MELBA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 136

MELBA HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Subject Area: World History

Course Title: World History

Course Length: Semester

Grade Level: 10

Major Concepts:

We will be studying World History from a Western Civilization perspective. The areas to be covered include: Early Civilizations, Greeks and Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Scientific Age, Age of Revolutions.

Content:

• Course activities will include: Reading from text and answering questions, daily notes, group work, projects, videos, and writing essays.
• Grades are calculated on a point system. Students need to stay current. It is possible to get so far behind it is impossible to catch up.
• If work is late or incomplete students will lose points. This will cause their grade to be lower. All work must be legible or it will not be accepted.

Intended Outcomes:

• Master a broad range of historical knowledge
• Demonstrate an understanding of historical chronology.
• Use critical thinking skills: Analyze, interpret, evaluate, compare and contrast, cause and effect.
• Recognize and understand bias and propaganda.
• Utilize graphs, pictures, cartoons, and maps to produce original thought.
• Use historical data to support a position in a written essay.
• Use technology to enhance learning opportunities.
• Learn to be a problem solver.

Grading:

• Daily assignments -15%
• Projects -10%
• Group Work -10%
• Quizzes -10%
• Notebook - 5%
• Test -50%
• Total -100%