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Please scroll down the entire screen for additional resources for both students and teachers! High School Social Studies Information 2009-2010 Beginning in the fall of 2009, entering freshmen are required to successfully complete three years of Social Studies for graduation. • Grade 9 – Either World Geography or World History (one year) • Grade 11 – United States History (one year) • Grade 12 – American Government (one semester) • Grade 12 – Economics (one semester) Students in the Academy Program at Auburn High School follow a slightly different configuration. Please contact an Auburn HS counselor for more information. This link connects you to the High School Planning Guide for 2009-2010. Power Standards for Social Studies For High School District Power Standards for the high school Social Studies courses can be found on this link. • African American History • Contemporary American History • Criminal Law • Economics • Government • Psychology • Sociology • United States History • World Affairs • World Geography • World History World Geography Curriculum Map Here is the curriculum map for World Geography. Holt's World Geography Today Online Textbook Support Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, entering freshmen are required to successfully complete either World Geography or World History to graduate. In this course, students will study different regions and cultures of the world through global issues, such as population, energy resources, waste disposal and recycling, global economy, human rights, conflict and urbanization. Students will examine how humans adapt to their environments and how nations rely on each other, using connections to current events and how technology is used in geography. World History Curriculum Map This curriculum map is for honors and regular World History. Glencoe's World History Online Textbook Support Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, entering freshmen are required to successfully complete either World Geography or World History to graduate. In this survey of world history, the student will explore the cultures, people, events, and institutions from ancient to modern times. Both the western and nonwestern traditions will be studied. Geographic skills will be reinforced. A study of world history is recommended by many colleges. United States History Curriculum Map This map is for both honors and regular United States History. Glencoe's United States History: The American Vision - Modern Times Online Textbook Support United States History is a required course for graduation, traditionally taken in the junior year. First semester of U.S. History is an intensive study of the United States from the Reconstruction period to the 1920’s with generous references to events prior to the 1870’s. Second semester covers events from the 1920’s to the present. Please see the last entry on this page for online access to the student text. American Government Curriculum Map Here is the curriculum map for both honors and regular American Government classes. Prentice Hall: Magruder's American Government Online Textbook Support American Government is a required course. The semester class is usually taken during the senior year. Government is a study of American and other political systems at all levels in relationship to people, groups, states and nations. Economics Curriculum Map Use this link to obtain the curriculum map for both honors and regular Economics. Prentice Hall's Economics: Principles in Action Online Textbook Support Economics is also a requirement for graduation. The semester class is usually taken during the senior year. The yellow book is used in both Honors and Regular Economics classes. Economics is a study of wealth, in relationship to people, business, and governments. Emphasis is placed on contemporary American and world problems, their causes and solutions, with special emphasis on consumer and career problems. African American History Curriculum Map Here is the curriculum map for the African American History course. Prentice Hall's African American History Online Textbook Support African American History is an elective course for grades 10-12 that will provide positive insights into the achievements of Black Americans from the beginnings of our country to the present. Psychology Curriculum Map Here is the Psychology curriculum map. Glencoe's Understanding Psychology Online Textbook Support Psychology is an elective course offered for grades 10-12. This introductory course provides insight and practical information in the field of psychology. Topics will include learning, memory, the workings of the mind, personality, attitude, emotions, abnormal psychology and human relations. The historical and professional aspects of psychology will also be explored. Sociology Curriculum Map The curriculum map for Sociology can be found here. Glencoe's Sociology and You Online Textbook Support Sociology is an elective course for grades 10-12. Sociology is the study of human relationships within a social or group setting. Both the local high school and American societies will serve as the focus for such topics as the cultural impact upon behavior and the process of adopting social norms and values, the identification of social deviants and the effects of labeling, the causes and reduction of prejudice, and the impact of social class upon life experiences. The student will engage in a wide variety of activities intended to accommodate differing learning styles. Cooperative learning will be expected. Students will make applications of course principles to the "real world.” District 205 Holocaust & Genocide Curriculum From Rockford Public Schools Use this outline as you prepare for teaching about Genocide and the Holocaust. Visit the website below for extensive resources on these mandated topics. Additional Holocaust & Genocide & Resources Links "We must remind ourselves that the Holocaust was not 6 million. It was one, plus one, plus one . . ." Judith Miller, historian and journalist A Guide to Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources From the University of Maryland "As you conduct research, you will consult different sources of information. A (teacher) may request primary, secondary, or tertiary sources. What does that mean? This guide explains these terms and gives examples for each category." The American Vision: Modern Times Online Student Edition From Glencoe Access the textbook with this link! No need to carry the book back and forth from school to home! Use this Access Code: B470995BCF to get the student textbook online. Click on the thumbnails on the left hand side. Click on Table of Contents, then Unit 1 or whatever unit you want to view, etc. Then go to each page by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the page. After you try it several times, it will become much easier to use. Sociology and You Online Student Edition From Glencoe Access the textbook with this link! No need to carry the book back and forth from school to home! Use this Access Code: B7271C1A6A to get the student textbook online. Click on the thumbnails on the left hand side. Click on Table of Contents, then Unit 1 or whatever unit you want to view, etc. Then go to each page by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the page. After you try it several times, it will become much easier to use. Psychology Online Student Edition From Glencoe Access the textbook with this link! No need to carry the book back and forth from school to home! Use this User Name: PSYCH03 and then this Password: wr9Drecrec to get the student textbook online. Click on the thumbnails on the left hand side. Click on Table of Contents, then Unit 1 or whatever unit you want to view, etc. Then go to each page by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the page. After you try it several times, it will become much easier to use. U.S. History Lesson Plan Template With Power Standards This template serves as a resource for United States History teachers. World Geography Lesson Plans With Power Standards This template serves as a resource for World Geography teachers. Economics Lesson Plans With Power Standards This template serves as a resource for Economics teachers. African American History Lesson Plans With Power Standards This template serves as a resource for teachers of African American History.

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