2017 World History
Coach Skelton
bskelton@mauryk12.org
Textbook…
“World History and Geography” by McGraw Hill
3 Main R’s of World History Class…
Be Ready
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Graded Assessments
40% of grade will be Summative Assessments (each summative assessment will cover multiple topics in a unit).
25% of grade will be the 9 Weeks’ Exam
25% of grade will be Formative Assessments (1 formative assessment will be given over each topic).
10% of grade will be daily grades acquire through various announced assignments. All daily work will not be graded but all daily work will prepare you for Formative and Summative Assessments.
Daily Procedures…
Be seated before the bell and working on daily bell ringer as class begins.
If you were absent, check folders on the front table for assignments.
Devices will be allowed when involved with a class assignment. Otherwise devices needed to be stored away.
This class will be a combination of direct instruction, individual work, and collaboration. Listen to whoever has the floor whether student or teacher. Keep conversations on task during collaboration activities.
You are responsible for completing any work that is assigned in class before coming to class the next day.
Units that will be Covered in World History
Unit 1: Conflict and Absolutism in Europe, The Enlightenment and Revolutions, The French Revolution and Napoleon
Unit 2: Industrialization and Nationalism, Mass Society and Democracy.
Unit 3: The Reach of Imperialism, World War 1
Unit 4: The West Between The Wars, Nationalism Around the World
Unit 5: World War II and the Holocaust
Unit 6: The Cold War, Independence and Nationalism in the Developing World
Unit 7: Life During the Cold War, A New Era Begins
Unit 8: Contemporary Global Issues