Humanities

 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT    SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

The English Department seeks to create culturally literate students who value academic as well as artistic literature; effective fluent readers that read with comprehension, analysis, and synthesis; strong writers and speakers who are clear, concise, and appeal to their audiences; and active listeners and critical thinkers who research and evaluate information carefully. By graduation, students should be able to:

  • understand that communication skills developed in English are equal to and interconnected with communication inherent in the visual/media/performing arts
  • appreciate and understand the power of language and use its craft (both in writing and orally) to argue, persuade, inform and entertain
  • be confident in their ability to think, read, write, and discuss a variety of topics and issues (including the visual/media/performing arts).
  •  read, understand, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and cite information from a variety of texts (functional, prose, poetry, and drama).
  • write process and on-demand pieces in a variety of forms and structures that are authentic, creative, and structurally correct
 

The History Department at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts is comprised of faculty members with advanced degrees in both History and Education, as well as years of teaching experience. Our curriculum is designed to prepare students for postsecondary education by developing historical thinking skills through speaking, reading, and writing, and we strive to integrate the arts into our academic classrooms. We are dedicated to making meaningful connections by examining different points-of-view, exploring patterns in the past, connecting the past to the present, and evaluating ethics. 

Our mission is to open our doors to students and allow them a space that nurtures their hearts AND minds. In our classrooms they will be taught the value of a growth mindset, and will be given the necessary supports and opportunities to meet the standards. Through rigorous, arts-integrated, curriculum they will have the opportunity to develop both their historical thinking skills and global perspectives. Our scope and sequence will include University of California Integration (UCCI), College Board Advanced Placement, and City College courses.

 

Staff

DANNY BLAS JESSICA BLANCHARD ERIKA BUENDIA
Co-Department Chair
B.A. Columbia College - Chicago
M.Ed. National University
[email protected]
Ext. 4107
  [email protected]
Ext. 4106
  [email protected]
Ext. 4201
         
MICHELLE CASH FIELDS   NICOLE CANTALUPO   BECKY CHUN
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. Norwich University
[email protected]
Ext. 4105
  Co-Department Chair
B.A. San Diego State University
M.A. San Diego State University
[email protected]
Ext. 4131
  [email protected]
Ext. 4501
         
ADI MULLEN   GENEVA MCCOY   BRIDGET PERSONS
B.F.A Temple University
M.A. San Diego State University
[email protected]
Ext. 4301
  B.A. San Diego State University
M.A. San Diego State University
[email protected]
Ext. 4120
  B.A. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo M.A. Chapman University [email protected] Ext. 4127 
         
MICHELLE STEWART LINDSAY TEN   NICOLE WALKER
B.A. San Diego State University
M.A. National University
[email protected]
Ext. 4133
  B.A. San Diego State University
M.Ed. University of Phoenix
[email protected]
Ext. 4302
  B.A. San Diego State University [email protected] Ext. 4502
         
LYNDA YOUNG        
B.A. University of California - San Diego
[email protected]
Ext. 4130
 
   

Scope and Sequence

Middle School Sophomore Junior Senior

Sixth: Social Studies

Seventh: World History & Geography

Eighth: United States History & Geography

UCCI World History by Design or AP World History United States History & Geography or City College History 110, City College Chicano History 110A, or City College Black Studies 140A Government and Principles of Economics or City College Political Science 101/102
 

 


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