Geography/ Intro to Social Sciences, Early River Valley Civilizations, Classical Civilizations, Belief Systems, Byzantine Empire, Islamic Empires, Middle Ages, Mongols, Renaissance & Reformation, First Global Age/ Age of Exploration, Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution & Congress of Vienna
SUPPLIES:
- a BINDER
- looseleaf & dividers
- pens
MY EXPECTATIONS:
1. All interactions in our class will be positive and respectful.
2. You are expected to participate in class activities and discussions, as it is calculated into your participation grade.
3. LATENESS and CUTTING are NOT allowed, and will reflect negatively on your quarterly and overall grades for this course.
4. All assignments must be handed in ON TIME. All work must be neat and reflective of your own efforts. Homework will ONLY be accepted late during the week that it is due. In such cases, you will receive half credit for completing the assignment. There are no exceptions!
5. You are responsible for ALL work completed in class and assigned at home. If you are absent, you must make up the work and hand it in on time. Upon returning to school, you are also responsible to immediately make up ALL quizzes and exams missed during your absence.
6. You are required to take a Regents Examination based on this course in June. The exam tests on material addressed in 9th AND 10th grade Global History & Geography. Therefore, there will be regular exams on the ninth grade curriculum throughout the school year. ALL exams will be announced in advance. However, there may be unannounced quizzes.
7. You are responsible for and expected to keep up with all reading assignments, as I may not cover every aspect of the curriculum in class.
Extra Help will be held after school on Tuesdays until 2:30 PM. If you would like extra help on any other day or time, please see me anytime throughout the school day to set up a more convenient appointment.
E-mail: mjannace@sachem.edu Main Office: 631-716-8200
*First Marking Period*
Assignments:
Due 9/4: Signed contracts
Due 9/8: Write an autobiography that begins with your birth and ends with the start of ninth grade. This must be in narrative form and include complete sentences. YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY MUST INCLUDE: your birthday; the day you began high school; 5 events that occurred in your life; 3 historic events that occurred during your life.
Due 9/11: Complete the AD-BC worksheet
Due 9/12: Complete the Primary/Secondary Sources worksheet.
Due 9/15: Create an illustrated timeline that visually represents your autobiography (see 9/8 assignment above)
Due 9/17: Read Feng Shui Kingdom and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences.
UNIT ONE TEST ON FRIDAY 9/19: Geography, Culture & the Social Sciences
Due on 9/23: Read A New Baby in the Family. Answer questions 1-7 on the back of the page in complete sentences.
QUIZ ON THURSDAY 9/25: Early Man/Civilization
Due 9/26: Read The Fertile Crescent and answer questions 1-4 on the back of the page in complete sentences.
COME TO OPEN SCHOOL NIGHT!
(Thursday October 2 at 7 PM)
Due on 10/2: Read pages 50-57 in your textbook. Complete the fill-in questions on the worksheet.
Due on 10/6: Complete the Review Sheet for Early River Valley Civilizations.
TEST ON WEDNESDAY 10/8: Early River Valley Civilizations
Due on 10/10: Answer the scaffolding questions to the Ancient Civilizations DBQ in complete sentences.
Due on 10/16: Read Sparta: Home of the Brave. Answer questions 1-5 in complete sentences.
Due on FRIDAY OCT 17: FIRST QUARTER GEOGRAPHY PROJECT
Due on 10/21: Read "Decline of Rome" and complete the summary worksheet.
OCTOBER 22: Go to the Little Theater for a Peer Leadership Presentation - "A Class Divided"
Due on 10/24: Which Classical Civilization Am I? (packet)
TEST ON MONDAY OCTOBER 27: Classical Civilizations
*Second Marking Period*
Due on 11/18: Practice questions on Belief Systems. Put each question into a complete sentence!
TEST ON FRIDAY 11/21: Belief Systems
THEMATIC ESSAY ON TUESDAY 11/25: Belief Systems
Due on 12/1: Answer the scaffolding questions to the Byzantine Empire DBQ in complete sentences.
Due on 12/3: Answer the scaffolding questions to the Islamic Empires DBQ in complete sentences.
QUIZ ON FRIDAY 12/5: Byzantine & Muslim Empires/ Tang & Song Dynasties
Due on 12/9: Read A Personal Portrait of Charlemagne and answer questions 1-4 in complete sentences.
Due on 12/16: Read "Gothic Cathedrals" and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
Due on 12/18: Finish the web diagram of the effects of the Crusades.
TEST ON TUESDAY 12/23: The Middle Ages
Due on 1/7: Movie Analysis Sheet on Robin Hood. The accurate completion of the discussion questions will count as one homework assignment.
Due on 1/15: Finish worksheet on Feudal Japan (Q 1-5)
2ND QUARTER PROJECT DUE ON FRIDAY JANUARY 16
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
(-15 POINTS PER DAY THAT IT IS LATE!)
THEMATIC ESSAY ON WEDNESDAY 1/21: European & Japanese Feudalism
MIDTERM EXAM: TUESDAY JANUARY 27 8:00-9:30 AM
(50 Multiple Choice + DBQ Scaffolding)
***Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the exam! Students taking the bus must take their regularly scheduled bus to arrive at East at 7:10 AM.***
*Third Marking Period*
Due on 2/3: Read pages 314-320 in your textbook. Answer questions 1-5 in complete sentences!
Due on 2/5: Read pages 314-320 in your textbook. Complete the worksheet on the Mongols.
Due on 2/11: Complete the Review Packet for the test using the attached word box.
The Fourth Quarter Project was distributed in class on 2/12/09. It is due on Tuesday May 26, 2009 and involves the creation of a review packet similar to that of the 2nd Quarter Project. It is intended to help the students review for the final exam based on the ten topics given in class. The material was given out well in advance so that this project can be referred to throughout the year when covering new topics and for the purposes of review. 15 points will be deducted for each day that the assignment is late!
TEST ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13: Spread of Civilization in East Asia
Due on 2/23: 9th Grade Vocabulary Homework (matching)
Due on 2/24: Read "Renaissance in Italy" and answer ALL questions in the packet.
Due on 2/26: Read "Trade in Renaissance Europe." Answer ALL questions on the worksheet!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27: Renaissance vocabulary
Due on 3/4: Read excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince and Castiglione's The Courtier and answer the questions that follow.
Due on 3/5: Read "Martin Luther the Rebel" and answer all questions on page 2 & 3 of the packet!
THIRD QUARTER PROJECT DUE ON MON. MARCH 9:
The 50 vocabulary words must be made into flash cards using the definitions from the HW due on 2/23. The cards MUST be bound and in order (preferably in a spiral index card book. 15 points will be deducted for every day that the assignment is late!
TEST ON TUESDAY MARCH 10: Renaissance & Reformation
Due on 3/10: Academic Progress Report with the signature of a parent(s)/guardian(s)
Due on 3/13: Create a HAND-WRITTEN outline in any format on the single index card distributed in class to use on tomorrow's quiz!
QUIZ on MARCH 13: African Kingdoms (Bring your index card to use during the quiz!)
Due on 3/17: Civilizations of the Americas DBQ (just scaffolding questions... NO ESSAY!)
Due on 3/18: Read "The Ritual of Human Sacrifice" and answer questions 1-3 in complete sentences. Then complete the four questions on the back page based on the "Mesoamericans Civilizations Summary."
Due on 3/20: The Colonial Experience in Latin America. Complete the Agree/Disagree 2-sided worksheet.
Due on 3/24: Complete the 4th quarter project outline for the Age of Exploration. Include dates, where, main ideas, significance & word associations.
TEST ON Wednesday March 25: Age of Exploration
Due on 3/27: Absolutism vocabulary sheet
*Fourth Marking Period*
QUIZ ON THURSDAY April 2: 3rd Quarter Vocabulary
Due on 4/15: Age of Absolutism packet (Complete all review questions in full sentences)
Due on 4/17: Complete the 3 documents on Peter the Great in full sentences.
Due on 4/20: Finish the practice questions on Absolutism. Begin studying for your test!
Due on 4/21: Complete the project outline for Absolutism.
TEST ON TUESDAY April 21: Absolutism
Due on 4/28: Enlightened Arguments worksheet and reading/questions on Maria Theresa.
TEST ON FRIDAY 5/8: Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment & French Revolution
Due on 5/13: French Revolution DBQ (just the documents) Answer all scaffolding questions in complete sentences!
DBQ ESSAY EXAM ON THURSDAY MAY 14: French Revolution
FOURTH QUARTER PROJECT DUE ON 5/26: Outlines
(-15 points per day that it's late!)
THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR'S ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE GRADE 9 GLOBAL HISTORY REVIEW CALENDAR, WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS ON 5/11/09.
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