Course Guidelines

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I) Course Information

World History is more than a chronological rendering of names, dates, and facts. History offers perspectives on the lives of diverse groups of people as well as on the tumultuous affairs of nations. The study of history increases the tolerance of students for differing interpretations of formative historical change. By encouraging thinking in historical perspective, the study of history seeks to enhance such fundamental skills as the recognition of key issues and the solving of difficult problems.

This course outline is not intended to be an all inclusive document, but merely to give students an impression of content that is to be covered in the course.

Course Outline:

1. The beginnings of human society, up to 4000 BCE
2. Early civilizations and the emergence of pastoral peoples, 4000 - 1000BCE
3. Classical traditions, major religions, and empires 1000BCE - 300 BCE
4. Expanding zones of exchange and encounter 300 - 1000
5. Intensified Hemispheric interactions, 1000 - 1500
6. The emergence of the first global age, 1450 - 1770
7. An age of revolutions, 1750 - 1914
8. A half - century of crisis and achievement, 1900 - 1945
9. The 20^th century since 1945: promise and paradox

Key Ongoing Learner Objectives:

1. Understand the chronological organization of history and know hot to organize events and people into major eras to identify and explain historical relationships.
2. Use the process and resources of historical inquiry
3. Understand that societies are diverse ad have changed over time.
4. Understand how science, technology, and economic activity have developed, changed and affected societies throughout history
5. Understand political institutions and theories that have developed and changed over time
6. Know that religious and philosophical ideas have been powerful forces throughout history.

III) General Rules:

1. Be prepared for class! Essential items that are required in class on a daily basis:

a. A pen and/or pencil. I do not have extra pens or pencils to loan you!

b. Your notebook with notebook paper.

c. Assignments that are due.

2. To ensure the educational environment needed for ALL students to succeed, iPods, cellular phones, electronic games, and other contraband should NEVER BE VISIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM. Students will not be given a warning—your electronic device WILL be taken and put into the “box.” Items confiscated from students will be returned at the end of the class period. Items in the box are the responsibility of the student, not of the teacher. I will not be held responsible for lost or stolen items: it is your choice to bring your devices to class.

3. Cheating will not be tolerated; this includes plagiarism and will be dealt with seriously and on an individual basis.

4. Bathroom Passes: At the back of this document you will find two hallway passes that have been given to you for the semester. To use the pass you simply need to hand the pass to me and quietly leave the room. After your passes have been used and/or you have lost your passes, each trip out of the classroom will result in points deducted from your participation grade.

IV) Attendance Policies

1. Absences: It is most important that you be here because much of this class involves lectures, discussions, films, class projects, and group-work—all in-class activities. The information that you will learn in class is essential to your success in this course, and therefore, difficult to make-up.

a. Unexcused absences:

i. Any unexcused absence will result in loss of participation points.

ii. 4 unexcused absences will result in a referral to administration.

iii. Work due on days of an unexcused absence will not be able to be made-up. This includes:

· Tests, quizzes or projects

· Class work

2. Make-up Work:

a. For any excused absence it is your responsibility to collect make-up materials and turn in any assignments. Failure to take the responsibility will be the loss of credit. You may download any missing work from the class website or you may pick up the assignment from the materials box. Please ask me if you have any questions regarding the material once you have downloaded and/or obtained a copy. DO NOT ASK ME WHAT YOU MISSED!

b. If you do not have the assignment at the beginning of class on the due date, it will be graded for full credit. However, 10 points will be downgraded from your participation grade for each late assignment.

c. Late assignments due to an unexcused absence will be considered late and 10 points will be deducted from participation grade.

3. Late Work: late work will be turned into the tray labeled: late work. All late work will be graded on a full-point scale. 10 points will be deducted from your participation grade for each late assignment.

a. Excused absence: turn in assignment into late work tray. Write “excused absence” at the top of the assignment, the date of the absence and the date of submission. Assignment is considered on time if turned in the next class period after excused absence.

b. If assignment is late due to any reason other than excused absence (excluding projects late due to unexcused absence): turn assignment into late box.

4. Tardies: Each morning the class will have a warm-up using the clicker system. Students on-time to class will have access to his/her assigned clicker. Students who are tardy will be unable to pick up his/her clicker and habitual tardies will ultimately result in his/her grade suffering.

V) Notebooks

Notebooks: In this class you will be asked to keep yourself organized by keeping a 3-ring binder of your work throughout the semester. Your notebook should contain the following:

a. A 3-ring binder of at-least 1” in width

b. A continuously updated table of contents (provided by me, updated by you)

c. 3 dividers labeled as: Lecture Notes, Class work, Returned Work

d. Blank notebook paper

Notebooks will be checked 3 times a semester, before each grading period. Each notebook check will be worth around 100 points. If a notebook is not ready to be checked on the announced date, it will not be accepted for grading.

V) Grading Policies

Grading:

All assignments, examinations, projects, and class participation will be averaged into a point system. Progress reports will be given at six and twelve weeks. Only the final semester grade will be recorded on your transcript.

The percent grading scale will Components of Grade:

be as follows:

Homework: 20 %

Projects: 20 %

Class work (notebook check): 20 %

Tests/quizzes: 20%

Daily Warm-ups: 10%

Participation & Attitude: 10%

A = 90% - 100%

B = 80% - 89%

C = 70% - 79%

D = 60% - 69%

F = below 59%

Participation Grade: every student will begin each 6 week grading period with 100 participation points. Points will be deducted as follows:

a. Unexcused absence: -10pts

b. Late Work: -10pts

c. Behavior Referral -10pts

d. Leaving the classroom (without paper pass) -5pts

VI) Social Studies Study Hall

Social Studies at LHS
Ms. Simard (Broermann)
Social Studies Office Room 201
Voice Mail: 303-734-6839

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