Ethnic Studies CP

(ETHNIC ST - Course #11003)

OPEN TO GRADES: 9

CREDIT: 5 - Social Studies credits per sem.

PREREQUISITE: None

A-G Pathway: G - Elective

OTHER INFO: A one-semester required course. Meets KHSD graduation requirements.

Meets CSU/UC A-G entrance requirements.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will build students’ critical thinking skills, while also increasing self-awareness and cultural awareness in their communities. The course will emphasize the message that students have the capacity to identify and address societal issues. Therefore, knowledge-building, self-management skills, and self-reflection will be built into the course structure to support students’ desire, ability, and power to determine their own course of action. As a result, students will be empowered with a greater understanding, respect, and appreciation for diversity.

The course will introduce students to academically rigorous content that focuses on inquiry, literacy, and civic mindedness. Students will utilize critical thinking to analyze the contributions, lived experiences, and histories of people of color with specific focus on four subgroups African Americans, Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, Latina/o Americans and Native Americans.