M/J Research 3- 1700020- not offered this year- try back next year :-)

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in the research process with an emphasis on data collection and analysis.

The following is a suggested pacing is a guide for the year. Please see your child's assignment chart for the most accurate reflection of the day's assignments.

Pacing Guide

Quarter 1:

    • IGCSE work: World War I

  • IGCSE work: Cold War (switched with Events in Gulf)

  • IGCSE work: Events in Gulf- 1920-2000

    • History Fair: begin

Quarter 2:

  • IGCSE work: Events in Gulf- 1920-2000 (complete)

    • History Fair: complete

Quarter 3:

    • IGCSE work: USA 1919- 1941

Quarter 4:

    • IGCSE work: Civil War

Useful websites:

Cambridge IGCSE- History (0470)

Jinks Middle School is a Pre-AICE Honors Program is an advanced program for academically talented middle school students. The Pre-AICE Honors Program curriculum is an innovative and accelerated method of study that provides rigor and relevance in preparation for a series of comprehensive examinations taken by students at the end of their 8th grade year. During the year, all students in Advanced US History will study select subjects covered in the Cambridge IGCSE History 0470 syllabus. Beginning in the second semester, selected students will begin to prepare for the three part IGCSE History assessment that will be administered in May 2015. More information will be given at a later date.

The following is taken from the Cambridge IGCSE History website, http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-history-0470/

The Cambridge IGCSE History syllabus looks at some of the major international issues of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as covering the history of particular regions in more depth. The emphasis is on both historical knowledge and on the skills required for historical research.

Learners develop an understanding of the nature of cause and effect, continuity and change, similarity and difference and find out how to use and understand historical evidence as part of their studies. Cambridge IGCSE History will stimulate any learner already interested in the past, providing a basis for further study, and also encouraging a lifelong interest in the subject.

Please view the syllabus for Cambridge IGCSE- History (0470): http://www.cie.org.uk/images/128388-2015-syllabus.pdf

Required Class Materials:

Supplies needed:

  • Loose leaf notebook paper

  • Pen(s) – blue or black ONLY

  • Pencil(s)- #2

  • Folder with 3 prongs and 2 pockets

  • Spiral notebook (2- 70 page or 1- 3 or 5 subject) In lieu of a folder & spiral you may use a binder with tabs-must be designated for Research 3.

  • Extras that are not required but will be used in the classroom: glue, ruler, colored pencils/ markers

Grading:

Eighty percent of assignments assessed will be Summative assessments and twenty percent of assignments assessed will be Formative assessments

Grade Breakdown on Focus:

60%= Project - to include but not limited to: History Fair project, IGCSE projects, videos, PowerPoints, posters- Summative Assessment(s)

20%= Performance- Essays, Tests - Summative Assessment(s)

20%= Daily Benchmark Assessment: to include but not limited to: Classwork - Document Based Questions, and Florida Standards work and Homework- KIM and IGCSE/Cambridge work- Formative Assessment(s)