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ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BROWNSVILLE
2015-2016 COURSE SYLLABUS
10th Grade AP World History
Teacher: Cody Ferguson
E-mail: [email protected]
Room:
302
Yolanda Cantu
Principal
Carlos Moreno
Assistant Principal
Conference Period: 2:39 – 3:49
Course Description:
The World History course is designed to give students an understanding of the history of humanity. The major
emphasis is on the study of significant people, events, and issues from the earliest times to the present.
Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyze important events and
issues in civilizations of the world. Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major historic events
and identify the historic origins of contemporary economic systems. Students analyze the process by which
constitutional governments evolved as well as the ideas from historic documents that influenced that process.
Students trace the historical development of important legal and political concepts. Students examine the history
and impact of major religious and philosophical traditions. Students analyze the connections between major
developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies, and they use the process of
historical inquiry to research, interpret, and use multiple sources of evidence.
General objectives:
The course is equivalent to an introductory college course. As such, the student is held accountable for a
greater portion of material and evaluated with a higher level of expectation than in the regular course. We issue
the state adopted textbooks as a foundation for the course. These will be heavily supplemented with readings
from college level sources. The course demands the use of higher order thinking skills to master the
overarching themes and the habits of the mind as stated in the AP World History Course Description. Students
are admitted to the course on the basis of teacher recommendations and previous academic performance.
Course Overview:
Course objectives include:
 Mastering the content.
 Seeing global patterns over time and space.
 Developing an awareness and appreciation of the commonalities and differences of human experiences
over time and space.
 Constructing and evaluating arguments, both oral and written.
 Using historic data, either primary or secondary, in an analytical fashion.
 Developing sophisticated research and writing methods.
Skills objectives:
 The course stresses the eight habits of the mind as set out in the AP World History Course Description.
 The course is designed to help students:
1. think critically and analytically
2. write persuasively
3. discuss articulately
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ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BROWNSVILLE
2015-2016 COURSE SYLLABUS
10th Grade AP World History
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Yolanda Cantu
Principal
Carlos Moreno
Assistant Principal
4. read extensively with content mastery and discernment
The course is designed to promote sophisticated research and writing appropriate for students of history
The course includes techniques in advanced research
The five themes of AP World History will be addressed in each unit: (Component 2)
1. Human\Environment Interaction
2. Development and interaction of culture (Intellectual Development)
3. State-building, expansion and conflict
4. Creation, expansion and interaction of economic systems
5. Development and transformation of social structure
10th Grade
1st 6 weeks:
 Technological and Environmental Transformations, 0 B.C.E. to c. 600 B.C.E.
 Understanding History and the AP Exam
nd
2 6 weeks:
 Organization and Reorganization of Human Society c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
 DBQ Writing Focus
rd
3 6 weeks:
 Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450
 Compare and Contrast Writing Focus
4th 6 weeks
 Era of Global Interactions (1450-1750)
 Change and Continuity (CCOT) Writing Focus
5th 6 weeks
 Industrialization and Global Integration (1750-1900)
 Multiple-Choice Portion Focus, continued Writing Focus
th
6 6 weeks
 Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (1900-present)
 Review & Prepare for AP Exam
Grade Level Rules and Procedures:
Each Student Is Expected to:
 Show respect for others
 Behave in a responsible manner
 Attend all classes regularly and on time
“Together we can make a difference in advancing the status of our community”
4955 Pablo Kisel Road * Brownsville, TX 78520 *Phone 956-509-2690 * Fax 956-509-2326
Jubilee Academic Center does not discriminate against any member of its community on the basis of gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities or handicap in educational
programs or activities.
ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BROWNSVILLE
2015-2016 COURSE SYLLABUS
10th Grade AP World History
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Yolanda Cantu
Principal
Carlos Moreno
Assistant Principal
Be prepared for class with required materials
Follow the district/Athlos dress code policy
Obey all campus and classroom rules
Adhere to the requirements of the Student Code of Conduct
Class Supply List:
As this is considered a college course, the student will be responsible for purchasing their textbook and supplies.
Additional sources will be provided by the teacher.
Text:
Bentley, Jerry, and Herbert Ziegler. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. 5th. Boston:
McGraw-Hill, 2011.
Classroom materials:
1” 3- Ring Notebook
Notebook Paper
Pens – Blue or Black Ink Only
#2 Pencils
Homework and Testing:
Homework days: Readings and other assignments must be completed everyday
Testing days: Tuesdays
Retesting will take place upon student failure on a major assessment administered during a six weeks grading period. Six
Weeks Tests and Semester Exams do not qualify for retesting. Retesting must occur within (10) days and may raise
the score only to a maximum of (70).
Grading Policy:
Every 6 weeks requirements:
6 Daily works grades = 50%
6 Test grades = 50%
“Together we can make a difference in advancing the status of our community”
4955 Pablo Kisel Road * Brownsville, TX 78520 *Phone 956-509-2690 * Fax 956-509-2326
Jubilee Academic Center does not discriminate against any member of its community on the basis of gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities or handicap in educational
programs or activities.
ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BROWNSVILLE
2015-2016 COURSE SYLLABUS
10th Grade AP World History
Yolanda Cantu
Principal
Carlos Moreno
Assistant Principal
1st Semester Grade:
1st 6 wks = 25%
2nd 6 wks = 25%
3rd 6 wks = 25%
Semester Exam = 25%
2nd Semester Grade:
4th 6 wks = 25%
5th 6 wks = 25%
6th 6 wks = 25%
Semester Exam = 25%
Final Grade:
First Semester average 50%
Second Semester average 50%
Make-Up Work:
When a student is absent, he/she must make arrangements for make-up work on the day they return to school. The
teacher and student can decide when the work is due.
Late Work:
If the student does not turn in an assignment on the date it is due, he/she will have 1 opportunity to turn it in on the next
day.
Retesting:
The student is allowed to retest all assignments designated as a TEST; however, this does not include semester exams or
quizzes. The parent or guardian of the student must make arrangements to meet the teacher in person before a retest will
be administered.
Cheating:
Cheating is interpreted as a procedure which involves the unauthorized giving or receiving help, offering or seeking aid,
or the use of material prepared in advance for use on an assessment. Cheating also involves books, notes or technology in
any form being used during an examination without the permission of the teacher. The penalty is a zero (0) on that work,
and a failure for the semester (which will be recorded as a zero (0) in the teacher’s grade book) if cheating occurs a second
time during the same semester.
“Together we can make a difference in advancing the status of our community”
4955 Pablo Kisel Road * Brownsville, TX 78520 *Phone 956-509-2690 * Fax 956-509-2326
Jubilee Academic Center does not discriminate against any member of its community on the basis of gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities or handicap in educational
programs or activities.
ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BROWNSVILLE
2015-2016 COURSE SYLLABUS
10th Grade AP World History
Yolanda Cantu
Principal
Carlos Moreno
Assistant Principal
PARENTS COURSE SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have read all policies and procedures on the AP World History Course
Syllabus.
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Student Signature:_____________________________Date:________________
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“Together we can make a difference in advancing the status of our community”
4955 Pablo Kisel Road * Brownsville, TX 78520 *Phone 956-509-2690 * Fax 956-509-2326
Jubilee Academic Center does not discriminate against any member of its community on the basis of gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities or handicap in educational
programs or activities.