Description: Study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the world from c. 1200 CE to the present. You’ll analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments. 

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Explore how humans have understood, used, and changed the surface of Earth. You’ll use the tools and thinking processes of geographers to examine patterns of human population, migration, and land use.

Materials: 

• The Cultural Landscape; Pearson

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Study the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. You'll read, analyze, and discuss the U.S. Constitution and other documents as well as complete a research or applied civics project.

Materials: 

• American Democracy Now: MCGraw-Hill

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Students will examine the social, geographic, religious, economic, and cultural aspects of major periods of ancient history from prehistoric times to 1500 CE. Students will explore the development of river valley civilizations, the Gupta Empire, the Roman Empire, Classical Greece, Islamic civilizations, American and African civilizations, and the Middle Ages through the beginnings of the Renaissance.

Materials: 

• Magruders American Government; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Advanced studies. Students will examine the social, geographic, religious, economic, and cultural aspects of major periods of ancient history from prehistoric times to 1500 CE. Students will explore the development of river valley civilizations, the Gupta Empire, the Roman Empire, Classical Greece, Islamic civilizations, American and African civilizations, and the Middle Ages through the beginnings of the Renaissance. 

Materials: 

• Magruders American Government; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: The course is designed to help the student make connections to the past and understand the uniqueness of Appalachia. The course will also review those US History standards, which include Tennessee History.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Description: The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire an understanding and appreciation of the Bible’s major ideas, historical/geographical contexts, and literary forms. The course will include the study of the Bible in its historical, sociological, and cultural contexts, and its impact on later cultures, societies, and religions.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Bible Standards

Description: College-level course taught at the high-school level by trained high-school teachers. Course learning objectives are developed by Tennessee high school and college faculty in order to ensure alignment with post-secondary standards. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.

Materials:

• See teacher syllabus.

Statewide Dual Credit

Description: College-level course taught at the high-school level by trained high-school teachers. Course learning objectives are developed by Tennessee high school and college faculty in order to ensure alignment with post-secondary standards. Students will cover the time periods from Reconstruction through the recent past.

Materials:

• See teacher syllabus.

Statewide Dual Credit

Description: Students will examine the allocation of scarce resources and consider the economic reasoning used by consumers, producers, savers, investors, workers, and voters. Students will explore the concepts of scarcity, supply and demand, market structures, national economic performance, money and the role of financial institutions, economic stabilization, and trade. Finally, students will examine key economic philosophies and economists who have and continue to influence economic decision making.

Materials:

• Tennessee Economics; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: This course will explore the historical events which led to America going to war and the process of fighting the war and the outcome of the American military strategy. The course will examine the causes of each conflict as well as the short and long term effects of the conflict on a national and global scale.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Description: This course is designed to help young people understand the theories of leadership, problem solving, decision-making, public speaking, group work, and citizenship. This course may also include the components of Live Streaming which include basic camera use, elements of audio production, video storage, elements of production, writing for different formats, etc. 

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Description: Personal Finance is a foundational course designed to inform students how individual choices directly influence occupational goals,future earning potential, and long-term financial well-being. The standards in this course covers decision-making skills related to goal setting,producing income, budgeting, saving, borrowing,managing risk, and investing. The course helps students meet the growing complexity of personal financial management and consumer decision making.Upon completion of this course, proficient students will understand how their decisions will impact their future financial well-being.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

TNDOE

Description: Students will study the development of scientific attitudes and skills, including critical thinking, problem solving, and scientific methodology. Students will also examine the structure and function of the nervous system in human and non-human animals, the processes of sensation and perception, and life span development. Students will study social cognition, influence, and relations. Students will examine social and cultural diversity and diversity among individuals. Students will study memory, including encoding, storage, and retrieval of memory. Students will also study perspectives of abnormal behavior and categories of psychological disorders, including treatment thereof. Students will elaborate on the importance of drawing evidence-based conclusions about psychological phenomena and gain knowledge on a wide array of issues on both individual and global levels. Throughout the course, students will examine connections between content areas within psychology and relate psychological knowledge to everyday life. Students will explore the variety of careers available to those who study psychology.

Materials: 

• Psychology; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Students will explore the ways sociologists view society and how they study the social world. Students will examine culture, socialization, deviance, and the structure and impact of institutions and organizations, as well as selected social problems and how change impacts individuals and societies. The following standards reflect those recommended by the American Sociological Association (ASA National Standards for High School Sociology).

Materials: 

• Sociology & You; McGraw-Hill

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Students will examine the history of Tennessee, including the cultural, geographic, economic, and political influences upon that history. Students will discuss Tennessee’s indigenous peoples as well as the arrival of EuroAmerican settlers. Students will analyze and describe the foundation of the state of Tennessee. Students will identify and explain the origins, impact, and aftermath of the Civil War. Students will discuss the rise of a manufacturing economy. Finally, students will examine and discuss the Civil Rights Movement and Tennessee’s modern economy and society. This course follows the same organization as Section VI from the Tennessee Blue Book. Additionally, all U.S. History courses (i.e., 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 8th grade, and U.S. History) can use the following standards to elaborate on Tennessee history.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Advanced studies. Students will study the purposes, principles, and practices of American government as established by the United States Constitution. Students will learn the structure and processes of the government of the state of Tennessee and local governments. Students will recognize their rights and responsibilities as citizens as well as how to exercise these rights and responsibilities at the local, state, and national levels. 

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: This course will broaden the scope of instruction to facilitate a greater understanding of the people who become President of the United States. This course will do this by utilizing supplemental information beyond what is available in a typical US History or US Government textbook.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Description: Students will examine the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution and the United States’ growing role in world diplomatic relations, including the Spanish-American War and World War I. Students will study the goals and accomplishments of the Progressive movement and the New Deal. Students will also learn about the various factors that led to our nation’s entry into World War II, as well as the consequences for American life. Students will explore the causes and course of the Cold War. Students will study the important social, cultural, economic, and political changes that have shaped the modern-day U.S. resulting from the Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, and recent events and trends. Additionally, students will learn about the causes and consequences of contemporary issues impacting the world today. Students will continue to use skills for historical and geographical analysis as they examine U.S. history after Reconstruction, with special attention to Tennessee connections in history, geography, politics, and people. Students will continue to learn fundamental concepts in civics, economics, and geography within the context of U.S. history. The reading of primary source documents is a key feature of the U.S. history course. Specific primary sources have been embedded within the standards for depth and clarity. Finally, students will focus on current human and physical geographic issues important in the contemporary U.S. and global society. This course will place Tennessee history, government, and geography in context with U.S. history in order to illustrate the role our state has played in our nation’s history. This course is the second of a two-year survey of U.S. history and geography, continuing from 8th grade’s study of U.S. history and geography. This course can be used for compliance with T.C.A. § 49-6-1028, in which all districts must ensure that a project-based civics assessment is given at least once in grades 4–8 and once in grades 9–12.

Materials: 

• US History: Reconstruction to the Present; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Students will study the purposes, principles, and practices of the American government as established by the United States Constitution. Students will learn the structure and processes of the government of the state of Tennessee and local governments. Students will recognize their rights and responsibilities as citizens as well as how to exercise these rights and responsibilities at the local, state, and national levels.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Students will examine the global perspectives, basic concepts, and fundamental questions of geography. Students will explore where phenomena occur and reasons why phenomena occur in those locations. Students will focus on the ways through which all places on Earth are interconnected and how the human use of Earth's surface varies. Students will also explore various topics, including geographic skills and tools, physical processes, natural resources, cultural geography, political geography, population and migration, economic development and interdependence, and urbanization.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Description: Students will study the rise of the nation-state in Europe, the origins and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, political reform in Western Europe, imperialism across the world, and the economic and political roots of the modern world. Students will explain the causes and consequences of the great military and economic events of the past century, including the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and the Russian and Chinese Revolutions. Students will study the rise of nationalism and the continuing persistence of political, ethnic, and religious conflict in many parts of the world. Students will explore geographic influences on history, with attention to political boundaries that developed with the evolution of nations from 1750 to the present and the subsequent human geographic issues that dominate the global community. Additionally, students will examine aspects of technical geography and how these innovations continuously impact geopolitics in the contemporary world. This course is a continuation of the 6th and 7th grade survey courses of world history and geography and is designed to help students think like historians, focusing on historical concepts in order to build a foundational understanding of the world. Appropriate primary sources have been embedded in the standards in order to deepen the understanding of world history and geography. Special emphasis will be placed on the contemporary world and its impact on students today.

Materials: 

• World History: The Modern Era; Pearson

Tennessee Social Studies Standards