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In the new AP American His-
tory I American Lit / CP Comp class , So-
cial Studies teacher Steve Dvorak lec-
Three Classes CombinE tures on the Civil War period. His stu-
dents toke down notes as he speaks.
(5. Pedersen)
-michelle welch-
The social studies depart- added because there was al- pilot class. Dvorak said, "There
nent again offered many ready so much writing in AP were some problems in the be-
~lectives , such as Law Studies, American, that students could ginning, but we worked them
Norld Religions, AP American use techniques learned in CP out. The students seemed to
jistory , and many more. Comp to apply to their papers really enjoy the class."
A new addition to the social about history. Although there were minor
tudies department was the Forty students were enrolled setbacks, the students got a lot
:ombined AP American History, in the fifth and sixth hour class, out of the class. Junior Wendi
~merican Literature, and Coi- and they would switch be- Hansen said, "The class was ex-
:Jge Prep Composition class . tween English teacher Sue Rob- citing because there was so
It was put together to give erts and Social Studies teacher much to learn, and the teach-
tudents a chance to learn Steve Dvorak. Sometimes they ers we had made it much easier
\merican history in different would hold a large group for to get through the year."
vays. One way was to learn the two hours. In choosing the Instead of three separate
1istor y was read directly from students, Dvorak and Roberts classes, combining the class
he history books, but American went through the roster of stu- avoided learning different
it enabled the students to dents signed up for AP Ameri- parts of history at different
~arn about history through the can History, and asked juniors times. •
~yes of the authors living during who had not taken CP Comp
hat time. CP Comp was or American Lit yet to be in this 175