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World History – Course Syllabus 2016-2017 Teacher: Dave Salzer (Room 203) [email protected] Phone: 612.668.1300 EXT: 34022 Course Objectives: World History is a yearlong 11th grade Individuals and Societies course that uses an integrated approach to understand the history of the World and its people. This course draws heavily from the classic disciplines of history and geography. However, connections will be drawn from a variety of the Social Studies subfields such as economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and psychology. The combination of these fields will permit us to develop a deep understanding of the history of the world. In this course we will study both western and non-western societies, providing a solid basis for understanding our own unique cultural heritage and an appreciation of diverse cultures across the globe. Course Textbook The textbook for this course is McGraw-Hill “World History and Geography”. This is an excellent textbook that will provide us with the depth and challenge of an appropriate high school history course. The text will act as the skeleton of this course; as it will provide us with structure. However, personal engagement, participation, and effort, as well as activities, case studies, and other supplements will bring life to the skeleton (text). The text is available the Government homepage, and specific chapters can be found on each unit page. The username is: mpsse. And password is: mpsse1. Course Materials It is expected that each student has a notebook or a section of a notebook devoted to this course for class notes. A folder or binder will also be required for each student to store returned work, class handouts, and other supplements. It is also expected that each student has a pen or pencil each day. Class Expectations: RESPECT: peers, classroom facilities and equipment, guests, and teacher **Violation will result in a reminder, a verbal reminder, a brief student/teacher meeting before or after class, a call home, an extensive meeting with an administrator. See also, the 11th Grade Classroom Engagement Plan, Tommie Creed, and Learner Profile. Grading: Student assessment will come in the form of: Formative Assessment: 20% Summative Assessment: 80% Grading Scale 91-100 87-90 83-86 79-82 75-78 A AB+ B B- 71-74 67-70 63-66 59-62 55-58 C+ C CD+ D 50-54 D- 49 and below F Course Inquiry Questions: How have human beings interacted with one another and their environment throughout time? Course Units: The course will be broken into six thematic units. Below are the thematic units in which we will follow. Semester One Unit One: Cold War Conclusions Unit Inquiry Question: How did the end of the Cold War result in the emergence of Nation States and what effect do they have on the globe? Unit Two Early Civilizations Unit Inquiry Question: How and where did civilization begin? How have the five major religions impacted history? Unit Three Interregional Unity Unit Inquiry Question: What factors helped end the Middle Ages and begin the Renaissance? What effect did the Reformation have on Western Europe? Unit Four Global Convergence Unit Inquiry Question: How does Enlightenment create the age of revolution? Semester Two National History Day: All World History students will participate in NHD Unit Five Industrialization and Imperialism Enlightenment and Revolution Unit Inquiry Question: How does Industrialism change western society? Unit Six World Wars Unit Inquiry Question: What are the causes of Global Conflict? How are these two Global Conflicts connected? Unit Seven The Global Era Unit Inquiry Question: How did two contrasting and competing empires impact the globe? Mr. Salzer’s Goals My ultimate goal in teaching this course is for each of you to have success. Success is an objective term that varies between individuals; my hope is that your definition of success is at minimum to pass this state required course. Other goals I have are to spark interests, answer questions, and create awareness in a fun and respectful learning environment. Student Goals ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ **If parents or guardians would like a course syllabus, please see Mr. Salzer for an additional copy.