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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. 1 QSI CULTURAL STUDIES-11 CO Copyright © 1988-2015 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 2 QSI CULTURAL STUDIES-11 CO Copyright © 1988-2015 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 3 QSI CULTURAL STUDIES-11 CO Copyright © 1988-2015 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, 4 QSI CULTURAL STUDIES-11 CO Copyright © 1988-2015 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. 5 QSI CULTURAL STUDIES-11 CO Copyright © 1988-2015