Syllabus

⅞ Social Studies: World History

Course Goals 

Learn: Students will engage with the content and develop historical thinking skills.

Connect: Students will understand why we study history and how it affects the present and the world. They will also understand where in the world places are located.

Critical thinking: Students will utilize and evaluate multiple sources to answer historical  questions and inform their own thinking.

Civics: Students will develop a sense of what it means to be a global citizen and civically responsible member of society.

Prepare: Students will enforce skills that will prepare them for high school.

Fun: Students will enjoy the content through classroom activities and a variety of activities and projects.  

Grading

Students will be graded on classwork, literary responses, and projects/assessments.  Each unit will have both paper and online assignments, which will be posted on Google Classroom.  Each day students are expected to enter the classroom, grab their notebook and start the warm-up.  Their notebooks will be graded.  Classwork points vary from 10-50.  Quizzes are worth 25-100. Projects/assessments will be worth 100-250 points.  There will be plenty of notice on when projects/assessments will occur on Google Classroom.

Missing work:  Missing work will be accepted by zero day.  Students should check Google classroom and Infinite Campus to see what missing assignments they may have.  5 points will be taken off late work.  

Geography

Every Wednesday is Where in the World Wednesday, the class studies a new country every week.  They learn the location and capital, and about the people and the land of the country. The WWW sheets are located in the front of the classroom and are worth 25 classwork.  Students are tested on geography multiple times during the year and their knowledge is cumulative.  They also are expected to know the states and capitals and will be tested on this. 

Content Covered (*subject to change at the discretion of the teacher)

• Complex societies developed independently in different cradles of civilization, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, and Mesoamerica.
• The modern world religions of Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam have their roots in ancient and medieval civilizations.
• China introduced the world to new technologies, such as silk-making, paper, and gunpowder, and new philosophies, such as Confucianism and Daoism.
• The African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa during Europe’s medieval period.
• Europe and Russia during the Middle Ages.
• Interest in Asian trade and the development of new technologies sparked European exploration and colonization.
• World War I
• World War II was a global effort to stop German expansionism in Europe and Japanese expansionism in Asia.
• After World War II, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union helped to shape events in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
• The dissolution of colonial empires after World War II included conflict in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Contact

Kelly Tabaka [email protected]

Please feel free to contact me with any questions and concerns