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WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS
-MISS ELDER-
What to expect: Welcome back to school! This year long course will be exploring the beginnings
of our world up to the present date. In order to accomplish this large time frame we will be breaking
up the world’s existence into nine major eras. Get ready to discover the world, learn from the past
and apply what we know to create a better world for tomorrow! As George Santayana once
said,”Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
A little bit about me: I was born and raised in Berlin and went to Berlin Brothersvalley until I
graduated. From this lovely little town, I went on to continue my education at Penn State University
where I graduated in Secondary Education, Social Studies with minors in both Political Science
and History. During my senior year, I took advantage of their study abroad program to study in
Scandinavia and travel throughout Europe. Upon arriving back in the States, I have held various
teaching positions in public, charter and juvenile delinquent schools. I am super excited that this
year I get to be back in the town that I love, doing what I love!
Materials needed: pencil, notebook, positive attitude
Assessment: This is a literature-based course with few major exams. Most of your grades will
come from writing assessments where you will be given choices on topics to write about from our
lessons. These assessments will require you to think critically and apply what you have learned.
Both group work and individual assessment are included in this course. A handful of projects will
be assigned intermittently throughout the year. Rubrics will accompany each graded assessment
so that you are prepared to succeed. The majority of your assessments will be kept in a journal
provided to you for use during this course. Bonus will not be given at the end of a marking period,
however opportunities for a small amount of bonus points will be given intermittently throughout our
lessons. Homework is usually not necessary if student utilizes classroom time appropriately.
Additional information: We will be corresponding with pen pals from Trondheim, Norway during
throughout the school year. This will enable us to gain a different perspective on the topics we are
study and to learn more about the world first hand. Details will follow as we begin to write our first
letters.
Course topics:
1. History, Geography, and Perspectives
2. Big Era One - Patterns of Interregional Unity (300 - 1500 CE)
3. Big Era Two - The Great Global Convergence (1400 - 1800 CE)
4. Big Era Three - Industrialization and Its Consequences (1750 - 1914 CE)
5. Big Era Four - A Half Century of Crisis (1900 - 1950 CE)
6. Big Era Five - Paradoxes of Global Acceleration (1945 - present CE)
7. Past and Future
Objectives: By the end of the year the student will be able to explain and evaluate:
 the theories and foundations of our past
 the emergence and expansion of societies
 the major aspects of various ancient and medieval cultures
 convergences and crisis’s of our world history
Classroom Rules:
1. No cell phones unless permission is given.
2.
Be prepared – folder, pencil, notebook - everyday.
3.
Heads up / eyes open policy.
4.
Do not talk when the teacher is talking.
5. No student may disrupt the school or learning environment.
6. Always have a pass if you arrive late.
7.
It’s your job to get make-up work from the teacher – not the other way around.
8.
Sit in your assigned seats.
9.
You are responsible for notes YOU understand.
10.
Bring a positive attitude ☺
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS – [email protected]
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I understand the rules and grading policies and agree to follow to
the best of my ability. Failure to comply will result in a write up and
phone call home.
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