Ancient World History Syllabus



2924175247650School Phone: (703) 228-6200E-mail: kira.jordan@apsva.usTwitter: @heymzj00School Phone: (703) 228-6200E-mail: kira.jordan@apsva.usTwitter: @heymzjIB Economics (SL) 2017-2018 SyllabusMs. Kira JordanWashington-Lee High SchoolRoom 2209Welcome!Welcome to an exciting and challenging new school year! International Baccalaureate (IB) Economics is a social science elective offered to high school students who want to challenge themselves through a more rigorous, in-depth look at economics. Over the course of the school year, we will be studying the concepts and models of economics and using those to better understand the real world. Our study will be guided by the IB Economics curriculum developed by the IBO. Class Rulesrespect! - For yourself, for your peers, for your teacher, for your classroom, for your school.USE COMMON SENSE! – This is a good guide for class and for life.MAKE GOOD CHOICES! - Think about your actions and ask for support when you need it.Be prepared! - Come to class with pencil, pen, notebook, textbook, and completed homework EVERY DAY.LISTEN! – The more you listen, the more you learn.ENGAGE IN LEARNING! - Speak up and speak out. Ask questions, give your opinion, take a chance.Course MaterialsTextbookTragakes, Ellie. Economics for the IB Diploma. 2nd ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge U. Press, 2012.Sample supplemental materials:Wheelan, Charles. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2002.Sowell, Thomas. Basic Economics: a common sense guide to the economy. 3rd ed. New York: Basic Books, 2007. Buchholz, Todd. New Ideas from Dead Economists. 3rd ed. New York: Penguin, 2007. Articles from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Economist, TIME, BBC, etc.Media: Videos/clips shown will have a PG-13 rating or less and have a specific instructional purpose. Videos with an “R” rating will require parent permission.What should I bring to class?Each day, please bring the following, unless otherwise posted:Neatly kept 3-ring binder for this class only A graph paper spiral notebook (NO EXCEPTION!) for your Model Notebook assignments5 Tab Dividers (one for each unit, & one for the IA/Exam Review)Graph and notebook paper Sharpened pencil(s), pens, highlighter, and eraserLaptop computer and chargerHomework Planner/AgendaClass Structure You can expect to be HIGHLY involved in each class meeting. Our primary form of interacting and digesting material will be through class discussions, lectures, and small group activities. In addition to a short introductory unit, below is a list of the major units and topics to be covered in this course. These are the topics that will be assessed in BOTH the Internal Assessment (IA), and the IB Exam. It is important to note that not all units will require the same amount of time to cover. Micro and Macro will require substantially more time over the course of the year.Following the exam in May 2018, students will take part in roundtable discussion lessons and complete an individual or group project that will incorporate the specific skills learned over the course of the year, including textual analysis, oral and written expression, and/or presenting evidence for debate.Unit 1: Microeconomics1.1 Competitive markets: demand and supply1.2 Elasticity1.3 Government intervention1.4 Market failureUnit 2: Macroeconomics2.1 The level of overall economic activity2.2 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply 2.3 Macroeconomic objectives 2.4 Fiscal policy2.5 Monetary policy2.6 Supply-side policiesUnit 3: International Economics3.1 International trade 3.2 Exchange rates 3.3 The balance of payments 3.4 Economic integration Unit 4: Development Economics4.1 Economic development4.2 Measuring development4.3 The role of domestic factors4.4 The role of international trade 4.5 The role of foreign direct investment (FDI)4.6 The roles of foreign aid and multilateral development assistance4.7 The role of international debt4.8 The balance between markets and interventionGrades and Student ResponsibilitiesThe only way to fail this course is not completing the required work. You can earn an A, but it is up to you to choose to do the work an A requires! Student grades reflect student achievement and not student behavior. Students will be responsible for the successful completion of tests, essays, and assignments designed to prepare them for the IB Internal Assessment, due in March, and a two-part external IB Economics (SL) exam in May. More information on the Internal Assessment will be provided during the year. All tests and assignments will follow prescribed IB guidelines to provide the best preparation possible. These will be given during or at the completion of each assigned chapter of reading, including information from the textbook, class assignments, and lectures. Essays and projects will be evaluated using rubrics provided at the time the assignments are made. Students will also take part in class discussions, debates, and paired work based on readings, lectures, analysis/source work, and current events explorations.As an advanced course, students are expected to perform at or above a “C” at all times. Grades below a 70% are considered unsatisfactory, even though students will be earning extra quality points when they complete the course Internal Assessment (IA) and sit for the external IB Economics examination. Students who complete both on time will be exempt from final examinations for this course. Important Note about IB Marks and FeesArlington Public Schools (APS) pays for the examination fees for all IB classes.? Any student who registers for an IB class, but chooses not to complete the required Internal Assessment and/or sit for the May examination will be awarded a mark of "N", no mark, and must pay a drop fee.? The mark and fees are established by the International Baccalaureate Organization.? Additionally, as outlined in the APS Program of Studies, students who do not complete the required assessments will not earn the additional quality point and will be required to take a final exam on the date specified in the WLHS calendar.? If this happens, the final course grade will be an average of the four quarter grades and the final exam grade.Honor Code & Original WorkStudents are expected to act honorably in class (and in school) at all times:?“On my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received information on this assignment.” There is a complete description of Washington-Lee’s Honor Code and policies available in the Student Handbook and through the counseling department. The penalty for cheating will be a zero on the assignment.? The penalty for plagiarism (a specific form of cheating) will be a zero on the assignment.?Grade Reporting and ScoringReport cards are issued four times a year. An interim progress report is issued to all students in the middle of each grading period at approximately four weeks. An advisory report form, used to indicate unsatisfactory performance, may be sent to parents between interims and report cards.GradePercentagesQuality PointsAP/IB Quality PointsA90-1004.05.0B+87-893.54.5B80-863.04.0C+77-792.53.5C70-762.03.0D+67-691.52.5D60-661.02.0E0-590.00.0We will be using a percentage system to calculate grades each quarter. The number of assignments per nine-week quarter will vary.Homework: 15% Tests/Quizzes: 40%Projects/Essays: 25%Classwork Assignments: 20%To compute your final grade for the course, each quarter's letter grade (on a 4.0 scale) will be averaged together. Quarter grades of .5 or higher will be rounded up (i.e., 89.5=90.0). Absences and Work Completion In order to be successful in this class, it is vital that you are present both mentally and physically EVERY DAY. It is NOT possible to be successful in this class or on the IB Examination by only reading the textbook. Chronic absences and tardies will be subject to the school’s attendance and disciplinary policy, found in the Student Handbook. Students are expected to complete their work on time, every time. Those with an official excused absence or prior extension will have it completed by the next class meeting or previously agreed upon date. All other related items on absences (excused and unexcused) will follow the procedures laid out in the W-L Student Handbook. A zero will be recorded for any work not completed or turned in more than two class periods late. Zeros do add up to a significantly impaired grade. Major papers and projects will lose 10% per DAY after the assigned due date. Students are responsible for the work missed even if the absence is unexcused. We will be doing a great number of discussions, simulations, computer-based projects, and group work in this course. Therefore, it is important for you to arrive on time and ready to work, including having necessary materials, every day. I am willing to work with students who are missing work if the student comes to talk with me a timely manner. (This means right when it is happening, NOT at the very end of the quarter.) Coming to me the day an assignment is due, however, is too late. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO SEEK OUT AND COMPLETE ANY MISSED ASSIGNMENTS. Final NotesIB Economics (SL) is designed by the IBO to be a very rigorous academic course. You should expect to devote about three hours a week to work outside of class. Some students find that they need to spend more time, so plan your schedules accordingly. I encourage you to form study groups to work, discuss the content, and review for tests with fellow students. The amount of daily reading and related assignments will be consistent throughout the year. However, you will probably need to adjust to the workload during the first few weeks of school. You may find this particularly true if this is your first IB class. Sharing this experience with a study group will, most likely, make the adjustment period easier. I can usually be found in room 2209 throughout the day and after school by appointment. Due to faculty meetings, do not plan to stay after on Wednesdays. In all cases, students should try to let me know when they are coming so we can plan accordingly. REMEMBER, I (Ms. Jordan) am here to support you - do not be shy! Please see me and/or email me whenever you feel overwhelmed, have questions, or simply need to vent any frustrations or concerns. 5367466-119056Please sign and return by Friday, Sept. 8, 201700Please sign and return by Friday, Sept. 8, 2017IB Economics (SL) Commitment FormMs. Jordan, 2017-18Please sign and return this portion to let me know that you have read and now understand the rules and expectations for this course. Know that I strictly follow all APS policies as stated in the Student Handbook.Student Name (PRINT): ____________________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Name(s) (PRINT): ________________________________________________________________________Best parent contact Email: _______________________________________________________________________ Best parent contact Phone(s): ____________________________________________________________I understand that this is a college course with college-level expectations, and I understand that my work will be held to a college-level standard. I understand that I will have homework (usually reading or notes) prior to every class and that I am expected to complete that homework to the best of my ability. I understand that class time will be used to clarify, apply, and extend information from the prior night’s reading assignment, and that I am expected to come to class every day with my notes, prepared for discussion, activities, and assessments. I understand that while I am strongly encouraged to study and discuss with classmates, all work I submit will reflect my own reading, writing, and analysis. I will not copy from other students or the internet. Academic dishonesty of any kind will result in a 0 on that assignment, a call home, and discussion with administrators.I understand that, in order to do the best I possibly can, I should review my notes and outlines on a regular basis; I understand that “cramming” for a test may result in low grades. I understand that Ms. Jordan will be available to help me at various points during the school day, or after school (by appointment), and that she is happy to work with parents or students with concerns. I understand that I should try to keep my absences to a minimum, since no amount of make-up work can substitute for my presence in class. I understand that if I am aware of an upcoming absence that I am to notify Ms. Jordan, collect the work I will miss ahead of my absence and have it completed within one class period of the day of return. If I am unexpectedly absent from class, it is my responsibility to check Ms. Jordan’s website (and the missed work folder in the classroom) for class materials. I am responsible for arranging to make up quizzes and work I missed within two class periods of the absence.I understand that that if I have an assignment that is due on the day of a pre-excused absence that I will hand that assignment in prior to the absence. Those that have an unexpected, but excused, absence will hand in the work the day of return to class.I understand that a major objective of this course is to prepare me for the IB exams and college-level economics courses; therefore, I will make every effort possible to prepare myself for these challenges.Please list other AP and IB Courses in which the student is enrolled, and/or any concerns you would like to share: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Student signature: ___________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Parent signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ ................
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