12th Grade Course Offerings
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ELECTIVE
Advanced Placement European History AP 1 Credit Grade 11, 12 The Advanced Placement European History course focuses upon understandings equivalent to those gained in a college level introductory course, with emphasis on the general narrative of European history from 1450 to the present. Student will greatly expand their cultural literacy and analyze many question of historical interpretation focusing on themes involving politics, diplomacy, economics, society, culture, and intellectual, as well as artistic movements. Student will closely examine European history from before the Renaissance through the end of the Cold War. In accord with College Board guidelines, the course will train students to consider the historical context of events as they evaluate primary sources, including maps, statistical tables, and artistic evidence, whether visual, literary, or musical. The nature of the coursework requires substantial daily reading in both the college-level text and the outside readings. Even the early readings will require a high level of analytical skill. Students will also be required to do frequent writing in both the traditional essay and document-based formats. Furthermore, students will be required to do one book review or research paper per term, as well as a paper or project based on the required summer reading. Students taking this course are expected to take an Advanced Placement practice examination as their final examination for the course. Students are also expected to take the Advanced Placement European History examination in May. |
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Sociology CPS/Honors 1 Credit Grades 11, 12 An 85 or better in United States History II is recommended for honors level. This elective is an introduction to the social science of Sociology. The course will look at the origins of Sociology and how it developed as a consequence of industrialization and urbanization. The building blocks of culture will be examined including norms, values, beliefs, and how we became members of our culture through the process of socialization. Cultural conflict will also be examined; its causes and consequences, as well as how subculture develops and becomes absorbed into mainstream culture. The course will explore the question: is there a set of universal values to which all Americans can agree? What hold us together and what divides us? Contemporary social forces will be examined including the role of the individual in a mass media society. Are we free, are we to act as individuals, or are we shaped by pervasive cultural influences that surround us? Students will develop a more informed perspective on the causes and consequences of social change and examine the connection between history (events that shaped societies values) and Biography (individual life experiences within particular society). Students must understand that this course is more concept driven then other Social Studies courses and that the class demands extensive class participation. Honor students will also take on more sophisticated work and face more stringent grading standards. |
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Patterns in Crime and Justice- Full Year CPS/HON 11th & 12th Co-Facilitated Full Year Course Humanities Designation Successful completion of WEXII and US History I and an average of 85 or better in World Experience and United States History I. Teacher recommendation. This Course traces the history and philosophy of criminal justice systems and the administration of justice. We will examine the causes and patterns of crime and criminal behavior and the ways in which criminal justice institutions have responded in trying to solve these social problems. Students will also learn the methods for scientifically processing (examining, recording, documenting, and managing) a crime scene. The Patterns course will be partnering the Mendon, Upton and State Police departments and other members of the criminal justice system that live in our community. Patterns will include laboratory activities, lecture, discussion, projects, field trips to expose and deepen the students understanding of a wide variety of aspects of the criminal justice system. |
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I3 CPS/Honors Full Credit Grades 11,12 COMING FALL OF 2018 |
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American Government, Politics, Power CPS/Honors 1/2 Credit Grades 11,12 Not offered in 2018-2019 |
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