Download Cultural Studies-12/13 courses I and II are designed for each course

COURSE OUTCOMES
CULTURAL STUDIES-11
(CULTURAL STUDIES 11/12/13)
(July 2015)
The Cultural Studies 11/12/13 curriculum has been designed as a three-year walk through
history from Early Man to the mid-1800s. Cultural Studies-12/13 Course II is meant to be
the final part of the middle school ancient history courses. It begins with the History of Early
Man and ends with the founding of the United States. In cases where 12 and 13 year old
classes are combined, courses I and II can be inter-changeable, but it is important to make
sure the students understand how each course relates chronologically to the other.
Cultural Studies-11 covers 5 units during the year. There are four essential units and 3
selective units from which to choose. The goal of this course is to continue nurturing students
to compare and contrast groups of peoples along with promoting connections between
various ancient cultures and civilizations with modern history. It is not meant for Cultural
Studies-11 to be used alternately with the Cultural Studies-12/13 courses I and II. 11-yearold students are not considered middle school in QSI and should not to be engaged in
Cultural Studies12/13. Thus Cultural Studies-11 is to be a standalone course due to the
number of units offered and age of the students.
Cultural Studies-11 is designed to meet 2.5 periods per week. Each period is to be a
minimum of 45 minutes. The option can be to teach 5 periods per week for 3 to 4 weeks
alternating science and cultural studies. QSI requires that five units be mastered in one
school year.
Cultural Studies-12/13 Courses I and II each cover ten units per year. In each of these
courses, there are nine essential units that must be taught along with one selective unit to
make up the ten units required for the year. If you choose to do Selective Unit 1 (S01),
“Looking At History on a Global Scale,” then this should be opened at the beginning of the
year. This selective unit will be open for the whole year and assignments should be given on
an approximately biweekly schedule, with a suggested one period a week assigned to this.
The aim of this unit is to foster a “Big Picture” approach to looking at world history, focusing
on interactions between cultures and comparing civilizations that existed in different places
around the globe during relatively similar times. This unit is meant to be cumulative,
growing in scope and comprehension throughout the year. It is entirely possible and even
encouraged that Selective Unit 1 in courses I and II join and build upon each other. In
regards to this unit, collaboration between classes or even between QSI schools is
encouraged.
Cultural Studies-12/13 courses I and II are designed for each course to meet 5 periods per
week. Each period is to be a minimum of 45 minutes.
In order to further support a global approach to understanding history, the teaching of all
units in the course should reflect an understanding of several core ideas. These ideas include
the 5 Themes of Geography, and the 10 Themes of the National Council Social Studies
Standards (see below). Each unit should address these concepts.
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Five Themes of Geography: (as taken word for word from the 10 year old text: Harcourt
Social Studies: World History (6). For more age-appropriate
definitions see student editions.
● Movement: People, products, and ideas move from place to place by transportation
and communication. Geography helps you understand how people came to live where
they do. It also helps you understand the causes and effects of movement. A cause is
an action that makes something else happen. An effect is what happens as a result of
that action.
● Regions: Areas on Earth that differ from each other because of their features are
called regions. Such features can be physical, human, economic, cultural, or political.
● Location: Everything on Earth has its own location, or where it can be found. The
relative location of a place tells where it is in relation to other places. The absolute
location, or exact location, of a place is its “global address,” where it is on the whole
Earth.
● Human-Environmental Interactions: Humans and their surroundings affect each
other. People modify, or change, their environment by building cities, for example.
The environment can cause people to adapt, or adjust, to their surroundings, such as
by wearing warm clothing in cold places.
● Place: Every location on Earth has a place identity made up of unique features.
Landforms, bodies of water, climate, and plant and animal life are some of the
physical features of a place. Buildings, roads, and people are some of a place’s
human features.
Progress in knowledge will also be accompanied by a series of skills that will be practiced in
all of the outcomes. A variety of assessments should be used to provide a choice for different
multiple intelligence learning approaches, and should include assessment of higher order
thinking skills to allow students to demonstrate mastery.
Students should be aware of the classification of Before Christ (B.C.) and Anno Domini
(A.D.); however, in this course we will refer to periods of time as Before Common Era
(B.C.E.) and Common Era (C.E.)
Three Year Overview
An outline of Essential and Selective Units for Cultural Studies-11 and Cultural Studies12/13 Courses I and II are as follows:
Cultural Studies-11
Essential Units:
E01 – Early Humankind
E02 – Mesopotamia
E03 – Ancient Egypt and the African Kingdoms of Nubia and Kush
E04 – Ancient India
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Selective Units:
S01 – Home/Host Country: Environment
S02 – The Power of Man: A Biographical Investigation: People That Have Changed the World
S03 – Shaping a Civilization: A Regional Study of Visual Art
Cultural Studies-12/13 Course I
Essential Units:
E01 – Ancient China to the end of the Han Dynasty
E02 – Ancient Americas
E03 – Ancient Hebrews
E04 – Ancient Greece I - Rise of Greece
E05 – Ancient Greece II - Expansion of the Empire
E06 – Ancient Rome I -Rise of Rome
E07 – Ancient Rome II - Fall of Rome
E08 – Middle Ages I - Development of a Feudal Society
E09 – Middle Ages II - Breakdown of the Feudal Society
Selective Units:
S01 – Looking at History on a Global Scale
S02 – Research Project
Cultural Studies-12/13 - Course II
Essential Units:
E01 – History of Islamic Civilizations
E02 – African Civilizations
E03 – China: Dynasties – From Han to the Ming
E04 – Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
E05 – Civilizations of the Americas
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E06 – Renaissance and Reformation
E07 – Exploration and Colonization
E08 – Governments, Enlightenment, and Revolutions
Selective Units:
S01 – Looking at History on a Global Scale
S02 – Research Report
S03 – Nationalism, Imperialism, & the Industrial Revolution
S04 – Introduction to U.S. History
S05 – Other Civilizations I (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid, Russia, Indonesia, Khmer,
Micro/Polynesia, other)
S06 – Other Civilizations II (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid, Russia, Indonesia, Khmer,
Micro/Polynesia, other)
Technology Links:
http://www.timemaps.com/history
This is an interactive timeline of history. It is divided into continents as well as time.
http://www.fsmitha.com/t-index.html
This is a timeline by centuries. You can click on the links for events within that time period.
http://www.lukemastin.com/history/index.html
This is a timeline that you can view by region, empire, or date.
http://www.camelotintl.com/world/
This is a timeline of world history by continent.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history
This website has links to all historical periods.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/worldhistory/
This website teaches world history through historical objects. This is a younger primary
school website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/
This website teaches world history through historical objects. This is geared towards older
elementary students.
Harcourt School Studies World Regions Online
http://www.eharcourtschool.com/
This website has all of the textbook resources online, an atlas, a geography glossary,
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multimedia biographies, and Video Extenders.
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
This website has a variety of geography information, news, videos, and pictures for
elementary students.
National Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
This website has a variety of geography information, news, videos, and pictures for
elementary students.
Time for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/
This website has geography resources including videos, country profiles, and pictures for
elementary students.
Education.com
http://www.education.com/
This website has geography and map skills handouts and activities.
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