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World History
Jenny Kubic phone 383-9346
Email [email protected]
Course description: This course is a two-semester course designed so that students become
familiar with the pivotal events, people, and achievements in world history. Students will need to
keep informed of current events in order to make connections between events today and past
events in world history. Students will be given many opportunities through projects to focus on
areas of world history that are of particular interest to them such as art, literature, music, and
technology.
Course Units 1st Semester
World Geography: key physical and political features of the world
Global Expansion and Encounter (1300-1800)
The Muslim World Expands
European Renaissance and Reformation
The Age of Exploration and Isolation
The Atlantic World
Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment in Europe
The French Revolution and Napoleon
Latin American Revolutions
Course Units 2nd Semester
World Geography: key physical and political features of the world
The Industrial Revolution
The Age of Imperialism (1850-1914)
Transformations Around the Globe (1800-1914, China, Japan, Mexican Revolution)
The Great War (1914-1918)
Revolution and Nationalism (1900-1939)
Years of Crisis (1919-1939 Global Depression, Fascism in Europe)
World War II (1939-1945)
Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights (1945-Present)
Goals and objectives for student learning: The primary goal of social studies education is to
help students become well-informed, contributing citizens. An understanding of the past is
fundamental to an understanding of the present. History also combines the excitement of
exploration and discovery with making sense of complex and challenging problems.
1. Be geographically literate, with knowledge of the main physical and political geographic
locations of
the world.
2. Describe the historical background, development, and significance of the world’s great living
religions.
3. Appreciate the similarities and differences among the world’s great living religions.
4. Explain the belief systems and practices of the world’s great living religions.
5. Become sensitive to issues related to ethics, gender, culture, race, and class.
6. Interpret and create maps, statistics, charts, diagrams, graphs, timelines, pictures, audiovisual
materials, written resources, and art related to world history.
7. Relate the past and present in the study of change and continuity in history.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of cause and effect relationships.
9. Describe and explain the key historical events of world history.
Criteria for evaluation of student work
Assessments will be given for each unit. Performance standards will be explained and examples
shown prior to grading both daily work and tests. Grades will be directly related to the student
learning goals that will be given for each unit. A cumulative final will be given at the end of each
semester.
All written work must be done with pencil, black or dark blue pen.
Students will be evaluated with written assignments, essays, presentations, research projects,
quizzes, and tests. Extra credit is granted to students that are not missing any assignments.
Students should see me if they have any ideas for extra credit. The grading scale will be based on
a total points possible scale. Class participation is extremely important and can raise grades as
much as a whole letter grade in some cases.
Missed work policy/procedures
Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Make up tests will be given before or after school
within the time period equaling your absence. For example, if you were sick two days you need
to make up the test two days after your return to school. Late work is not accepted unless your
absence is excused. You will have the amount of days equaling you absence to turn in
assignments that you missed. If your absence is unexcused you can not make up the test you
missed, get the homework that was assigned, or turn in the assignment that was due. Students
who have accumulated more than ten absences may not receive credit for the class.
Tardy Policy: First tardy: Warning and/or call home by teacher. Second tardy: Referral to
Mandatory Study Table. Third tardy: Referral to administration. An unexcused tardy greater
than 10 minutes will be counted as an unexcused absence.
Grades & percentages:
94-100%
A
90-93
A87-89
B+
84-86
B
80-83
B77-79
C+
74-76
C
70-73
C67-69
D+
60-66
D
59 and below F
Classroom management
I expect you to come to class on time ready to take notes and participate. This means be in your
seat when the bell rings. Please do not hinder the learning of others. Please do not talk when I
am talking or when another student is asking a question during a discussion. Cell phones used in
class will be taken away and submitted to the office . No hats, music, headphones, etc. are to be
used or worn in class.
Consequences: Problems with behavior will be handled by the following
 Step 1: Warning and/or removal from the classroom
 Step 2: Conference with student
 Step 3: Call home to parent(s)
 Step 4: Mandatory Study Table
 Step 5: Referral to Office