Middle M/J Civics - 7th grade recommended

Segment One

• Using Maps
• Geography of the United States
• American Culture
• Effective Citizenship
• Naturalization
• Enlightenment
• Principles of American Democracy
• Declaration of Independence
• The U.S. Constitution
• Analyzing Historical Documents
• Structure and Functions of the Federal Government
• Checks and Balances
• The Bill of Rights
• The Amendment Process
• Federalism
• State and Local Governments
• Rule of Law
• The Lawmaking Process
• The U.S. Court System
• Jury Trials
• Local Government and Activism

 
Segment Two

• Influencing Government
• The Media
• Interest Groups
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases
• Political Parties
• Elections
• Analyzing Data
• Comparing the United States and the World
• Cultural Diffusion
• Domestic and Foreign Policy
• Trade and Currency
• International Organizations
• Basic Economic Concepts
• Competition and Entrepreneurship
• Banking in the United States
• Taxes
• Making a Budget

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***

***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.  

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.