Jr & Sr High history |
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE
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Jr/Sr High history classes meet on Mondays for 70-75 minutes.
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Western civilization (7TH & 8TH GRADES)Prerequisites: Ability to pass reading and writing placement tests demonstrating successful completion of a 6th grade level language arts program or successful completion of LV Language Arts 6
Curriculum: Journey Across Time These courses survey the history of western civilizations, weaving in the fabric of the Scriptures, primary source documents, geography, and historical fiction. A significant amount of reading and discussion are incorporated to encourage critical thinking skills. |
Western Civilization 1:
US HISTORY (9TH & 10th GRADEs)
Prerequisites: Ability to pass reading and writing placement tests demonstrating high school reading and writing ability and the successful completion of an 8th grade language arts course or successful completion of LV English B or higher
Curriculum: American Anthem
Throughout this course, students come to appreciate and understand the struggle for justice and freedom throughout American History. By means of a solid history text, primary source documents, and historical fiction, students will come to understand how historical decisions impacted the political, economic, cultural, and religious meanings and values which our citizens have attached to the United States and what it inherently means to be an American. Students will learn to sharpen their analytical skills and learn to communicate them effectively. Success in this course depends on the student’s diligent interaction with course materials. Correlations of the past to the present will be examined and discussed in the light of a Christian worldview. Optional CLEP test preparation will be provided for students wishing to take the CLEP exams for college credit.
Curriculum: American Anthem
Throughout this course, students come to appreciate and understand the struggle for justice and freedom throughout American History. By means of a solid history text, primary source documents, and historical fiction, students will come to understand how historical decisions impacted the political, economic, cultural, and religious meanings and values which our citizens have attached to the United States and what it inherently means to be an American. Students will learn to sharpen their analytical skills and learn to communicate them effectively. Success in this course depends on the student’s diligent interaction with course materials. Correlations of the past to the present will be examined and discussed in the light of a Christian worldview. Optional CLEP test preparation will be provided for students wishing to take the CLEP exams for college credit.
World Geography (11TH & 12TH GRADES)
Prerequisites: Ability to pass reading and writing placement tests demonstrating 11th grade reading and writing ability with successful completion of a 10th grade English course or successful completion of LV English I and one other LV high school English course
Curriculum: TBD
In the study of world geography, students will utilize physical and cultural perspectives to examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international levels. Students will discuss the influence of geography on the events of the past and present with emphasis on contemporary issues. A significant portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution of movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of religion. We will analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems and identify the processes that influence the world’s political divisions and they analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students will compare how components of culture shape the regional characteristics and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment.
Curriculum: TBD
In the study of world geography, students will utilize physical and cultural perspectives to examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international levels. Students will discuss the influence of geography on the events of the past and present with emphasis on contemporary issues. A significant portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment; the characteristics of major landforms, climates, and ecosystems and interrelationships; the political, economic, and social processes that shape cultural patterns of regions; types and patterns of settlement; the distribution of movement of world population; relationships among people, places, and environments; and the concept of religion. We will analyze how location affects economic activities in different economic systems and identify the processes that influence the world’s political divisions and they analyze how different points of view affect the development of public policies. Students will compare how components of culture shape the regional characteristics and analyze the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment.