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Social Studies
COURSES AVAILABLE AT EACH GRADE LEVEL
Grade 9
- World II
- Honors World II
Grade 10
- US I
- Honors US I
Grade 11
- US II
- Honors US II
- Law
- History of War
- AP Psychology
- AP US History
Grade 12
- Holocaust and Human Behavior
- AP Psychology
- AP Government and Politics
- History of War
- Reimagine History
Social Studies
The foundational belief of the Social Studies Department is to prepare students for citizenship in a democratic society. This directly supports the school’s mission statement which advocates that our “primary purpose is to enable students to become responsible members of the community.”
Social Studies Department courses are designed to:
- Provide students with the knowledge base, research skills, and critical thinking abilities they will need to be informed, involved, and active citizens in a democratic society.
- Encourage students to relate to the events, issues, and lessons of history to contemporary students and to their own lives.
- Prepare our students for state-based assessments in social studies.
NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS
- Argumentative Writing
- Research Based Projects / Presentations
- Document Based Questions
- Civics Project
GRADUATION & MCAS REQUIREMENTS
- Completing 3 years of History (World II, US I, and US II)
- Civics Project
THIS PROGRAM RELIES HEAVILY ON THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC SKILLS and/or DISCIPLINES
- Analyzing/Annotating primary and secondary documents
- Argument writing
- Research (Inquiry based projects)
- Critical thinking to connect to modern day scenarios (past to present)
- Actively participating in civic duties within a democracy
