World Civilization B Syllabus
Course Description: World Civilization is a class that focuses on the political, social, economic, intellectual, diplomatic, and cultural impact of European developments throughout various time periods of history. This course will begin with the Renaissance and end with current day events.
Prerequisites: Integrated Social Studies A/B
Materials: Binder with divided sections and pockets/folders (we will be keeping a notebook/folder as a grade). Writing utensil of choice.
Class rules & procedures: The following is the law of the realm for our class; teacher and students will abide by the following:
1) Be respectful and courteous to everyone in class, to those in the neighboring classes & to anyone that comes our way!
2) Be prepared & be on time!
3) Keep the class a learning environment: no food, drinks, or non-class related items (make-up/grooming equipment, pictures, letters, etc)
4) Avoid at all times the appearance that you could be sleeping or “resting” (remain conscious & coherent)
Some procedures:
1) Bellwork be in your seat and doing it when the bell rings
2) Turn in “stuff” in the top tray in the section for your class
3) Middle tray is for you when you miss- you should find what you need there
Grading Policy: Your grade will be determined by the number of points you earn through assignments, projects, papers, quizzes, tests & journal activities (bellwork, Cartoon Friday, learning logs, etc) . These will vary in value according to length, difficulty, and etc. typically range in value from 20 –200 points. These will go into 3 main categories journal activities(15%), Tests/Assessments(40 %) and Assignments/Projects (35%) Late Work: Can be made up outside of class (tutoring, RTI Period & before/after schools w/me) Must be done within 1 week and yes a 10% deduction for each day late. You also have 100 points of “No grades” you can utilize throughout the class– Yes, you will still have to do the assignment to get the “no grade.”
Course Outline
· Unit 1- Imperialism 1 week
Program of Studies
o 2.14: Students understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism (Motives), Gandhi, Monroe doctrine
o 2.15: Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism (Motives), Monroe doctrine
o 2.16: Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism, Gandhi, Monroe doctrine
o 2.17: Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism, Gandhi, Boer War
o 2.18: Students understand economic principles and are able to make economic decisions that have consequences in daily living.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism (Motives), Colonization
o 2.19: Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism in Africa, Asia, Latin America
o 2.20: Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Imperialism in Asia (British in India, U.S. in Philippines), Imperialism in Africa (British in Egypt and South Africa, Henry Stanley, David Livingstone, Boer War, Cecil Rhodes), Imperialism in Latin America (Mexican Revolution, South American Revolts-Bolivar, Monroe doctrine)
Speaking/Listening
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
Resources/Activities
- Geography Skills - Unitedstreaming.com
- Vocabulary (Crossword, Pictionary, Word Search) - Chapter Worksheets
- Profiles in History- Biography - Group Project- Regional Imperialism
- Unit Exam- Informative Essay Rubric - Political Cartoons
- Informative Reading w/ Writing and Reading Essay Rubric - 11-12.1: Discussion Questions (Speaking/Listening Rubric)
· Unit 2-World War I/Russian Revolution 2 weeks
Program of Studies
o 2.14: Students understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes (Nationalism), Fourteen Points, Treaty of Versailles (Reparations), League of Nations
o 2.15: Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes (Militarism, Alliances), Propaganda, Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram, Nicholas II, Rasputin, Lenin-Communism, Big Four Allied Leaders, Fourteen Points, League of Nations
o 2.16: Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes (Nationalism), Propaganda
o 2.17: Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes (Nationalism), Balkan Powderkeg
o 2.18: Students understand economic principles and are able to make economic decisions that have consequences in daily living.
§ Topics to be Covered
· WWI Causes (Imperialism), Costs of War, Treaty of Versailles (Reparations)
o 2.19: Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)
o 2.20: Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.
· Topics to be Covered
§ WWI Causes, Assassination at Sarajevo, Schlieffen Plan, Technological Innovations, Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram, Russian Revolution of 1905, March Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution, Lenin
Speaking/Listening
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.3Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Resources/Activities
- Geography Skills - Graphic Organizer
- Chapter Worksheets - Vocabulary (Crossword, Pictionary, Word Search)
- Profiles in History- Biography - Unitedstreaming.com
- World War I Interest Differentiation Project
- Unit Exam- Argumentative Essay w/ Writing Standards Rubric
· Unit 3- Totalitarianism 1 week
Program of Studies
o 2.14: Students understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· United Nations, New Deal
o 2.15: Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Kellogg-Briand Pact, New Deal, Totalitarian state, Fascism, Mussolini, Stalin, Franco, Hitler (Nazi Party), United Nations
o 2.16: Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Jews
o 2.17: Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Nazi Party, Jews, Radio, Motion Picture, New Deal
o 2.18: Students understand economic principles and are able to make economic decisions that have consequences in daily living.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Weak German economy, inflation, Causes of Great Depression, New Deal, Soviet Five Year Plan
o 2.19: Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Great Depression, Type of Government
o 2.20: Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Uneasy Peace (Ineffective League of Nations, Weak German economy, Inflation, Dawes Plan), Great Depression, New Deal
Resources/Activities
- Geography Skills - Graphic Organizers
- Chapter Worksheets - Unitedstreaming.com
- Vocabulary (Crossword, Pictionary, Word Search) - Profiles in History- Biography
- Informative Reading w/ Writing and Reading Essay Rubric
- Unit Exam- Informative Essay w/ Writing Standards Rubric
Speaking/Listening
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
· Unit 4- World War II 2 weeks
Program of Studies
o 2.14: Students understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Hitler and Nazi Germany, Holocaust and genocide (Hitler’s Final Solution for Jews, Nazi death camps), Mobilization of Homefront , United Nations, Nuremberg Trials
o 2.15: Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Hitler and Nazi Germany, Munich Conference and appeasement, Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact , Axis Alliance, Lend-Lease Act, Atlantic Charter, Yalta Conference and Big Three: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
o 2.16: Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Holocaust and genocide (Hitler’s Final Solution for Jews, Nazi death camps), United Nations, Mobilization of Homefront
o 2.17: Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Holocaust and genocide (Hitler’s Final Solution for Jews, Nazi death camps), Atomic bombings of Japan, Mobilization of Homefront
o 2.18: Students understand economic principles and are able to make economic decisions that have consequences in daily living.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Lend-Lease Act, Mobilization of Homefront
o 2.19: Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Allies’ Campaigns in North Africa and Italy, Japanese invasion of Manchuria, island hopping strategy
o 2.20: Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.
§ Topics to be Covered
· Paths to war (Hitler and Nazi Germany, Axis Alliance, Anschluss, Munich Conference and appeasement, Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact,); Europe at War (Invasion of Poland, blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, Lend-Lease Act , Atlantic Charter, Mobilization of Homefront, Invasion of Soviet Union and Stalingrad, Allies’ Campaigns in North Africa and Italy, Operation Overlord and D-Day, Battle of the Bulge; V-E Day); War in Pacific and Asia (Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, island hopping strategy, Atomic bombings of Japan); Aftermath of War (Yalta Conference and Big Three: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, Nuremberg Trials, United Nations); Holocaust and genocide (Hitler’s Final Solution for Jews, Nazi death camps)
Resources/Activities
- Geography Skills - Timeline
- Chapter Worksheets - Graphic Organizers
- Profiles in History- Biography - Unitedstreaming videos
- Primary Source Documents - Vocabulary (Crossword, Pictionary, Word Search)
- Unit Exam- Argumentative Essay w/ Writing Standards Rubric
Speaking/Listening
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
· Unit 5- Cold War 2 weeks
Program of Studies
o 2.14: Students understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
§ Topics to be Covered
o 2.15: Students can accurately describe various forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
§ Topics to be Covered
o 2.16: Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
§ Topics to be Covered
o 2.17: Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.