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Course Syllabus
Course description: This course will be dedicated to the study of the histories
of Europe with intergrated perspectives from the United States, Canada, and Asia beginnning with the Enlightenment period.
Within this course students will have the opportunity to research different eras, people, events, and individual countries
as well as present.
It is important to not only to understand the historical events of the past, but to have knowledge of the other
aspects of the time period in which the events take place. Witin this course the students will be taking an indepth
look at not only political, economic, and social issues but also cultural as well.
Text(s):
Primary: (1) Western Civilization: A Brief History volume II: Since 1500 by Jackson J. Spielvogel
Secondary:
(1)The Rise of the public in Enlightenment Europe by James Van Horn Melton
(2) European Architeture 1750 - 1890 by Barry Bergdoll
(3) The Nineteenth Century
(4) The Making of the Modern Woman: Europe 1789 - 1918 by Lynn Abrams
(5) Safe among the Germans: Liberated Jews after world War II by Ruth Gay
(6) The Russian Revolution 1917 by Rex Wade
~ keep in mind that only excerpts of these text will be used
Materials:
~ notebook ( 3 ring binder is fine but not required )
~ writing untensils ( no red pens )
Course Expectations and Grading:
Journal Entries ~ Journals will be a daily occurrence, with the exception of days when there
are tests or exams, review sessions, and presentations. Each entry will be in answered to a posed question or statement
provide by the teacher in referrence to general history or a related class discussion topic. They will be graded on content,
knowlegde, and detailed support of opinion and persuasion not on length of the entry. Time will be taken to do this at the
beginning of each class period.
Readings ~ Reading is a part of History and there will be healthy amounts of it every day.
Students will need to read or they will not be able to keep up with the class discussions, journals, homework, etc.
Homework ~ Will not be given everyday, but when felt needed. Reading is not considered homework.
Homework is practice, therefore will be given at the discretion of the teacher when it is needed.
Projects and Presentations ~ There will be a group project and presentation for every
unit covered in the class, 8 in all. The topics will vary within each unit of study. More indepth details, instructions, and
directions will be given out at the begining of each unit.
Papers ~ Papers are separate from projects. Essays are a must in today's education and
so essays will be given sparatically throughout the term.
History of the Day ~ the students will be responsible for teaching the class about each day
in history. Students during the first week of class will sign up for a certain number of days in which they will research.
When that date of the year comes up thye must be ready to teach the class what happened on that day in history. Each student
will recieve 4 or 5 days.
Tests: Will be given after each unit
Exams: Will be given after the 4th and 8th Unit.
Grade Break down of total grade:
Journals:10%
Readings:10%
Homework:10%
Projects/ Presentations:30%
Papers:10%
Tests:15%
Exams:15%
Course Schedule (tentative):
Week 1 (Sept.8 - 10) ~ Introduction and Timeline Project
Week 2 (Sept.13 - 17) ~ Unit 1
Week 3 (Sept.20 - 24) ~ Unit 1
Week 4 (Sept.27 - Oct. 1) ~ Unit 1
Week 5 (Oct.4 - 8) ~ Project
Week 6 (Oct.11 - 15) ~ Unit 2
Week 7 (Oct.18 - 22) ~ Unit 2
Week 8 (Oct.25 - 29) ~ Unit 2
Week 9 (Nov.1 - 5) ~ Project
Week 10 (Nov.8 - 12) ~ Unit 3
Week 11 (Nov. 15 - 19) ~ Unit 3
Week 12 (Nov. 22 & 23) ~ Unit 3
Week 13 (Nov. 29 - Dec. 3) ~ Project
Week 14 (Dec.6 - 10) ~ Unit 4
Week 15 (Dec.13 - 17) ~ Unit 4
Week 16 (Dec.20 -22) ~ Unit 4
Week 17 Winter recess
Week 18 (Jan.3 - 7) ~ Project
Week 19 (Jan. 10 - 14) ~ Review and Unit 1-4 Exam
Week 20 (Jan. 17 - 21) ~ Presentations and Review
Week 21 (Jan. 24-28) ~ Regent Exams
Week 22 (Jan. 31- Feb. 4) ~ Unit 5
Week 23 (Feb. 7-11) ~ Unit 5
Week 24 (Feb. 14-17) ~ Unit 5
Week 25 (Feb. 22-25) ~ Project
Week 26 (Feb. 28 - March 4) ~ Unit 6
Week 27 (March 7-11) ~ Unit 6
Week 28 (March 14-18) ~ Unit 6
Week 29 (March 21-25) ~ Unit 6
Week 30 (March 28 - April 1) ~ Project
Week 31 ( April 4-8) ~ Unit 7
Week 32 (April 11-15) ~ Unit 7
Week 33 (April 18-22) ~ Unit 7
Week 34 (April 25-29) ~ Project
Week 35 (May 2-6) ~ Unit 8
Week 36 (May 9-13) ~ Unit 8
Week 37 (May 16-20) ~ Unit 8
Week 38 (May 23-27) ~ Project
Week 39 (June 1-3) ~ Review Unit 5-8 Exam and Research
Paper
Week 40 (June 6-10) ~ Research paper
Week 41 (June 13-17) ~ Review and Regents Exams
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