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What is the purpose of this course?
What is the purpose of this course?
This course will examine the modern world from a variety of historical and cultural perspectives. Major themes such as nationalism, modernism, revolution and mass movements will be examined. The five basic themes of geography will also be emphasized throughout the course. This course will also allow students to investigate the historical roots of contemporary issues found in the realms of politics, economics, the media, popular culture, education, and race and gender issues.
To summarize, our focus in this class is simple: To understand how the world got to be this way, and what you can do to make it a better place.
Contemporary International Studies Syllabus 2019-20What will we be learning in this class?
What will we be learning in this class?
We have identified 19 essential learning goals for this class.
Unit 1: An introduction to CIS and Civic Online Reasoning
Know how to find, organize, evaluate, and interpret information from a variety of credible sources. (M.P2.3)
Critique the use of reasoning, sequence, and supporting details in creating a claim and the subsequent evidence used to support a claim for credibility. (M.P3.4)
Use various technologies and skills to complete a rigorous analysis of sources and application of information from those sources. (C3.5ES)
Unit 2: Origins of the Contemporary World: The Cold War
Analyze the causes and consequences of major Cold War conflicts (M.W7.2.4)
Analyze the impact of changes in global balances of military, political, economic, and technological power during the Cold War. (M.W7.1.1)
Analyze historical sources or primary sources paying attention to the wider historical context in order to choose sources that are relevant and credible. (C3.3HSE)
Unit 3: The Shaping of Modern Asia
Evaluate the causes and consequences of revolutionary and independence movements in Asia, including nationalism and the nation-state (M.W6.2.2, M.W7.2.5)
Describe the state-organized efforts to expand power and the role of resistance movements against such efforts. (M.W7.1.1)
Evaluate the context within events unfolded in order to see how a change in one area of life relates to change in other areas. (C3.1CCC)
Unit 4: The Shaping of the Middle East
Evaluate the causes and consequences of the revolutionary and independence movements in the Middle East (M.W7.2.5)
Compare and contrast the nature, extent, and impact of modern warfare with warfare in the previous eras, including the roles of ideology, technology, and civilians. (M.W7.1.2)
Explain how our understanding of history is affected by the perspective of multiple points of view. (C3.2P)
Unit 5: The Shaping of Africa
Evaluate the causes and legacy of imperialism in Africa including the causes and consequences of revolutionary and independence movements (M.W6.2.4, M.W7.2.5)
Case Study of Genocide: Analyze the development, enactment, and consequences of, as well as the international response to the Rwandan Genocide. (M.W7.2.6)
Using evidence and reasoning, draw conclusions about probable causes and effects, recognizing that they are multiple and complex (C3.4CA)
Unit 6: The Shaping of Latin America
Evaluate the causes and consequences of revolutionary and independence movements, including the effects of political revolutions. (M.W6.2.1, M.W7.2.5)
Describe the restructuring of political and economic relationships within Latin American countries, including the struggle between authoritarian movements and democracy. (M.W7.1.1)
Explain how our understanding of history is affected by the perspective of multiple points of view. (C3.2P)
Unit 7: Pulling it all together
Investigate a question about contemporary global issues, focusing on themes like population, resources, global interactions, and conflict, cooperation and security. (MI.W.CG)
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