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Pre-AP World History Syllabus
A World History One-Year Course
Pedagogy: Lessons reflect teaching of historical events with inclusion of studentcentered interactive activities; Critical-thinking skills through analysis and
comparisons of events will be required. Assessment includes both oral and
written mechanisms. Unannounced and announced open-note quizzes over the
reading will be occasionally administered.
Themes: Year-long overarching themes will be actively present throughout the
course. Please see the section titled “Themes” for more details.
Periodization: This course will include the chronological frame from approximately
8000 B.C.E. to the present. The specific chronological outline with associated
number of weeks spent on each time period is as follows:
o
8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
(6 weeks) 19-20%
o
600 C.E. – 1450
(7 weeks) 22%
o
1450 – 1750
(6 weeks) 19-20%
o
1750 – 1914
(6 weeks) 19-20%
o
1914 – The Present
(6 weeks) 19-20%
Disciplines: Pre-Advanced Placement World History integrates disciplines of
geography, literature, science, and art unambiguously.
Course Description:
The Pre-AP World History course examines continuity and change over time, from
8000 B.C.E. to the present, and explores cultural and political impacts of change
throughout multiple regions globally. Students will critically evaluate the growth
and development of political, economic, and social institutions globally by
interpreting historical materials and assessing impacts from one culture and time
period to another.
Units:
8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.:
I.
Prehistory and Early Civilizations
II.
Classical Civilizations
600 C.E. – 1450 C.E.:
III.
Rise and Spread of Islam
IV.
Christian Civilizations
V.
Postclassical Era
1450 – 1750 C.E.:
VI.
Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment
VII. Age of Exploration
VIII. Rise of Russia
IX.
Muslim Empires
1750 – 1914:
X.
Industrialization
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XI.
XII.
Imperialism
Civilizations in Crisis
1914 – The Present:
XIII. World War I & World War II
XIV. The Cold War and Decolonization
XV. Modern Foreign Policy and Environmental Challenges
Themes:
This course will focus on five overarching themes as unifying connections between
regions, cultures, philosophies and politics. By applying these themes to make
comparisons over time, students will be able to support historical and present-day
conclusions and theories successfully with evidence from primary source
documents.
1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
a. Demography and Disease
b. Migration
c. Patterns of Settlement
d. Technology
2. Development and Interaction of Cultures
a. Religions
b. Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Ideologies
c. Science and Technology
d. Arts and Architecture
3. State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict
a. Political Structures and Forms of Governance
b. Empires
c. Nations and Nationalism
d. Revolts and Revolutions
e. Regional, Trans-Regional, and global Structures and Organizations
4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
a. Agricultural and Pastoral Production
b. Trade and Commerce
c. Labor Systems
d. Industrialization
e. Capitalism and Socialism
5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures
a. Gender roles and relations
b. Family and kinship
c. Racial and ethnic constructions
d. Social and economic classes
Habits of Mind:
World History addresses the habits of mind in the following two categories:
1. Habits of mind addressed by any rigorous history course:
a. Constructing and evaluating arguments: using evidence from primary and
secondary source documents to assemble plausible arguments
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b. Using documents and other primary data: developing the skills necessary to
analyze point of view and context, and to understand and interpret
information
c. Assessing continuity and change over time and over different world regions
d. Understanding diversity of interpretations through analysis of context, point
of view, and frame of reference
2. Habits of mind addressed by a world history course:
a. Seeing global patterns and processes over time and space while connecting
local developments to global ones
b. Comparing within and among societies, including comparing societies’
reactions to global processes
c. Considering human commonalities and differences
d. Exploring claims of universal standards in relation to culturally diverse
ideas
e. Exploring the persistent relevance of world history to contemporary
developments
Supplemental Readings: Assignments will be announced and given in class
Our Social Contract
Pre-AP World History 2013-2014
Attendance & Late-Work:
1. This is a fast-paced course, which demands that students be absent as infrequently
as possible. A great deal of material is covered each day so students who are absent
excessively are in danger of falling behind which may result in failure of the course
and/or poor performance.
2. Should a student be absent from class, the student is responsible for obtaining any
missed warm-ups, notes, or assignments outside of class time. If a daily
assignment was assigned on the same day a student was absent, the student has the
number of days he/she was absent to turn in the assignment.
3. Should a student be absent on a test day, it is the student’s responsibility to make
arrangements as soon as possible to take the test outside of class within one week.
After one week from the test being administered, the student will not be able to
make up the test.
4. A student absence on the day a major assignment/project is due does not excuse the
student from turning in the assignment late. Students must turn in a hard copy of
any major assignment or project on the day it is due, by 2:47 P.M. Emailed projects
or assignments will NOT be accepted.
5. Per Alvin ISD policy for Pre-AP and AP classes, a student will receive a zero on
any assignment not turned in by the due date. Late work will not be accepted.
6. If a student is tardy for any reason, that student is responsible for any missed warmups, notes, or assignments.
Grading Structure:
Assessments will be weighted as follows:
Major Exams & Projects
50%
In-Class Assignments & Participation
20%
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Homework and Quizzes
Total
30%
100%
Required Materials:
1. Pens – red and black
2. Pencil (only on test days)
3. 3-5 subject spiral
4. Computer with internet access and printer (outside of class); Edmodo Account
5. Index cards and metal ring
Plagiarism and Cheating:
A zero-tolerance policy is practiced for plagiarism and for cheating. Students
caught plagiarizing or cheating on any part of an assignment will receive zero credit
for that assignment. The student will then be reported to administration.
For certain assignments, students will be required to submit their work to
Turnitin.com in addition to submitting a hard copy to class.
Consequences:
Dedicated students who exemplify regular attendance, completion of coursework
and reading, attentiveness in class and active participation, will experience positive
consequences.
Students with excessive tardies or absences, missing assignments/readings, off-task
behavior, or lack of participation will experience negative consequences.
Positive Consequences
Praise
Privileges
Bright Future
Academic Accolades
Negative Consequences
Verbal or written warning
Student-Teacher Conference/Detention
Parent Contact
Office Referral
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Acknowledgement:
By signing, I acknowledge a thorough understanding of the AP World History
Syllabus and understand the requirements of this course.
Student Name: _________________________________
Student Signature:_________________________________ Date: _____________
Parent/Guardian Name:_________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:_________________________________ Date: _____________
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