Social Sciences

Social Science courses at Legend College Preparatory are fine tuned to challenge students’ critical thinking, reading, and communication skills. They are a powerful addition to any student’s course of study as they build an education towards interdisciplinary studies. Whether a student intends on pursuing liberal arts or engineering, the most compelling college candidates are ones who have an education in their domain expertise as well as an understanding of how the world and its people function.

AP Human Geography

Human Geography is the study of how people spatially organize society, with repercussions on the cultural spread of ideas, economic growth, political dealings, identity formation, religious formation, and even linguistic influence. We recommend this course for students as a way of making sense of the world in preparation for advanced social science courses and other interdisciplinary studies. AP Human Geography is a good entry-level AP course for any student to enroll in and counts as a 4th year Social Science credited course for college admissions.

Schedule: M/W 9:00am-12:30pm

Format: Synchronous Online

Text: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (12th Edition) by James Rubenstein ISBN-13: 978-0-13-427019-7

Tuition: 2,848.10

Prerequisite(s): None; 9th grade level critical reading & writing skills highly recommended

AP Economics

AP Economics consists of AP Macroeconomics (semester 1) and AP Microeconomics (semester 2), which combine together for a year-long course. Economics, as a discipline, makes sense of how the world manages resources for production, consumption, and distribution. Students come away with knowledge of how markets function on large and small scales, the role of government policy, and reasoning behind individual decision making.

Schedule: M/W 1:30 – 5:00 PM

Format: Synchronous Online OR Asynchronous Online

Text: Krugman’s Economics for AP, 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-1464122187

Tuition: Synchronous $2,848.10; Asynchronous: $2,249

Prerequisite(s): Algebra I

AP Psychology

AP Psychology is a college-level survey of theories of human behavior from a variety of perspectives. Students are expected to demonstrate proficient identification of biological, cognitive, and social factors which shape internal mental processes and external behaviors. These concepts are linked to real-life scenarios, experiments, current research, and the students’ everyday lives. Applicable to a wide set of backgrounds, we highly encourage students to add this class to their course of study! 

Format: Asynchronous only

Text: Myers’ Psychology for AP: 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-1464113079

Tuition: $2,249

Prerequisite(s): None

African American Studies Honors

This African American studies course is designed to develop an understanding of the causes, character, and consequences of the African American experience and its influence on the world, the United States, and the African American community. The study of that experience will be examined, beginning in Africa, the birthplace of civilization and humanity and will extend to the history of blacks in America. It is impossible to capture each element of the journey, but our analysis will be an interdisciplinary approach to explore some of the political, cultural, economic, artistic and social themes that illustrate the influence of the construction of African American realities in the past and present. Class sessions will be composed of lectures, discussions, exercises, film screenings, media and textual analysis in an online format.

This is a one semester honors course.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Prerequisite(s): None; 9th grade level critical reading & writing skills highly recommended

Text: TBA

Economics

This is an introduction to Economics as a discipline, making sense of how the world manages resources for production, consumption, and distribution. Students come away with knowledge of how markets function on large and small scales, the role of government policy, and reasoning behind individual decision making.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: Krugman’s Economics for AP, 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-1464122187

 Prerequisite(s): Algebra I

World History

Themes of environmental relationship, politics, economics, and social structures aroound the world are explored. Students will gain capacity in analysis of primary and secondary sources, reasoning, contextualization, comparison, and argumentative skills as a part of their curriculum.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

 Prerequisite(s): 9th-grade reading level advised

European History

Students cultivate their understanding of European history through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like interaction of Europe and the world; economic and commercial developments; cultural and intellectual developments; states and other institutions of power; social organization and development; national and European identity; and technological and scientific innovation.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: Civilization in the West, Volume 2 (7th Edition) ISBN-13: 978-0205556861

Prerequisite(s): 9th-grade reading level advised

United States History

Explore the American identity through economic, social, political, and international lenses. It is the equivalent of a college-level introductory course covering the time period from 1491 C.E. to the present day. Students will gain capacity in analysis of primary and secondary sources, reasoning, contextualization, comparison, and argumentative skills as a part of their curriculum.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

Prerequisite(s): 9th-grade reading level advised

AP Government & Politics

AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text- based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

AP World History

AP World History is the equivalent of a college-level introductory history course, covering historical periods from 8000 B.C.E to the present. Themes of environmental relationship, politics, economics, and social structures are explored. Students will gain capacity in analysis of primary and secondary sources, reasoning, contextualization, comparison, and argumentative skills as a part of their curriculum.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

 Prerequisite(s): 10th-grade reading level advised

AP European History

AP European History is an introductory college-level European history course. Students cultivate their understanding of European history through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like interaction of Europe and the world; economic and commercial developments; cultural and intellectual developments; states and other institutions of power; social organization and development; national and European identity; and technological and scientific innovation.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: Civilization in the West, Volume 2 (7th Edition) ISBN-13: 978-0205556861

 Prerequisite(s): 10th-grade reading level advised

AP U.S. History

AP U.S. History explores the American identity through economic, social, political, and international lenses. It is the equivalent of a college-level introductory course covering the time period from 1491 C.E. to the present day. Students will gain capacity in analysis of primary and secondary sources, reasoning, contextualization, comparison, and argumentative skills as a part of their curriculum.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

Prerequisite(s): World History or equivalent preferred; minimum 10th-grade reading level

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Language Arts

One of the goals at Legend College Preparatory is to equip its student body with skilled communicators. This entails a mastery of the English language, understanding and interpretation of a variety of texts, and a richer understanding of American culture.

*PLEASE NOTE*

Total costs listed below may account for:

Class tuition – Including a 10% discount on the second semester of a class!

Required Access code/Ebook – Students are highly encouraged to obtain these through LCP to receive the maximum discounted price.    

Pre-AP English Readiness

As our students move into Middle School, this Pre-AP Readiness course will help them transition into a more focused type of literature study. This course will prepare students to more thoroughly analyze complex pieces of fiction, non-fiction, poems, and informative texts through lessons that dive into a wide range of literary movements and artistic styles. With the instructor’s guidance, students will explore excellent writing from a ranges of genres and styles. These sources, provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s “Into Literature” online platform, will prepare students for the analytical skills AP classes require for success. The Readiness Course prepares students for Pre AP English I and II developed by College Board with curriculum that focuses on building student’s reasoning and analytical skills, which is essential in pursuing college majors in business, law, social sciences, and humanities.

Schedule: M/W 9:00am-12:30pm

Format: In-person or Synchronous Online 

Tuition: $2,088.10

Access Code/Ebook: $75

Total cost: $2,163.10

Pre-AP English I

Pre-AP English I is a course that will work on the specific skills utilized in AP courses. Additionally, the course increases the ability to critically analyze advanced literature seen at the High School level. This course is primarily concerned with the broad spectrum of English writing and reading skills; over the school year students will analyze a variety of topics and material to synthesize ideas, form positions, and provide reasoning and support for conclusions. By providing the framework for advanced literature courses, this course displays the deep connections our Pre-AP has with broader common core and California Standards. We will now be using the renowned Houghton Mifflin Harcourt digital literature platform.

HMH: Into Literature’s 6-12 curriculum will provide a firm, functional digital foundation four our English and Literature courses here at Legend College Preparatory. This new multimedia reading experience will engage our students with video, audio, and a rangeof supplemental activities. HMH as a platform is accessible, useful, and diverse, further ensuring our students are prepared for AP studies to come. 

Schedule: M/W 1:30 – 5:00 PM

Format: In-person or Synchronous Online

Tuition: $2,278.10

Access Code/Ebook: $106

Total cost: $2,384.10

Pre-AP English II

In continuation from Pre-AP 1, Pre-AP 2 continues to prepare students for AP courses by learning how to create evidence-based arguments in academic conversations. This class will teach students how to create comprehensive and defensible theses, and then defend them sufficiently through essays and oral presentations. Works of different genres and periods are used in this course to challenge students in thought and discussion with the reward of grasping deeper meaning in the material. Moreover, using the textual foundation of HMH Into Literature Digital Platform will serve as a basis for understanding historical and social contexts which have cultural implications for our world today. We will now be using the renowned Houghton Mifflin Harcourt digital literature platform.

HMH: Into Literature’s 6-12 curriculum will provide a firm, functional digital foundation four our English and Literature courses here at Legend College Preparatory. This new multimedia reading experience will engage our students with video, audio, and a range of supplemental activities. HMH as a platform is accessible, useful, and diverse, further ensuring our students are prepared for AP studies to come. 

Schedule: T/Th 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Format: Synchronous Online 

Tuition: $2,468.10

Access Code/Ebook: $106

Total cost: $2,574.10

Critical Reading, Persuasion & Presentation

Students read, analyze, and discuss the elements of what makes a good persuasive presentation, how these are reflected in famous written speeches, and how they are delivered in terms of their rhetorical elements. They examine one or more controversial topics, looking at the opposing viewpoints and the supporting evidence presented. Students develop and perfect their critical reading, writing, and presentation skills by summarizing these sources of information, taking a position and stated their argument, selecting the details to support their argument, then presenting it, taking into consideration opposing viewpoints. Students will research, write, and present between two and four persuasive essays during this class.

Schedule: T/Th 1:30-5:00pm

Format: Synchronous Online 

Tuition: $2,658.10

Prerequisite(s): Research Writing or equivalent

AP English Language & Composition

AP English Language & Composition prepares students for college-level content in reading, writing, reasoning, argumentation, and presentation. Students must analyze a variety of topics and material to synthesize ideas, form positions, and provide reasoning and support for conclusions. All students are encouraged to develop their own voice through style, nuanced used of language, and rhetoric.

Schedule: M/W 9:00am-12:30pm

Format: Synchronous Online

Text: TBA

Tuition: $2,848.10

Prerequisite(s): 10^th grade Language Arts or equivalent

Literature of the Diaspora (Honors)

This course examines literature from various global communities affected by diaspora, or “the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland.” By critically reading the artistic expressions of those displaced by war, famine, and religious persecution, our students look inward at the journeys of their families and of their neighbors, with the goal of creating empathetic bridges between communities. Seminal pieces of literature from writers represent a wide range of cultures, creeds, and ethnicities under the umbrella theme of Home: What is home? Why does home matter? Why are some forced to leave their homes?

This is a one semester honors course.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Texts:

Maus I, Art Spiegelman (ISBN-13: 978-1435262355)
The Gangster We Are All Looking For, Le Thi Diem Duy (ISBN-13: 978-0375700026)
White Teeth, Zadie Smith (ISBN-13: 978-0375703867)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz (ISBN-13: 978-1594483295)
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (ISBN-13: 978-1594631931)

 Prerequisite(s): 9^th grade Language Arts or equivalent (recommended)

Literature of Social Justice (Honors)

The 243 year history of the United States is unfortunately tainted by racism, classism, and cultural subjugation. This class challenges the aspects history which are often overlooked as a means of understanding the challenges of our current times. Students undergo analyses of art and essays created by those who experienced oppression, who are trying to fix oppression, and those are dedicated to a truly equal future.  In reckoning with the fiction and non-fiction of a diverse set of voices, this class aims to inform its students with the goal of their growth as future actors of change.

This is a one semester honors course.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Texts:

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie (ISBN-13: 978-0802121998)
There There, Tommy Orange (ISBN-13: 978-0525436140)
Beloved, Toni Morrison (ISBN-13: 978-1400033416)
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston (ISBN-13: 978-0061120060)
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (ISBN-13: 978-0143038092)
Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison (ISBN-13: 978-0679732761)

Prerequisite(s): 9^th grade Language Arts or equivalent (recommended)

Exploring Identity through Literature & Video Production Honors

Exploring Identity Through Literature and Video Production challenges students to examine and express themselves as individuals and as active participants in a democratic society. Beginning with analyzing their preconceived notions of self, they will use this same critical lens on other figures in fiction and nonfiction in order to shed light on how different writers and artists negotiate individual and group identity. As they develop their critical analytic skills, they will also mature as artists by creating a series of real-world video projects in response to the topics and readings of the course. By the end of the year, each student will have an individual portfolio of representative work and will have worked on a collaborative documentary video project.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

 Prerequisite(s): minimum 9th grade ELA or equivalent

Advanced English & Public Health Honors

Advanced English and Public Health is focused on the unifying theme of Public Health and related issues. It requires students to answer numerous essential questions divided by thematic CTE units — health ethics, communication, health care, epidemiology and careers — while applying their developing knowledge and skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

Prerequisite(s): minimum 10th grade ELA or equivalent

AP English Literature & Composition

AP English and Literature Composition teaches critical analysis of literature through understanding structure, theme, style, symbolism, and more. Works of different genres and periods are used in this course to challenge students in thought and discussion with the reward of grasping deeper meaning in the material. Moreover, these texts serve as a basis for understanding historical and social contexts which have cultural implications for our world today. AP English and Literature Composition is for the student who wants to grow not just their reading and writing skills, but their capacity to absorb complex ideas as a part of a mature course of study in high school.

Schedule: Please contact our office for class availabiltiy, private classes, and group rates

Text: TBA

Prerequisite(s): 10^th grade Language Arts or equivalent

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