Social Studies Department Norwell High School 20082009

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Social Studies DepartmentNorwell High
School2008-2009

• Requirement for graduation from NHS
• All students are required to complete four years
  of social studies.

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History MCAS

• Spring 2007 Pilot Test School scores will be
  reportedSpring 2008 Second Pilot Test Results
  will be reported
• Spring 2009 MCAS Test School results will be
  reported and published student results will be
  reported
• 2010/ 2011 Students in the graduating class of
  2012 (currently grade 8 students) will be
  required to pass the test for a competency
  determination.  They will take the test in 2011.
• Seniors will have additional opportunities to
  test out in November and March.

Postponed
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GRADE 9-WORLD HISTORY II

• 2 OPTIONS COLLEGE PREP HONORS
• ABSOLUTISM
• EXPLORATION
• FRENCH REVOLUTION
• INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• UNIFICATION ITALY, GERMANY
• THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
• WORLD WARS I II
• RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
• COLD WAR TO THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION

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Grade 10 United States History I

• US HISTORY I EXPLORATION THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION
• 2 OPTIONS COLLEGE PREP, HONORS

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GRADE 11-US HISTORY II

• US HISTORY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TO PRESENT
• 3 OPTIONS COLLEGE PREP, HONORS, ADVANCED
  PLACEMENT
• MCAS EXAM IN THE SPRING
• AP STUDENTS TAKE EXAM IN MAY

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GRADE 12-ELECTIVES

• ELECTIVES MAY BE COLLEGE PREP, HONORS OR ADVANCED
  PLAEMENT
• ECONOMICS
• SOCIOLOGY HUMAN BEHAVIOR THROUGH WORLD EVENTS
• U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THE LAW
• AP GOVERNMENT
• PSYCHOLOGY
• AP PSYCHOLOGY
• H AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
• SENIOR INTERNSHIP