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These links correspond to textbooks used in District 205 High School Social Studies classes. They can be helpful for both students and teachers. |
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World Geography
From Holt
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. |
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World History
From Glencoe
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. |
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United States History
From Glencoe
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. |
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American Government
From Prentice Hall
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. |
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Honors and Regular Economics
From Prentice Hall
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. |
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African American History
From Prentice Hall
African American History is an elective course that will provide positive insights into the achievements of Black Americans from the beginnings of our country to the present. |
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Psychology
From Glencoe
Psychology is an elective course. 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. |
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Sociology
From Glencoe
Sociology is an elective course. It 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.” |
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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. |
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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. |
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AP Economics Textbook Website
Economics, 15/e
AP Macroeconomics is a one semester course. This college prepartory economics course emphasizes a macroeconomics approach that gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. The study includes national incomes and price determinations along money and banking, public finance, and international economics. Students are also encouraged to participate in a national stock market game that enhances their understanding of an integral component of an economic system.
AP Microeconomics is also a one-semester course that gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that applies to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers. It places primary emphasis on the nature and function of product markets, and includes the role of government.
In both course, students will prepare for the AP exam. |
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AP Government Textbook Website
American Government: Institutions and Policies, Ninth Edition
AP United States Government and Politics is a one-semester course. The curriculum will be equivalent to an introductory college course and will adhere to the recommendations of the College Board. Students will study the constitutional underpinnings of democracy, political parties and interest groups, the Congress, the Presidency, the bureaucracy and Federal courts, institutions and policy processes, and civil liberties and civil rights. Students will prepare for the AP exam. |
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AP Psychology Textbook Website
Psychology: An Introduction, 11/E
AP Psychology is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major sub-fields of psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice. Students will prepare for the AP exam. |
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