Difference between revisions of "Social Studies"

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The Gunn Social Studies department includes classes like World History, US Government, AP US History, and AP Human Geography. Students are typically encouraged to take a Social Studies class every year.

Social Studies Classes

9th grade: World History (next year Ethnic Studies + World History)

10th grade: US Government + Contemporary World History or the SJ version of these classes

11th grade: AP US History or US History or US History SJ

12th grade: Economics or Economics SJ + A social studies elective or AP Economics

Electives

AP Classes

College Prep or Honors

Unlike the English department, many of the electives do not run some years due to a lack of student interest, according to Mrs. Howard.

Idiosyncracies

Teachers in the social studies department often teach the same course in wildly different ways and with widely varying content
Lecture slides are generally posted
Most social studies classes are quite project-heavy, and they often have more projects than tests
The social studies department tends to give less homework than other departments; this statement is not true for AP classes such as APUSH, though

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-Unlike the [[English]] department, many of the electives do not run some years due to a lack of student interest, according to Mrs. Howard. {{Stub}}
+Unlike the [[English]] department, many of the electives do not run some years due to a lack of student interest, according to Mrs. Howard.
+== Idiosyncracies ==
+* Teachers in the social studies department often teach the same course in wildly different ways and with widely varying content
+* Lecture slides are generally posted
+* Most social studies classes are quite project-heavy, and they often have more projects than tests
+* The social studies department tends to give less homework than other departments; this statement is not true for AP classes such as [[APUSH]], though