Contemporary American Issues (249-A) (Offered in 2019-2020)

.5 Credit Grades 11-12

 

This course is designed to increase the student’s awareness of current American issues in a modern global society. Issues such as, but not limited to, a nation of debt, gender inequalities, gun control, and the death penalty will be studied. Students will be exposed to relevant texts, news magazines, documentaries and literature. Emphasis will be placed on the student’s ability to research and defend their ideas to understand their emerging role as a participant in American Democracy



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