COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for the student who likes to dig deeper and understand more. The emphasis is on student exploration of the world' s significant events, movements, people,and philosophies through independent study and presentation of findings. The student will be encouraged to dwell on areas of interest for the sake of depth, analysis, and development of student originated products. Students will be challenged to explore primary sources and write document based essays.
Week 1-6 Preclassical Period 8000BC-500BC
Toward Civilization = Introduce Paleolithic man and the migration of early hunter-gathers (show website of Journey around the World, Guns, Germs and Steel video); First Civilizations: Africa and Asia, Early Civilizations in India, China, and Olmec (Persian Chart-in UTA notebook from Summer Workshop) Themes 1-5;
(Articles from the readers book Worlds of History pg. 197 and 216; Chart on the Religions and write a paper compariing and contrasting the religions discussed in the readings): Power points from power point palooza. Moodle=Define civilization in your own words. What country would you consider uncivilized. Mapping Activities, Visual Aids
Classical Period Empires of The World 600 BC-600 AD = Greece, Persia, Rome, China, and India. Also, World Religions (Primary Sources: Pg. 69, 132; Also a Persian Chart) power points; Secondary Source; Conrad DeMarest Model of Empires-Rise and Fall. Moodle=Would you call the US a modern day Roman Empire? Mapping Activities, Visual Aids
Weeks 7-12 Postclassical Period 600-1450 AD
The Rise of Islam, Medieval Time Period, Byzantine and Orthodox Europe, Aztec and the Incas, Civilizations of Japan Korea, and Vietnam, Mongols and the Khans, and the Changing of World power = this could carry over into the third six weeks because of so much material. Graphic organizers; Soapstone for the reading on pg. 279Worlds of History book: power points; Persian charts; Ninja Turtles; Mapping Activities, Visual Aids
Weeks 13-18 Global Period 1450-1750 AD
Renaissance, Age of Exploration, Rise of Russia , Latin America, Muslim Empires, Atlantic Slave Trade (Africa and Africans), Asia in Age of Global Change. Readings from Worlds of History pgs. 546 and 559; Persian Chartscomparing Christopher Columbus and Zheng He; Readings pages 593 and 604-5; Secondary Source: "Born With a Silver Spoon The Origin of World Trade" Mapping Activities, Visual Aids
Start of Second Semester
Weeks 19-21 Industrialization and Global Integration Period 1750-1900 AD
Industrialization of the West, Imperialism and the Making of the European Global Order, Consolidation of Latin America, The OttomanEmpire Arab Heartlands, and Qing China, Industrialization of Russia and China. Persian Charts, Graphic Organizers, Primary Reading from the Worlds Of History, Secondary Readings from the Textbook, Mapping Activities, Visual Aids
Weeks 22-28 Modern Era 1900-Present
International Contacts and Conflicts( WWI, Great Depression, WWII, Cold War), THe West in the20th Century(Roaring 20s, Fall out of WII, and Culture) Russia aan Eastern Europe(Revolution and the Fall of Communism), Japan and the Pacific RimLatin America and Revolution, Decolonization and Decline of European Power, Africa and Asia Independence, War and Revolution in China and Vietnam, The 21st CenturyWorld; Trends and Prospects Persian Charts, Graphic Organizers, Power points, Mapping Activities, Primary Readings from the book Worlds of History, Secondary readings from the Textbook, Visual aids
Weeks 29-36
Reviewing period for the TAKS test (which will change to the EOC in 2013) and the AP Exam. Also, this is the time in which we will do some of the projects that we will not be able to do during the earlier part of the year.
This is an outline of what we hope to accomplish in the year. I reserve the right to skip around or change things. Also, there will be projects and other activities included in different sections.
Not alot of home work but the students are required to keep up with the material and read ahead. Also, the students are responsible for any outside readings that are assigned.
