Social Studies Curriculum Flow Chart
Four Year (Remedial/Integrated)
Sequences
7
8
(*pending BOE approval)
9R
*Global I
Enriched
10
R
*Global II
Enriched
Honors/ Dual
Credit
Enriched
11
R
Advanced
Placement
Am. Hist.
11/12
Graduation
(No SS Seq.)
12
Micro-Economics
-------12
Economics
_________
12
Law/Government
Elective and Additional Courses
Toward a 5-year sequence:
(Choose any two ½ Year Courses)
AP Politics
12
Law 2
11-12
Multi-Cult
America
10-12
Sociology
11-12
Psychology
11-12
Civil War
10-11-12
Holocaust
11-12
Amer.in the
60’s
10-11-12
SOCIAL STUDIES
GLOBAL HISTORY I REGENTS
2220
Grade 9 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
Content: This course is based upon the social studies standards and utilizes a chronological format
organized around themes and concepts. Themes/concepts include belief systems, change, culture and
intellectual life, diversity, economic systems, environment, geography, imperialism, interdependence,
justice and human rights, movement of peoples and goods, nationalism, political systems, science and
technology, and urbanization.
Global Historical Eras include:
I. Introduction to Global History
II. Ancient World: Civilizations and Religion - (4000BC-500AD)
III. Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter - (500-1200)
IV. Global Interactions (1200-1650)
V. The First Global Age (1450-1770)
GLOBAL HISTORY II REGENTS
2320
Grade 10 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
Content: Global History II is designed as the second in a two-year sequence in Social Studies. This
course is also based upon the social studies standards and continues with the chronology established in
Global History I.
Global Historical eras include:
VI. The Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)
VII. A Half Century of Crisis and Achievement (1900-1945)
VIII. The 20th Century Since 1945
IX. Global Connections and Interaction
Global History students will take a two-year Regents exam at the end of Global History II.
*New Global Courses – pending Board approval
See Information on page 18 regarding procedures/criteria for entering these classes.
*GLOBAL HISTORY I Enriched (Prep for Global History II Honors)
Grade 9 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
2240
This course will follow the guidelines of our current Global I curriculum and New York State Standards
with an additional component of enriched research and writing. It will include four units of study –
Historical Study, Ancient World, Expanding Zones of Exchange, and Global Interactions.
Chronologically, it will mirror college courses by beginning in the ancient world and ending in A.D.
1500. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on reading comprehension, research, and writing about
particularly important topics in world study. In-depth projects will include oral presentations and at least
one major research paper. Prerequisites for admission into this course are provided on the following
page.
*GLOBAL HISTORY II Honors
Grade 10 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
2350
This course will follow the guidelines of our current Global II curriculum and New York State Standards
with an additional component of enriched research and writing. It will include five units of study – The
First Global Age, The Age of Revolutions, 20th Century Crisis, The World Since 1945, and Global
Connection Topics. Chronologically, it will mirror college courses by beginning in A.D. 1500 and ending
in the 21st century. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on reading historical literature, research, and
writing about particularly important topics in world study. In-depth projects will include oral
presentations and at least one major research paper. At the completion of this course in accordance with
New York State’s Global Studies Standards, each student will take the New York State Global Studies
Regents Examination.
SOCIAL STUDIES LAB
2435
Content: A program designed to remediate students who have yet to successfully complete the
Regents/Regents Competency Test. Included will be a review of the major themes from the two year
Global Studies Program, and American History and Government.
UNITED STATE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
2420
Grade 11 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
Content: This course is a chronological survey of United States History in general, but the emphasis will
be on the United States as a developing and fully developed-industrial nation. Constitutional and legal
issues will be explored in depth, as will be the problems of a dynamic and industrial society in an
increasingly complex and technologically-oriented world.
Evaluation of students’ performance for the above course will take the form of a Regents
Examination at the conclusion of the year.
ECONOMICS
2620
Grade 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: Economics, as a required half-year course, provides the student an opportunity to examine
specific economic topics while applying the analytic techniques of the discipline. The course emphasizes
the common problems of all societies and the different economics philosophies that have been developed
to deal with these problems.
YOU AND THE LAW 1
2730
Grades 11 & 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: This course is intended to teach students about government through the study of our Laws and
the American legal system, how it is related to the American citizen and how it may be influenced
through changes in public policy. The course will show that the law is a major force in our culture. It
will focus on civil rights, legal authority and judicial procedures, and will emphasize the practical aspect
of the nature, function and limits of the law. The added aspect of law and its relationship to public policy
as influenced by the average citizen is also studied.
The main thrust of the course is in studying the following areas:
Family Law - Consumer Law - Housing Law - Criminal Law
Activities would include a trip to Small Claims Court, our local County Court, and to a funeral home.
Speakers would include the police, loan officers, landlords, tenants, etc. Students will be expected to
role-play in mock civil suits and in mock landlord/tenant hearings.
Note: Assignment into Enriched and Honors classes is made contingent upon the following
procedures and/or criteria:
Grades 9 and 10:
General Procedure for Entering the Enriched/Honors Social Studies Program
All students in grades 8, 9, and 10 who want to enter the Enriched/Honors Program need to complete the
application process. This process includes the following components:
1) A folder must be forwarded to the Curriculum Leader by the end of the third quarter (or July 15
for students new to the district only) containing the following:
a) A formal letter of request by the student to the Curriculum Leader indicating why s/he wishes
to take Enriched/Honors Global Studies. A parent or guardian must also sign this letter.
b) Two samples of English/Social Studies writing assignments.
c) A recommendation form completed by the student’s current Social Studies teacher.
2) Once the folder has been completed, all applicants must complete a timed writing sample.
General Criteria for Entering and Continuing in the Enriched/Honors Social Studies Program
1) Any student in Social Studies class may request Enriched/Honors for the following year if he or she
has an average of 90% or higher at the end of the second marking period.
2) Students in Grade 9 Enriched must maintain an 85% average beginning at mid-year in order to be
scheduled for next year’s Honors class. Ninth grade students who do not reach at least an 85%
average at mid-year will be transferred to a Regents Global I class for the second half of the year.
Students who are transferred to the Regents program are not eligible to apply for the Honors program.
3)
At the conclusion of the ninth grade year, students and the teacher will assess the potential for
success in the Global II Honors curriculum. Students who have not demonstrated proficiency in
Global I Enriched can be transferred into Regents Global History and Geography II.
Exceptions to these procedures will be made only by a consensus of Global teacher, student,
student’s counselor, Social Studies Department curriculum leader, student’s parent/guardian,
and principal, following a meeting of all of the above.
GLOBAL I ENRICHED
World’s History, Volume 1, To 1500.
Howard Spodek, Prentice Hall.
0-13-177316-X
OR
Heritage of World Civilizations, Vol. 1, To 1700.
Albert Craig, Prentice Hall.
0-13-192619-5
AND
Sources of World Civilization, Vol. 1. Oliver
Johnson, Prentice Hall.
0-13-182483-X
GLOBAL II HONORS
World’s History, Volume 2, Since 1100.
Howard Spodek, Prentice Hall.
0-13-177317-8
OR
Heritage of World Civilizations, Vol. 2, Since
1500. Albert Craig, Prentice Hall.
0-13-192622-5
AND
Sources of World Civilization, Vol. 2. Oliver
Johnson, Prentice Hall.
0-13-183505-X
Social Studies Electives
PSYCHOLOGY
2830
Grades 11 & 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: This is a one-semester elective. There are two major objectives--the primary one being that the
students will become better acquainted with themselves. This involves knowing their capabilities and
also their limitations: Physical, mental, emotional. The second major objective is to explore the many and
diverse approaches to the study of individual human behavior. While considerable attention will be given
to the "experimental" study of Psychology as exemplified by the physical approach, even more emphasis
will be placed on a "humanistic" or analysis of "good mental health" characteristics approach.
Authoritative speakers from the fields of mental health and social welfare frequently share their expertise
with the class.
YOU AND THE LAW II
2790
Grades 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Prerequisite: You and The Law 1
Content: This is a continuation of Government/Law I with the major emphasis being placed on Criminal
Law and Individual Rights Law. It is intended for those students who have a real interest in continuing
their law studies and perhaps becoming employed in the criminal justice system. This course, as does
Government/Law I, concentrates on the practical aspects of the nature, function, and limits of the law.
Activities would include a trip to the county jail, a ride-along with an on-duty police officer, and a visit to
a criminal trial in the County Court. Speakers would include police officers, a bounty hunter, attorneys,
and a state trooper. Students will be expected to role-play in plea bargaining, mock trials, and parole
hearings.
HOLOCAUST
2740
Grades 11 & 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: The Holocaust elective is a study of the Nazi Era in Europe and of the traumatic experiences of
the people it touched. The course is divided into four major sections: the Perpetrators, the Victims, the
Bystanders, and the Lesson. Each section offers the student an opportunity to confront the enormity of
the destructive process through the eyes of the Nazi, the Jew, and the Bystanders. The students will be
able to explore their own emotional and intellectual responses to the events of this era. Students electing
this course should have a certain level of emotional maturity and a genuine desire to gain knowledge of
the historical event. The course also encourages students to develop an understanding of modern events
which parallel those of the Holocaust Era.
SOCIOLOGY
2820
Grades 11 & 12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: Sociology is a course designed to help the student become more familiar with the groups,
institutions and values of the society in which s/he lives. An understanding of society will help the
student foresee and prepare for the life changes with which s/he will be confronted in the future. Students
selecting this course should be prepared to formulate, discuss and evaluate his or her options, and in this
way, become an active participants in a group-centered rather than a lecture-type course. It is not
designed as an advanced placement course, but one within the frame of reference of high school students
in our society.
MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
2840
Grades 10-12 ( ½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: "E Pluribus Unum," from many, one. This is the motto of the United States and the basic
premise for this course. Deliberately designed to recognize the heterogeneity of the American population,
this course will address the diversity as well as commonality among people.
Using a multimedia approach, this course will explore a variety of cultural groups within the U.S.
Particular attention will be paid to African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native
Americans. Each group will be examined with regard to history, family organization, role of women,
literature, art, music, food, religion, customs and traditions. A variety of methods will be employed, from
guest speakers to visits to ethnic restaurants.
The intent of this course is to instill in students an appreciation for the contribution all groups have made
to the American culture.
CIVIL WAR
2770
Grade 10, 11, 12 (½ year, ½ unit)
Content: This elective provides the student of history with the experiences and problems faced by
Americans just before, during, and immediately after the Civil War. Dilemmas of the politicians, the
hardships of the civilians, and the experiences faced by the soldiers are presented during this course. The
course will also offer an in-depth analysis of the major battles, tactics, and weaponry of the war, and an
examination of one of America’s great-unsolved murders. Activities may include a field trip to
Gettysburg, PA, guest speakers, and participation in a mock battle.
AMERICA IN THE SIXTIES
2850
Grade 10, 11, 12 (½ year, ½ unit)
Content: This elective will present students with the opportunity to examine the United States during the
turbulent decade of the 1960’s. A balanced examination of this decade would include the Vietnam War,
the antiwar movement, the struggle for civil rights, the sexual revolution, the space program and the
liberal/conservative political and social divisions that split our nation apart. The cast of characters is a
fascinating one – hippies, the Beatles, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK and LBJ, soldiers and
protestors.
AP Social Studies Course
US HISTORY/AP
2500
Grades 11, 12 (1 Year, 1 Unit)
Content: This Advanced Placement Program in American History is intended for qualified students who
wish to complete studies in secondary school equivalent to a college introductory course in this field. It is
designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically
with the problems and materials in American History. The program prepares students for intermediate
and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those of full-year introductory
courses. Students should learn to assess historical materials (their relevance to a given interpretive
problem, their reliability, and their importance) and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in
historical scholarship. This course is accredited through Tompkins Cortland Community College for six
(6) hours of college credit.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS/AP
2600
Grade 12 (½ Year, ½ Unit)
Content: This Advanced Placement Program in United States Government and Politics is intended for
qualified students who wish to complete studies in secondary school equivalent to a one-semester college
introductory course in United States government and politics. This course includes both the studies of
general concepts used to interpret United States policies and the analysis of specific examples. It also
requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute the U.S.
politics. Specific topics that will be explored in this course are Constitutional Underpinnings of United
States Government; Political Beliefs and Behaviors; Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media;
Institutions of National Government; Public Policy; and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Admission to this course will depend on the student’s interest in the subject as well as on such formal
credentials as an outstanding record of academic performance in 11th grade United States History. Highly
motivated students with less-than-outstanding performance in 11th grade United States History will also
be considered for this course. This course is accredited through Tompkins Cortland Community College
for three (3) hours of college credit.
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
2640
Grade12 (½ year, ½ unit)
Prerequisite: English 11, Sequential Math 3 or Equivalent.
Content: An analytical introduction to the processes whereby economic resources are allocated and
income is distributed. Concepts addressed include: scarcity and opportunity cost, utility, supply and
demand, elasticity, production costs, pricing, under perfect and imperfect competition, the role of
government, and the theory of international trade and finance. This course is accredited through
Tompkins Cortland Community College for three (3) hours of college credit. This course satisfies the
Economics requirement for the senior year.