Humanities is the idea that History and English have natural connection and should be taught together. In this course, y ou will experience an introduction to the historical themes of Global Expansion and Encounter as well as the Literature of the 15th-18th centuries. Included will be geography, civics, trade, interconnections, and innovations. You will develop your expressive skills through composition, media, public speaking, exposition, persuasion, and poetry. Honors credit options will be available through the instructor. Successful completion of this year-long course will satisfy 1.0 credit of English and .5 credit of social studies. It is a prerequisite course for Humanities 10.

We will read and discuss in class the following texts along the way:To Kill a Mockingbird , Fahrenheit 451, and Romeo and Juliet.Learning will be assessed in a variety of ways: comparisons to scoring rubrics and models, traditional tests, demonstrations of ability to apply knowledge, projects, teacher observations/evaluations, peer evaluation, and journals.  Essay writing will also be emphasized, beginning with paragraph construction, thesis development and use of evidence. Socratic Seminars and other performance based assessments will also be used to demonstrate learning.

In this course, you will integrate the study of historic world events, related literature, and writing. Highlights include the effects of western contact and colonization, while reflecting social and cultural voices through literature. Writing continues with WASL preparation and practicing a variety of formats such as analysis, persuasion, research, and poetry. Honors credit options will be available.

Combining the work of academic historians and literary scholars, world history will be explored through societies and culture, economics, conflicts, trade, politics, and government. Understanding the building blocks of civilization and how those have developed in Europe and Africa, from the Middle Ages to World War II, frames our course. Learning is assessed through traditional testing as well as expository, poetic, and research writing. Students also demonstrate learning through presentations, journals, and discussions.