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Social Studies Department
Susan Coglianese, Assistant Principal
SCoglianese@schools.nyc.gov
All students must complete four years of Social Studies, including two years of Global Studies, one year of United States History, one term of Government, and one term of Economics. The Global Studies Regents is taken at the end of the sophomore year, and the United States History and Government Regents examination is taken in June of the junior year.
Students at LaGuardia take social studies courses for four years. Each social studies class is annualized, which means students are expected to remain in the same class with the same teacher for the duration of the year.
Global Honors: The level of teaching and learning in honors classes requires students to make use of strong analytical reading and writing skills and exercise great discipline. Request enrollment in honors only if you are prepared for a significant workload and challenging grading policies. Placement in honors classes is based on a rubric whose criteria follow: subject grade average on the eighth-grade report card, the score on the standardized ELA examination, and attendance in seventh and eighth grade.
9th grade
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10th grade
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11th grade
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12th grade
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Global 1 and 2 (H1/ H2) |
Global Studies 3 and 4 (H3/ H4) |
U.S. History 1 and 2(H5/ H6) |
U.S. Government and Economics (H7/ H8) |
Global Studies Honors 1 and 2 (H1PH/ H2PH) |
AP World History (H3PX/ H4PX) |
AP U.S. History(H5PX/ H6PX) |
U.S. Government Honors and Economics Honors(H7PH/ H8PH) |
Every student in a regular class is programmed for the next course in the departmental sequence automatically. No action on your part is required on Daedalus.
For honors, AP, and elective classes, please carefully read the information below to see if registration is required.
If a student were to fail a class, that student would be programmed for Summer/PM school. These classes are compulsory and ensure timely graduation!
Current Ninth Grade Students
Students who would like to register for AP classes will do that online using Daedalus. Any applicant with a subject average of 90 or above in this subject will automatically be accepted into AP Global History. If the student does not meet this criterion, Daedalus will direct the student to add the name to a list that will be given to the department chair for evaluation.
Current Tenth Grade Students
Students who would like to register for AP classes will do that online using Daedalus. Any applicant with a subject average of 90 or above in this subject will automatically be accepted into AP U.S. History. If the student does not meet this criterion, Daedalus will direct the student to add the name to a list that will be given to the department chair for evaluation.
Current Eleventh Grade Students
Students who would like to register for Honors U.S. Government will do that online using Daedalus. Any applicant with a subject average of 90 or above in this subject will automatically be accepted into U.S. Government Honors. If a student does not meet this criterion, Daedalus will direct the student to add his or her name to a list that will be given to the Department Chair for evaluation. If you are in AP U.S. History and received an 85 on the second marking period report card, do not attempt to register for U.S. Government Honors using Daedalus. We will program you for this class automatically.
Course Offerings
Grade 9
Global Studies 1 and Global Studies 1 Honors - The Ancient World - reconstructing the past; establishment of first human societies; early civilizations (Mesopotamia, Nile, Indus, Yellow River); Classical Civilizations (China, Greece, Rome, Mauryan, Gupta); the Tang and Song Dynasties; growth of overland and maritime trade routes linking Eurasia and Africa; spread of belief systems (Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese Philosophies, Judaism, Christianity); rise and fall of the great empires (Han and Rome); the Byzantine Empire; the spread of Islam; Europe in the Middle Ages; and the Crusades.
Global Studies 2 and Global Studies 2 Honors - Global Interactions - Japan (early history and feudalism); impact of Mongols; trade and global interactions; end of the Middle Ages; the rise of Meso-American Empires (Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, Incan); the rise and fall of the African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai; the Ming Dynasty; the rise of the Nation State; the rise of the Ottoman Empire; expansion of Europe to Asia, Africa and America; and global absolutism.
Grade 10
Global Studies 3 and Global Studies 3 Honors - The First Global Age and Age of Revolutions and Crises; The Scientific Revolution; the Enlightenment in Europe; the American and French Revolutions; the Age of Napoleon; imperialism (European colonies in Latin America, Asia and Africa); Japanese modernization and imperialism; independence movements in Latin America; political revolutions; the Industrial Revolution and the “isms” (capitalism, liberalism, nationalism, socialism, Marxism); causes and results of World War I; and the causes and impact of World War II.
World History, Advanced Placement - AP World History develops a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in different types of human societies. The course highlights the nature of changes in global frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. It emphasizes relevant factual knowledge, leading interpretive issues, and skills in analyzing types of historical evidence. Students must commit to completing the entire year and taking the AP exam as well as the Global Regents exam.
Grade 11
United States History and Government 1 and 2 - Term 1 covers the role of geography in United States history; constitutional foundations of American society through the closing of the frontier. Term 2 covers America from the Progressive Era to the present.
United States History, Advanced Placement - This college level course is offered to Honors Juniors. This course is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and issues in United States history. The course will develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in an essay format. Students must commit to completing the entire year and taking the AP exam as well as the US History Regents exam.
Grade 12
Participation in Government 1 and Participation in Government 1 Honors - The principles of government, politics and law; roles and rights of citizenship; political party system; legal obligations; public policy; and political participation.
Economics 1 and Economics 1 Honors - Fundamentals of the free-market system, banking, finance and taxation; comparative economic systems; and the United States in the world economy.
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