Senior+Humanities+-+English,+Gov.+and+Econ.

//**"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi**//


 * Central Questions for First Semester:**
 * **How do beliefs influence decisions?**
 * How does a person's belief system influence the decisions she or he makes?
 * What are the dominant belief systems of our society?
 * How do the dominant beliefs of a society influence the decisions that are made for that society, both in general and specifically for different groups within it?
 * What belief systems exist outside of the dominant belief systems?


 * **What role can we play in participating in society to make the changes we want to see?**


 * What are the trends for civic participation today?
 * How are decisions and laws currently made in and for our society?
 * How can we participate in society to make the changes that we want to see?
 * Are those changes we want already taking place? If so, where, how and what lessons can be learned from those cases?


 * Work in this course will include development of the following skills and concepts:**


 * **Reading:**
 * Literary Elements
 * Critical Lens Analysis
 * Short Stories
 * A Novel
 * Popular Media (tv, music, movies, magazines, etc.)


 * **Writing:**
 * Personal Statement
 * Senior Paper


 * **Speaking and Constructing Arguments:**
 * Socratic Seminar
 * Rhetoric


 * **Government:**
 * Civic Participation
 * The Constitution
 * Legislation and Advocacy
 * Justice and the Courts


 * **Economics:**
 * Defining Economics
 * Systems and Values
 * History and Today
 * Personal Finance