HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE

(Updated 24-Oct-2008)

World History P: Grade 10 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This course examines major turning points in the shaping of the modern world, from the late 18th century to the present. The first semester study includes a review of geography, a review of ancient and medieval history, unresolved problems of the modern world, a review of the rise of democratic ideas, the industrial revolution, and the rise of imperialism and colonialism. The second semester acquaints students with World War I, its aftermath, modern totalitarianism, World War II, and contemporary nationalism. Case studies will include Soviet Union and China, Israel and Syria, Ghana and South Africa, and Mexico and Brazil.

SEI World History P: Grade 10 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This college preparatory course offers a hands-on, interactive instructional approach designed specifically for students of limited English proficiency preparing for college attendance. Concepts found in World History P are covered with visual and language support when needed.

World History HP: Grade 10 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This course follows the same content format as World History P described above. However, this course is a faster paced course with the development of and strong emphasis on enrichment projects, challenging research activities, field trips, and the development of critical thinking skills.

20th Century U.S. History P: Grade 11 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This required course examines events, issues, and major turning points in U.S. History. In the first semester students study our nation's beginnings with an analysis of the political philosophies represented in the development of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Also addressed are national expansion, sectionalism, the westward movement, civil war, and industrialization, immigration, World War I, the Progressive Era, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression and the emergence of the United States as a world power. The second semester emphasizes the rapid political and economic growth of the United States along with social reform, educational reform, humanitarian and utopian movements, development of the "arts" and advances in the sciences. Major topics studied include World War II, the Cold War struggle, the Civil Rights movement, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, and the "changing face of America" in the 1970's and 1980's.

SEI 20th Century U.S. History P: Grade 11 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This college preparatory course offers a hands-on, interactive instructional approach designed specifically for students of limited English proficiency preparing for college attendance. Concepts found in 20th Century United States History P are covered with visual and language support when needed.

U.S. History AP: Grade 11 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

The topics described in U.S. History P are covered in more detail, emphasizing the refinement of analysis, research, and writing skills. At the conclusion of the course an enrolled student is expected to take the Advanced Placement Examination which, if passed, will enable the student to receive U.S. History credit at the college level. Grades are weighed with and "A" grade yielding 5 grade points, "B" yielding 4 points, and "C" yielding 3 points. "D" grades or lower are not weighed.

American Government P: Grade 12 (1 semester) CSU/UC

This required course in American Government covers the basic principles on which our government rests including the U.S. and California Constitutions and the functioning of the governmental processes. Attention is given to the issues, problems, and fundamental questions confronting Americans.

SEI American Government P: Grade 12 (1 semester) CSU/UC

This college preparatory course offers a hands-on, interactive instructional approach designed specifically for students of limited English proficiency preparing for college attendance. Concepts found in American Government P are covered with visual and language support when needed.

Economics P: Grade 12 (1 semester) CSU/UC

This required course examines the tools and methods of economic theory, the practical application of economic theory to current economic affairs and the role and impact of economics in understanding our personal lives. Concepts studied include scarcity, opportunity, costs, economic decision-making, supply and demand, and functions of price in a market system, and macroeconomics. In addition, students will learn about the banking system, fiscal policy, the role of the Federal Reserve System, and comparative economics systems. Business cycles, international trade, market interventions, and monopoly will be analyzed. Money management, the educated consumer, and the role of the entrepreneur will also be addressed. An Economics course is needed for high school graduation.

SEI Economics P: Grade 12 (1 semester) CSU/UC

This college preparatory course offers a hands-on, interactive instructional approach designed specifically for students of limited English proficiency preparing for college attendance. Concepts found in Economics P are covered with visual and language support when needed. This economics Course is needed for high school graduation.

Economics P and AP American Government: Grade 12 (2 semesters) CSU/UC

This is a rigorous integrated study of government and economics. The course is geared toward preparation for taking the Advanced Placement test in American Government which students are expected to take in May. Grades are weighted 4.0 for Economics first semester and 5.0 for Advanced Placement the second semester. Government instruction will include the constitutional foundations of American Government, the structural basis of government and extensive considerations of policy formation and decision-making at the national level. Economics instruction will include supply and demand, government interventions and policies, and international trade. This course, if fully completed will fulfill both the government and economics requirements for graduation and for the University of California requirements in those areas.

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Psychology: Grade 10-11-12 (2 semester) CSU/UC

Psychology is the study of human behavior.  The course includes the principle theories of psychology including psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Erikson, learning theories of Pavlov,Watson and Skinner, cognitive theories of Piaget and other theories including those of Adler, Jung, Horney, James, Allport, Wundt, and Maslow. There will also be an emphasis on contemporary, high interest topics such as teen suicide, teen pregnancy, relationship, sexual maturity, identity development, ethnic differences, drug use, and changes in societal beliefs.

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