11th Grade Global Syllabus
Welcome to 11th grade Global History!
This course will be the second half of a 2 year course learning about the history of the world. This year we will build on the concepts you covered in 10th grade Global History, while we explore modern world history and learn how history has shaped our society into what it is today.
Course Objectives: In addition to learning content material for global history, students will develop their reading and writing skills. By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to both read and think critically in an historical context.
To do this, we will:
- Read, annotate and discuss primary and secondary sources
- Develop argumentative and persuasive essays
- Debate controversial issues throughout history
Year Long Plan: .
- Unit 1: Enlightenment, Revolution & Nationalism
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- Enlightenment
- Scientific Revolution
- French & Latin American Revolutions
- Nationalism
- Unit 2: Causes and Effects of the Industrial Revolution
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- Agrarian Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Irish Potato Famine
- Meiji Restorations
- Unit 3: Imperialism
- Unit 4: Unresolved Global Conflict (1914-1945)
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- WW I
- Russian Revolution
- Totalitarianism
- Japanese Imperialism
- WWII
- Holocaust
- Unit 5: Unresolved Global Conflict (1945-1991)
- Cold War,
- Collapse of Soviet Union
- Unit 6: Decolonization and Nationalism
- Indian Independence Movement
- Apartheid
- Chinese Communist Revolution
- Unit 7: Tensions Between Cultural Traditions and Modernization
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- Urbanization
- Kemal Ataturk
- Iranian Revolution
- Unit 8: Globalization and the Changing Environment
- Unit 9: Human Rights Violations
Grading Policy: Grades will be updated on jumprope. You are encouraged to check your grades daily and come speak to me as soon as you have any concerns to figure out the best plan to bring your grades to where you would like them to be. The breakdown of those grades for this course are:
15% Unit Assessments: Tests, Unit Essays, Projects and I.A.’s
60% Homework and Classwork
25% Quizzes
Homework & Classwork: Everyday homework and classwork will be graded. If you are absent it is your responsibility to make up missed work. All work is available on google classroom daily. If you are absent from school for an extended amount of time, please email me at [email protected]
Class Rules : My only rule is RESPECT. During our class you must not only respect me, but respect each other, and the classroom. This is a class where we are able to explore different opinions on controversial issues and I would like to create a safe space in which we are able to do so. Please think critically and speak consciously every day.
Academic Honesty: Plagiarized work will receive a 0. This includes copying your friends work (or having them copy yours) or copying information from the internet without citing the source. If you are having trouble completing an assignment, please come talk to me- I’d rather it be late and done well than plagiarized.