Social Studies courses offered as of 2008

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

 

US History: Advanced Grade Level 12 Credit1

Pre-Requisite: Permission from Instructor

 

Students must have demonstrated ability and desire to learn history. This challenging course is meant to be equivalent to a freshmen college course. It is a year long survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Students may earn college credit by paying Delhi college for the credit. Cost is approximately $160.00

 

 

U.S. History and Government Grade Level 11 Credit 1

 

This required course covers U.S. history from the colonial times to present.

 

 

Civil War (Spring) Grade Level 11-12

 

This course will examine 19 th century America from the 1820’s through 1870. It will cover the economic and social courses of the Civil War and the war itself. We will discuss strategy used by both northern and southern leaders in some of the battles fought in both the eastern and western theaters.

 

 

Contemporary Issues Grade Level 11-12 Credit ½

 

This course will use the NY Times as the text. Any and all topics, events, and issues are open to discussion. The goal of the course is to get and keep students interested in current events. This course can be repeated in different semesters and years for additional credit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global History/Geography Grade Level 9 and 10 Credit 1

 

Global History and Geography is a required two year coursecovering the development of civilization from pre-history to the present. In ninth grade the course covers pre-history, ancient civilizations, medieval Europe , and the restoration. Tenth grade covers the scientific revolution to the present.

 

 

Government Grade Level Primarily Seniors, some Juniors Credit½

Pre-Requisite: 2 years Social Studies

 

Students will learn to analyze public policy issues and the effect of proposed policies on U.S. Domestic and foreign policy. They will also identify key role players who determine policy and determine ways to influence those key players. The policies to be discussed will range from local issues in Margaretville to international issues.

 

Holocaust (Fall) Grade Level 11-12 Credit ½

 

The course will cover the background of the rise of fascism in Germany . The main emphasis will deal with trying to answer the following questions: How could the Nazis do this to their fellow man? How much did the Jews resist? How much did the world know and what was done to help the Jews? Who was really responsible? Could it happen again?

 

Economics Grade Level 12 Credit 1

Pre-Requisite: 2 years Social Studies

 

Required to complete for New York State Graduation Requirement

 

Economics is a one-semester course, offered both semesters and open to grade 12. The course is designed to provide you with the economic knowledge and skills that will enable you to function as an informed citizen in our society and in the world. The course will also illustrate to you how people make decisions in their daily life and you will be given guidelines to develop your decision making skills. Course objectives focus on familiarizing students with the collective impact of individual decisions and the key factors that influence the federal government as it attempts to improve economic performance. The application of these principles to decision making by consumers, employees, businesses, and government is examined. Consumer Education introduces concepts in the major areas students will encounter as consumers. These areas include budgeting, using credit, evaluating advertising and insurance. Also covered are renting an apartment, buying a home, comparison shopping and using banking services. Students will also study the art of investing money for income and growth. This course introduces students to the factors that shape the overall performance of the U.S. and world economy. The basic concepts of markets, world economic systems, supply and demand, scarcity, opportunity cost, cost, production, resources, national income and product accounting, competition, unemployment and inflation, the money and banking system, and government policies to promote economic growth and stable prices are all discussed. The politics and economics of these polices are assessed. The underpinnings of the market economy, consumer choice, pricing strategies, and income distribution issues are included. Topics discussed include corporate and union strategy, wealth and poverty, and the principles of taxations and regulation. Each student will have the experience of investing in the stock market and following the stocks for a period of time through a simulated project. Students will also gain an understanding about entrepreneurship as they will be asked to construct a guideline for a proposed business that they would like to develop. Using the Internet as a source of information is stressed and explored through various projects. This course meets the Consumer Education requirement for graduation.