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Instructors:
Laurie Ainsworth Email
and
Philip Herner Email
Textbook: A History of the
Modern World by R. Palmer and J. Colton
Course of Study
European History 1890-1980
| Unit I (10 days) |
Imperialism (1870-1914) |
| Unit II (15 days) |
Russia (Nicolas II - 1917) |
| Unit III (10 days) |
World War I (1914-1918) |
| Unit IV (10 days) |
The Inter-war Years (1919-1939) |
| Unit V (25 days) |
The Rise of Totalitarianism (Italy, Germany, Russia)
(1919-1939) |
| Unit VI (15 days) |
World War II (1939-1945) |
During the first semester students will continue preparation
for Papers 1 and 3 and begin preparation for Paper 2. At
the end of the second semester they will take the IB History
Examination which includes: Paper 1 ( document based analysis),
Paper 2 ( 2 essays one on The USSR under Stalin (1924-1941)
and one on The Cold War (1960-1979) and Paper 3 (3 essays
selected from topics studied during the junior and senior
year). These three papers make up 80% of the IB European
History Assessment.
Objectives
Students will be expected to:
-analyze primary and secondary source documents
-synthesize and draw conclusions from historical
evidence
-Read and interpret a variety of texts
-Listen attentively
-Discuss effectively
-Ask pertinent thoughtful questions
-Write critical, analytical and thematic essays
-Lead seminar discussions
-Use maps graphs and other data to make inferences
-Conduct research and complete a Historical
Investigation
IB Internal Assessment
During their senior year students must complete a Historical
Investigation. The Internal Assessment makes up 20% of the
IB European History Assessment. The following deadlines
apply:
| Thesis |
October 20 |
| Abstract |
December 12 |
| Bibliography |
January 5 |
| Final Paper |
February 9 |
Class Procedures
General
1) Report on time (3 unexcused = 1 unexcused absence)
2) Be in your seat when the bell rings
3) Be ready to work
4) Bring your notebook, homework, writing utensil, textbook
and workbook to class
5) Be courteous
6) Bring your handbook to record assignments and to use
as a pass (no handbook = no pass)
7) Please ask for help if you are having difficulty
Homework
1) Homework will be assigned on a regular basis
2) The majority of your assignments will involve reading
and research
3) You must take notes on your reading assignments and will
be required to submit them periodically
Make-up Work
1) It is your responsibility to make up all missed work
2) If you are in school, arrive late or depart early and
miss my class I expect you to call a friend or stop by to
get the assignment
3) If a test has been announced and you are absent the day
before you will be expected to take the test
4) If you are absent on the day of test expect to take it
on the day you return unless you are absent for several
days
5) You should get the phone number of one of your classmates
so that you can find out about missed work
Behavior
1) Should be suitable at all times
2) Offensive behavior will be handled as follows:
a) first offense = warning
b) future offenses = 1) detention
2)
parental contact
3)
administrative referral
Grading
1) Your grade will be determined as follows:
Tests and Quizzes 85%
Reading Guides
15%
2) Final grades will be determined as follows:
90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, 60-69
D, 0-59 E
Academic Dishonesty
This applies to both written work and oral presentations.
Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited
to, the following: the willful giving or receiving of an
unauthorized text, unfair, dishonest, or unscrupulous advantage
in academic work over other students using fraud, duress,
deception, theft, trickery, talking, signs, gestures, copying,
or any other methodology.
Plagiarism
Submitting or presenting another
person's work as your own without proper documentation,
including downloaded information from the Internet and lab
data.
Using another student's material
without prior approval.
Cheating
Giving or receiving information
during a test, quiz, and/or class work assignment without
teacher authorization.
Using hand signals, gestures,
and the like during tests or quizzes to obtain/give information.
Using unauthorized materials
during a test or quiz.
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