World History

Instructor: Mrs. Morrison

Classroom: B70
Email: mmorrison@ctemc.org
Website: http://mrsmorrisonhistory.weebly.com

Textbook & Document Readers
A Heritage of World Civilizations, Combined Volume
Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader.

Required Daily Materials
Three ring loose-leaf binder with paper that can be shared with another subject
Pen or Pencil
Assigned homework completed on a separate sheet of paper and ready to hand in

Curriculum Map
The following table provides an overview of the chapters and concepts that will be reviewed by the
end of each term in preparation for the midterm and final exams:

Semester I Units to be completed for Midterm Exam
Chapter 12 Early Middle Ages in the West to 1000: The Birth of Europe
Chapter 13 The Islamic Heartlands and India
A. Chapter 11: The Formation of the Islamic Civilization
B. Chapter 22: The Last Great Islamic Empires (1500-1800)
Chapter 15 &
16
Europe to the Early 1500s
Chapter 18 Conquest and Exploration: The Development of the Transatlantic Economy
A. Chapter 17: Africa (1000-1800)
Chapter 19 East Asia in the Later Traditional Era
Chapter 20 European State Building and Worldwide Conflict
A. Chapter 21: European Society Under the Old Regime (pp. 458-464)
Semester 2 Units to be completed for Final Exam
Chapter 23 The Age of European Enlightenment
Chapter 24 Revolutions in the Transatlantic World
Chapter 21 Industrialization: European Society Under the Old Regime (p. 464-474)
A. Chapter 26: Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society, 1815-1914
Chapter 25 Political Consolidation in Nineteenth-Century Europe and North America 1814-1850
A. Chapter 27: Latin America from Independence to the 1940s
Chapter 28 India, The Islamic Heartlands, and Africa: The Encounter with the Modern West
(1800-1945)
Chapter 29 Modern East Asia
Chapter 30 Imperialism and World War I











Grading
Type of Assessment Weight

Major Assignments: Chapter/ Unit Tests, Presentations, 60%
Major Writing/Class Projects

Minor Assignments: Minor Writing/ Class Projects, 30%
Quizzes & Chapter Tests

Homework and Class Participation: 10%


Late Policy
We believe that all work should be handed in on time. Late work has the potential to affect the
overall grade in all classes if work is significantly late or not submitted.

Minor Assignments:
o Full Credit - Submitted on time and well done
o Late - Deduction of approximately 8-10% per day. If work is not submitted, a grade
of zero will be assigned. If necessary to demonstrate course proficiency, the student
will still be required to submit an acceptable product.
o Zero - not handed in at all

Major Assignments:
o Full Credit - Submitted on time and well done
o Late - Deduction of approximately 8-10% per day. If work is not submitted, a grade
of zero will be assigned. If necessary to demonstrate course proficiency, the student
will still be required to submit an acceptable product.

Academic Integrity: Plagiarism is defined as the unauthorized use, and possibly authorized
use if you copy someones homework, or close imitation of the language and thoughts of
another author and representation of them as ones own original work, without crediting the
author (Dictionary.com). Got the idea? Personal honor and integrity are a precious and
important part of ones character. It is expected that you do your own work at all times as
outlined in the HTHS Student Handbook.

Absenteeism
When you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what youve missed. If absent on the day
of a test or quiz, you will be expected to make it up on the day of your return.

Classroom Values
Please Be On Time.
Participate.
Be the best you can be!
Act respectfully.
Be courteous.
Lead by example.
Act responsibly.
Every student has the right to an education.