TEXTBOOK: World History Connections to Today, Prentice Hall 2001
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this course, students will explore the major issues and turning points that have shaped the modern world. The course will focus on the period from the rise of democratic ideas in the late 18th century to the present day. Students will study the social, political, geographic, and economic factors that have transformed governments, societies, and cultures throughout the world. Students will study recent history, focusing on the development and expansion of the western world, and the growing interdependence of people and cultures throughout the world. This course follows the California State Standards for World History.
COURSE OUTCOMES AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Apply research skills and investigative thinking to solve a problem
- Trace the impact of historical events on contemporary society
- Analyze the sources and consequences of conflict between people, cultures and the environment
- Develop social and political participation skills
- Clarify problems, evaluate information, draw conclusions and evaluate consequences of solutions
- Learn to recognize and understand complex relations of cause and effect, including the relationship between ideology and behavior
In order to pass this class each student must show a mastery level of knowledge in each and every unit. The essential skills and concepts will focus on the standards that have been established by the California State World History framework. Students will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the material in a variety of ways: tests; essay exams; quizzes individual and group projects; oral and group presentations.
Any student who does not receive a passing grade on any of the course essential skills and concepts must make up the skill or concept or they will receive a “No Credit” for the course and subsequently must retake the course.
RHS SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT HOMEWORK / GRADING POLICY
Grading Policy for Essential Skills (Tests/Projects/Essays)
Essential skills and concepts will be graded in the following manner:
• Tests/projects/essays completed on time and earning greater than 50% will receive a grade of 70% upon attainment of mastery.
• Tests/projects/essays which are not completed on time or earn less than 50% will receive a grade of 60% upon attainment of mastery.
• All projects/essays must be turned in on the due date regardless of absence.
• Students absent on the day of a test will be expected to make up that test upon their return.
Grading Policy for Interactive Notebook (see description below)
Interactive Notebook will be graded in the following manner:
• We accept late work within the Interactive Notebook for 50 percent credit until the end of the current unit of study. Late work may be accepted beyond the end of the unit at teacher discretion.
***The student’s grade will be derived from an average of all work completed during each unit of study and based on the following breakdown:
90-100% A
80-89 B
70-79 C
69 or below NO CREDIT / course must be retaken
Social Studies Grade Comment Key
• Essential Skill not passing but must be made-up. NM
• Non Essential Skill cannot be made up. 0
• Not Taken/Not Turned In or No Name Mi (Missing)
• Absent can be made up Ab
• Excused Ex
Approximate breakdown of coursework:
Essential skills (test and projects) 70%
Interactive Notebook/Other 30%
Turn-it-in.com:
In an effort to avoid plagiarism, as well as to avoid compromising your education, RHS has purchased a site license with turnitin.com. Student work must be submitted and stored on this site, which will be cross-referenced with other student work, as well as any work already existing on the Internet.
COURSE CONTENT
1st Semester
Unit 1 Ancient Civilizations & the Rise of Democratic Thought
Unit 2 Industrial Revolution & Imperialism
Unit 3 World War I
2nd Semester
Unit 4 Totalitarianism & Russian Revolution
Unit 5 World War II
Unit 5 World War II
Unit 6 The Cold War
Unit 7 The Holocaust
Unit 8 Nationalism in the Contemporary World & Current Issues
Interactive Notebook
Materials: All assignments (both in class and homework) will be completed in the Interactive Student Notebook (ISN). NOTEBOOKS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EACH DAY. Each student will need the following materials to complete their notebook:
1. Spiral bound notebook (150pgs minimum, college ruled, 11 x 8 ½, white paper, three hole punched)
2. 2 rolls of tape
3. Highlighters (preferably 2 different colors)
4. Pencil with an eraser
5. Set of colored pencils
6. Scissors
Interactive Student Notebook
What is the purpose of the notebook?
The purpose of the ISN it to enables you to be creative, independent thinker and writer. Interactive notebooks will be used for class notes, as well as for other activities where you will be asked to express your own ideas and process information presented by this class. As you work with the notebook, it becomes a portfolio for your work thoughts and beliefs. This notebook is different from traditional notebooks due to the fact that it provides activities of a variety of learning styles, mixture of the Multiple Intelligences, and tasks all geared to how our brains learn best. This notebook will be a valuable resource in preparing for tests. The notebook is 30% of your entire grade.
How do I use the notebook?
The interactive notebooks encourage students to record information in an organized fashion. We divide the notebooks into two different sides: left side activities and right side activities. The right side of the notebook is the “input” side or the teacher side. It contains the key information for the unit such as class notes, t-charts, and graphs. Typically, all “testable” information will be found here. The left side of the notebook is the “output” side or the student side, primarily used for processing new ideas. Students work out an understanding of the material by using illustrations, diagrams, or flow charts. Students explore their opinions and clarify values on issues, wonder about “what if” hypothetical situations and ask questions about new ideas. These activities will either PREVIEW or PROCESS new information.
Left Side – student input/application
Reorganize new information in creative formats
Unit 7 The Holocaust
Unit 8 Nationalism in the Contemporary World & Current Issues
Interactive Notebook
Materials: All assignments (both in class and homework) will be completed in the Interactive Student Notebook (ISN). NOTEBOOKS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EACH DAY. Each student will need the following materials to complete their notebook:
1. Spiral bound notebook (150pgs minimum, college ruled, 11 x 8 ½, white paper, three hole punched)
2. 2 rolls of tape
3. Highlighters (preferably 2 different colors)
4. Pencil with an eraser
5. Set of colored pencils
6. Scissors
Interactive Student Notebook
What is the purpose of the notebook?
The purpose of the ISN it to enables you to be creative, independent thinker and writer. Interactive notebooks will be used for class notes, as well as for other activities where you will be asked to express your own ideas and process information presented by this class. As you work with the notebook, it becomes a portfolio for your work thoughts and beliefs. This notebook is different from traditional notebooks due to the fact that it provides activities of a variety of learning styles, mixture of the Multiple Intelligences, and tasks all geared to how our brains learn best. This notebook will be a valuable resource in preparing for tests. The notebook is 30% of your entire grade.
How do I use the notebook?
The interactive notebooks encourage students to record information in an organized fashion. We divide the notebooks into two different sides: left side activities and right side activities. The right side of the notebook is the “input” side or the teacher side. It contains the key information for the unit such as class notes, t-charts, and graphs. Typically, all “testable” information will be found here. The left side of the notebook is the “output” side or the student side, primarily used for processing new ideas. Students work out an understanding of the material by using illustrations, diagrams, or flow charts. Students explore their opinions and clarify values on issues, wonder about “what if” hypothetical situations and ask questions about new ideas. These activities will either PREVIEW or PROCESS new information.
Left Side – student input/application
Reorganize new information in creative formats
Express opinions and feelings
Explore connections to what has been learned
Apply skills learned (diagrams, analogies, political cartoons)
Right side – teacher input
Title and unit pages
Unit homework calendars
Class, reading, and discussion notes
Informative handouts
Essays
Personal responses
Examples of left side work include (examples of each on course website) :
Venn Diagram
Word Gram
Mind Notes
Map
Concept Web
Explore connections to what has been learned
Apply skills learned (diagrams, analogies, political cartoons)
Right side – teacher input
Title and unit pages
Unit homework calendars
Class, reading, and discussion notes
Informative handouts
Essays
Personal responses
Examples of left side work include (examples of each on course website) :
Venn Diagram
Word Gram
Mind Notes
Map
Concept Web
Chart/Graph
Timeline
Cause/Effect
Drawing/Clip Art
Metaphors
Flow Charts
Timeline
Cause/Effect
Drawing/Clip Art
Metaphors
Flow Charts
Connect to Today
Personal Responses
Processed Article
Illustrated Proverbs
Poem
Essay
Political Cartoon
Point of View
How will the notebook be organized?
The ISN is divided into units of study based on our Geography curriculum. Each section will have a cover page and then all the activities and assignments for that unit. In the back of the notebook, you will create a glossary of terms for the year.
How will my notebook be graded?
Notebooks will be checked periodically and these checks will not be announced. All class notes and assignments should be included, even for the days you were absent. This includes each being recorded in the table of contents. Each right side assignment must be complete, have a heading, and the date assigned or given written on it. Mostly it is checked on being complete but the left sides must be varied and not be a simple restatement or a picture with no processing of content from the right side.
What happens if I am absent?
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain notebook assignments from either a classmate or the teacher.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
It is the teacher’s role to establish and maintain a suitable learning environment. In order to do so, the behavioral expectations as outlined by the Rocklin High School handbook will be enforced.
Personal Responses
Processed Article
Illustrated Proverbs
Poem
Essay
Political Cartoon
Point of View
How will the notebook be organized?
The ISN is divided into units of study based on our Geography curriculum. Each section will have a cover page and then all the activities and assignments for that unit. In the back of the notebook, you will create a glossary of terms for the year.
How will my notebook be graded?
Notebooks will be checked periodically and these checks will not be announced. All class notes and assignments should be included, even for the days you were absent. This includes each being recorded in the table of contents. Each right side assignment must be complete, have a heading, and the date assigned or given written on it. Mostly it is checked on being complete but the left sides must be varied and not be a simple restatement or a picture with no processing of content from the right side.
What happens if I am absent?
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain notebook assignments from either a classmate or the teacher.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
It is the teacher’s role to establish and maintain a suitable learning environment. In order to do so, the behavioral expectations as outlined by the Rocklin High School handbook will be enforced.