2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...
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WORLD HISTORY<br />
Grade Placement: 10<br />
1 credit<br />
Beginning with the ancient river valley civilizations, this <strong>course</strong> traces the development of both<br />
western and non-western cultures. The historical development of western civilization is traced by<br />
examining the Greek and Roman societies, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Reformation,<br />
Colonization, and the Age of Imperialism. The influence of the major religions upon western<br />
thought is also studied. Tracing the cultural development and influence of Russia, India, Japan,<br />
China, and Latin America on world events covers the historical development of other regions.<br />
HONORS WORLD HISTORY<br />
Grade Placement: 10<br />
1 credit<br />
Recommend: 90 average in previous regular social studies <strong>course</strong> or 80 average in previous<br />
Pre-AP social studies <strong>course</strong><br />
This <strong>course</strong> is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge<br />
necessary to deal with problems and materials in World History and to teach them the skills they<br />
need to successfully complete AP social studies <strong>course</strong>s. Students will develop the skills<br />
necessary to arrive at conclusions based on both factual and inferred evidence and to present<br />
reasons and supporting evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format.<br />
AP World History<br />
Grade Placement: 10 – 12<br />
1 credit<br />
Recommend: 90 average in previous regular social studies <strong>course</strong> or 80 average in previous<br />
Pre-AP social studies <strong>course</strong><br />
AP World History is a college <strong>course</strong> offered at the high school level. The Advanced Placement<br />
World History <strong>course</strong> will have as its chronological frame the period from approximately 1000 C. E.<br />
to the present. The <strong>course</strong> is intended to address the impact of interaction among major societies<br />
and the impact of technology and demography on people and the environment. The <strong>course</strong> will<br />
also focus on systems of social and gender structure, cultural and intellectual developments and<br />
changes in functions and structures of political identities and nation states. This <strong>course</strong> is intended<br />
to prepare the student to be successful on the AP Exam offered by the College Board in the spring.<br />
See Page 79 for summer reading requirement.<br />
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