SAMOHI HOME I SOCIAL STUDIES


World History/Geography


World History/Geography P
Grade Level: 10
Meets UC/CSU Requirements
Year Course (5 credits per semester)
Prerequisite: None

Students study major turning points that shaped the modern world, from the late eighteenth century through the present, including the cause and course of two world wars.

They trace the rise of democratic ideas and develop an understanding of the historical roots of current world issues, especially as they pertain to international relations.

Students relate current world issues to their historical, geographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts.

Students consider multiple accounts of events in order to understand international relations from a variety of perspectives.

World History/Geography SE P
Grade Level: 10
Meets UC/CSU Requirements
Year Course (5 credits per semester)
Prerequisite: World History Prerequisites: IN, EA or AD score on CELDT and completion of 9th grade and taken concurrently with Intermediate ELD or an English SE class

This course follows the state framework of 10th grade Modern World History/Geography. The class emphasizes the 19th and 20th centuries. The literacy skills taught in the course are part of a sequence developed by the Social Studies Department to build study skills, analytical skills and media awareness.

World History/Geography IM P
Grade Level: 10
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.

Students study major turning points that shaped the modern world, from the late eighteenth century through the present, including the cause and course of the two world wars. They trace the rise of democratic ideas and develop an understanding of the historical roots of current world issues, especially as they pertain to international relations. Students relate current world issues to their historical, geographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts. Students consider multiple accounts of events in order to understand international relations from a variety of perspectives.