Algebra I (Honors) (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Honors Algebra I builds a deep understanding of linear, quadratic, and exponential relationships. Students learn through discovery and application, developing the skills they need to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include an introduction to functions and problem solving, measurement; problem solving with basic equations and formulas, linear equations and systems of linear equations, exponents and exponential functions, sequences and functions, descriptive statistics, polynomials and factoring, quadratic equations and functions, and function transformations and inverses.
Algebra II (Honors) (Grades 6-9 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Algebra II – Honors introduces students to advanced functions, with a focus on developing a strong conceptual grasp of the expressions that define them. Students develop skills needed to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include quadratic equations, polynomial functions, rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric identities and functions, modeling with functions, probability and inferential statistics, probability distributions, and sample distributions and confidence intervals.
Biology (Honors) (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Honors Biology furthers mastery of scientific skills, fosters a deep understanding of key concepts, and promotes the application of the scientific method to biological topics. Study the nature of science and biology, including the major themes of structure and function, matter and energy flow, systems, and the interconnectedness of life. Apply those themes to the structure and function of the cell, cellular metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Explore the connections and interactions between living things by studying genetics, ecosystems and natural selection, and evolution. Take an applied look at human biology. This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.
Computer Science Python Fundamentals (Grades 6-9 Only) (Full-Year)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Project STEM
An introductory course for students brand new to programming and computer science. Learn problem-solving strategies, software design, and the foundations of computer science using two key tools: the Project STEM programming environment and EarSketch, a software package that turns your code into music. Not only will this course prepare students for continuing their studies in computer science, but it will also teach them how to think like a scientist and solve real-world problems, skills that are important to every 21st-century citizen. No prerequisites, although students should have basic familiarity with how to operate a computer and use applications. It's also recommended that students be familiar with basic algebra principles before starting this course.
Computer Science Python Fundamentals (Grades 6-9 Only) (One-Semester)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Project STEM
An introductory course for students brand new to programming and computer science. Learn problem-solving strategies, software design, and the foundations of computer science using two key tools: the Project STEM programming environment and EarSketch, a software package that turns your code into music. Not only will this course prepare students for continuing their studies in computer science, but it will also teach them how to think like a scientist and solve real-world problems, skills that are important to every 21st-century citizen. No prerequisites, although students should have basic familiarity with how to operate a computer and use applications. It's also recommended that students be familiar with basic algebra principles before starting this course.
Creative Writing (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Creative Writing is an English elective course focusing on the exploration of short fiction and poetry, culminating in a written portfolio that includes one revised short story and three to five polished poems. Draft, revise, and polish fiction and poetry through writing exercises, developing familiarity with literary terms and facility with the writing process. Explore elements of fiction writing including attention to specific detail, observation, character development, setting, plot, and point of view. In the poetry units, learn about sensory details and imagery, figurative language, and sound devices including rhyme, rhythm and alliteration. Explore poetic forms ranging from found poems and slam poetry to traditional sonnets and villanelles. Engage in critical reading activities designed to emphasize the writing craft of a diverse group of authors. Study short stories by authors such as Bharati Mukherjee and Edgar Allan Poe, learning how to create believable characters and develop setting and plot. Read poetry by W. B. Yeats and Emily Dickinson as well as contemporary writers such as Pablo Neruda, Sherman Alexie, and Alice Notley.
English 9 Honors (Grades 6-9 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
English 9 Honors provides an overview of exemplar selections of literature in fiction and nonfiction genres. Read short stories, poems, a full-length novel, a full-length Shakespeare play, and two book-length outside readings of your choice. Analyze the use of elements of literature in developing character, plot, and theme. In the poetry unit, analyze how artists and writers draw from and interpret source material. Consider the historical, social, and literary context of the main texts. For example, a Nikolai Gogol story that is offered as an exemplar of magical realism is accompanied by instruction on that genre. You will demonstrate an understanding of magical realism by analyzing its qualities in a literary text. Respond to others' claims and support your own claims in essays, discussions, and presentations, using textual evidence. Opportunities for self-directed study, including outside readings, open-ended journal entries, and free-form projects, challenge Honors students to use their creativity and critical thinking skills to gain independent mastery of reading and writing. Texts includes authors such as William Shakespeare, Franz Kafka, and Elie Wiesel, as well as Alice Walker, Li-Young Lee, and Robert Lake-Thom (Medicine Grizzly Bear).
Environmental Science (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Environmental Science explores the biological, physical, and sociological principles related to the environment in which organisms live on Earth, the biosphere. Topics include natural systems on Earth, biogeochemical cycles, the nature of matter and energy, the flow of matter and energy through living systems, populations, communities, ecosystems, ecological pyramids, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, land use, biodiversity, pollution, conservation, sustainability, and human impacts on the environment. Learn and practice scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Learn to ask scientific questions, deconstruct claims, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Case studies of current environmental challenges introduce each content lesson and provide real-life environmental issues, debates, and solutions. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Virtual Lab activities enable engagement in investigations requiring long periods of observation at remote locations and exploration of simulations enabling environmental scientists to test predictions. Develop an understanding of how biology, earth science, and physical science are applied to the study of the environment and how technology and engineering are contributing solutions for studying and creating a sustainable biosphere. This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs require no additional lab materials. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab materials, visit http://support.apexlearning.com/materials
Geography and World Cultures Honors (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Geography and World Cultures Honors explores how geographic features, human relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have developed and influenced life in countries around the world. Along the way, students are given rigorous instruction on how to read maps, charts, and graphs, and how to create them. Geography and World Cultures Honors is designed as the first course in the social studies sequence. It develops note-taking skills, teaches analytic writing, and introduces students to the close examination of primary documents.
Geometry (Honors) (Grades 6-9 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Honors Geometry builds upon students' command of geometric relationships and formulating mathematical arguments. Learn through discovery and application, developing the skills needed to break down complex challenges and demonstrate knowledge in new situations. Topics include reasoning, proof, and the creation of sound mathematical arguments; points, lines, and angles; triangles and trigonometry; quadrilaterals and other polygons; circles; congruence, similarity, transformations, and constructions; coordinate geometry; three-dimensional solids; and applications of probability. Develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practice skills. Discover new concepts through guided instruction, then confirm understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. Extend your understanding by answering "what if" questions, thinking abstractly about the mathematics involved, and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the model as a reflection of the real-world situation. Synthesize knowledge in novel, real-world scenarios and make sense of multifaceted problems and persevere in solving them. Go deeper into these investigations; for example, change or validate assumptions, add constraints, or extend the project. Through journal activities, reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct arguments, critique reasoning, and communicate precisely.
Media Literacy (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Build the critical thinking, writing, and reading skills required in a media-rich and increasingly techno-centric world. A major topic is non-traditional media reading skills, including how to approach, analyze, and respond to advertisements, blogs, websites, social media, news media, and wikis. Engage in writing activities in non-traditional media genres, such as blogging and podcast scripting. Consider your own positions as consumers of media and explore ways to use non-traditional media to become more active and thoughtful citizens. Learn how to ask critical questions about the intended audience and underlying purpose of media messages. Study factors which can contribute to bias and affect credibility. Course content is based on The National Association for Media Literacy Education's Core Principles of Media Literacy Education, as well as aggregate state standards and research into best pedagogical practices.
Modern World History from 1450 (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Study the major turning points that shaped the modern world including the Enlightenment, industrialization, imperialism, nationalism, political revolutions, the world wars, the Cold War, decolonization, and globalization. By presenting content from multiple perspectives and through diverse primary and secondary source materials, this course provides students with a solid foundation in the history of the modern era and prepares students to be active and informed citizens of the world. Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, address critical questions about the history of the modern era. In discussion activities, respond to diverse opinions, take positions, and defend your own claims.
Physical Science (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Physical Science offers a focused curriculum designed around the understanding of critical physical science concepts, including the nature and structure of matter, the characteristics of energy, and the mastery of critical scientific skills. Topics include an introduction to kinematics, including gravity and two-dimensional motion; force; momentum; waves; electricity; atoms; the periodic table of elements; molecular bonding; chemical reactivity; gases; and an introduction to nuclear energy. Teacher-scored labs encourage students to apply the scientific method. This course includes the option of either hands-on or dry lab activities. Dry labs require no additional lab materials. Hands-on labs require specified materials. For a list of hands-on lab materials, go to http://support.apexlearning.com/materials.
Precalculus (Honors) (Grades 6-9 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Precalculus Honors is a comprehensive course that weaves together previous study of algebra, geometry, and functions into a preparatory course for calculus. Focus on the mastery of critical skills and exposure to new skills necessary for success in subsequent math courses. The first semester includes linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, radical, polynomial, and rational functions; systems of equations; and conic sections. The second semester covers trigonometric ratios and functions; inverse trigonometric functions; applications of trigonometry, including vectors and laws of cosine and sine; polar functions and notation; and arithmetic of complex numbers.
Probability and Statistics (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Probability and Statistics provides a curriculum focused on understanding key data analysis and probabilistic concepts, calculations, and relevance to real-world applications. Students are challenged to work toward mastery of computational skills, apply calculators and other technology in data analysis, deepen their understanding of key ideas and solution strategies, and extend their knowledge through a variety of problem-solving applications. Topics include types of data, common methods used to collect data, and representations of data, including histograms, bar graphs, box plots, and scatterplots. Analyze and employ methods of extending results, involving samples and populations, distributions, summary statistics, experimental design, regression analysis, simulations, and confidence intervals. Ideas involving probability — including sample space, empirical and theoretical probability, expected value, and independent and compound events — are covered as students explore the relationship between probability and data analysis. Extended projects allow for more open-ended, extended applications of concepts and skills. Students collect and analyze statistical data about a topic that interests them, and they apply probability concepts in a real-world context. Pre-requisites: Algebra II or equivalent. Required materials: TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus Calculator or equivalent.
Psychology (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Psychology provides a solid overview of the field's major domains: methods, biopsychology, cognitive and developmental psychology, and variations in individual and group behavior. Focus on significant scientific research and on the questions that are most important to psychologists. Topics cluster around challenge questions, such as “What is happiness?” Students answer these questions before, during, and after they interact with direct instruction.
Spanish I (Grades 6-9 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Students will become familiar with common vocabulary terms and phrases, comprehend a range of grammar patterns, and analyze and compare cultural practices of various Spanish-speaking countries.
U.S. Government and Politics Honors (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system. Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. The course culminates with a multipart independent research project focused on a topic of their choice.
U.S. History since the Civil War (Grades 6-8 Only)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
This course traces the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present. It describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation, highlighting social policy as well as its role in modern world affairs. Students evaluate the attempts to bind the nation together during Reconstruction while also exploring the growth of an industrial economy. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships.
U.S. History to the Civil War (Grades 6-8 Only)
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
This course traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the end of the American Civil War. It emphasizes the colonial period and the creation of a new nation and examines the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students first explore the earliest points of contact between individuals from Europe, Africa, and North America. They then probe the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in the Civil War. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships.
AP Biology
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
AP Biology builds students' understanding of biology on both the micro and macro scales. Study cell biology, learn how evolution drives the diversity and unity of life, and examine how living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information and how organisms utilize free energy. This course is the equivalent of an introductory college-level biology course and prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, health sciences, or engineering. Perform hands-on labs giving insight into the nature of science and helping you to understand biological concepts, as well as how evidence can be obtained to support those concepts. Also complete several virtual lab studies in which you form hypotheses; collect, analyze, and manipulate data; and report findings and conclusions. During both virtual and traditional lab investigations and research opportunities, summarize your findings and analyze others' findings in summaries, using statistical and mathematical calculations when appropriate. Required materials: A college-level biology textbook. AP Biology also requires the completion of hands-on lab activities and has been approved by the College Board as meeting all requirements for a laboratory science course.
AP Calculus AB
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Learn to understand change geometrically and visually (by studying graphs of curves), analytically (by studying and working with mathematical formulas), numerically (by seeing patterns in sets of numbers), and verbally. Instead of simply getting the right answer, learn to evaluate the soundness of proposed solutions and to apply mathematical reasoning to real-world models. Calculus helps scientists, engineers, and financial analysts understand the complex relationships behind real-world phenomena. The equivalent of an introductory college-level calculus course, AP Calculus AB prepares students for the AP exam and further studies in science, engineering, and mathematics. Required materials: TI-89, TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus calculator or equivalent.
AP Chemistry
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
AP Chemistry builds understanding of the nature and reactivity of matter. Study chemical reactions and electrochemistry, learn how the chemical and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and arrangements of the molecules and the forces between those molecules. Examine the laws of thermodynamics, molecular collisions, and the reorganization of matter in order to understand how changes in matter take place. Finally, explore chemical equilibria, including acid-base equilibria. The equivalent of an introductory college-level chemistry course, AP prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, health sciences, or engineering. Students perform hands-on labs that give them insight into the nature of science and help them understand chemical concepts, as well as how evidence can be obtained to support those concepts. Students also complete several virtual lab studies in which they form hypotheses; collect, analyze, and manipulate data; and report their findings and conclusions. During both virtual and traditional lab investigations and research opportunities, students summarize their findings and analyze others' findings in summaries, using statistical and mathematical calculations when appropriate. Required materials: a college-level chemistry textbook. AP Chemistry also requires the completion of hands-on lab activities.
AP Computer Science A (Java)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Project STEM
This curriculum was designed to awaken and support students’ problem-solving skills. It will introduce the Java programming language while emphasizing universal language techniques like syntax, semantics and readability. Gain mastery in programming concepts by using a subset of Java features that are required for the AP Computer Science A exam, including abstraction, algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming. This allows students to understand and master important concepts that will apply to programming problems in many additional languages. Computer science courses offered by Project STEM are a guided curriculum only and do not have a separate course instructor. For these courses, the mentor does not have to be a subject area expert but is still the teacher of record. Students can get content help seven days a week from Project STEM’s academic forum. This course is fully auto-graded online. Due to College Board requirements, schools will not be able to list the same person as mentor (teacher of record) and AP coordinator for this course in the AP Course Audit. More information about this can be found in the IOAPA mentor handbook.
AP Computer Science Principles
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Project STEM
AP Computer Science Principles is an introductory college-level computing curriculum that introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science. Learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs. Incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge. Learn how computing innovations and computing systems—including the internet—work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical. Computer science courses offered by Project STEM are a guided curriculum only and do not have a separate course instructor. For these courses, the mentor does not have to be a subject area expert but is still the teacher of record. Students can get content help seven days a week from Project STEM’s academic forum. AP Computer Science Principles mentors are responsible for guiding students and grading students’ exploratory unit projects. Rubrics are provided. Due to College Board requirements, schools will not be able to list the same person as mentor (teacher of record) and AP coordinator for this course in the AP Course Audit. More information about this can be found in the IOAPA Mentor Handbook.
AP English Language and Composition
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Investigate rhetoric and its impact on culture through analysis of notable fiction and nonfiction texts, from pamphlets to speeches to personal essays. The equivalent of an introductory college-level survey class, this course prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in communications, creative writing, journalism, literature, and composition. Explore a variety of textual forms, styles, and genres. By examining texts through a rhetorical lens, become a skilled reader and analytical thinker. Focusing specifically on language, purpose, and audience gives a broad view of the effect of text and its cultural role. Write expository and narrative texts to hone the effectiveness of their own use of language, and develop varied, informed arguments through research.
AP English Literature and Composition
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
This course immerses students in novels, plays, poems, and short stories from various periods. Read and write daily, using a variety of multimedia and interactive activities, interpretive writing assignments, and class discussions to assess and improve skills and knowledge. The course places special emphasis on reading comprehension, structural and critical analysis of written works, literary vocabulary, and recognizing and understanding literary devices. The equivalent of an introductory college-level survey class, this course prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in creative writing, communications, journalism, literature, and composition.
AP Environmental Science
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Learn the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world. The course draws upon various disciplines, including geology, biology, environmental studies, environmental science, chemistry, and geography in order to explore a variety of environmental topics. Topics explored include natural systems on Earth; biogeochemical cycles; the nature of matter and energy; the flow of matter and energy through living systems; populations; communities; ecosystems; ecological pyramids; renewable and nonrenewable resources; land use; biodiversity; pollution; conservation; sustainability; and human impacts on the environment. The equivalent of an introductory college-level science course, AP® Environmental Science prepares students for the AP® exam and for further study in science, health sciences, or engineering. Students perform hands-on labs and projects that give them insight into the nature of science and help them understand environmental concepts, as well as how evidence can be obtained to support those concepts. Virtual lab activities enable students to engage in investigations that would otherwise require long periods of observation at remote locations and to explore simulations that enable environmental scientists to test predictions.
AP Macroeconomics
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Learn why and how the world economy can change from month to month, how to identify trends in our economy, and how to use those trends to develop performance measures and predictors of economic growth or decline. Examine how individuals, institutions, and influences affect people, and how those factors can impact everyone's life through employment rates, government spending, inflation, taxes, and production. The equivalent of a 100-level college-level class, this course prepares students for the AP® exam and for further study in business, political science and history. Prerequisite course: Algebra II.
AP Microeconomics
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Study the behavior of individuals and businesses as they exchange goods and services in the marketplace. Learn why the same product costs different amounts at different stores, in different cities, at different times. Learn to spot patterns in economic behavior and how to use those patterns to explain buyer and seller behavior under various conditions. Microeconomics studies the economic way of thinking, understanding the nature and function of markets, the role of scarcity and competition, the influence of factors such as interest rates on business decisions, and the role of government in promoting a healthy economy. Prerequisite course: Algebra I.
AP Physics (may be offered in fall 2025)
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
If any of your students are interested in taking AP Physics through IOAPA, please add them to the waitlist for the course. We will notify you if we are able to offer that course.
AP Psychology
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
AP® Psychology provides an overview of current psychological research methods and theories. Students will explore the therapies used by professional counselors and clinical psychologists and examine the reasons for normal human reactions: how people learn and think, the process of human development and human aggression, altruism, intimacy, and self-reflection. They will study core psychological concepts, such as the brain and sense functions, and learn to gauge human reactions, gather information, and form meaningful syntheses. Along the way, students will also investigate relevant concepts like study skills and information retention. Prerequisite course: Biology.
AP Spanish Language
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Practice perfecting your Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Study vocabulary, grammar, and cultural aspects of the language, and then apply what you learn in extensive written and spoken exercises. The course addresses the broad themes of Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. By the end of the course, you will have an expansive vocabulary, a solid, working knowledge of all verb forms and tenses, strong command of other language structures, and an ability to use language in many different contexts and for varied purposes. Pre-requisites: 3–4 years of Spanish or equivalent native fluency. Required materials: Microphone
AP Statistics
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Gain hands-on experience collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. Effectively design and analyze research studies by reviewing and evaluating real research examples taken from daily life. The next time you hear the results of a poll or study, you will know whether the results are valid. As the art of drawing conclusions from imperfect data and the science of real-world uncertainties, statistics plays an important role in many fields. This course prepares students for the AP exam and for further study in science, sociology, medicine, engineering, political science, geography, and business. Pre-requisites: Algebra II or Math Analysis. Required materials: TI-89, TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus calculator or equivalent
AP U.S. Government and Politics
1-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Study the operations and structure of the U.S. government and the behavior of the electorate and politicians. Gain the analytic perspective necessary to critically evaluate political data, hypotheses, concepts, opinions, and processes. Learn how to gather data about political behavior and develop your own theoretical analysis of American politics. Build the skills needed to examine general propositions about government and politics, and to analyze the specific relationships between political, social, and economic institutions. This course prepares students for the AP® exam and for further study in political science, law, education, business, and history. Pre-requisite: U.S. History.
AP U.S. History
2-Semester Course
Course Content Provided by Edmentum
Investigate the development of American economics, politics, and culture through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, research, and writing. Through the examination of historical themes and the application of historical thinking skills, learn to connect specific people, places, events, and ideas to the larger trends of U.S. history. Hone your ability to reason chronologically, to interpret historical sources, and to construct well-supported historical arguments. You will write throughout the course, responding to primary and secondary sources through journal entries, essays, and visual presentations of historical content. In discussion activities, respond to the positions of others while staking and defending claims of your own. Required materials: A college-level U.S. History textbook.
