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Tanque Verde High School Course Description and Expectations World History Instructor Ms. Andrea Heck [email protected] 760-0801 ext. 1606 WORLD HISTORY This one-year survey course will examine world history through the disciplines which comprise the humanities: the arts, philosophy, literature, history, political institutions, and religion. It explores the great ideas and actions of humankind which have shaped life. The emphasis is on European, Asian, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern civilizations. This course fulfills the world history and the arts/humanities credits required for graduation. Social Studies Standards Strand 2: World History Concept 1: Research Skills for History PO 1. Interpret historical data displayed in maps, graphs, tables, charts, and geologic time scales. PO 2. Distinguish among dating methods that yield calendar ages (e.g., dendrochronology), numerical ages (e.g., radiocarbon), correlated ages (e.g., volcanic ash), and relative ages (e.g., geologic time). PO 3. Formulate questions that can be answered by historical study and research. PO 4. Construct graphs, tables, timelines, charts, and narratives to interpret historical data. PO 5. Evaluate primary and secondary sources for: a. authors’ main points b. purpose and perspective c. facts vs. opinions d. different points of view on the same historical event (e.g., Geography Concept 6 – geographical perspective can be different from economic perspective) e. credibility and validity PO 6. Apply the skills of historical analysis to current social, political, geographic, and economic issues facing the world. PO 7. Compare present events with past events: a. cause and effect b. change over time different points of view Concept 2: Early Civilizations PO 1. Describe the development of early prehistoric people, their agriculture, and settlements. PO 2. Analyze the development and historical significance of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. PO 3. Analyze the enduring Greek and Roman contributions and their impact on later civilization: a. development of concepts of government and citizenship (e.g., democracy, republics, codification of law, and development of empire) b. scientific and cultural advancements (e.g., network of roads, aqueducts, art and architecture, literature and theater, mathematics, and philosophy) PO 4. Analyze the enduring Chinese contributions and their impact on other civilizations: a. development of concepts of government and citizenship (e.g., Confucianism, empire) b. scientific, mathematical, and technical advances (e.g., roads, aqueducts) cultural advancements in art, architecture, literature, theater, and philosophy. Concept 3: World in Transition PO 1. Contrast the fall of Rome with the development of the Byzantine and Arab Empires (e.g., religion, culture, language, governmental structure). PO 2. Compare feudalism in Europe and Japan and its connection with religious and cultural institutions. PO 3. Compare the development of empires (e.g., Roman, Han, Mali, Incan/Inkan, Ottoman) throughout the world. PO 4. Describe the interaction of European and Asian civilizations from the 12 th to the 16th centuries: a. Crusades b. commerce and the Silk Road c. impact on culture plague Concept 4: Renaissance and Reformation PO 1. Analyze the results of Renaissance thoughts and theories: a. rediscovery of Greek and Roman ideas b. humanism and its emphasis on individual potential and achievements c. scientific approach to the natural world d. Middle Eastern contributions (e.g., mathematics, science) e. innovations in the arts and sciences. PO 2. Explain how the ideas of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation (e.g., secular authority, individualism, migration, literacy and vernacular, the arts) affected society. Concept 5: Encounters and Exchange PO 1. Describe the religious, economic, social, and political interactions among civilizations that resulted from early exploration: a. reasons for European exploration b. impact of expansion and colonization on Europe c. impact of expansion and colonization on Africa, the Americas, and Asia d. role of disease in conquest e. role of trade f. navigational technology g. impact and ramifications of slavery and international slave trade contrasting motivations and methods for colonization. Concept 6: Age of Revolution PO 1. Contrast the development of representative, limited government in England with the development and continuation of absolute monarchies in other European nations: a. absolute monarchies (e.g., Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Philip II) b. the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and parliamentary government c. the ideas of John Locke PO 2. Explain how new ideas (i.e., Heliocentrism, Scientific Method, Newton’s Laws) changed the way people understood the world. PO 3. Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced political thought and social change: a. Deism b. role of women c. political thought d. social change PO 4. Analyze the developments of the French Revolution and rule of Napoleon: a. Reign of Terror b. rise of Napoleon c. spread of nationalism in Europe d. defeat of Napoleon and Congress of Vienna PO 5. Explain the revolutionary and independence movements in Latin America (e.g., Mexico, Haiti, South America). PO 6. Analyze the social, political, and economic development and impact of the Industrial Revolution: a. origins in England’s textile and mining industries b. urban growth and the social impact of industrialization c. unequal spread of industrialization to other countries political and economic theories (nationalism, anarchism, capitalism, socialism) Concept 7: Age of Imperialism PO 1. Explain the rationale (e.g., need for raw materials, domination of markets, advent of national competition, spread of European culture/religion) for imperialism. PO 2. Trace the development of the British Empire around the world (e.g., America, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, India, Africa, the Suez). PO 3. Describe the division of the world into empires and spheres of influence during the 18th and 19th centuries (e.g., British, French, Dutch, Spanish, American, Belgian). PO 4. Analyze the effects of European and American colonialism on their colonies (e.g., artificially drawn boundaries, one-crop economies, creation of economic dependence, population relocation, cultural suppression). PO 5. Analyze the responses to imperialism (e.g., Boxer Rebellion, Sepoy Rebellion, Opium Wars, Zulu Wars) by people under colonial rule at the end of the 19th century. PO 6. Explain Japanese responses to European/American imperialism from a closed door policy to adoption of Euro-American ideas. Concept 8: World at War PO 1. Examine the causes of World War I: a. rise of nationalism in Europe b. unification of Germany and Otto Von Bismarck’s leadership c. rise of ethnic and ideological conflicts - the Balkans, Austria-Hungary, the decline of the Ottoman Empire a. PO 2. Analyze the impact of the changing nature of warfare in World War I: trench warfare b. mechanization of war – machine gun, gasoline, submarine, tanks, chemical c. American involvement PO 3. Explain the end of World War I and its aftermath: a. Russian Revolution b. Treaty of Versailles c. end of empires (e.g., Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, Russian) d. continuation of colonial systems (e.g., French Indochina, India, Philippines) PO 4. Examine the period between World War I and World War II: a. rise of fascism and dictatorships b. postwar economic problems c. new alliances d. growth of the Japanese empire e. challenges to the world order PO 5. Analyze aspects of World War II: a. political ideologies (e.g., Totalitarianism, Democracy) b. military strategies (e.g., air warfare, atomic bomb, Russian front, concentration camps) c. treatment of civilian populations d. Holocaust PO 6. Examine genocide as a manifestation of extreme nationalism in the 20th century (e.g., Armenia, Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo and Sudan). PO 7. Analyze the political, economic and cultural impact of the Cold War: a. superpowers – Soviet Union, United States, China b. division of Europe c. developing world d. Korean and Vietnam Wars PO 8. Compare independence movements of emerging nations (e.g., Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America). Concept 9: Contemporary World PO 1. Explain the fall of the Soviet Union and its impact on the world. PO 2. Explain the roots of terrorism: a. background and motives b. religious conflict (e.g., Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Southwestern Philippines, Thailand, Kashmir) c. background of modern Middle East conflicts (e.g., Israeli – Palestinian conflict, Persian Gulf conflicts, Afghanistan) d. economic and political inequities and cultural insensitivities PO 3. Describe the development of political and economic interdependence during the second half of the twentieth century: a. economics, global wage inequalities b. technology c. multinational corporations d. growth of international governmental organizations (e.g., World Trade Organization) e. growth of non-governmental organizations (e.g., Red Cross, Red Crescent) PO 4. Examine environmental issues from a global perspective (e.g., pollution, population pressures, global warming, scarcity of resources) PO 5. Connect current events with historical events and issues using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps). Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH) 9-10.RH.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information 9-10.RH.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. 9-10.RH.3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. 9-10.RH.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social studies. 9-10.RH.5. Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis. 9-10.RH.6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. 9-10.RH.7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text. 9-10.RH.8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims. 9-10.RH.9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources. Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (WHST) 9-10.WHST.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. 9-10.WHST.2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. 9-10.WHST.3. Incorporate narrative historical accounts (e.g., diaries, journals, stories, folktales, and lyrics) to support their arguments in an informative or explanatory text. 9-10.WHST.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 9-10.WHST.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. 9-10.WHST.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. 9-10.WHST.7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. 9-10.WHST.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 9-10.WHST.9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. 9-10.WHST.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. I. Performance Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will 1. Understand research skills. 2. Improve vocabulary skills. 3. Improve critical thinking through Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking Skills. 4. Improve cooperative learning skills II. Course Activities: 1. Classwork 2. Homework 3. L to J Quizzes 4. Geography Quizzes 5. Projects 6. Reports 7. Tests A. Classwork Classwork will take many forms over the course of the year. Attendance is very important and while some absences are unavoidable and some classwork will be able to be made up, some things that happen and are graded in class cannot be made up. B. Homework It is expected that all work will be turned in on the assigned due date as announced in class, written on the board, and posted online. Writing and discussion assignments will be handed in to turnitin.com. C. Late Work and Make-up work 1. Work that is not handed in when due will be considered late (ex. an assignment handed in at the end of the period when it was collected at the beginning of the period). Assignments will be accepted one day late for half credit. Work turned in after that will be accepted for no credit but will allow you to be eligible for extra credit. 2. Make-up work from absences is due no later than three days after you return to school. Work that was assigned prior to the absence is due upon return. It is your responsibility to get make-up work. All homework and handouts are posted on my website, which can be found at www.tanq.org on my teacher page. Students must visit the website or see me before or after school for make-up work. In the case of extended absences (more than a week) see me to work out a schedule for make-up work. D. Extra Credit 1. Extra Credit options are announced in class when available, this does not happen often. 2. If extra credit is desired or needed, the student must come up with the extra credit idea, ask the teacher for permission to complete the idea for credit, and then it can be turned in. III. Evaluation: A. Grades are determined by adding up the number of points earned and dividing by the number of points possible for each quarter. The two quarter grades will be combined with the semester final exam grade to determine the semester grade. Each quarter grade will account for 40% while the final exam will count for 20% of the semester grade. B. Grade Reports 1. Progress reports – Updated every week online 2. Quarter grades- (4 times a year - each nine weeks) 3. Semester grades-(2 times a year - eighteen week intervals) IV. Behavioral Expectations: A. Be on time! B. Every student will bring their textbook, paper, and a writing utensil to class every day (some days students may be required to also bring colored pencils or other materials as well) C. Basic classroom rules Respect yourself and others Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself Follow directions the first time Do your own work No cell phones in class – they will be confiscated D. Passes are a privilege, not a right. You must have your own tracker to receive a pass All rules of the Tanque Verde High School Student Handbook will be enforced E. A student will receive ONE warning for behavior inappropriate for the classroom. Continued inappropriate behavior will result in referral to ISS, parent contact, or referral to an administrator. World History involves discussions of world cultures and world religions. The maturity and respect of students is expected at all times. Student Agreement I, ________________________________ (student’s name) have read the syllabus in its entirety and understand my responsibilities for this course. I agree to uphold the rules of this particular class, as well as the school rules. I also agree to follow through with my responsibilities. ______________________________________ student signature _____________ date Parent Agreement I, ________________________________ (parent’s name) have read the syllabus in its entirety and understand what is expected of my child in this course. ______________________________________ parent signature _____________ date ___________________________________ parent phone number _____________________________ alternate parent phone number _________________________________________________________________________________ parent email address Please cut out the student and parent agreement portion above, write your class period on the back, and turn it in for homework credit. Due on Thursday, August 8, 2013.