Download College Link World History Syllabus

College Link World History Syllabus
This course offers the participant an opportunity to visit foreign lands and times with an eye on
analytical and comparative analysis. This course provides the student the opportunity to learn new
analytical methods and apply those to the principal themes of History. The themes we will focus
on are as follows:
1. Technological and cultural innovation
2. Evolution of social class
3. Formation of global economic and political institutions
4. Diversity of global cultural values
5. Patterns of interaction and change
6. Geographic impact upon World History
The Advanced World History Themes are:
1.
Impact of interaction among major societies (trade, systems of international exchange,
war, and diplomacy).
2.
The relationship of change and continuity across the world history periods covered in this
course.
3.
Impact of technology and demography on people and the environment (population
growth and decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry).
4.
Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and
among societies and assessing change).
5.
Cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies.
6.
Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political
identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political
organization).
We will utilize several different modes of inquiry (ways of obtaining knowledge) in attempting to
fully understand these themes.
1. Reading (#1 for a reason☺)
2. Group work
3. Group presentation
4. Creative extension
5. Media presentation (film and PowerPoint)
6. Discussion and note taking
Assessment criteria:
1. Online Quizzes
2. Tests: written and multiple choice
3. DBQ assessment
4. Free Response assessment
5. Change over time assessment
Resources:
Texts:
Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor., and Anthony Esler. Prentice Hall World History. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson, 2011. Print.
Hansen, Valerie, and Kenneth Robert. Curtis. Voyages in World History. Boston: Wadsworth
Cengage Learning, 2013. Print.
Class Website: Under Development
•The class website is where you will find a blog, certain assignments, documents, announcements,
news, links, in class presentations, and class notes.
Online:
http://www.timemaps.com/ (maps depicting the development of the world)
www.testmoz.com (online quizzes will be posted here)
REQUIRED MATERIALS
-One three-ring binder with paper just for this class. (All class notes, journal entries, and essay
work will be stored in this binder, which will remain in the classroom.)
-Pen or pencil
-Folder
GRADING POLICY
Each assignment will have its own point value based on its importance. Everything you do in the
class will affect your grade in some way. Your average will be determined by the percentage of
the total points you receive. The four types of assignments that can affect your grade are
described in detail below:
Journals, Notes, Homework, and Online Postings: 30%
Class Participation: 20 %
Exams, Essays, and Projects: 25%
Quizzes: 25%
(Journals, Notes, Homework, and Online Postings): All journals, notes, and homework
assignments will be graded on effort and completion. They should be kept in your three-ring
binder and organized chronologically. Late assignments will be accepted for a reduced grade until
the completion of that unit. After the unit is completed, late assignments will not be accepted.
Current Events will be considered as homework assignments, but should be stored in a separate
section of your binder. Three-ring binders will be checked periodically throughout the year. We
will also use e-chalk to conduct online discussions. Participation in these discussions will be
counted as a homework assignment
(Exams, Essays, and Projects):
a)
Exams: Exams will be given at the end of each unit and will be worth 100 points. Every
exam will be announced and class time will be spent reviewing the exam material. Students will
be required to make corrections to their exam as part of the exam grade.
b)
Essays: A key component of the Regents exam and this course is essay writing. Essays will
be worth 100 points. Late essays will lose 10 points per day, until a maximum deduction of 50
points. As with exams, essays may be rewritten only if all work for that unit has been completed,
but will be averaged with, and not replace, the original grade.
c)
Projects: Both individual and group projects will be assigned throughout the year. The
requirements and point value of these projects will be given to students in a rubric.
Quizzes: Online quizzes will be posted throughout the year. It is your responsibility to complete
them. You may retake the quizzes as many times as needed in order to receive a perfect score.
There is no reason to not receive a perfect score for this portion of your grade.
Class Participation: In order for the class to be successful disruptions must be minimized. Every
student will start each marking period with 100 points for participation. If you are prepared, on
time, and respectful in the classroom you will get the full 100 points. For each day you are late to
class without an excuse you will lose three points, for each day you are unprepared you will lose
three points, and if you are caught cutting class you will lose twenty points. Any other
misbehavior will result in a point deduction based on its severity. I hope to give everyone the full
100 points for this portion of the grade.
Extra Credit: A variety of extra credit assignments will be available throughout the marking period.
As much as five points can be earned and added to your final marking period average. However,
extra credit assignments will not be announced. Students interested in earning extra credit must
come see me to arrange an appropriate assignment. Level I extra credit assignments will be added
to the total points earned in the marking period. Level II extra credit assignments will be added
directly to your final marking period average.
Your grades will be posted online (site under construction) and updated periodically throughout
the marking period. Do not come to me and ask what you owe me. It is your responsibility to
track your own work using the site. All assignments will be posted on the class site. Parents and
guardians may also track their student’s progress using this system. Once set up, please ask
your child to share their login information with you.
Units of Study:
Unit I: Early Complex Societies 3500-500 B.C.E
a.
Prehistory
b.
Mesopotamia and Indo European Migration
c.
Egypt and Early African Civilization
d.
Indian Civilization
e.
Chinese Civilizations (Shang-Chou)
f.
Meso-American civilization
Unit II: Formation of Classical Societies: 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E
a.
Persian Civilizaition
b.
Chinese Unification (Chin-Han)
c.
Classical India
d.
Greek Civilization (Hellenic and Hellenistic)
e.
Roman Civilization
f.
Civilizations along the Silk Road
Unit III (Part I): The Post Classical Era 500 C.E to 1000 C.E
a.
Byzantium
b.
Islam
c.
Tang and Song China
d.
India and the Indian Ocean Basin
e.
Development of Western Europe
Unit III (Part II): An Age of Cross Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C.E
a.
Nomadic Empires
b.
Sub-Saharan Africa
c.
Western Europe during the High Middle Ages
d.
Mesoamerica and Oceania
e.
Cross Cultural Interactions
Unit V: The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1500 to 1800 C.E
a.
Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
b.
Transformation of Europe
c.
New Worlds America and Oceania
d.
Africa and the Atlantic World
e.
The Empires of the Islamic World
f.
The Russian Empire in Europe and Asia
Unit VI: An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire, 1750-1914 C.E
a.
Revolutions in the Atlantic World
b.
The Makings of Industrial Society
c.
The Americas in the Age of Independence
d.
Societies at Crossroads
e.
The Building of Global Empires
Unit VII: Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914 to the Present
a.
World War I and Upheaval
b.
An Age of Anxiety
c.
World War II
d.
The Bipolar World
e.
The Retreat from Empire
f.
A World Without Borders