Syllabus: World History
Chattahoochee High School
Mr. Hill
COURSE DESCRIPTION: World History will contain coverage of the earliest civilizations and world events through the time of European exploration. Students will identify the basic elements of all civilizations and trace the transition from the ancient to the advanced. Students will gain knowledge of important geography skills, recognizing patterns and connections, and will practice critical thinking skills. Throughout the school year students will gain a global perspective of the events that helped create the society they live in today.
UNITS:
Unit 1: Rise of Civilizations in Asia, Africa, and Europe
Unit 2: New Empires Emerge
Unit 3: Transition to the Modern World
Unit 4: Worlds Collide
TEXT: World History; Patterns of Interaction, McDougal Littell
Cost of Book: $64.98
Suggested Resource: Elements of Style
GRADE BREAKDOWN
Homework/Class work (15%): Homework will be assigned on a daily basis and all written work should be handed in at the beginning of class. Late homework will only be accepted up to one day late and only half credit will be given.
Major Assessments (60%): Major tests will be given approximately every other week. Test format will combine multiple choice, geography and information processing skill questions, and essay questions. Major assessments also include individual and group projects. There will be one major project per semester.
Quiz (10%): Quizzes will usually cover material covered in the previous day's class or assigned reading.
Final Exam (15%): The Final will be comprehensive. It will include information for both semesters.
GRADING SCALE
90-100 =A
80-89 =B
70-79 =C
BELOW 70 =F
MAKE-UP POLICY
It is the student's responsibility to see the teacher about work missed during an excused absence. You will find all missed work on the make-up board.
Homework: All missed assignments are due the day after a student returns. Work that was due on the day of the absence must be turned in the day the student returns.
Quizzes: Missed quizzes are to be made up the day a student returns to class.
Tests: Tests are to be made up the day a student returns from an absence. If the student has been absent for several days, and then the make-up will be scheduled for a morning, lunch period, or afternoon. If you are absent the day before a test, you will still take the test on that day. I reserve the option to change make-up tests to 100% essay format.
Projects: Projects are due the day assigned whether you are in school or not.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
US History Syllabus
Syllabus: U.S. History
Chattahoochee High School
Mr. Hill
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a yearlong class organized chronologically but which also focuses on the themes of American democratic heritage, reform movements, and global interdependence. In the first semester, connections are made with enduring social, economic, and political issues in the context of the time period covering the settlement of North America through the early twentieth century. The semester includes an exploration of the development of and challenges to democracy as well as an analysis of national growth and reform.
TEXT: The AMERICANS, (Georgia Edition) McDougal Littell, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1998; Cost $64.98. This text will be issued in its second year of use beginning in August 2007.
Suggested Resource: Elements of Style
UNITS:
UNIT ONE – Colonial Era (2 weeks)
UNIT TWO – Revolution to Constitution (4 weeks)
UNIT THREE – Washington to Adams (2 weeks)
UNIT FOUR – National Growth and Reform (2 1/2 weeks)
UNIT V – Civil War and Reconstruction (2 weeks)
UNIT VI – Expansion and Industrial Revolution (2 weeks)
UNIT VII – Urbanization and Progressives (2 weeks)
UNIT VIII – Becoming a World Power and WWI (3 weeks)
GRADE BREAKDOWN
Homework (10%): Homework will be assigned on a daily basis and all written work should be handed in at the beginning of class. Late homework will only be accepted up to one day late and will receive a grade no higher than a 75%.
Major Assessments (60%): Major tests will be given approximately every other week. Test format will combine multiple choice, geography and information processing skill questions, and essay questions. Alternative assessments will also be used in many of this years units. Students will be given forewarning which activities, other than tests, will be included in this section. This section also includes a department wide project.
Minor Assessments (15%): Quizzes will usually cover material covered in the previous day's class or assigned reading.
Final Exam (15%): The Final will be comprehensive.
GRADING SCALE
90-100 =A
80-89 =B
70-79 =C
BELOW 70 =F
Chattahoochee High School
Mr. Hill
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a yearlong class organized chronologically but which also focuses on the themes of American democratic heritage, reform movements, and global interdependence. In the first semester, connections are made with enduring social, economic, and political issues in the context of the time period covering the settlement of North America through the early twentieth century. The semester includes an exploration of the development of and challenges to democracy as well as an analysis of national growth and reform.
TEXT: The AMERICANS, (Georgia Edition) McDougal Littell, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1998; Cost $64.98. This text will be issued in its second year of use beginning in August 2007.
Suggested Resource: Elements of Style
UNITS:
UNIT ONE – Colonial Era (2 weeks)
UNIT TWO – Revolution to Constitution (4 weeks)
UNIT THREE – Washington to Adams (2 weeks)
UNIT FOUR – National Growth and Reform (2 1/2 weeks)
UNIT V – Civil War and Reconstruction (2 weeks)
UNIT VI – Expansion and Industrial Revolution (2 weeks)
UNIT VII – Urbanization and Progressives (2 weeks)
UNIT VIII – Becoming a World Power and WWI (3 weeks)
GRADE BREAKDOWN
Homework (10%): Homework will be assigned on a daily basis and all written work should be handed in at the beginning of class. Late homework will only be accepted up to one day late and will receive a grade no higher than a 75%.
Major Assessments (60%): Major tests will be given approximately every other week. Test format will combine multiple choice, geography and information processing skill questions, and essay questions. Alternative assessments will also be used in many of this years units. Students will be given forewarning which activities, other than tests, will be included in this section. This section also includes a department wide project.
Minor Assessments (15%): Quizzes will usually cover material covered in the previous day's class or assigned reading.
Final Exam (15%): The Final will be comprehensive.
GRADING SCALE
90-100 =A
80-89 =B
70-79 =C
BELOW 70 =F
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