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"A primary object...should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing...than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?" George Washington
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Assignment: Research Paper Final Draft due May 8, 2012
Test: Group Test Nationalism and France A Republic
May 7/8, 2012
Mr. Varhaul 2011 Tentative Course Overview lvarhaul@hackettstown.org
World History
1st Half 2nd Half
Renaissance … Reformation Democracy in Great Britain ..French Republic
Western Monarchies and City State Czarist and Communist Russia
Overseas Empires, Russia and Prussia Spirit of Nationalism, Germany Emerges
Scientific Revolution, Age of Reason Italy is United, Austrian Empire
American and French Revolution Industrial Revolution, Spread of Imperialism
Napoleon’s Empire, Restoration of Europe World War I, World War II
Current Events Current Events
Research Assignment(s): Research Paper/Projects
Your Marking Period Grade
1st and 2nd Quarters
40%-Test/Projects 10%-Class Participation
25%-Homework 25%-Quizzes
Your Marking Period Grade- 3rd and 4th QTRs.
90%- Assessements (Including tests, quizzes, major projects)
10%- Homework, Class Preparation/Participation
YOU should contribute daily to a positive classroom environment by …
- preparing for and participating productively in all class activities
- submitting assignments on time and submitting makeup work promptly
- maintaining a notebook and student agenda
- arranging for extra help when you need it
- taking proper care of books, equipment, and materials
Be prompt Be prepared Be attentive Be respectful Be responsible
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES include… cooperative learning (problem solving, decision making, consensus building); discussion and debate; questioning; class work and homework; independent study; field trips; map work; notebook; reading and writing; research reports and presentations; simulations; role playing; speakers; vocabulary development; making historical; cultural and social connections; individual and group presentations and projects. Using… reading and writing; experiential learning; advanced technology; films; art and literature; lecture; research.
INDICATORS of STUDENT PROGRESS and GROWTH
Instruction and assessment are ongoing and mutually supportive in our classrooms. We teach for understanding and performance and assess both what students know and what they can do. As students explore content and concepts and develop skills, their efforts and accomplishments are assessed by multiple criteria such as…
Quizzes/Tests Midterms/Finals Notebooks/Journals
Reading Writing Homework
Research Presentation/Projects
Teacher observation of preparation, participation, productivity, effort
STUDENT ASSESSMENT in Social Studies Classes
At least 50% of every marking period grade is based on complex forms of assessment. No more than 50% of any midterm or final exam grade is based on recall of information.
As students explore content and concepts in individual and group activities, their efforts and accomplishments-reading, writing, research, reports, projects, presentations, field trips, posters, maps, cartoons, role playing, etc.-are evaluated on the basis of such lifelong, real-world standards as critical, creative, and complex thinking; collaborative effort and performance; information processing; preparation, participation, productivity, and effort.
Current Unit of Study- Renassiance and Reformation
Essential Questions:
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