Winters Mill High – Issues in American Society
Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester
This course is designed to make students aware, concerned, and active in the pursuit of solutions to issues and problems which confront Americans today. Students will learn how to evaluate online information for news and media literacy, apply civil discourse practices to discuss societal issues, and apply a systematic approach, the social investigation model, to research societal issues. These issues are crime, socioeconomics, censorship, immigration, healthcare, politics, and the environment. Students will be required to examine issues from multiple perspectives through a wide variety of resources, group and class discussions. Students will conduct a comprehensive investigation throughout the course to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by their community through a Community Action Project.
Grades: Grades 9-12
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