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Coach Schneider World History
McCormick High School
Course Block Syllabus
Course: World History
Textbook – Mcdougal Littell World History : Patterns of Interaction
Teacher: Coach Russ Schneider / [email protected]
Description of course: The course begins with the origins of mankind and the first know human
civilizations. The course demonstrates the understanding of the relations of the US and the world path
and affairs that led to our being today.. The course concludes with WW1, WW2, Vietnam, civil rights,
and other historical events that lead us to where we are as a nation now!
Grading Weight Scale:
Test: 40%
Quizzes/Projects: 15%
Homework/Classwork: 25%
Participation: 10%
Exams: 10%
Class Rules:
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Respect others at all times
Be in seat at the bell
Stay in seat unless you have permission to get up.
Bring class supplies and book daily
Comply with all other student handbook rules
Consequences
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Warning
Letter to student requiring parent signature
Call Home
Parent conference
Write up
Referral from administration
7. Grading Scale for the District
8. A
93-100
9. B
85-92
10. C
77-84
11. D
70-76
12. F
69 or Below
Week 1-2 UNIT 1 Beginnings of Civilization, 4 Million B.C.–200 B.C.
Week 3-4 UNIT 2 New Directions in Government and Society, 2000
B.C.–A.D. 800
Week 5-6 UNIT 3 An Age of Exchange and Encounter, 500–1500
Week 7-8 UNIT 4 Connecting Hemispheres, 500–1800
Week 9-10 UNIT 5 Absolutism to Revolution, 1500–1900
Week 11-12 UNIT 6 Industrialism and the Race for Empire, 1700–1914
Week 13-14 UNIT 7 The World at War, 1900–1945
Week 15-16 UNIT 8 Perspectives on the Present, 1945–Present
HAVE A GREAT YEAR! GO CHIEFS!