Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
US History World History Honors
United
States HistoryTEACHER: MR.
SWORDS
PHONE:
(316)-946-0035
E-MAIL:
dukeofswords@yahoo.com
HOURS:
5,6,&7
MISSION
STATEMENT:
The
Mission of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School is to assist parents in forming
disciples of Christ who enrich the culture as stewards of God’s gifts.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This is an American
History survey course in which the students will analyze the key political,
social, and economic developments in the rise of the United States from the
colonial era to its position as a world leader.
The students will apply these concepts to current situations.
In the junior year we will be covering from the Age of Exploration
through World War I.
MATERIALS
NEEDED:
“The
American Vision” by Appleby, et-al
A writing utensil (blue or black pen and a pencil
One 2” D-ring binder (see below)
COURSE
OUTCOMES:
The Student
Will:
1.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, developments, and
turning points in the exploration, colonization, and the settlement of the U.S.
2.
use a
working knowledge of individuals, groups, ideas, developments, and turning
points in the American Revolution and the development of the United States as a
nation.
3.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the Civil War through the Industrial era of the United
States.
4.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the era of the emergence of the modern United States.
5.
engage in
historical thinking skills.
COURSE
EVALUATION:
A.
Exams and Quizzes: Multiple quizzes will be
given throughout the course of a unit. There
will be one
Chapter Quiz per chapter and one test
per unit of material covered. The
exams
and quizzes may consist of both objective and subjective (essay)
questions.
In
addition
the Quizzes will be both announced and Unannounced.
B.
Final Exams: Final exams (which will be given at the end of each semester) will be
cumulative and
consist of both an objective and subjective portion.
They will count as 10% of the
student’s grade.
C. Projects: Throughout
the semester the student will be required to do a number of projects
regarding different aspect of the subject matter.
These projects will be graded using
rubrics that will be given to the student on the day the project is
assigned.
D. Scale: The
grading scale for this class will be the standard scale used at BCCHS, and
semester
grades will be based on the following:
1st 9 weeks grade: 45%
2nd 9 weeks grade: 45%
Final test grade:
10%
A+
98-100
B+ 90-92
C+ 83-84
D+ 74-75
F 69-below
A
95-97
B 87-89
C 79-82
D 72-73
A-
94-93
B- 85-86
C- 76-78
D- 70-71
E.
Participation:
Discussion is essential to the success of this class.
The student will be encouraged to
share his/her ideas and opinions on a variety of subjects pertinent to
the class content.
As a result, participation will be rewarded from time to time.
F. Notebook:
The student will be required to have a 2” D-ring binder that
will be used solely for this
class. The student will
have the following sections in his/her notebook: notes, maps,
projects, and readings.
The notebook will be evaluated from time to time and
students will be rewarded for its upkeep.
1.
Copying assignments from other students
2. Cheating
on quizzes or exams
3. Plagiarism
*A suspended student will receive ZEROS for all work
missed during their suspension. The
suspended student is also responsible for any work missed during their
suspension.
OFFICE
HOURS:
Due to coaching responsibilities I will be in
my office before school only from 7:25 – 7:55
CLASSROOM
PROCEDURES:
1.
You will be in the classroom before the bell rings, or you will be
recorded as
tardy.
2.
You will be responsible for your own work.
3.
You need to bring your book and materials to class every day unless
otherwise specified.
4.
Homework assignments will be due at the beginning of the hour on the day
it is due, unless otherwise specified. Late
assignments will not be accepted unless the student has an excused absence.
If the student has been ill, they have one day for every day they were
ill to make up their assignments. Assignments
missed due to school activities must be turned in prior to the absence.
5.
Dismissal: This is my number one pet
peeve. Students will remain in their
seats until the bell rings. They will
not gather their materials until all lectures, activities, or discussions
are concluded.
RULES:
This class will be governed by the rules and policies
of Bishop Carroll Catholic
High School. There are,
however, three simple additions to these rules.
1. Respect Yourself.
2. Respect Others.
3. Respect Learning.
I
have read and understood these procedures.
Signed Student X_________________________________________
Signed Parent X __________________________________________
TEACHER: MR.
SWORDS
PHONE:
(316)-946-0035
E-MAIL:
dukeofswords@yahoo.com
HOURS:
2, 3, & 4
MISSION
STATEMENT:
The
Mission of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School is to assist parents in forming
disciples of Christ who enrich the culture as stewards of God’s gifts.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
World History deals with the
development of man and civilization from pre-historic time to the present with
emphasis on European history. Honors class will cover material at a faster
pace with an emphasis placed on writing skills, including essay tests and a term
paper.
MATERIALS
NEEDED:
World History: People and Nations,
Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000.
A writing utensil (blue or black pen and a pencil
One 2” D-ring binder (see below)
COURSE
OUTCOMES:
The Student
Will:
1.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the history of the world from prehistoric times through
pre-classical civilizations.
2.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the early history of Christianity and the world during the
time of the great classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, India, and China.
3.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the history of the developing Church and rising
civilizations.
4.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments,
and turning points in the history of the Church and of the world during the
emerging global age.
5.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, eras,
developments, and turning points in the history of the Church and of the world
during the Age of Revolutions.
6.
use a
working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, eras,
developments, and turning points in the history of the Church and the world
during the Era of Global Wars.
7.
engage in
historical thinking skills and the application of Christian principles.
COURSE
EVALUATION:
A.
Exams and Quizzes: Multiple quizzes will be
given throughout the course of a unit. There
will be one Chapter Quiz per chapter and one test per unit of material
covered.
The exams and quizzes will consist of both objective
and subjective (written) questions.
In addition Quizzes will
be both
announced and Unannounced.
B.
Final Exams: Final exams (which will be given at the end of each semester) will be
cumulative
and consist of both an objective and subjective portion.
They will
count as 10% of the
student’s grade.
C.
Theme Essay: There
are often themes that can be seen running throughout World History.
We
will be tracing one over arching theme The Four Factors of Success
(Capability, Leadership, Motivation, and Resources), and six
sub-themes;
Location,
Technology, Beliefs, Conflict, Power, and Wealth.
Periodically
throughout the semester each student will be required to write a 250 word
five-
paragraph essay. The
essay should discuss how the materials we
have been
covering in class apply to the development of one of the above
themes. Each
student must address a different Factor
of Success at or sub-theme each paper.
The essays will be counted as 25 points apiece, and they will be graded
using
parts of or all of the elements of the six trait writing system.
D. Scale: The
grading scale for this class will be the standard scale used at BCCHS, and
semester grades will be based on the following:
1st 9 weeks grade: 45%
2nd 9 weeks grade: 45%
Final test grade:
10%
A+
98-100
B+ 90-92
C+ 83-84
D+
74-75 F
69-below
A
95-97
B 87-89
C 79-82
D
72-73
A-
94-93
B-
85-86 C-
76-78
D- 70-71
E.
Participation: Discussion
is essential to the success of this class.
The student will be
encouraged to share his/her ideas and opinions on a variety of
subjects
pertinent
to the class content. As a result,
participation will be rewarded.
F. Notebook:
The student will be required to have a 2”
D-ring binder that will be used solely for
this class. The student will
have the following sections in his/her notebook: notes,
maps, and readings.
G. Paper:
The student will be required to write one research paper that will be
4-6
pages
in length. This paper will be
evaluated using a rubric that will be
distributed
at a later date.
1.
Copying assignments from other students
2. Cheating
on quizzes or exams
3. Plagiarism
*A suspended student will receive ZEROS for all work
missed during their suspension. The
suspended student is also
responsible for any work missed during their suspension.
CLASSROOM
PROCEDURES:
1.
You will be in the classroom before the bell rings, or you will be
recorded as tardy.
2.
You will be responsible for your own work.
3.
You need to bring your book and materials to class every day unless
otherwise specified.
4.
Homework assignments will be due at the beginning of the hour on the day
it is due, unless otherwise specified. Late
assignments will not be accepted unless the student has an excused absence.
If the student has been ill, they have one day for every day they were
ill to make up their assignments. Assignments
missed due to school activities must be turned in prior to the absence.
5.
Dismissal: This is my number one pet
peeve. Students will remain in their
seats until the bell rings. They will
not gather their materials until all lectures, activities, or discussions
are concluded.
RULES:
This class will be governed by the rules and policies
of Bishop Carroll Catholic
High School. There are,
however, three simple additions to these rules.
1. Respect Yourself.
2. Respect Others.
3.
Respect
Learning.
POINT
OF INTEREST:
“During this class I will be doing a great deal of talking.
I will be giving lectures, answering questions, and conducting
discussions. Since I am an imperfect
scholar and, even more certainly, a fallible human being, I will inevitably be
making factual errors, drawing some unjustifiable conclusions, and perhaps
passing along my opinions as facts. I
should be very unhappy if you were unaware of these mistakes.
To minimize that possibility, I am going to make you all honorary members
of Accuracy in Academia. Your task
is to make sure that not one of my errors goes by unnoticed.
At the begging of each class, I will, in fact ask you to reveal whatever
errors I made in the previous session. You
must, of course, say why these are errors, indicate the source of your authority, and, if
possible, suggest a truer or more useful or less biased way of formulating what
I said. Your (participation) grade
in this course will be based to some extent on the rigor with which you pursue
my mistakes. And to ensure that you
do not fall in to the (inactivity) that can sometimes plague us all as students,
I will, from time to time, deliberately include some patently untrue statements
and some outrageous opinions.
There is no need for you to do this alone.
You should consult with your classmates, perhaps even form a study group
that can collectively review the things I have said.
Nothing would please me more than for one or several of you to ask for
class time in which to present a corrected or alternative version of one of my
lectures.” 1.
1.
Postman, Neil. The end of Education.
New York: Vintage Books,
1996.
SCHEDULE
OF DUE DATES, QUIZZES, AND TESTS:
August 21th, 2008 Chapter 1 Quiz
August
27th, 2008 Chapter 2 Quiz
September
3rd, 2008 Chapter 3 Quiz
September
9th, 2008 Chapter 4 Quiz
September
11th, 2008 Unit I Test
September
18th, 2008 Chapter 5 Quiz
September
24th, 2008 Chapter 6 Quiz
September
25th, 2008 Fist Theme Essay is due for 4th Hour
October
3rd, 2008 Fist Theme Essay is due for 2nd and 3rd
Hours
October
2nd, 2008 Chapter 7 Quiz
October
6th, 2008 Unit II Test
October
10th, 2008 Chapter 8 Quiz
October
17th, 2008 Chapter 9 Quiz
October
28th, 2008 Chapter 10 Quiz
November
4th, 2008 Chapter 11 Quiz
November
6th, 2008 Second Theme Essay is due for 4th Hour
November
14th, 2008 Second Theme Essay is due for 2nd and 3rd
Hours
November
10th Chapter 12 Quiz
November
13th Chapter 13 Quiz
November
17th Unit III Test
December
1st Chapter 14 Quiz
December
9th Chapter 15 Quiz
December
16th Chapter 16 Quiz
I
have read and understood these procedures, and due dates.
Signed
Student X_________________________________________
