World History

Mr. Craig Rhoades

Craigr@psdschools.org

Mr. Brandon Hall

Bhall@psdschools.org

Course Description:
World History is a yearlong course that is a chronological survey of events and people that characterize each
of the major eras in World History. The Eras studied include Emergence of Civilization, The Classical
Civilizations, The Expansion and Interaction of Civilizations, The Early Modern World, The World in the 19th
Century and the World in the Contemporary Era up to and including World War II.

Course Objectives:
● Students will gain an understanding of how civilizations develop and evolve over time as well as their
impact on other societies.
● By applying critical thinking skills to a variety of academic and historical sources students will be able to
describe, analyze and discuss each of the eras identified above, focusing on such concepts as cause
and effect, continuity and change, and the impact of the environment, technological advances, and the
development of new ideas on different societies.
● Students will expand their proficiency in the skills they will need to succeed not only in this class but
also throughout their lives - reading, writing, critical thinking, and verbal dialogue.

Course Content and Instruction:

This course text is World History: Human Legacy by Holt Publishing. Note: Per Poudre School District
Curriculum not all chapters of the text are covered. We will also learn from primary and secondary sources,
lectures, historical videos, independent and research projects and visuals.

Evaluation and Grades:

100% - 90% = A Grade Weights

89% - 80% = B Assignments - 40%

79% - 70% = C Assessments - 40%

69% - 60% = D Work Habit - 20%

Below 60% = F Failing Results in Retaking the Course

Course Material:
Everyday you are expected to have your laptop charged and a writing utensil.

Course Content - Third Quarter:

Unit 1: Mesopotamia & Egypt
Unit 2: Ancient Greece
Unit 3: Ancient Rome
Unit 4: Asia and the Americas
Unit 5: Middle Ages
Course Content - Fourth Quarter:
Unit 6: Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, Asian Empires
Unit 7: Monarchs, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Napoleon
Unit 8: Industrial Revolution
Unit 9: Nationalism, Imperialism, and World War I
Unit 10: World War II

Work Habit/Professionalism:
Every student begins with 100 Professionalism Points each quarter. With these professionalism points students
are expected to arrive at class on-time, prepared, participate, actively engage with the material, respecting
their classmates and teacher, and by upholding the FCHS Pillars of Excellence. Students will lose
professionalism points for interrupting or talking over the teacher or classmates, by disrupting the learning
environment, by using a cell phone at an inappropriate time, by arriving late to class, by being unprepared, or
by generally failing to uphold the FCHS Pillars of Excellence.

Every day students are expected to complete a Warm Up and Exit Ticket. These will be collected the day of the
unit assessment as part of their Work Habit grade.

Cell Phone and Technology Policy:

Per the FCHS policy, if you are using the cell phone or ear buds at an inappropriate time: the 1st time is a
warning, the 2nd time I will take it for the remainder of the period, the 3rd time is taking it to the Dean where it
will remain until the end of the day. If it is still a problem beyond that there will be a parent meeting with our
Deans. If it is during individual work time, you may have it out if it is not being a distraction to yourself.
Example: Selecting a playlist to listen to is fine; playing Clash Royale is not.

Late Work, Absent and Tardy Policies:

● Late work will be accepted up until the day of the Unit Exam for full credit. I will accept any work until
the day before the final for 50% credit (3rd Quarter - March 7th; 4th Quarter - May 29th).
● If an absence is excused, work can still be made up before the unit exam for full credit.
● Unexcused absences will result in a loss in professionalism points, phone calls home from the front
office, and the possibility of partial credit on assignments missed.
● Being late to class will result in a loss of professionalism points. If a student is more than 10 minutes
late to class it will be considered an extreme tardy. If a student is more than 45 minutes late they will be
marked absent. Both an extreme tardy and an unexcused absence will result in a robocall home.

Academic Dishonesty:
Each student is required to do his/her own work. Plagiarism and/or cheating (copying is cheating) will not be
tolerated, and if detected, will result in disciplinary referral and action and a 0 for the assignment for all
students involved. The Fort Collins Student Handbook outlines the consequences for cheating and plagiarism,
and the instructor will, with the assistance of an administrator, implement the policy.

Student Signature: _______________________________ Date: _________________

Parent Signature: ________________________________ Date: _________________