Prerequisites
Grade 9 students need an A- in Humanities I or Humanities I in Action.
Grade 10 students must take Humanities II or Humanities II in Action concurrently with this course.
Grade 11 students need a B+ in Humanities II or Humanities II in Action
Grade 11 students need a B+ in AP Language and Composition or Junior English.
Prerequisite Courses
Home Learning
Heavy
Course Description
This course focuses on the major themes of European History from the High Renaissance (1450) through the 21st Century. This course also traces the development of Europe through the major categories of historical studies in a broad intellectual, cultural, political, diplomatic, social, and economic context.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Acquire an adequate knowledge of the general narrative of European history from 1450 to the 2000s.
- Gain an awareness and understanding of European contacts with other areas of the world.
- Establish a plausible relationship between facts and events and demonstrate the appropriate use of historical concepts and generalizations in such a process.
- Make critical use of historical evidence, such as documentary materials, maps, statistical tables, pictures and political cartoons in support of arguments and judgments.
- Write logical, analytical and coherent essays.
Assessment
- Summative and formative assessments
- Individual and group presentations
- Simulations
- Class participation and group discussions
- Mid-year assessment, final assessment
Grades
10,
11,
12
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course