YHSC 42 - Youth English and Social Studies

1 to 15 Credits
This contextualized course integrates reading and writing instruction with instruction focused on social studies. Possible topics include but are not limited to: world history, US history, WA State history, civics, geography, US and world politics, cultural anthropology, and contemporary issues. This competency-based class allows students to demonstrate skills and knowledge, and earn possible high school credit equivalents in Social Studies (US Government, Washington State History, and/or Current World Issues), English, and/or elective credits.

Course Outcomes
English Language Arts

Develop written and oral arguments.
Use a variety of evidence and sources to support claims.
Interpret, analyze, and evaluate literary and informational text, and media.
Develop and strengthen writing and presenting as needed by planning, organizing, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
Gather relevant information from print and digital sources, assess the credibility, bias, and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Utilize technology to gather and communicate information and to interact and collaborate with others.

History / Social Studies

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text.
Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.
Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.