(Fall 11th Grade) (Spring 11th Grade) In this course students will examine the historical and Recommended prerequisite: American History I intellectual origins of the US from the European In this course students will examine the political, exploration and colonial settlement to the Revolutionary economic, social, and cultural development of the US from and Constitutional eras. Students will learn about the the end of the Reconstruction era to the present times. important political and economic factors that contributed Students will explore the change in the ethnic composition to the development of colonial America and the outbreak of American society, the movement toward equal rights for of the American Revolution, as well as the consequences racial minorities and women, and the role of the US as a of the Revolution, including the writing and key ideas of major world power. An emphasis will be placed on the the US Constitution. This course will guide students as expanding role of the federal government and the federal they study the establishment of political parties, America’s courts, as well as the continuing tension between the westward expansion, the growth of sectional conflict, how individual and the state. The desired outcome of this that sectional conflict led to the Civil War, and the course is for students to develop an understanding of the consequences of the Civil War, including Reconstruction. cause relationship between past and present –and –effect events, recognize patterns of the interactions, and AMERICAN HISTORY II (HONORS) 43055X0 1 understand the impact of events on the US in an CREDIT (HN) interconnected world. SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVE FRESHMEN SEMINAR 96102X0E 1 CREDIT (9th This course is designed for rising freshmen who have shown leadership potential and are interested in honing ability and learning new skills in order to take on the rigors of high school. This Paideia-style course will allow a diverse group of students the opportunity to interact with other leaders and to engage them through a variety of activities and solving methods. Early College Early College High Schools are partnerships between high schools and colleges that provide students with the opportunity to complete up to two years of credits toward college. WYMLA is partnered with Saint Augustine’s University. Our young men begin their Early College experience in 11th grade. Students have the option to stay for a 13th year to accumulate up to two years of college credits towards a Bachelor’s degree.
(Fall 11th Grade) In this course students will examine the historical and intellectual origins of the US from the European exploration and colonial settlement to the Revolutionary and Constitutional eras. Students will learn about the important political and economic factors that contributed to the development of colonial America and the outbreak of the American Revolution, as well as the consequences of the Revolution, including the writing and key ideas of the US Constitution. This course will guide students as they study the establishment of political parties, America’s westward expansion, the growth of sectional conflict, how that sectional conflict led to the Civil War, and the consequences of the Civil War, including Reconstruction. AMERICAN HISTORY II (HONORS) 43055X0 1 CREDIT (HN) (Spring 11th Grade) Recommended prerequisite: American History I In this course students will examine the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the US from the end of the Reconstruction era to the present times. Students will explore the change in the ethnic composition of American society, the movement toward equal rights for racial minorities and women, and the role of the US as a major world power. An emphasis will be placed on the expanding role of the federal government and the federal courts, as well as the continuing tension between the individual and the state. The desired outcome of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the cause –and –effect relationship between past and present events, recognize patterns of the interactions, and understand the impact of events on the US in an interconnected world. SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVE FRESHMEN SEMINAR 96102X0E 1 CREDIT (9th This course is designed for rising freshmen who have shown leadership potential and are interested in honing ability and learning new skills in order to take on the rigors of high school. This Paideia-style course will allow a diverse group of students the opportunity to interact with other leaders and to engage them through a variety of activities and methods. Early College Early College High Schools are partnerships between high schools and colleges that provide students with the opportunity to complete up to two years of credits toward college. WYMLA is partnered with Saint Augustine’s University. Our young men begin their Early College experience in 11th grade. Students have the option to stay for a 13th year to accumulate up to two years of college credits towards a Bachelor’s degree. solving
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