COURSE OFFERINGS

Sequence of Courses:

• 9th Grade - Global Studies

• 10th Grade - World History *

• 11th Grade - US History *

• 12th Grade - American Government/Economics *

*Graduation Requirements

Globally Proficient Scholars Certificate program is for students who are interested in pursuing classes, community action, and international outreach during their time at Analy High School. GPS is connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which focus on issues of inequality, poverty and climate change. Students not only study these topics, but pursue meaningful activities in their community that help to improve conditions. Students who successfully complete the GPS program are eligible to receive the California State Seal of Civic Engagement on their high school diploma as well as recognition at graduation. Enrolling in Global Studies for the first year and Ethnic Studies for the second will complete the certificate process. Further information can be found on the GPS website.

#Z12100-GLOBAL STUDIES- Grades 9-10

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: Elective

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None. Students are concurrently enrolled in English 9.

Global Studies students are encouraged to think of themselves as global citizens, empowered to make positive change with issues they care about. This elective course for 9th and 10th grade students provides an opportunity to study current issues, understanding connections with their local community, national issues, as well as other cultures around the world. Global Studies students work with schools in other countries on a variety of projects and seek opportunities to become involved in local issues through field trips and online activism. Global Studies is the first course offered towards completion of the GPS certificate.

#Z16113-ETHNIC STUDIES- Grades 10-12

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: Elective

• UC Subject Area: G

• Prerequisites: None.

Ethnic Studies students explore issues of power and privilege as they relate to race, class, gender, and religion. This course empowers students to explore their own identity and to become more conscious about their personal connections to local and national history, as well as to foster empathy. It addresses issues of social justice, social responsibility, and social change, as well as agency and advocacy. Ethnic Studies prepares students for a diverse global economy and diverse schools, workplaces, and communities. Ethnic Studies is the second course offered towards completion of the GPS certificate.

#N10100-WORLD HISTORY- Grades 10

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: World History

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None.

World History focuses on modern civilizations throughout the world with specific emphasis on cultural developments, historical interactions, geographical influences, economics, and current issues. Students develop an understanding of the historical roots of current world issues. Throughout World History, students will analyze multiple accounts of events in order to understand a variety of perspectives and develop reasoned arguments through the use of primary and secondary sources.

#N10110-AP WORLD HISTORY- Grades 10

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: World History

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None.

AP World History is a yearlong class, meant to be the equivalent of a freshman-level college course. APWH covers the history of the world from approximately 1200 CE to the present, with early emphasis on the foundations of world history. The class is also designed to give equal coverage to all regions of the world. Coursework is based on college-level texts, primary source documents and outside readings. Special emphasis is given to historical writing through essay and document-based questions.

#O11100-US HISTORY- Grades 11

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: US History

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None.

In this course, students will examine and analyze major developments, significant turning points, and enduring themes throughout United States History. The course will employ a “macro” rather than “micro” approach to history, emphasizing understanding of big questions and broad themes as opposed to the memorization of random facts. This course is rooted in the firm belief that the study of history is not ‘dead’ and static but rather very much alive and relevant to the world we live in today. In this course, students will be asked to work cooperatively, solve problems, read and analyze primary sources, and to regularly engage in discussion with special emphasis placed on civil discourse.

#O11120-AP US HISTORY- Grades 11

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: US History

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None.

This rigorous course will focus on American history since European settlement in the 17th Century. Although chronologically organized, students will focus on themes of injustice, migration, and how the ideals of the founding fathers have been put into practice. Major units include: struggle and motives for independence, sectionalism, slavery and the Civil War, the Progressive Era, U.S. Imperialism, and the U.S. transition into a world power. Students are expected to read and write far more than in most courses with emphasis on contextualization, interpretation and synthesis in preparation for the Advanced Placement examination in May. The course will utilize extensive outside sources of reading and commentary designed to evoke critical analysis of events in U.S. History.

#S14110-AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (P) #T15100-ECONOMICS (P)- Grades 12

• Length: Semester Each

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: American Government/Economics

• UC Subject Area: A & G

• Prerequisites: None.

One semester will cover the organization and functions of the federal government. Students will gain the knowledge of what government is and some of the rationale for having such a social institution. The student will gain knowledge of what form of government we have, its make-up, and operations. The student will gain the ability to see the relationship between social and economic problems and how our government attempts to solve them. In the other semester, students will deepen their understanding of the economic problems and institutions of the nation and world. This course is primarily a course in social science, enriching students’ understanding of the operations and institutions of economic systems, as well as a course in practical personal economics.

#T15300-AP MICROECONOMICS - Grades 12

• Length: Semester

• Credits: 5

• High School Subject Area: Economics

• UC Subject Area: G

• Prerequisites: None. Students take AP US Government and Politics during the second semester

AP Microeconomics is a college-level course that introduces students to the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual economic decision-makers. The course also develops students’ familiarity with the operation of product and factor markets, distributions of income, market failure, and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Students learn to use graphs, charts, and data to analyze, describe, and explain economic concepts.

#S14200-AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS - Grades 12

• Length: Semester

• Credits: 5

• High School Subject Area: American Government

• UC Subject Area: A

• Prerequisites: None. Students take AP Microeconomics during the second semester

This challenging course features college-level curriculum and will require students to understand philosophical tenets behind the United States Constitution, political parties, national institutions, public policy, and civic engagement. Class work will be centered around in-depth reading of primary sources, current political issues, analysis, and class discussions. Throughout the course, we will practice a variety of instructional strategies including problem-based learning, lecture, discussion, writing, objective testing, role- playing, and individual/group projects.

#T20000-AG ECONMICS #S20000-AG GOVERNMENT- Grades 12

• Length: Semester Each

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: American Government/Economics

• UC Subject Area: A & G

• Prerequisites: None.

This course will cover the basics of economics, decision making and functional institutions. Then it will go in-depth into demand, supply, prices, and market structures. Once those topics are covered we will discuss the business and labor, money, banking, and finances, and touch on government and the economy. The stock market game and the futures market will be used as supplemental information for the class. The book will be used to build vocabulary throughout each unit. The twelfth grade course of study focuses on the structure and processes of the United States Government System. Initial emphasis will be on the responsibilities and rights of citizenship, voting, political parties, elections, campaigns, the Constitution, the branches of government, and the Bill of Rights. Additionally, the course will compare the political power at the local, state, national, and global levels. A consistent focus throughout the course will be an analysis of the role that both the government and the voters play in developing policies and laws affecting the Agriculture Industry. Students will also be involved in Supervised Agricultural Experience projects and develop leadership skills through participation in the FFA program. This course meets the state government graduation requirement.

#Z16200-AP PSYCHOLOGY- Grades 11-12

• Length: Year

• Credits: 10

• High School Subject Area: Elective

• UC Subject Area: G

• Prerequisites: None.

The Advanced Placement Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. The course is rigorous and focuses on several different facets of psychology: Scientific Foundations of Psychology, Biological Bases of Behavior, Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Development Psychology, Motivation, Emotion, and Personality, and Social Psychology. This course adheres to UC A-G (G) College Preparatory Elective Requirement, but students must earn 3, 4, or 5 on AP Exam to possibly earn college credit.