Mr. Litchkofski World Cultures Grades 11/12 Course Outline Text: Beers, Burton F. World History: Patterns of Civilization, 5th Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1990. Main Topics: Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, Classical Civilizations, Medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam, Africa and Asia, the Renaissance, the Reformation, Exploration and Expansion, Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, colonial America and the American Revolution, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, Science and Society, the Growth of Democracy, European Nationalism, Imperialism, the First World War, Interwar Europe and America, Stalinism, Italian Fascism, Nazism, the Second World War, the Cold War, the Fall of the Soviet Union, Current Affairs Objectives: to recognize global historical figures and events, to appreciate the individual and the collective accomplishments of the peoples of the world, to recognize the interconnectedness of historical events, to critique multiple historical interpretations, to analyze primary sources, to develop and to enhance reading comprehension, to advance and to strengthen critical thinking and research skills, to express thoughts in oral and written form with concision and lucidity Grading You will earn your quarterly grade by completing the following within a total point system. Homework and Class Assignments – will vary from 4 to 32 points Quizzes – will vary from 20 to 30 points Tests and Projects – will vary from 100 to 200 points Attendance/Participation – each unexcused absence or each class spent off task will result in a one-point deduction from your quarterly average. (Note: Any student, who consistently attends or participates in class, will qualify for extra credit work.) To compute your quarterly average divide your Total Points Earned by the Total Points Possible. Then subtract any Attendance/Participation penalties from your quarterly average to determine your quarterly grade. Greater Area Nanticoke School District policy will determine Semester Grades and Final Grades.