
Canada
Mexico
Central America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Countries of South America
The British Isles and Nordic Nation
Central Western Europe
Mediterranean Europe
World Geography B - Semester 2 (Credit: 0.50)This second-semester course continues to teach the basic skills of map reading and development, the use of geographic technology, and the recognition of geographic themes. The focus examines the world regions, including the nations, people, and cultures of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia, Central and Southwest Asia, South Asia, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific.
Major Concepts:
Central and Eastern Europe
Russia
The Caucasus and Central Asia
The Countries of SW Asia
The Countries of South Asia
North Africa
West and Central Africa
East and Southern Africa
China
Japan and the Koreas
Southeast Asia
The Pacific World and Antarctica
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