Civics & Economics
This year (2012-2013), Humanities class is called Civics & Economics. In this four-quarter course, students learn how American society works, how to participate and succeed in it, and how to make that society better. Students will prepare for citizenship by learning their rights under the U.S. Constitution and mastering the principles of economics. Classes involve hands-on activities, projects, homework, vocabulary, discussions of current events, and reading the required textbook assigned to each student, Civics: Participating in Government.
The course is divided into 11 units spread over four quarters. One credit is awarded per quarter, four credits total for the course: two credits for economics, two credits for civics. 1st and 3rd Quarter are counted as civics. 2nd and 4th are counted as economics. Those subjects overlap all four quarters, however.
Email questions anytime to Peter Scholtes at peter.scholtes@academic-arts.org, or call 651.457.7427.
1st Quarter
Unit 1: Americans Values, Ideologies, and Political Parties
Unit 2: Economics 101
2nd Quarter
Unit 3: Microeconomics (+ Elections Assignment)
Unit 4: Market Failures and the Role of Government
Unit 5: Purpose and History of U.S. Government
3rd Quarter
Unit 6: Creating the U.S. Government: The Constitution
Unit 7: Freedom Movements
Unit 8: Federalism: Federal, State, and local Governments
4th Quarter
Unit 9: American Legal System
Unit 10: Macroeconomics, U.S. Foreign Policy, and the World
Unit 11: Personal Finance
Last year's wikis: Dialogues & U.S. History
Spring 2012 Semester Archive
Fall 2011 Semester Archive
Contact:
Peter S. Scholtes
Humanities Teacher, Academic Arts High School
651.457.7427
peter.scholtes@academic-arts.org
60 E. Marie Avenue Suite 220
West Saint Paul, MN 55118
http://www.academic-arts.org/
http://petehumanities.pbworks.com/
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