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Course Description
Humanities 9 is an interdisciplinary course that integrates literature and social studies to explore the relationships between identity, culture, and human development. Students engage with diverse texts and historical narratives to understand how worldviews are shaped and expressed across time and place. The course emphasizes critical thinking, research, and communication skills while fostering empathy and global awareness. Through inquiry and analysis, students develop the ability to interpret complex ideas, construct evidence-based arguments, and reflect on their role in an interconnected world.
Learning Outcomes
English Language Arts, students will:
- Analyze literary and informational texts for theme, author’s purpose, and point of view, citing textual evidence.
- Interpret bias and perspective in texts and media, considering context and audience.
- Compare and synthesize ideas across multiple texts to identify cultural values and patterns.
- Communicate ideas effectively through multiple modes - including analytical essays, oral presentations, and multimedia - while demonstrating accurate citation and academic integrity.
- Apply conventions of academic writing, including MLA citation, formal tone, and varied sentence structures.
- Engage in collaborative discussions and oral presentations, building on others’ ideas and expressing viewpoints clearly.
- Conduct short research tasks, integrating credible sources into writing and presentations.
Social Studies, students will:
- Explain how geography and migration patterns influence settlement and cultural development, using historical evidence.
- Investigate why societies create systems and analyze how these reflect values and ideologies.
- Evaluate how systems adapt to changing needs and mediate interactions among competing worldviews.
- Analyze major turning points in history for shifts in power and unintended consequences.
- Assess alternative definitions of progress, including sustainability and social equity.
- Interpret historical sources and connect them to conceptual themes (identity, systems, progress).
- Use case studies to understand continuity, change, and cause-effect relationships in global contexts.
Grades
9
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course