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17-18 Syllabus GH 9

This document contains a course syllabus for a 9th grade Global History and Geography class. It outlines the topics that will be covered over the school year, including early civilizations, classical societies, and global interactions from prehistory to 1750. Students will take a Regents exam at the end of the following year. The syllabus details grading policies, required materials, and expectations for homework, class participation, note-taking, and assessments. Students are asked to sign up for email updates from the teacher by a specified date.

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17-18 Syllabus GH 9

This document contains a course syllabus for a 9th grade Global History and Geography class. It outlines the topics that will be covered over the school year, including early civilizations, classical societies, and global interactions from prehistory to 1750. Students will take a Regents exam at the end of the following year. The syllabus details grading policies, required materials, and expectations for homework, class participation, note-taking, and assessments. Students are asked to sign up for email updates from the teacher by a specified date.

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Name_______________________ Date:____________

Ms. Izzo
Course Syllabus 2017-2018: Global History and Geography I

Class website: http://izzoglobal.weebly.com


Please sign up for email updates by Monday 9/11.
This will count as extra credit (HW).
Both your email and a parent/guardian for full credit. (You may use your parents email
for yours, but should indicate student)
Email: [email protected]

Grade 9 begins with the Paleolithic Era and the development of the first civilizations, continues with an examination of
classical societies, and traces the expansion of trade networks and their global impact. This course emphasizes the key
themes of interactions over time, shifts in political power, and the role of belief systems. The purpose of this course is to
applyskills emphasizing the importance of historical and spatial thinking in order to study global history and geography.

Students will work with a variety of primary and secondary readings with two goals in mind: (1) to master the content of
global history in terms of breadth and depth; (2) to master the skilles required for success in history classes at the
high school and college level.

Note: This class is part of a TWO YEAR COURSE which will end with a regents exam at the end of Global II
(taken in 10th grade)

What we will Study

The course will be broken into ten units of study:

Quarter 1
I. The First Civilizations, ca. 10,000 B.C.E. ca. 630 C.E.
II. Classical Societies, 600 B.C.E ca. 900 C.E
III. An Age of Expanding Connections, ca. 500 ca. 1500
Quarter 2
IV. Rise of Transregional Trade Networks
V. Political Powers and Achievements
VI. Social and Cultural Growth and Conflict
Quarter 3
VII. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty, Pre-1600
VIII. Global Interactions, ca. 1400-1750
Quarter 4
IX. Transformation of Western Europe and Russia
X. Interactions and Disruptions

What Materials you will Require

You will need a place to keep notes (composition notebook, spiral notebook or a binder with a significant amount of loose
leaf paper) and also a place to keep handouts (folder or binder). Handouts will be hole-punched. A binder is REQUIRED
for this class! Any size will work.
How you will be graded

Note: Grades are not given to you by your teacher, grades are earned by the quantity and quality of
work you do.

Your Coursework grade is broken down as follows:

25% Tests and quizzes: This will include reading checks, Mid-unit, and End-of-unit assessments. These will
general be announced. I reserve the right to give pop quizzes on reading checks.
20% Projects, Socratic Seminars, and other Long-term assignments: Each assignment will be provided with
instructions clearly outlining expectations.
20% Homework: Homework will be checked for quality and completion. Reading assignments affect your
participation grade and your effort will be reflected in your earned grade. The amount of homework will reflect
the urgency with which we complete work in class. ALL reading assignments are expected to be annotated.
We will practice this in class.
20% Class Participation: As noted earlier, history is an ongoing discussion. You are expected not only to take
good notes in class, but also to participate in the discussion by drawing on what you learned from the homework
each night. Class participation will include the following: attendance, punctuality to class, contributions to the
instruction, effort, contributions in small group activities and attentiveness in class. Inappropriate cell phone use
is deducted from participation.
15% Notebook Checks: Note-taking is an essential part of this course. You will be assessed on your organization
and completeness of notes. This will include open notebook quizzes and/or notebook collections throughout the
year. You are responsible for any notes missed.

A SPECIAL WORD ON PARTICIPATION


The work you put in at home is what prepares you to succeed in class. The habit of hastily completing homework will
result in frustration for you and your families. I promise you, if you get into this habit, your grades will suffer for it. I
expect you to come to class having done the reading well, having thought about it, and having prepared a thought or two
to say about it or ask of it. In my class, participation counts.

Excited for a great year!

Ms. Izzo

Signature: _______________________________________ Date:__________

Parent/Guardian: __________________________________ Date: _____________

Note/comment:

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