2015-2016 Course Description
World History 9
Mr. Morris
Welcome to World History class. This class was completely redesigned this past summer to give students a broad overview of world history, with an emphasis on Western Civilization and its legacy in the world...
Below is a fairly accurate week-by-week breakdown of the class for first trimester
Week One: Introduction to the study of history, elements of civilization, introduction to Greek geography.
Week Two: Development of early Greek culture, evolution and types of government systems, Greek cultural values, Trojan War.
Week Three: Athenian society, Sparta versus Athens comparison, Benchmark Test.
Week Four: Persian Wars, Delian League and the Athenian Empire, Golden Age of Athens.
Week Five: Peloponnesian Wars, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age.
Week Six: Legacy of ancient Greece and connections to the modern world, Unit assessment, Introduction to Rome, cultural influences on early Rome.
Week Seven: Political system of Rome, Roman expansion.
Week Eight: Trade and conflicts, Punic Wars, fall of Roman Republic, the rise of and fall of Julius Caesar.
Week Nine: Augustus and the rise of the Roman Empire, the rise, spread and effect of Christianity.
Week Ten: The building of the Empire, Roman culture and the Roman way of life, reasons for the split of the Roman Empire, Benchmark Test Two.
Week Eleven: The decline of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of the Byzantine Empire.
Week Twelve: Legacy of ancient Rome with connections to the modern world, Trimester Final Exam.
Class Website morristigers15.blogspot.com. This website will have notes, readings, assignments, and class video clips. Use it if you are gone or get behind.
Class Requirements:
1. Composition notebook with bound pages. Corrected monthly. Worth 100 points.
2. Loose-leaf paper and writing utensil.
3. Colored pencils
4. Be on time
5. Golden Rule
6. Trimester Project: Variable points, student choice, due by end of trimester. See other sheet.
How to Succeed
1. Attend daily
2. Pay attention
3. Take the notes daily
4. Use review sheet
5. Pay attention during Jeopardy or other review
6. Study for tests
7. Retake low tests
8. Turn in all work. Late work accepted but docked
Note: I have Stage 3 Cancer which was treated last year but returned this summer. I’m currently in a 7-week radiation plan but go after school. I also lost the use of my left hand in an accident this summer so am struggling to type assignments and other work with one finger till I get voice recognition software. However I promise to give 100% every day and am committed to the same level of instruction as always.
Get this signed by parent or guardian indicating they and you understand it and return it for ten points.
Student sign and print name
Student email
Parent Sign
Parent Email
Parent Phone
Trimester Two Course Description
Trimester Two Course Description
Trimester Project
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:
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Write a short story about a specific time period
studied in the class
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Make a piece of art about one of the time
periods, or do a Powerpoint about an artist
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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
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Research one of the above and present a
Powerpoint on it.
·
Make trading cards
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Make a movie, complete with costuming, music,
titles, and scripting
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Make a clay-mation movie
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A model
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A painting
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Make a comic book about something we learned
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Make a chess set with medieval-style pieces, or
using actual historical figures
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Make a board game about a period we study
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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.
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We have read the above and understand that this class
requires a Trimester project, due by the end of the trimester.
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Student
Parent/Guardian
