2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...

BASIC ECONOMICS
Grade Placement: 12
½ credit
Students study the rights and responsibilities of consumers and businesses. Students study such topics
as supply and demand, role of financial institutions, types of business ownership, and economic ideas
from philosophers and historic documents.
BASIC WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
This course is a study of physical and cultural geography. An emphasis is placed on the five themes of
geography: location, place, interaction between people and their environment; movement and regions.
BASIC WORLD GEOGRAPHY DE
BASIC UNITED STATES HISTORY DE
BASIC WORLD HISTORY DE
BASIC UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DE
BASIC ECONOMICS DE
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Basic Social Studies DE classes are designed to provide hearing-impaired students who function two or
more years below grade level with successful experiences in the area of history. Core curriculum for
each course is based on the TEKS as described in the Special Education Academics section.
APPLIED GOVERNMENT
½ state credit
APPLIED ECONOMICS I
½ state credit
APPLIED ECONOMICS II
1 local credit
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
The basic concepts of state and national government are presented in these courses. Laws, forms of
government, the election process, the judicial system, laws pertaining to the local community, and
individual rights and responsibilities are stressed to the students.
APPLIED COMMUNICATION APPLICATION
½ state credit
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL STUDIES I
½ state credit
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL STUDIES II
½ state credit
APPLIED PERSONAL / SOCIAL SKILLS III
½ state credit
APPLIED PERSONAL / SOCIAL SKILLS IV
½ state credit
APPLIED PERSONAL SOCIAL SKILLS V
½ state credit
APPLIED PERSONAL SOCIAL SKILLS VI
½ state credit
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
Teaches communication skills necessary to succeed in real world situations. Students will prepare
individual presentations. Students will also demonstrate functional communication skills for daily living.
CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
The courses listed below are for students eligible for Special Education Services. Admission, Review
and Dismissal (ARD) Committee and Instructional arrangement determine enrollment.
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