Humanities

Through integration of history, literature, language, and culture, our department strives to develop analytical and informed students who seek to understand and civically participate in the world around them.

HUMANITIES BLOCK OPTIONS

English and Social Studies BLOCK classes are integrated curriculum team taught for two periods by English and History teachers with standard teacher to students ratio.

HUMANITIES SPLIT BLOCK OPTIONS

English and Social Studies SPLIT BLOCK classes are integrated curriculum taught in cohort groups by English and History teachers with standard teacher to students ratio.

   

  9TH GRADE CORE CLASSES

  Block 

EN101A/B

SST111/110

Literary Analysis & Composition 1 (Block)

Civics/World History 1 (Block)

  Split Block

EN100A/B

SST402/115

Literary Analysis & Composition 1 (Split Block) 

Civics/World History 1 (Split Block)

  Honors Block 

EN110A/B

SST113/112

Honors Literary Analysis & Composition 1

Civics/Honors World History 1

 

  9TH GRADE HUMANITIES ELECTIVES

  Can be taken in addition to core classes for elective credit

  English

ENG450
Creative Writing

  Social Studies

SST090

SST218

Northwest Studies - Washington State History

Psychology - Nature vs. Nurture