Textbook: World History by Elisabeth Gaynor
Ellis and Anthony Esler, Pearson Prentice Hall, Boston: 2009.
Objective: The purpose of this
course is to examine the history of the world from the fifteenth
century to the present. It will examine Western Civilization in
Europe and the Americas, as well as its influence on the entire world
and Europe’s loss of Empire through internal warfare and world-wide
nationalism, and consider current world issues and their background.
Evaluation:
1.Most
classwork, homework, and quizzes count as one grade each. 2.Notebooks
checks count as four grades each. 3.Projects
and presentations count as five grades each. 4.Tests
(objective and essay) count as five grades each. 5.The
final exam will count as 15% of the course grade.
Extra credit will not
be assigned to improve a grade.
Work is late if it
is not ready to be handed in at the beginning of class (unless
otherwise instructed). Late work will receive a penalty of 5
points per day, and must be submitted within five days of the due
date. Missed tests must be made up within three days of a
student’s return to school. Tests may require an hour and a half, so
always be present on test days!
Rules:
1.Be in assigned seat when
bell rings. 2.Have class materials
ready and personal put away when bell rings. 3.Only speak with
permission. 4.Be respectful of
others. 5.Turn in work on time. 6.Keep the room tidy. 7.Only leave the room
with a hall pass. 8.Quid pro
quo
2008
Fall Session
In case of inclement weather, lecture dates may move back one
day for each day missed. Presentation
dates will NOT change; if a presentation date is missed due to weather
or illness, students should be prepared to give the presentation on the
first day back in school.
Reading assignments and quizzes will be announced throughout the
session. Be sure to be diligent in reading the textbook.
Reading assignments listed show what we will read in class before a
semi-colon and what will be read at home that night after a
semi-colon. Be sure to have read everything listed before a given
date before arriving in class that day. Everything listed for
that date will be read during or after school that day.