Projected Advanced Placement Courses for 2017-2018
The Advanced Placement (AP) program at South Ridge High School provides students with an opportunity to earn college credits during their high school career Advanced Placement courses are taught at a higher and more rigorous level than their regular counterparts. Through Advanced Placement courses, students become prepared to handle coursework, reading, writing and critical thinking at a college level. For additional information about Advanced Placement courses refer to the College Board website: www.collegeboard.org/.
AP European History: AP Euro (APE) is a challenging four block course designed to increase student's understanding and appreciation of European
history while preparing them for the upcoming AP European history exam in May, while simultaneously meeting the Arizona standards for 10th grade World
History. This year-long course is divided into (Fall) the Late Middle Ages through the late 1800s, and (Spring) the Twentieth Century to the present. Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic chronology and of major developments, discoveries, events, people, trends and key turning points from the High Renaissance (approximately 1450) to the present. The information presented in this course is designed to reflect current college freshmen level History of Western Civilization type courses and help the student develop the skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond. The major difference between this course and a regular high school history course is the greater amount and higher level of reading, as well as the increased depth of focus and speed of the coverage of course material. Moreover, the AP curriculum demands higher-order thinking skills within a rigorous academic context. Thus, students are frequently required to analyze, synthesize and evaluate primary and secondary historical sources (evidence), in addition to comprehending, memorizing and applying facts (the foundation of knowledge), in order to prepare students for the opportunity of passing the exam to earn possible college credit. This course is considered an honors course.
AP United States History: Advanced Placement United States history is a college-level four-block course open to students in grades 11-12. The course requires extensive reading, research and analytical writing. Students examine varying interpretations of American history and methods of historiography. The class includes a period per week devoted exclusively to a seminar discussion in which the students assume the responsibility for preparation and leadership. In the second semester, students identify and research a topic of historical significance. Students take the U.S. history AP exam in May. This course meets the requirements for US/AZ History and is considered an Honors course.
AP English Literature and Composition: Advanced Placement English is an extensive two-block Honors English Elective course covering the American, British and World literature. An in-depth process of reading literature for deeper meaning and content is learned, as well as the skills necessary to write college level essays. Students taking this course become prepared for taking the Advanced Placement Test, potentially resulting in earned college credit. Through critical analysis and close reading, students come to have a better understanding of literature. Students write in a variety of forms including but not limited to, narrative, exploratory, expository, argumentative styles throughout the entirety of the course. Students also gain a greater understanding of a work's theme, style, voice, figurative language, symbolism and imagery both independently and as they contribute the great whole of the work.
AP European History: AP Euro (APE) is a challenging four block course designed to increase student's understanding and appreciation of European
history while preparing them for the upcoming AP European history exam in May, while simultaneously meeting the Arizona standards for 10th grade World
History. This year-long course is divided into (Fall) the Late Middle Ages through the late 1800s, and (Spring) the Twentieth Century to the present. Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic chronology and of major developments, discoveries, events, people, trends and key turning points from the High Renaissance (approximately 1450) to the present. The information presented in this course is designed to reflect current college freshmen level History of Western Civilization type courses and help the student develop the skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond. The major difference between this course and a regular high school history course is the greater amount and higher level of reading, as well as the increased depth of focus and speed of the coverage of course material. Moreover, the AP curriculum demands higher-order thinking skills within a rigorous academic context. Thus, students are frequently required to analyze, synthesize and evaluate primary and secondary historical sources (evidence), in addition to comprehending, memorizing and applying facts (the foundation of knowledge), in order to prepare students for the opportunity of passing the exam to earn possible college credit. This course is considered an honors course.
AP United States History: Advanced Placement United States history is a college-level four-block course open to students in grades 11-12. The course requires extensive reading, research and analytical writing. Students examine varying interpretations of American history and methods of historiography. The class includes a period per week devoted exclusively to a seminar discussion in which the students assume the responsibility for preparation and leadership. In the second semester, students identify and research a topic of historical significance. Students take the U.S. history AP exam in May. This course meets the requirements for US/AZ History and is considered an Honors course.
AP English Literature and Composition: Advanced Placement English is an extensive two-block Honors English Elective course covering the American, British and World literature. An in-depth process of reading literature for deeper meaning and content is learned, as well as the skills necessary to write college level essays. Students taking this course become prepared for taking the Advanced Placement Test, potentially resulting in earned college credit. Through critical analysis and close reading, students come to have a better understanding of literature. Students write in a variety of forms including but not limited to, narrative, exploratory, expository, argumentative styles throughout the entirety of the course. Students also gain a greater understanding of a work's theme, style, voice, figurative language, symbolism and imagery both independently and as they contribute the great whole of the work.
