Honors World History Student and Parent Manual Spring 2014 Spring 2014 | Page 4

COURSE DESCRIPTION
History, literature, art, music, and philosophy will be integrated into a course of study designed to
give students an understanding of world history and culture from the earliest origins of human
development through contemporary times. This course will explore aspects of world history other
than Western, which will shed light on our global inheritance. At the start of a new century, it is
clear that world events affect us in Cobb County. Students must know and understand our cultural
and historical heritage to live in the present and to prepare for the future. This course is designed
for gifted and honors students.
COURSE SCHEDULE
The following is a brief outline of the units to be studied in Honors World History. Each unit will
include reading quizzes and a project and/or unit test for the final assessment.
UNIT TOPICS
UNIT

1

World History: Patterns of Interaction
published by McDougal Littell

CHAPTERS

STATE
STANDARDS

1–7

SSWH 1 - 3

Neolithic Revolution to Asian, African, and European Ancient Civilizations (c. 10,000 BCE - 700 CE)

TENTATIVE
DATES

Jan 7 – Feb 7

**Summer Break Reading In-Class Assignment ~ Thursday, August 29, 2013**

2

World Religions, European Middle Ages, Asian and African Empires (500 - 1500)

8 – 16

SSWH 4 - 7

Feb 10 – Mar 8

3

Latin American Empires, Renaissance, Muslim Empires,
and Age of Exploration (500 - 1800)

16 – 20

SSWH 8 - 12

Mar 10 – 31

4

Absolutism to Revolution, Industrialism, and the Race for
Empire (1500 - 1914)

21 – 28

SSWH 13 - 15

Apr 7 – 23

5

Nationalism, Unification, WWI, Dictators, WWII, & Perspectives on the Present (1800 - Present)

SSWH 16 - 21

Apr 24 – May 19

SSWH 1 - 21

May 20 & 21

24 Sec. 3
29 – 36

Comprehensive Final

1 – 36

GRADING POLICY
There are many standards to be accomplished in this class. As a result, grades will be based on a
variety of assignments. The categories are as follows:
U n i t

T e s t s

35%

Projects & Writing Assessments

25%

Q u i z z e s

15%

H o m e w o r k
F i n a l

&

P r i m a r y

S o u r c e s

10%

E x a m

All assignments will be graded using the following scale:
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 74 - 79

15%

D = 70 - 73

F = 0 - 69

Make-up work is the responsibility of the student. Students need to request all make-up work on
the day they return from an EXCUSED absence. Students have 5 days to make-up assessments
and turn in missed work.
Review sessions will be held a day or two before any test. Check the blog for review session times.

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See the Social Studies Department schedule posted in my classroom for make-up days.