SOCIAL STUDIES Ancient Japan
and the Samurai Code Due in large part to Hollywood movies, many Americans have a pretty fantastical—and unrealistic—view of the ancient Japanese samurai. Who were the samurai of ancient Japan? What is Bushido—the code of the samurai? How have the
ancient samurai inspired
modern and contemporary Japanese culture as well as western literature and film? We’ll discuss a number of topics: the stereotype of the samurai, the truth of the samurai through history, tradition and ethics, the impact the samurai and Bushido have had on modern Japan, and the influence of samurai on Western culture. Ganbatte kudasai!
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 6Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
The History of Your Lifetime
Has the United States recovered from 9/11? For students today, the experience of a world before the economic, cultural, and political fallout from the events of September 11, 2001 will never happen. The changes to American society have impacted all aspects domestic and foreign interactions. In this course, students will work to understand how the events of a single day essentially re-wrote the course of American action for a decade and whether or not there has been a return to “normal.”
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 7Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Huizinga
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Meyer
1st Amendment Dissent
The 1st Amendment of the Constitution protects 5 major civil liberties: religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. This course will look at the way these liberties have been used by various groups to change American society through legal channels. Students will also assess how these liberties have been limited and changed and why.
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 1Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Student Congress
Have you ever had the feeling that you could run the country better than our U.S. political leaders currently do? Well, now is your chance to try! Draft legislation aimed at solving the major problems of our time, then propose and debate your ideas in simulated sessions of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Learn the rules of parliamentary procedure and discover firsthand the challenges involved in attempting to compromise with your political opponents. Interested students will also be offered the opportunity to compete in local Student Congress tournaments.
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 1Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Bruins
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Huizinga
X-BIN Model United Nations (MUN)
Model UN is an activity where students research and partake in a simulation of the United Nations. Students are assigned a role as a delegate of a given country and are tasked with representing that country’s positions and arguments at a global committee–ranging from Security and Economics, to Human Rights and Health and Human Services. Through the art of international diplomacy and compromise, delegates formulate multinational resolutions designed to ameliorate the issue at hand. Delegates work to amend and pass resolutions through their own committees before being heard by the General Assembly. All of these efforts culminate in a trip to Eugene, OR to participate in a state-wide conference.
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 5Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Game Theory and Geopolitics
What should the United States do if North Korea launched a nuclear strike at South Korea, Iran closed off the Strait of Hormuz, or Russia invaded one of the Baltic countries? Game Theory and Geopolitics weaves together game theory with history, politics, economics, current events, and both creative and critical thinking to develop responses to imagined geopolitical scenarios.
Length of Course 1 X-bin
Mod + Period 2Xab
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Comerchero
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Huizinga
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