HS1 United States History

United States History 236101H Honors U.S. History, Career Ed, Elective The study of United States History allows students to understand the people, ideas, and forces that have shaped this country. Moving through the development of our maturing democracy will allow students to explore both their individual and our collective place in an interdependent global society. Students will access diverse texts to explore what it means to live in America by studying the people, key ideas, and events that shaped our history and include a focus on the struggles to achieve class, ethnic, racial, and gender equality and the successes and failures that have shaped who we are.

In an honors course, students will make thematic connections in a reading and writing intensive setting. Students will be expected to meet the standards with less scaffolding and more independent and collaborative practice. Increased complexity of texts, tasks, and responses will prepare honors students for advanced placement and college level coursework. Additionally, it will incorporate an extensive research project allowing students to interweave the content and skill sets they have work on throughout the year. Honors courses are weighted.