Pat Pate

Social Studies Teacher/Student Parking Director (click here for application)

BA in History-1994 Lincoln Memorial University

Med in Educational Administration and Supervision-2001 Lincoln Memorial Universtiy

Phone 573-5020 Ext. 2348
Homework Hotline Number 573-5029 Ext. 3348
mailto:ppate02@harlan.k12.ky.us

1st Period World Civ 8:00-8:50
2nd Period World Civ 8:55-9:45
3rd Period World Civ 9:55-10:45
4th Period World Civ 10:50-12:50
5th Period
World Civ
 12:55-1:45
6th Period
Planning
 1:10-2:40

Course Prerequisite:

Successful Completion of Middle School
Course Description:

World Civilization is an over view of the leaders, rugged individualists, human events, innovative documents, and multi-ethnic customs that have molded world into the melting pot of cultures and customs that we know today as our "world". Assessment is made in order to prepare students for future success as a participant in our society. They need to be able to evaluate and to question the meaning of what they see, read, and hear.

Text

Modern World History
Modern World History Reading Study Guide

Students should expect to utilize various reference materials, which may include, but is not limited to: Various textbooks, Internet resources, newspapers, and/or magazines Transparencies, a variety of video from JACHS library.

Course Objectives:

  • Students should understand the democratic principles of justice, equality, responsibility, and freedom and apply them to real-life situations.
  • Students can accurately describe carious forms of government and analyze issues that relate to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy
  • Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups.
  • Students interact effectively and work cooperatively with the many diverse ethnic and cultural groups of our nation and world.
  • Students understand economic Principles and are able to make economic decisions that have consequences for daily living.
  • Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge to real-life situations.
  • Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.
Course Content: The course will be divided into 5 units of study in the following areas.
    Unit 1: Beginnings of the Modern World 1300-1800
  • Chapter 01: European Renaissance and Reformation
  • Chapter 02:The Muslim World Expands
  • Chapter 03: An Age of Exploration and Isolation
  • Chapter 04: The Atlantic World
    Unit 2: Absolutism to Revolution 1500-1900
  • Chapter 05: Absolute Monarchs in Europe
  • Chapter 06: Enlightenment and Revolution
  • Chapter 07: The French Revolution and Napoleon
  • Chapter 08: Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West
    Unit 3: Industrialism and the Race for Empire 1700-1914
  • Chapter 09: The Industrial Revolution
  • Chapter 10: An Age of Democracy and Progress
  • Chapter 11: The Age of Imperialism
  • Chapter 12 Transformation around the Globe
    Unit 4: The World at War 1900-1945
  • Chapter 13: The Great War
  • Chapter 14: Revolution and Nationalism
  • Chapter 15: Years of Crisis
  • Chapter 16: World War II
    Unit 5: Perspectives on the Present 1945 to Present
  • Chapter 17: Restructuring the Postwar World
  • Chapter 18: The Colonies Become New Nations
  • Chapter 19: Struggle for Democracy
  • Chapter 20: Global Interdependence
Assessment:
    Assessment will include the following:
  • 45% of grade will be standardized testing and teacher made tests. Testing will be done after each chapter and unit
  • 30% will be Daily Assignments, which will include but not limited to daily discussions and lectures, notebooks, consisting of lecture notes, daily assignments, Open response questions, open-ended questions, research papers, quizzes, and any activity related to the subject being studied.
  • 10% will be class participation, class attendance
  • 15% will be journal writings on current events and daily learning logs.
  • Students will be given ample time to complete class assignments. If a student does not complete any assignment then he or she will need to complete the assignment outside class.
CLASS PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED FROM EACH STUDENT!!!

The Board adopted grading scale will be used to assess student work.

94-100 A
87-93 B
76-86 C
70-75 D
Below 69 F

Make up work policy

Due to the need to have work completed in a timely fashion, I have incorporated a 5-day make up work deadline for all excused absences. Any work not made up during the 5-day window will automatically be turned into zeros. There is NO making up work missed if the student has an unexcused absence.

The teacher retains the right to add/delete syllabus items as necessary in order to meet the requirements of the school council, district and state recommendations and policies.



At Different times during the school year students will watch historically significant videos. The Student will complete the following written assignment after each:

Critique form:

  1. Title
  2. Producer
  3. Characters
  4. Plot Summary
  5. Personal Opinion (What did you learn from Movie)


Learning Log Format:

Each student will complete a daily learning log in which, he or she will answer the following questions:

  1. What did I learn today?
  2. Why do I need to know this information?
Students will complete this each day and keep them in a notebook, which will be graded periodically.