Options Book - Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools
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higher levels of discussion. Focus of this course will<br />
center upon American heritage, democratic processes,<br />
citizens rights, and world interactions. Special emphasis<br />
will be placed on improvement of reading, writing,<br />
listening and note-taking skills.<br />
Prerequisite: Recommendation by 8 th -grade Social<br />
Studies Teacher<br />
Academic<br />
American History<br />
Course Number: 0255<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Periods/Week: 5<br />
Fee: $<br />
Open To: freshmen<br />
This course will present a survey of American History<br />
with an emphasis on the years from 1877 to the<br />
present including a short review of the Constitution.<br />
Focus of this course will center upon American heritage,<br />
democratic processes, citizens’ rights, and world<br />
interactions. This course is recommended for collegebound<br />
students. Special emphasis will be placed on<br />
improvement of reading, writing, listening and notetaking<br />
skills.<br />
Prerequisite: Recommendation by 8 th -grade History<br />
Teacher<br />
Academic World History<br />
Course Number: 0240<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Periods/Week: 5<br />
Fee: $<br />
Open To: sophomores<br />
Students will study human civilizations to modern day,<br />
with emphasis on political activities, social relationships,<br />
economic changes, religious beliefs, and cultural<br />
achievements. This course is recommended for college<br />
bound students.<br />
Prerequisite: Recommendation by 9 th grade History<br />
Teacher<br />
AP World History<br />
Course Number: 0043<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Periods/Week: 5<br />
Open To: sophomores<br />
This course will present the world in terms of global<br />
processes in combination with the development of<br />
different forms of human societies. Emphasis will<br />
be placed on comparisons between and within major<br />
societies and change over time. Additional reading<br />
and writing is required in preparation for the AP World<br />
History Exam.<br />
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation<br />
Honors World History<br />
Course Number: 0140<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: 1.0<br />
Periods/Week: 5<br />
Open To: sophomores<br />
Students will study human civilizations to modern<br />
day, with emphasis on political activities, social relationships,<br />
economics changes, religious beliefs, and<br />
cultural achievements. This course is recommended<br />
for students who plan to follow an honors placement<br />
program. Students will be expected to complete<br />
additional reading and writings assignments as well as<br />
higher levels of class discussions.<br />
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation<br />
Honors American<br />
Government<br />
Course Number: 0142<br />
Course Length: year<br />
Credits: .5<br />
Periods/Week: 5<br />
Open To: seniors<br />
This course is designed for students desiring a collegelevel<br />
experience, but who do not intend to take the<br />
A.P. examination. Greater emphasis will be placed on<br />
reading and writing than in the academic course as students<br />
study political institutions, the constitution, and<br />
current political issues. This course is recommended<br />
for college-bound students.<br />
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation<br />
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