Level 5 & 6 Government, Economics, Civics
All previous versions of lesson plans can be found on the Archived Lesson Plans page.
government, economics, and civics course catalog
American Government and Economics
American Government and Economics is a four-year course introducing students to American Government, Economics, and Civics. If a student completes all four of the courses, we recommend awarding 0.5 credit in Economics, 1.0 credit in American Government, and 1.0 credit in Civics.
- American Government and Economics I
- American Government and Economics II
- American Government and Economics III
- American Government and Economics IV
- Lesson plans by book for each portion of American Government and Economics I-IV
- Introduction to Economics (0.5 credit over four years)
- American Government (1.0 credit over four years)
- Civics with Plutarch (1.0 credit over four years)
Alternative – American Government (Half Credit)
This half credit American Government course is a good choice for students who do not want or need a full year of government. It is still a challenging course with a focus on primary source readings, but those readings are broken up into shorter assignments and supported with a few additional texts to put them in historical context.
Students should not take this course if they are using the American Government and Economics I-IV above as most of the primary source readings are the same.
- American Government (0.5 credit)
Financial Literacy & Society
Financial Literacy & Society is a course designed to provide personal financial literacy with additional studies in how financial choices impact society.
It may be taken in addition to the American Government and Economics I-IV above, though you would want to substitute something else for Centesimus Annus as it appears in both sets of lesson plans.
