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Course: World History

School Type:
High School
School Max Description:
World History
Content Area:
Social Studies
Description:
This course focuses on modern world history beginning approximately 1400 AD. The course is based on four major themes: human interactions; hemispheric interactions; crisis, progress and change in the 20th century; and the challenges of the 21st century. 261073 Co Teach - This course is designed to have a general education teacher work in collaboration with a special educator in order to ensure that both general educator in order to ensure that both general education and special education students have access to the general education curriculum while incorporating instructional practices and strategies to meet the needs of all students; 261083 Intensive - This course is designed to be a small class environment for special education students enrolled on a designated special education program. 261193 - Honors - Prerequisites: Local, State, and National Government; Student that meets 3 of the 6 following criteria: A/B average in previous year’s Social Studies course; Advanced on previous year’s SRI score; Social Studies Teacher recommendation and/or advocacy; Student personal statement/letter of interest; Student expresses desire and motivation, work ethic; and in most cases, students who are identified as TAG will be placed in an Honors course with these exceptions: there is not an interest in taking the course (perhaps domain-specific strength is in Math), student is reading significantly below reading level.
Course Code:
261003, 261073 Co-Teach, 261083 Intensive, 261193 Honors
Prerequisites:
Local, State, and National Government
Credits:
1.0
World History
Dual Enrollment Compatible Course:
Yes, Earning credit for HST 1320 Modern History credit at Prince George’s Community College makes a student eligible for 261213 World History DE credit.
NCAA Eligible:
No
Textbooks
Title:
World History
ISBN:
9780544668225
Grading Factors:

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