This course will explore the development of the United States from the Progressive Era to the present.
This course will examine the history and influence of the United States from both national and global perspectives. Students will identify and evaluate the significance of major historical events such as World War I, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Era and the Vietnam War. Finally the course will focus on the continuity and change occurring in the United States over the last thirty years.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history in the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history in the above era
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to United States History, Pennsylvania History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course
              

Materials:

Prentice Hall: America: Pathways to the Present
PearsonSuccessnet.com

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Grades Offered: 9

This course will explore the development of the United States from the Progressive Era to the present.
This course will examine the history and influence of the United States from both national and global perspectives. Students will identify and evaluate the significance of major historical events such as World War I, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Era and the Vietnam War. Finally the course will focus on the continuity and change occurring in the United States over the last thirty years.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history in the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history in the above era
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to United States History, Pennsylvania History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Prentice Hall: America: Pathways to the Present
PearsonSuccessnet.com

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course

Grades Offered: 9

This course will explore the development of the United States from the Progressive Era to the present.
This course will examine the history and influence of the United States from both national and global perspectives. Students will identify and evaluate the significance of major historical events such as World War I, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Era and the Vietnam War. Finally the course will focus on the continuity and change occurring in the United States over the last thirty years.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history in the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1890 to the present
• Identify and evaluate conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history in the above era
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to United States History, Pennsylvania History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Prentice Hall: America: Pathways to the Present

PearsonSuccessnet.com

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 85% or higher in previous Social Studies course or a Teacher Recommendation

Grades Offered: 9

This course will explore the developments in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Latin America from 1450 to the present. Students will examine the continuity and change that has occurred in these regions in regards to trade, exploration, industrialism, imperialism and military conflicts. These themes will be examined with emphasis on how they are interconnected and how they have changed the world from a global perspective.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450
• Evaluate historical documents, material artifacts and historic sites important to world history during the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change throughout history have impacted belief systems and religions, commerce and industry, innovations, settlement patterns, social organization, transportation and roles of women during the above era
• Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations have impacted world history from 1450 to the present in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to World History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course
              

Materials:

Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today
Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today Study Guide

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Grades Offered: 10

This course will explore the developments in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Latin America from 1450 to the present. Students will examine the continuity and change that has occurred in these regions in regards to trade, exploration, industrialism, imperialism and military conflicts. These themes will be examined with emphasis on how they are interconnected and how they have changed the world from a global perspective.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450
• Evaluate historical documents, material artifacts and historic sites important to world history during the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change throughout history have impacted belief systems and religions, commerce and industry, innovations, settlement patterns, social organization, transportation and roles of women during the above era
• Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations have impacted world history from 1450 to the present in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to World History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today
Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today Study Guide

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course; United States History recommended

Grades Offered: 10

This course will explore the developments in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Latin America from 1450 to the present. Students will examine the continuity and change that has occurred in these regions in regards to trade, exploration, industrialism, imperialism and military conflicts. These themes will be examined with emphasis on how they are interconnected and how they have changed the world from a global perspective.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450
• Evaluate historical documents, material artifacts and historic sites important to world history during the above era
• Evaluate how continuity and change throughout history have impacted belief systems and religions, commerce and industry, innovations, settlement patterns, social organization, transportation and roles of women during the above era
• Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations have impacted world history from 1450 to the present in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to World History, Geography and Economics for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today
Prentice Hall: World History: Connections to Today Study Guide

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 85% or higher in previous Social Studies course; United States History recommended

Grades Offered: 10

This course will explore the development of the foundations of the American Government: the three branches of government, the Bill of Rights, the electoral process and the impact of state and local government. Political and economic systems present in America will also be examined. Students will be challenged to identify, analyze and explain the major concepts and principles impacting the government in America.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Critically analyze information and documents
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and creativity in completing written assignments
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Civics and Government for the respective grade level of this course
              

Materials:

Pearson: Magruder’s American Government

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Prerequisite: United States History recommended

Grades Offered: 11

This course will explore the development of the foundations of the American Government: the three branches of government, the Bill of Rights, the electoral process and the impact of state and local government. Political and economic systems present in America will also be examined. Students will be challenged to identify, analyze and explain the major concepts and principles impacting the government in America.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Critically analyze information and documents
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and creativity in completing written assignments
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Civics and Government for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Pearson: Magruder’s American Government

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course; United States History recommended

Grades Offered: 11

This course will explore the development of the foundations of the American Government: the three branches of government, the Bill of Rights, the electoral process and the impact of state and local government. Political and economic systems present in America will also be examined. Students will be challenged to identify, analyze and explain the major concepts and principles impacting the government in America.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Critically analyze information and documents
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and creativity in completing written assignments
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Civics and Government for the respective grade level of this course

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This academically challenging, college preparatory course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
            

Materials:

Pearson: Magruder’s American Government

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 85% or higher in previous Social Studies course; United States History recommended

Grades Offered: 11

Students will explore basic economic and financial principles from a personal, political, governmental, and global perspective.  These include the concepts of renting, buying, saving, debt, taxes, and the rights and responsibilities of the consumer.  Students will be challenged to demonstrate a basic understanding of the micro- and macroeconomics.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of basic economic indicators
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in completely written assignments
• Become conscientious consumers in today’s economy
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Economics
              

Materials:

Glencoe: Economics Today and Tomorrow

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Grades Offered: 11-12

Students will explore basic economic and financial principles from a personal, political, governmental, and global perspective.  Students will be challenged to identify, analyze, and explain the major concepts and principles impacting American Economics, including supply and demand. 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Critically analyze information, documents and basic economic indicators
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and creativity in completed written assignments
• Become conscientious consumers in today’s economy
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Economics.

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments and research activities utilizing higher order thinking skills.  This academically challenging course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post-secondary education.
            

Materials:

Glencoe: Economics Today and Tomorrow

Online Resources

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course or Teacher Recommendation

Grades Offered: 11-12

This course will explore economic and financial principles from a personal, political, governmental and global perspective.  Students will be challenged to analyze, create, and manipulate supply and demand graphs and various real-life scenarios in order to demonstrate their understanding course concepts.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Critically analyze information, documents, and basic economic indicators
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and creativity in completed written assignments
• Become conscientious consumers in today’s economy.
• Master mandated Pennsylvania Standards in relation to Economics.

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills, and to conduct developmentally appropriate research.  This includes a research paper as assigned by the teachers.  This academically rigorous course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post-secondary education.
            

Materials:

Glencoe: Economics Today and Tomorrow

Online Resources

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: Advanced

Prerequisite: Successful completion or enrollment in Algebra 2 and 85% or higher in prior Social Studies course

Grades Offered: 11-12

This course will review and familiarize the students with the foundations of geography in terms of location, regions, place, movement and interaction. The students will take a comprehensive look at each of the continents around the globe. Through the lens of the foundational themes of geography, the students will specifically learn about the physical and human aspects of geography as well as the interaction of these geographic systems with humanity. To demonstrate their ability to identify, analyze and explain their understanding of the major concepts of Human and Physical Geography, students will complete maps, written assignments, and explore written texts from world regions.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze geographic tools and their uses
• Analyze the physical characteristics of places and regions and their impact upon the Earth as well as on all living creatures
• Analyze the human characteristics of places and regions and their interaction with the cultural and population characteristics
• Master the mandated Pennsylvania Standards for Geography for the respective grade level of this course.

Students will be expected to complete all class assignments and to have a solid understanding of the course material. Students will also be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills.
        

Materials:

Prentice Hall: World Geography: Building a Global Perspective

Prentice Hall: The Geography Coloring Book

Online Resources

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Prerequisite: Successful completion/current progress in United States History

Grades Offered: 10-12

This full year course is meant to teach the basic introductory concepts of Psychology for the student who desires elective credit in the Social Studies content area. The student must write effectively using APA format to show a demonstration of sophisticated ideas developed through facts, examples, opinions and scientific research.

In this course, students will:

• Identify major psychological theories
• Analyze human development as it relates to mental health

At the core of Psychology are concepts of the Self, the Body and the Mind. This course will study psychology as a science that involves research.

The first half of the course will study what milestones occur along the way of human development, sensing and perceiving the external world, human thinking and learning and exploring memory.

The second half of the course will study aspects of human motivation, emotion and personality; the role gender plays in the development of self; determining how mental illness impacts the individual and his or her world; and the exploration of stress as it relates to mental health.

At the completion of this course the student will improve his or her skills in reading informational text, analytical writing and social science research.

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This on-level course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
        

Materials:

McDougal Littell: Introductory to Psychology
Online Resources

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course; completion of or enrollment in US History, World History and/or US Government

Grades Offered: 11-12

This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of Sociology to the student who desires elective credit in the Social Studies content area. The student must write effectively to show a demonstration of sophisticated ideas developed through facts, examples, opinions and scientific research.

In this course, students will:

• Identify major sociological theories

• Analyze individual behavior within groups

At the core of sociology is the development of human behaviors associated with living in a cultural society. This course will study sociology as a science that involves research.

The first half of the course will study the sociological perspectives, of cultural diversity, social conformity and deviance, social class in the United States and social inequalities.

The second half of the course will study collective human behavior that involves social inequality, social institutions and social change.

At the completion of this course the student will improve his or her skills in reading informational text, analytical writing and social science research.

Students will be expected to read additional outside resources, to engage in writing assignments utilizing higher order thinking skills and to conduct developmentally appropriate research. This on-level course is geared for students who are planning to pursue post secondary education.
        

Materials:

McDougal Littell: Introductory to Sociology
Online Resources

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 3 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 30-70% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Prerequisite: 70% or higher in previous Social Studies course; completion of or enrollment in US History, World History and/or US Government

Grades Offered: 11-12

Street Law’s approach to law-related education is to provide practical information and problem-solving opportunities that develop in students the knowledge and skills necessary for survival in our society. The curriculum includes case studies, mock trials, role-plays and visual analysis activities.

Topics covered in this course are as follows:

• Introduction to Law and the Legal System

• Crime in America

• Introduction to Criminal Law

• Crimes Against the Person

• Crimes Against Property

• Defenses

• Criminal Justice: The Investigation

• Proceedings Before Trial

• The Trial

• Sentencing

• Juvenile Justice

• Introduction to Tort Law

• Negligence/ Strict Liability

• Consumer Law

• Housing Law

• Family Law

Materials:

Glencoe: Street Law: A Course in Practical Law

Home Facilitator Involvement Level: 2 (click here for levels) Assistance is required for 10-30% of schoolwork.

Difficulty: On-Level

Prerequisite: Completion of or enrollment in US History, World History and US Government

Grades Offered: 11-12