Samohi Social Studies Department


SAMOHI HOME I SOCIAL STUDIES
		U.S. History
		United States History P Grade Level: 11-12 Meets UC/CSU Requirements Year Course (5 credits per semester) Prerequisite: World History/Geography P In this course students will examine major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. During the year certain themes will be emphasized: the expanding role of the federal government and the federal courts; the continuing tension between the individual and the state and between minority rights and majority power; the emergence of a modern corporate economy; the impact of technology on American society and culture; change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movements toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. In each unit students will examine American culture, including religion, literature, art, and the mass media. United States History SE P Grade Level: 11-12 Meets UC/CSU Requirements Year Course (5 credits per semester) Prerequisite: Prerequisite: IN, EA or AD score on CELDT & completion of 10th grade and taken concurrently with Intermediate ELD or English 11 SE. The main focus of this class is U.S. History in the twentieth century. Students review the development of the U.S. as a nation in a thematic sequence for the first few weeks of school. Then the students focus more in depth on events in the latter half of the nineteenth and the whole of the twentieth century. United States History AP Grade Level: 11-12 Meets UC/CSU Requirements Year Course (5 credits per semester) Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B in English 10 HP or Spring portfolio placement. This is a college-level survey course in United States history. It teaches the skills of historical interpretation and critical analysis necessary for students attempting to undertake the AP exam in American history as administed by the College Board. Extensive reading is expected. All students are expected to take the AP exam in May. United States History IM P Grade Level: 11-12 Meets UC/CSU requirements Year course (5 credits per semester) Prerequisite: Limited to students who have been in the Immersion Program at Edison and Adams, or Spanish-speaking students. In this course students will examine major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. During the year certain themes will be emphasized: the expanding role of the federal government and the federal courts; the continuing tension between the individual and the state and between minority rights and majority power; the emergence of a modern corporate economy; the impact of technology on American society and culture; change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movements toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. In each unit students will examine American culture, including religion, literature, art, and the mass media.

U.S. History