| Geography I Western Cultures provides an overview of the geographic features of the Western World (the United States and Canada, Latin America, Western Europe and Eastern Europe) but also the cultural and economic components of these regions. Religious, historic, economic, and political factors are discussed and analyzed. Each student will write a report an issue relevant to the course. Students will also rehearse basic geography skills such as graph and map reading. [4 sessions per week, 36 weeks; Text--World Geography: Building a Global Perspective. Prentice Hall] Geography II Eastern Cultures is designed to familiarize students with not only the geographic features of the Eastern World (Northern Eurasia, Southwest Asia, Africa, Southwest Asia, East Asia and the Pacific World) but also the cultural and economic components of these regions. Religious, historic, economic, and political factors are discussed and analyzed. Each student will write a report relating to the course. Students will also rehearse basic geography skill such as graph and map reading. [4 sessions per week, 36 weeks; Text--World Geography: Building a Global Perspective. Prentice Hall] Ancient History will provide the student with a basic grasp of key events and figures from Creation to the fall of Rome. The student will be instructed in a biblical view of history, becoming equipped to discern patterns and analyze important issues. [one credit, 4 sessions per week, 36 weeks; Materials – Bible, Hammond Historical Atlas, Text --Trireme Press: Ancient History, Evan Wilson, Primary Source excerpts and Lecture Notes New Covenant Schools.] European History will provide the student with a basic grasp of key events and figures from the Fall of Rome to the Age of Napoleon. The student will be instructed in a biblical view of history, becoming equipped to discern patterns and analyze important issues. [one credit. 4 sessions per week, 36 weeks; Materials - Hammond Historical Atlas, Sketches from Church History, S.M. Houghton, European History; Primary Source Excerpts and Lecture Notes, New Covenant Schools] United States History goes beyond lists of events and dates to examine how philosophical and theological trends in Western Christian civilization contributed to the formation of the American Republic and have continued to influence its development ever since. Students will enter into the dynamic of the past through class discussions of extensive readings of original sources in a seminar format, and the use of specific rhetorical exercises from the Progymnasmata to organize and express their reasoned positions on the events and persistent influence of our nation’s past. Students will conclude the course being able to define what constitutes an “American” and compare the citizen’s duties to God and country. [one credit, 4 sessions per week, 36 weeks; Materials - Text -- American Textbook Committee: A Basic History of the United States (volumes 1-5) –; A Theological Interpretation of American History , C. Gregg Singer, A Press: Greenville, SC, 1994; Supplemental readings supplied by the teacher] United States Government teaches students to understand not only the foundations and operations of our national government, but also to recognize and appreciate how our philosophy of government developed from the beginning of civilization to the present day. The first quarter of the course deals strictly with this philosophical background and the development of democratic thought. Most of the rest of the year is devoted to the reading and discussion of the U. S. Constitution and how its statements are carried out in national law, policy, and practice, with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights, especially the First Amendment. The end of the year covers state government in Virginia as well as the various forms of local government. Current events related to government will be discussed as pertinent situations occur. Materials: [one credit, 36 weeks, Materials—Magruder’s American Government, revised by William A. McClenaghan, Prentice Hall; Various handouts excerpted from documents on the philosophy of government; Newspaper articles covering pertinent current events] |