August 30, 2017
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1. Course Description
2. Trimester Project Description
1. Course Description
2. Trimester Project Description
World History 9
Morris 2017-2018
Morris Class
Website morristigers17.blogspot.com
World
History 9 is a required, year-long class in which freshmen learn the history
and geography of the Western World, and study how Western Civilization has influenced
our lives intellectually, technologically, and culturally.
Basic Course
Outline
Unit
One History
Themes, Learning to Think Like a Historian
Unit
Two Ancient
Greece
Mini-Unit Alexander the
Great and the Hellenistic World
Unit
Three Ancient
Rome and the Roman Republic
Unit
Four The
Roman Empire: Rise and Fall
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End of First Trimester
Unit
Five The
Middle Ages
Unit
Six The Renaissance
Unit
Seven The
Reformation
Unit Eight Emergence of
Nation-States and Representative Government
Unit Nine The Age of
Exploration
Unit Ten The Age of
Absolutism
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of Second Trimester
Unit Eleven The Scientific
Revolution
Unit Twelve The Enlightenment
Unit Thirteen The French
Revolution and Napoleon
Unit Fourteen The Industrial
Revolution
Unit Fifteen The Russian
Revolution
Unit Sixteen The Cold
War—Russian Perspective
Required
Materials for this Class
- One
composition notebook (pages are sewn in). This book will be used for all journals,
notes, and other writing assignments and will be graded at least once a
month. This notebook will be worth
100 points month—80 for notes and 20 for journal and flap contents
- Writing
utensil/planner. No-brainer on
these.
- Loose leaf
paper
- Colored
pencils for maps/projects
Expectations
My
expectations are fair and few
- Be on
time. Tardies will be assessed per
planner. Third tardy is lunch
detention.
- Zero Cell
Phone Tolerance. 1st
offense-phone confiscated. 2nd offense—phone to office, student
gets at end of day. 3rd
offense—phone confiscated, parent must pick up phone. 4th offense, no phone at
school. The office keeps track and
count includes all offenses, all classes.
- Be
prepared. Bring notebook, writing
utensil daily.
- Golden
Rule. Treat your fellow classmates
and teacher the way you would like to be treated. Issues are dealt with on a case-by-case
basis, with the object being to help you improve
- Students who
have gotten high grades throughout school should consider taking Honors
World History instead of regular World History. Talk to Mr. Morris if you feel you might
benefit from Honors. The Honors
class is excellent.
Grading Points are
assessed as follows:
ü Notes and
Journal--- 100 points per month
ü
Quizzes—anywhere
from ten to sixty points, depending on content
ü
Tests—100-150
points (about every three weeks)
ü
Book
Homework—anywhere from 4 to 8 points
ü
Other
work as assigned (group work, projects, papers, maps, etc)—varies but usually
under 50 points.
ü
ECA—200
points
ü
Trimester
Project—50-300 points
ü
The
grading scale is the standard 90-80-70-60
Success
Our
common goal is your success. I will do
my part to prepare you to succeed by being prepared every day myself. Note taking will help you learn the
material and also give you a study tool.
Class discussion and other in-class activities will help make the
material relevant. Before tests, a
review sheet containing all information on test will be given to
students. Review Jeopardy will be
played the day before a test to firmly set the material in your brain. Students are allowed to retake quizzes and
tests. The grades of the original and
re-test will be averaged. I maintain a
class website with all notes, powerpoints, video clips that you can access at
any time.
Make-up
Procedures
Make-up
work is accepted for full credit at the rate of one day late per day of excused
absence. After that, the grade will
decline to half credit and then to no credit after several weeks. I will always listen to student pleas for
exceptions under special circumstances.
Staple
this syllabus into your notebook. It is worth ten points. If it is loose in the notebook, it will be a
zero.
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bottom and turn in for ten points-----------------
I
have read and understand the class expectations
_________________________ ___________________________
Student Parent
__________________________
____________________________
Printed
name of student Parent
Contact information and
Comments,
please add below
2. Trimester Project
Trimester Project
Morris World History 9--2016
Examples of Trimester Projects
Every student must do a Trimester Project each trimester. This is a variable-point project, and also an open-option project, meaning that the more difficult or involved the project, the more points it is worth, and that any project that a student suggests that meets with approval from the teacher will be allowed. This allows each student to decide how many points he/she wants to earn on a project, and also to choose what type of project he/she wants to do. All projects are subject to approval by Mr. Morris, but no reasonable project will be turned down.
All projects must relate to the content being learned in the class. For example, a project about airplanes would not work unless it focused on Leonardo da Vinci’s early designs, since he lived in the Renaissance. A project about nuclear weapons, or China, or Chinese nuclear weapons would not work because it has nothing to do with the content being taught third trimester.
Here are some ideas, taken from projects that have been done by students in the past:
· Write a short story about a specific time period studied in the class
· Make a piece of art about one of the time periods, or do a Powerpoint about an artist
· Research a composer, an instrument, or a piece of music from a specific time period studied
· Make a weapon, helmet, piece of armor, or piece of clothing
· Research one of the above and present a Powerpoint on it.
· Make trading cards
· Make a movie, complete with costuming, music, titles, and scripting
· Make a clay-mation movie
· A model
· A painting
· Make a comic book about something we learned
· Make a chess set with medieval-style pieces, or using actual historical figures
· Make a board game about a period we study
· ETC…
Sign below, have a parent/guardian sign below, and return. This states that you are both aware of the project. Save the top portion in your composition book flap. The signed form is worth ten points, and the form will be part of your notebook grade as well.
________________________
__________________________________________We have read the above and understand that this class requires a Trimester project, due by the end of the trimester.
____________________________ ______________________________
Student Parent/Guardian
T-Notes: Napoleon's Fall and the Congress of Vienna
Red (key terms) Blue (explanations)
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After Napoleon Europeans wanted to prevent another nation from getting too much power.
Five Great Powers Met in Vienna, Austria in 1814-1815
The Big Five 1. Prussia
2. Russia
3. Austria
4. England
5. France
Klaus von Metternich Austrian foreign minister and most influential member
Nobleman, did not trust democratic or revolutionary
movements in France or England
wanted monarchs to rule
Metternich's Three Goals 1. surround France with strong nations
a. weak nations around France strengthened,
b. 39 German states become German Confederation
c. Switzerland neutral
d. Netherlands (Holland) created
2. restore the balance of power
3. restore kings to throne in Europe
kings will restore order
How Effective Was It? kept peace for over 30 years, till 1853
wouldn't last forever
MME
