Syllabus

Course Description

Students will study World Civilizations to uncover trends from prehistory to present day. Students will learn what defines civilizations and how geography played a factor in the exchanges, expansion, and formation among and between them. Students will inquire about the various social hierarchies of world civilizations and the changes and continuities of social systems. Students will learn about ancient and classical civilizations and explore their enduring cultural, intellectual, and technological influences. Students will learn about how increased global interactions led to transformations among and between world civilizations. Students will inquire into the development of world civilizations past and present and the connections between Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Students will continue to explore how these global interactions and exchanges led to cultural, intellectual, and technological advances that have continued to increase societies’ global interconnectedness with one another.

Materials Needed

Each student will need to provide these: 1 Composition Book, Pencils

Will be used almost daily, I have a limited classroom supply: Highlighters, Colored Pencils

I have a limited classroom supply, your child may want to have their own: Scissors, Glue/Glue Stick(s)

I have many but if your child wants to choose his/her own color/style, please provide for them: 1” 3-Ring Binder

If you have the ability and would like to donate any of the above items to my classroom, that would be much appreciated!

Here are some other things that will be used frequently throughout the year:

Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, Notebook Filler Paper, Sticky Notes, Scotch Tape


Curriculum

***Please note that this year we have new standards. We will be working to incorporate them and adjust them as needed for the academic success of students.

Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the organization and transformation(s) of world civilizations to 550.

Standard 2: Demonstrate an understanding of the increased global interactions among humans from the end of the classical era to the invention of the printing press (i.e., 550–1450).

Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the development of the Atlantic World from the invention of the printing press to the Industrial Revolution (i.e., 1450–1760).

Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of how increased global exchanges promoted revolution from 1760 to the beginning of the 20th Century.

Standard 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the development of global interdependence from 1920 to the present.

Grading Policies

Major Assessments—50% of Quarter Grade

Benchmark Test = 5 %

Projects, major writing assignments, unit tests = 45%

Minor Assessments—50% of Quarter Grade

Quizzes, Journals, Classwork, Homework

  • Homework will be graded collectively per quarter. Everyone will begin with a 100% in homework, they will lose 5% each time they do not turn homework in.

*The teacher will monitor and adjust classroom procedures and schedule as needed. For specific course objectives and standards, please visit the South Carolina Department of Education at www.ed.sc.gov.