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World History Syllabus

Mr. Ted Perkins Email: theodore_perkins@redlands.k12.ca.us

Rm. E- 31 Phone: 909-307-2400 ext. 40631

A class webpage is maintained through the Beattie website, containing announcements, assignments, and each day’s class notes.

Welcome to a new school year! As a past student of anthropology and professional archaeologist, I am looking forward to sharing my passion for history and studying the human story.

Your study of world history and geography continues this year with an examination of social, cultural, and technological change during the period 476 B.C.–1789 A.D. A review unit on the ancient world begins with a study of the ways archaeologists and historians uncover the past. Then, with the fall of Rome, this study moves to Islam, a rising force in the medieval world; follows the spread of Islam through Africa; crosses the Atlantic to observe the rise of the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations; moves westward to compare the civilizations of China and Japan during the Middle Ages; returns to a comparative study of Europe during the High Middle Ages; and concludes with the turbulent age of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution that ushered in the Enlightenment and the modern world.

The timeline of our course ends at England’s colonization of North America and the subsequent beginnings of our society and culture. Remember, studying history helps us to better understand ourselves, our place in the world, and helps make sense of our modern lives.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

➢ Textbook

➢ College ruled notebook paper

➢ 2 #2 pencils and 2 red pens

➢ Beattie Middle School Agenda

➢ 3 ring binder (notes must be brought to school everyday)

➢ File Box for returned work (All work should be kept and organized by unit of study. This will be used throughout this school year, as well as next year in 8th grade.)

TEXTBOOK

World History; Medieval and Early Modern Times, McDougal Littell, Evanston, Illinois

OFFICE HOURS

I am available for student assistance before school from 8:25-8:40, the last 15 minutes of first lunch, and after school from 3:15-3:30. Please make an appointment to ensure availability.

CLASS PARTICIPATION

Records are kept of who is on time, bringing all necessary materials, and participating as part of your grade. You receive 5 points for being prepared each day by the tardy bell.

• Participation points are earned by being quiet in class and working when the bell rings. Students who are working on their journal with all necessary materials out when the bell rings will receive their participation points for the day. These points add up and will affect your overall grade

• Preparation-participation points are based on being prepared for class. If you do not bring the necessary materials, you lose your preparation points for the day. You must be working on your journal and have all necessary materials out every day to keep your participation points.

• You must enter quietly as you walk in, all materials must be out, and you must be working by the time the bell rings to receive full points.

▪ If you need to borrow any materials, you must get them before the bell rings

▪ Questions or concerns unrelated to the journal will not be addressed until after journal completion by the entire class, unless health related.

▪ Extra Credit will be given for verbal class participation.

CLASS WORK AND NOTES

• Class notes are required, and will be organized in Cornell Note style or Reading Questions and Answers.

• Every day will begin with a multiple choice journal question, followed by an open response journal question.

• Following the journals everyday will be vocabulary, lecture, text assignment and/or activity.

▪ All lecture notes must be in Cornell Note Style beginning below that day’s journals.

▪ Journal/Note Packets will be turned in every Friday and must be organized including name, date, period and title for each page used.

o Homework every Thursday night includes the preparation of Journal/Packets stapled, each page titled correctly, and organized with Monday on top with subsequent days following.

HOMEWORK

• Homework will be assigned almost every night. Each homework assignment is intended to take approximately 15 minutes.

• The homework will be corrected in class the following school day.

• Students are allowed “rewrite” the assignment by using their notes taken during correction. A “rewrite” must include the questions and complete answers (provided in class).

• A “rewrite” deduction will be made based on the following scale:

o 0-10 pt. assignment = 1 point

o 11-20 pt. assignment = 2 points

o 21-30 pt. assignment = 3 points

LATE WORK

• Late work is accepted. See “Assignment Policies and Procedures” for late work requirements. A late deduction will be made based on the following scale:

o 0-7 pt. assignment = 2 points

o 8-12 pt. assignment = 3 points

o 13-20 pt. assignment = 4 points

o 20+ pt. assignment = 5 points

ALL QUIZZES AND TESTS CAN BE RETAKEN FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT

EXTRA CREDIT

• If you have no missing assignments, you are eligible for extra credit.

• Develop a question that is not answered in the textbook, perform research, and write a summary in your own words. Get approval on the question before doing the research (points determined by your effort).

• Draw a picture related to a topic covered in class (points determined by your effort).

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

• It is your responsibility to maintain your grade and take the appropriate steps to make up work when absent. A “make up” folder is provided in the classroom and may be obtained to acquire “make up” work when absent or pulled out of class. Each day’s class notes and assignments are posted on my class website. If you do not have internet access, it is your responsibility to request a printed copy of the day’s slides. If a quiz or test is missed, it is your responsibility to make it up before or after school. Excused absences do not excuse work. You have the number of days you were absent plus one, to make up the missed work. Again, it’s your responsibility to seek the missing work and turn it in, in a timely manner. PLEASE SCHEDULE TIME BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL TO MAKE-UP WORK. We don’t have time during class to discuss make-up work.

RULES/PROCEDURES

*ALL REDLANDS USD AND BEATTIE SCHOOL RULES APPLY AND WILL BE ENFORCED

1. Students must be on time, seated and working on their journal assignment with all necessary materials out on their desk when the bell rings. Once you enter the room you must be silent. All questions, unless health related will be addressed after the journal has been discussed.

2. Students must be prepared for class everyday. Failure to bring materials every day results in loss of participation points. If students need to borrow materials, this must be done before the bell rings.

3. Students will remain seated unless they have received permission to get up. Mr. Perkins will release the class when it is clean, quiet, and in order by complying row. No lining up by the door. Students out of their seat without permission will lose participation points.

4. Students will demonstrate respect in the classroom. Inappropriate behavior will result in advancement on the discipline plan.

5. Students will raise their hand to request permission to speak. Students are not permitted to talk while the teacher or another student is addressing the class. Disruptive behavior will advance on the discipline plan.

6. NO EXCUSES!

7. Bring a positive and ready-to-learn attitude to the classroom.

DISCIPLINE PLAN

1. Verbal Warning (“Refocus”) results in a slash on participation seating chart equaling a loss of 5 points. May occur twice before moving to step two.

2. Written Warning results in the student completing a written behavior warning (Refocus Form) and loss of 10 participation points.

3. Detention, loss of participation points, and parent contact.

4. Referral to the office, loss of participation points, and parent contact. Administration will decide upon further disciplinary action.

• All infractions will be documented and placed in your class file. Serious infractions will skip steps in the discipline plan.

• A second detention will be issued if a detention goes unserved, a referral will be issued if this detention also goes unserved

UNITS OF STUDY

Rome

• 7.1 Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate disintegration of the Roman Empire.

Islam

• 7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

Africa

• 7.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa.

China

• 7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages.

Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia

• 7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia during the Middle Ages.

Europe

• 7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe.

Meso and South America

• 7.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations.

Renaissance

• 7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

Reformation

• 7.9 Students analyze the historical developments of the Reformation.

Scientific Revolution

• 7.10 Students analyze the historical developments of the Scientific Revolution and its lasting effect on religious, political, and cultural institutions.

Age of Exploration, Enlightenment, and the Age of Reason

• 7.11 Students analyze political and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.

GRADES

• Each semester grade will represent the average of the two quarters final grade

• Each quarter grade will be made up of the following:

1. Homework 15%

2. Class work 20%

3. Quiz 20%

4. Test or Project 25%

5. Common Assessment 5%

6. Semester Test 5%

7. Participation 10%

• The following grading scale will be used:

|Grade |Percentage |

|A+ |97.00–100.00 |

|A |93.00-96.99 |

|A- |90.00-92.99 |

|B+ |87.00-89.99 |

|B |83.00-86.99 |

|B- |80.00–82.99 |

|C+ |77.00-79.99 |

|C |73.00-76.99 |

|C- |70.00-72.99 |

|D+ |67.00-69.99 |

|D |63.00–66.99 |

|D- |60.00-62.99 |

|F |0.00-59.99 |

Staying Caught Up in Mr. Perkins’ World History Class

• All assignments can be made-up or redone within the same semester.

• All quizzes and tests can be retaken.

Everything done in class each day is on a power point presentation that is uploaded to our class website at lunch time. Our class website is within the Beattie Website. These daily files can be used to complete class notes, as well as redo or makeup homework assignments. Printed copies are also available in the classroom. Each homework assignment is corrected in class. The answers and scoring rubric is part of the daily presentation from the day the assignment is due, so that slide can be later accessed, and used to makeup/redo an assignment. Penalties are applied based on the value of the assignment. Class Notes can be redone as well, even after a grade is posted. Please see Homework and Classwork Assignments: Policies and Procedures for a complete description. It was handed out in class and is on our website.

Aeries Gradebook is updated daily with scores and assignments. If you are currently unable to access your child’s Aeries Gradebook online, you should email marissa_cesar@redlands.k12.ca.us requesting a Verification Code, and instructions to set up a parent account for the Aeries Parent Portal. It is also important that each student can access it as well. Every student should be self-monitoring their Aeries Gradebook.

A typical day of class notes consists of the opening journals (questions and complete answers, as shown, needs to be written), some form of class notes (usually Cornell style with the left side main idea separated from the right side details), and a summary of the class notes/journal. The summary should begin with a main idea sentence, and be followed by at least 3 detail sentences. The summary needs to be paraphrased (not copied word-for-word from the class notes or textbook). Each opening journal and notes are worth a point, and the summary is worth 2 points equaling 4 points per day. Some days will just be the journal (1 pt day), while some days include additional notes. Class notes are used to calculate the Classwork portion of the grade. At 20%, these are weighted second only to a chapter test.

To redo a homework assignment, or complete a late assignment, the complete questions and answers from the homework correction slide must be copied on a separate sheet of paper. This should be stapled to the original, and turned in. The necessary information should be copied down during correction time, but if not, the info is available in the class notes for the day the assignment is due (see website or printed copies are available in the classroom).

I hope this helps,

Mr. Perkins

(909) 307-2400 Ext. 40631

theodore_perkins@redlands.k12.ca.us

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