Curriculum Guide - Coal City High School

U.S. HISTORYGrade 11-12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: NoneImportant people and events are covered in U.S. History, with an emphasis on relating the past to the present. Thestudy of wars that involved the U.S., African-American history, the women's rights movement, the labor movement,immigration, and the Holocaust are just some of the units of study included in this course.HONORS U.S. HISTORYGrade 11-12 2 Sem. 1 Credit Prerequisite: Performance on US History PretestThis course is taught from a thematic approach and will study the causes, effects, and changes that have occurredin American history because of immigration, urbanization, war, etc. A challenging and accelerated curriculum willalso study the history of African Americans, women's rights, and the Holocaust. This is a WEIGHTED gradecourse.R.U.S.H. (RECENT U.S. HISTORY)Grade 12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: U.S. HistoryRecent U.S. History will examine important people, events, and trends beginning with the post-World War II era.The effects of Cold War, presidential administrations, culture, and an intense study of the Viet Nam War are justsome of the units of study that are included in this course.SOCIOLOGYGrade 11 & 12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: NoneThis course will study the science of society, which includes the various social institutions and social relationshipsthroughout the United States and the world. A strong emphasis will be placed on important issues in society(crime, social classes, education, etc.).ECONOMICSGrades 11-12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: NoneThis course is designed to provide an understanding of how the American economic system works. It will preparefuture college business students with a good foundation in the fundamentals of economics.GENERAL PSYCHOLOGYGrade 11 & 12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: NoneIn depth study of development of personality, personality disorders, frustration & stress management, motivationand emotional development.CURRENT EVENTSGrade 11 & 12 1 Sem. 1/2 Credit Prerequisite: NoneThis course emphasizes reading comprehension, critical thinking, problem solving, oral expression, and medialiteracy in a social studies setting. The curriculum for this course will not focus on specific facts and dates, butrather a project based evaluation. The class will offer ideal opportunities to become informed citizens and learn tobecome lifelong news readers. Students will focus on such areas of study as national events, state events, localevents, and foreign events.-27-