Mr. Greg Bennett
Social Science Teacher, Basketball Coach,
and Asst. Football Coach
Lewistown Girls Basketball | Lewistown Football | Course Description
Current Events: The purpose of this course is to give the student an opportunity to gain an awareness of the U.S. and the world events. Upon completion of the course, the student should have gained a greater awareness about U.S. and world events, learned to listen to news as well as read about it, gained experience in written and oral expression, and learned about current periodicals that contain news about U.S. and world events. This class may be taken as a semester or year class with 1/2 credit per semester.
World History: The major purpose of this course is to make available to high school students a survey of world history that will help them understand their own times. In this class we attempt to present history so that the student can see the world in all its inter-relationships, rather than as isolated nations and civilizations. We also try to show the continuity of history and the sweeping forces of historical cause and effect . Emphasis is given to political developments and the growth of ideas, religions, art, and other civilizing forces. The first semester will begin with prehistoric man and end with the Renaissance. The second semester will begin with the Reformation and end with the world today.
U.S. History II: This senior level course will provide more in depth coverage of the U.S. contemporary history from the end of World War II through today's evolving historical events. Some of the major areas of study will include the Cold War, The Korean War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the Women's Movement, and America's changing role in the world today. As American's history continues to evolve and expand this additional course is needed to give the students a more complete picture of our country and the world we live in.
Sociology: Sociology is the science that deals with the investigation and analysis of human relationships. This particular course looks very closely at the causes, conditions and consequences of relationships both at the group and individual level. An in-depth study of controversial issues, teenage concerns and social problems highlight the discussion aspect of this course.
Social Studies: 1st semester- is a comprehensive study of the basis concepts and principles of both physical and cultural geography. Goals of the course are to develop an understanding of the principles of physical geography, and understanding of the cultural regions of the world, are to build geographic literacy through which the student may gain an appreciation of the earth and its different people. 2nd semester- This semester is a study of the federal, state, and local levels. It includes studies acquainting the student with the U.S. politics, course and court procedures, foreign affairs, interest group activity, voting, public opinion, labor and the government, the presidency, the Congress, education and the government, urban government and problems, and current affairs.