World History Honors Mr.

Balser Spring 2014

The study of World History covers a broad spectrum of topics. These topics include Prehistory and the first humans, ancient civilizations, and some present-day material. Patters of culture, politics, religion, and geography are included in the study of these areas. The course will culminate with a comprehensive final exam, which is used to gauge student mastery of the sub ect matter of World History as set forth in the !orth "arolina #tandard "ourse of #tudy $!"#"#%. Grading& 'rading for World History will consist of the following areas& (. Tests and Pro ects ) **+ ,. -uizzes, Homewor., "lass wor. ) /*+ /. 0ttendance as outlined by the district (1+ 2. "omprehensive 3inal 4xam ) ,1+ of final semester grade in the course. 0t this point, all students will be re5uired to ta.e the final exam. 6f this rule is changed by the state, students will be notified at a later time. Materials Needed& The following materials are necessary for this class& (. !oteboo. ) / ring binder and loose leaf paper or spiral-bound noteboo.. This needs to be for this class only as noteboo. chec.s will be done periodically, which re5uire the students to leave their noteboo.s with me. ,. ( poc.et folder /. Pens7Pencils 2. 0 pac. of colored pencils or a pac. of mar.ers *. Textboo. ) 0 classroom set will be provided and will be available for chec.out when necessary. Class Rules& (. Be on time8 This includes being in assigned seats when the tardy bell rings. ,. Come prepared with all materials and completed wor.. /. Raise your hand prior to spea.ing. 2. Be respectful to everyone in the classroom at all times. 4ach person9s opinions and thought on matters are important so treat them as you would li.e to be treated. *. No electronic devices. This includes, but is not limited to the following& iPods, cell phones, gaming devices, cd players, pda devices, cameras, etc. They will be confiscated if seen or heard. :. Turn in all work on the day it is due. ;ne day late will result in a maximum grade of a *1+. <eyond that the grade assigned for failing to turn in an assignment will be 1+. 4xcused absences will be wor.ed around= unexcused absences will not. >. No talking or using electronic devices during tests. The only assumption 6 can ma.e if this occurs is that the students are cheating and the test will be collected and assigned a grade of 1+

?. Participate and never, ever be afraid to as. 5uestions or state and opinion. M !"#$P P%&'C( <eing absent sometimes cannot be avoided. However, ma.ing up the wor. missed is essential. 6t is your ob as a student to get your missed wor.. The following are some specifics you need to be aware of& Tests& 6f you miss a test you are expected to ma.e it up the day of your return to school. 6f you fail to get it made up before the next test is given, a grade of zero will automatically be given. )omework& Homewor. will be assigned occasionally, but may not necessarily be graded. Homewor. is time for you to have more practice $if needed% on what you have learned in class. While not all students re5uire the same amount of practice ) 0@@ students benefit from doing some of the homewor.. Contact Me* The easiest way to contact me is through e-mail. Ay email address is douglas.balserBsto.es..(,.nc.us 6 will usually be able to respond within a ,2-hour period. Cou may also leave me a voicemail message by calling the school at $//:% DD2-,DD*. 6 will again do my best to respond within a ,2-hour period. Power +chool* The best way to .eep up with your student9s performance is with the Power #chool grades program. This is an online gradeboo. that will allow you to see a grade for every assignment. 'rades will be entered within one wee. of an assignment being completed and turned in. Eero9s will be entered for any missing or late assignment, and changed once the wor. is completed. Parents and +tudents* Please read the following statement and sign, date, and include contact information. Please return this sheet to me after signing and dating it. ' have read this course overview in its entirety and understand what is e,pected of the student and what the parents can e,pect from this class. Parent7'uardian FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Gate FFFFFFFFFF #tudent FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Gate FFFFFFFFFF Parent7'uardian "ontact 6nformation& Phone& Home FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF "ell FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Parents, 6 also li.e to .eep you informed as much as possible via email. Hsing email is a very 5uic. and effective tool that can be used for open communication. Please provide below the email address you would li.e for me to use. 4A06@ address& $please print clearly%

Corrections and +tudent ccounta-ility #outh #to.es High #chool Ar. <alser
P)'&%+%P)(* 0 student cannot be considered to have mastered and learned the information until they have completely and introspectively considered what they got wrong and why. Therefore, no evaluation is considered complete until the student has corrected it to the instructor9s satisfaction. C%RR"CT'%N+ PR%C".$R"* #tudents will be given five school days to complete the test corrections. 0ll corrections must be in complete sentences and hand-written. The correction will consist of the test 5uestion rewritten in a complete sentence with the correct answer in place. 6n addition, you will include two facts that support the correct answer or give added pertinent information. 0 source $text I page% will be re5uired. 0 minimum amount of words for each 5uestion will be re5uired. 0 ";JJ4"T6;! #H;H@G <4 A;J4 6! G4PTH TH0! TH4 J4-H6J4G 0!#W4J T; TH4 T4#T88 #tudents will be allowed to do test corrections for any test the first D Wee.s. 6n the second nine-wee.s they will only be able to do test corrections on , tests. T"+T GR ."+* "orrected scores will be determined in the following manner& doing corrections you can regain *1+ of the missed points. Therefore, if you were twenty points shy of (11 $made an ?1% you can regain ten of those points and boost your grade up to a D1. 6f you do corrections, the lowest test grade you can ma.e is a >1. However, to earn points for corrections, they must be done thoroughly and completely. 6ncomplete, incorrect or illegible test corrections will not be accepted. <y using this method 6 can be certain that you .now the material $my ob% and you can ma.e the best grade possible $your ob%. KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK #tudents and Parents7'uardians& Please sign, detach and return the following. Please .eep the above information some place easily found for reference.

6 have read and understand the e,pectations of this class as well as the corrections and accounta-ility. student signature date parent/guardian signature date