9th Grade History
Lars Hansen Room106/119
Loy Jayne Room 123
Nate Moffett Room 115
Bret Rodgers Room 125
Course Description and Content
History 9 studies and analyzes the political, social, economic, cultural and religious development of Europe from the Renaissance through the dawning of the Modern Age [c.1400-1815] in order to gain an understanding of the foundations of the Modern World. History 9’s specific focus on ‘revolution and change’ and ‘the impact of ideas’ addresses the destruction of Medieval Europe due to the repercussions of the Renaissance’s revival of Classical Humanism, the emergence of independent nations and states, the development of a world capitalist economy, the dawn of an interconnected global society, and the rise of the Age of Enlightenment and its impact on liberal revolutions in Europe and around the world.
Timeline of Study Topics
1st Semester
a. Medieval Europe Overview
b. The Renaissance Period
c. A Century of Change
i. Reformation
ii. Scientific Revolution
iii. 1st Global Age/Age of Exploration
2nd Semester
a. Age of Absolutism
b. Enlightenment
c. French Revolution
Resources
● History 9 Sourcebook (to be provided hardcopy and online)
● Skills Handbook (to be provided online)
● Text: World: History and Geography Modern Times, Spielvogel
Assessing/Grading:
Final grades for each semester will be based on the semester’s coursework (80%) and the semester final (20%). The semester coursework will be divided into the following categories and weights:
● Formative/Minor Assessments (40%)
These include, but are not limited to, in-class assignments, quizzes, personal responses, in-class essays, oral discussions, etc.
● Summative/Major Assessments (60%)
These include, but are not limited to, formal essays, tests, oral presentations, major projects, etc.
Important School and Class Policies
Attendance Policies and Procedures
Absences:
Please refer to the High School Student Handbook for the official school policy. Please understand that excessive absences typically have a negative effect on grades. When a student is absent, it is their responsibility to collect work/notes they have missed, as well as turn in work that was collected during the absence.
Absences during tests, quizzes and project due dates:
If a student is absent on the day of a test or quiz, students should arrange to make up the test or quiz within one week. Projects are expected to be turned in on the assigned due date, even if the student is absent. Arrangements should be made by the absent student to turn in the project on time. Extreme circumstances will be taken into consideration.
Tardies:
Please refer to the High School Student Handbook for the official school policy. Please understand that tardies are disruptive to the entire class. Students who are regularly tardy will be referred to the office. Students are expected to make every effort to be in class on time.
Late Assignments
Late work will be reduced 10% per day (not per class) up to 5 days, at which point accepting and scoring the assignment will be up to the discretion of the teacher.
No late work will be accepted without the appropriate “Late Work Form” filled out properly. This form will be available on the Edmodo and/or Google class group.
To avoid most issues with late work, always email everything to yourself or save assignments to your Google Drive.
Student Expectations
· Students are expected to participate and give full effort in class and on assignments.
· Students are expected to respect the right of all students to learn and the teacher to present the lesson.
· Students are expected to respect the classroom and all materials.
· Students are expected to follow the DAA honor code that forbids plagiarism. As defined in the DAA student handbook, plagiarism is:
“submitting words or ideas that are not your own without acknowledging the original author. This includes copying another student’s paper...or assignment in whole or in part and submitting it as your own to a teacher or examiner. A superficial change of wording, structure, or conclusion in not sufficient to turn aside a charge of plagiarism.”
In the instance of copying, each student will receive a 0 on the assignment and an email will be sent to parents. For subsequent offences and further clarification, please refer to the HS handbook.