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HCPS Academic & Career Planning Guide

Age of Discovery and New World Honors

Age of Discovery and the New World Honors

  • Course #2719XA
  • 1 Credit – Required for Center students
  • 36 Weeks

Description

  • Explore the human condition through literary, historical, cultural, and artistic expression with an emphasis on the humanities of America
  • Study Native American cultures, development of American art and music, progression of American philosophy, reflections of the American Dream, Jazz and Blues, and American theatre
  • Develop additional skills in descriptive writing, persuasive argument, interdisciplinary thinking, self-directed learning, the Socratic method, and service learning 
  • Examine the themes: Identity: A Clash of Cultures and Ideas; Character: Defining American; Convergence: A New Way of Life; and Self-Discovery and Responsibility