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Syllabus: World History 2 Mr. Buchanan e-mail: [email protected] sharing Google Docs: [email protected] Course Overview World History 2 is the second year of our survey on World History. We begin with the first Global Age of the 16th century and end with the study of the contemporary world. The first semester concentrates on the 18th and 19th century, while the second semester concentrates on the 20th century. The course ends with a Regents examination on both 9th and 10th grade material. Below I have listed the major eras that encompass these ideals and the corresponding units of study we will address in this course. 1. Era Absolute Monarchs in Europe (1500-1800) 2. Enlightenment and Revolution (1550-1789) 3. French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815) 4. National Revolutions Sweep the West (17891900) 5. Industrial Revolution (1700-1900) 6. Age of Democracy and Progress (1815-1914) 7. Age of Imperialism (1850-1914) 8. Transformations around the Globe (1800-1914) 9. The Great War (1914-1918) Units Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism The Reign of Louis XIV Central European Monarchs Clash Absolute Rulers of Russia Parliament Limits the English Monarchy The Scientific Revolution The Enlightenment in Europe The Enlightenment Spreads French Revolution Begins Revolution Brings Reform and Terror Napoleon Forges and Empire Napoleon’s Empire Collapses Congress of Vienna Latin American Peoples Win Independence Europe Faces Revolutions Nationalism Revolutions in the Arts Beginnings of Industrialization Industrialization Industrialization Spreads Reforming the Industrial World Democratic Reform and Activism Self-Rule for British Colonies Nineteenth-Century Progress Scramble for Africa Imperialism Europeans Claim Muslim Lands British Imperialism in India Imperialism in Southeast Asia China Resists Outside Influence Modernization in Japan Turmoil and Change in Mexico Marching Toward War Europe Plunges into War A Global Conflict A Flawed Peace Syllabus: World History 2 10. Revolution and Nationalism (1900-1939) 11. Years of Crisis (1919-1939) 12. World War II (1939-1945) 13. Restructuring the Postwar World (1945present) 14. Colonies Become New Nations (1945-present) 15. Struggles for Democracy (1945-present) 16. Global Interdependence (1960-present) Revolutions in Russia Totalitarianism Imperial China Collapses Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia Postwar Uncertainty Worldwide Depression Fascism Rises in Europe Aggressors Invade Nations Hitler’s Lightning War Japan’s Pacific Campaign The Holocaust The Allied Victory Europe and Japan in Ruins Cold War: Superpowers Face Off Communists Take Power in China Wars in Korea and Vietnam Cold War Divides the World Cold War Thaws Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence New Nations in Africa Conflicts in the Middle East Central Asia Struggles Democracy Challenge of Democracy in Africa Collapse of the Soviet Union Changes in Central and Eastern Europe China: Reform and Reaction Impact of Science and Technology Global Economic Development Global Security Issues Terrorism Cultures Blend in a Global Age My goal for you is two-fold: to help you (1) to develop a critical eye for studying the history of humanity in the modern age AND (2) to prepare you for the Global History Regents exam at the end of the school year. To this end you will have ample opportunity to hone your analytical and interpretive skills through a variety of individual and group activities. Texts and Textbook While the primary text for this course is Holt McDougal’s Modern World History, you will also have supplementary readings from several different sources including primary documents, current news articles, and resources from the Choices Program developed at Brown University. You will need to bring your textbook to class every day. -2- Syllabus: World History 2 Course Online Resources Website: Google Classroom Besides our physical classroom, you also have a virtual online class website for monitoring class lectures, readings, activities, and assignments. Always check the website classroom.google.com (drill down to the web page for Mr. Buchanan, then choose World History 2 and your corresponding class period) for upcoming assignments and tests. Several assignments will require you to log into a secure website (Strongverb Interactive) which you will find at the end of this syllabus. Class materials will generally be made available in one of two formats: Microsoft Word and Google Docs. I will specify in class if you need to use a particular format. E-mail address To communicate with Mr. Buchanan via e-mail, please use my Hastings school district e-mail account: [email protected]. Homework Expect homework every day. Reading will be assigned for every class topic, and students should expect to complete homework assignments closely tied to the assigned readings. These assignments are called Reading Notes. They will be checked on a regularly basis. (See below.) Wherever possible, I will post Reading Notes assignments on the website. Assignments are due at the beginning of class. If you hand in your assignment after the time that assignments are checked, they will be subject to a late grade. Notebooks and Binders. Keep your Reading Notes assignments in a spiral notebook and your handouts in a binder. While I will not collect your notebooks, I will check whether you have completed the assignments. Each assignment will be graded according to the following rubric: Grade 0 points 1 points 2 points 3-4 points 5 points Rubric Assignment is missing, or Assignment did not address the rubric in any way. Assignment was plagiarized. Assignment was completed but did not completely address the rubric, or Assignment was completed but contained many inaccuracies. May not have contained a title and date. Assignment was completed, addressed the rubric, but contained some in accuracies. May not have contained a title and date. Assignment was completed. Addressed the rubric at its minimum. Contained few or no in accuracies. May not have contained a title and date. Assignment was completed on time. Exceeded the rubric. Contained NO in accuracies. Contained a title and date. -3- Syllabus: World History 2 If you keep your Reading Notes assignments in a spiral notebook, you should also have a folder to keep handouts, assignment sheets, projects, quizzes, and tests. Other materials needed. Several of the Reading Notes assignments require you to cut and paste pictures, maps, and other articles into your notebook. Still other Reading Notes assignments require drawing. In order to complete these assignments, you will also need the following: scissors, glue stick, markers / colored pencils. If you are missing any of these items, please feel free to borrow them from me. Work Groups Well after your high school experience, you will find yourself constantly working cooperatively in groups—on the college level, in the workplace, and in political and social organizations. Any course in Social Studies then necessarily should encourage and promote group activity. Throughout the year, you will continuously work in small groups that I put together. On occasion I will let you select groups yourselves. Nevertheless, expect that I will switch groups on a regular basis so that you have the opportunity to work with different people. For many group projects, I will break out the tasks due for each individual. Individuals in the group will receive a separate grade for the components they are responsible for. For some projects, it will be the responsibility of ALL group members to ensure that all tasks are completed by the due date. Here everyone will get the same grade. For still other group projects, your fellow classmates will provide grades on evaluation forms, which I will collate and average. Grading Your quarterly grade is calculated by the following formula: total number of points earned divided by the total number of points possible. For example, a hypothetical student received the following grades over the course of a quarter: 4/5, 8/10, 18/20, 13/15. His total number of points earned is: 4+8+18+13=43. The total number of points possible is: 5+10+20+15=50. The grade for the quarter is 43/50=.86 or 86%. The list below may give you a general idea of point values for typical assignments: Reading Notes assignments - 10 points; checked regularly according to the rubric above. Project assignments - depends on the time and effort required, usually 15 to 20 points Reading Quizzes – 7 to 12 points Tests – approximately 50 points (35 points multiple choice; 15 points essay) Typically, there are two tests every quarter. Late Assignments If you hand in work with no documented excused absence or tardy, you may get no more than 80% of the total points possible for that assignment. I will accept no late work past the end of each 10-week marking period. -4- Syllabus: World History 2 If you suspect you will not meet a deadline, see me in advance. I will grant extensions on a caseby-case basis. Tests and Quizzes All tests in this course will in some way or another reflect as closely as possible the actual Global History Regents exam that you will take at the end of the year. They will follow exactly the same format: multiple choice, document-based scaffolding questions and essays (DBQs), and thematic essays. Quizzes are given only to check for understanding of the reading: these are brief, often identifications of major concepts and events. Leaving the room during class Only ONE person may leave the room at any given time. If you need to leave the room, please do the following: (1) raise your hand to ask whether you may leave, and (2) sign the “out-of-room” log. Only ONE PERSON AT A TIME may leave the room for a bathroom break. The “out-of-room” log will allow me to keep track of who is outside of the classroom in the event of an evacuation or other emergency. Your absence outside of the classroom should last no longer than five minutes. If you return to class with food or drink or if you exceed the five-minute limit, you will receive a referral. Classroom Behavior and Rules My classroom is governed by two basic policies: 1. EVERYONE, student and teacher alike, must be treated with respect. (Putdowns and purposely hurtful comments or actions will not be tolerated.) 2. No one will be allowed to disrupt the learning process of anyone else. We will be doing a lot of group work in class. To do so effectively, we need to establish a cooperative, tolerant environment, in which racist, sexist, and homophobic comments will not be allowed. It's okay to disagree with someone, as long as you don't attack that person in a personal, hurtful way. Please do not bring food to class! Water is okay, but if we are using computers in class, keep it far away from the machines. Absence from class: homework, quizzes and tests Because the school website is available to you at all times, absence from class is not a plausible excuse for not knowing homework, quiz, or test due dates. If you miss class, you must come see me ON THE VERY NEXT DAY you are in school REGARDLESS of whether you have class with me on that day or not. If you are absent on the day of a test, you must make up the test at a time of my choosing. If you do not make up tests, quizzes, projects by the end of a quarter, they will be recorded as zero. Extra Credit You may do extra-credit to improve your overall grade. The points you obtain through these assignments will be averaged in with your graded points. For example, if you’ve had 4 assignments and scored 8 on -5- Syllabus: World History 2 each, your average would be (8+8+8+8)/4=8. With a 10 point EC averaged in, it would be (8+8+8+8+10)/5=8.4 You must check with me first before embarking on an extra credit project. The easiest extra credit I make available is keeping your handouts, quizzes, and tests in a three-ring binder separated by tabs and in chronological (or reverse chrono) order. Absence from class -- test and quizzes dates If you are absent on the day of a test, you must make up the test at a time of my choosing. If you do not make up tests, quizzes, projects by the end of a quarter, they will be recorded as zero. -6-