Honors World History Syllabus

Honors World History
STEVEN.ROBINSON@cobbk12.org

Course Description: Today, humans are found everywhere on Earth, in jungle and desert, in boulevard and bazaar. But how did we get there? Where did we come from? And why do we all look and act so differently? This course answers those questions by tracing the human race from its origins to modern times. Beginning with earliest human history, we will chart the course of humanity through its earliest civilizations forward on to the global community of the 21st century.

Text Book: World History: Patterns of Interaction

Make Up Work Policy: See agenda for Cobb County School District policies in place concerning student absences and make up work.

Late work: No full credit for late work (any exceptions to this rule is teacher discretion). Fifty percent of the total grade for a particular assignment is the maximum awarded for any late work. Those who habitually hand in late work will risk the chance of late work no longer being accepted.

Class Requirements: You must pass this class to graduate! Bring all required items to class everyday, unless told in advance by teacher. These items include: Textbook, Notebook paper, Writing utensil

Food/Drink: The only item allowed in class during insturcitional time is water unless otherwise specified. Lunch time is for consuming lunch.

Restroom Policy: Passes granted only in emergency cases (Teacher is final judge as to the validity/severity of an emergency). No passes during the first 10 minutes of class will be issued.

Projects: We will have multiple projects throughout the course. Some are individual and some are group efforts. Sufficient advanced notice of project requirements and deadlines will be given. Late projects will result in a deduction of one letter grade per day.

NO NAME Policy: NO NAME = 20% lost credit on assignment
Cheating Policy: Policy set forth in student handbook will be adhered to.

Grading:
Summative Assessments 60%
Formative Assessments 30%
Final Exam 10%

Cheating = 0

World History Remediation/Reassessment Plan:
• Every student will be allowed the opportunity to show proficiency for each standards-based, summative, assessment.
• If a student scores less than a 75% on the unit test, they have the option of retaking that test after completing the following remediation plan.
o Step one – the student must complete the chapter assessment for each chapter in the unit (or an applicable assignment as designated by the teacher).
o Step two – the student must bring the completed chapter assessments with them to one of the two reassessment tutoring/review sessions, 7:30-8:10am or 3:35-4:15pm, offered for that particular unit by a World History Teacher.
 If ALL chapter assessments are not completed at the time of the review session, the reassessment will NOT be allowed.
 These dates can be found on the teacher’s blog.
 Student must stay and participate for entire review session.
o Step three – the student will be reassessed the day following the review session, again either in the morning or afternoon.
• The higher of the two scores will be counted, and the maximum grade that can be earned is a 75%.
• **Remediation Assignment is subject to change depending on student needs. **