Mrs.

Rebecca Beck World History Syllabus 2014-2015

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Mission Statement: At Seneca High School, our vision is to promote student success through high expectations
and dedication to continuous improvement.
"istory is somethin* that is always chan*in*. -s people li.in* in a *lobal world/ we need to )nderstand what is
happenin* aro)nd )s and what has happened be,ore )s so that we can ha.e an impact on the world ahead o, )s. (t
is *ood ,or )s to 0)estion and wonder. (n this class we will st)dy the past so that we can chan*e the ,)t)re and try
to )nderstand the present. What1s happenin* in -sia/ the 2iddle East/ and E)rope has a direct impact on yo) and
yo)r ,amily3 there,ore/ we st)dy World "istory.
lassroom !"iloso#"y:
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RE!89!(+(:(57: ;or yo)r attendance6.;or yo)r s)pplies6.;or yo)r assi*nments
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Everything falls into one of these three categories. This will include participation, attendance, tardiness,
following instructions, behavior, and having supplies. If you follow these three rules you will succeed in this class
and all of your classes.
ourse $%er%ie&:
1
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?)arter @ Re.iew the 2iddle -*es
E)ropean Renaissance A Re,ormation
E)ropean EBploration A EBpansion
5he Enli*htenment and !cienti,ic
Re.ol)tion
%
rd
?)arter @ 7ears o, 4risis/Cepression
World War ((
5he 4old War and 4omm)nism
Su##lies 'eeded (or lass )%eryday:
1. lanner
'. +inder @ % rin* binder with 7 section di.iders labeled:
Bellringers, Notes, Vocabulary, Handouts, Assignments, Tests, Projects
%. 5eBtbook
4. -R +ook
5. aper and a writin* )tensil
(, yo) do not brin* the re0)ired materials with yo) to class you will NOT be allowed to go to your locker
unless you forfeit your Crisis Pass
!rocedures:
*irst +"in, o( t"e day: hec! the Smartboard when yo) enter the classroom beca)se it will ha.e yo)r
+ell Rin*er assi*nment. 5he date and daily obDecti.e will always be posted on the board by the teacher1s
desk. "e ready to go# have your writing utensil and paper out$ +e in assi*ned seat.
Stay on task. When ,inished with an assi*nment/ yo) sho)ld be readin* yo)r -R book/ lookin* o.er yo)r
notes/ or completin* other homework. -lways ask permission to do anythin* o)tside o, these parameters.
%o sleeping or refusing to attempt class wor!.
'ote-takin,: 2ake s)re yo) are takin* notes d)rin* class lect)res and o.er any in,ormation presented on
the board. -lways copy main ideas and concepts. 7o) are *oin* to ha.e to work on ,ilterin* the
1
'
nd
?)arter @ 5he ;rench Re.ol)tion and 9apoleon
5he (nd)strial Re.ol)tion
(mperialism/World War (
4
th
?)arter @ -sia since 1&45
2iddle East A :atin -m. since 1&45
World !)perpowers and =lobal
(nterdependence
in,ormation beca)se it is impossible to copy e.erythin* the teacher says word#,or#word. 2ake s)re that
yo) listen and p)t ,orth e,,ort. ractice makes per,ect. -lways remember to write down any 0)estions
yo) may ha.e d)rin* a lect)re so we can *o back and address them when there1s time.
Binder "ecks: ( will do 0)arterly E+inder 4hecksF e0)i.alent to a test. 5he notebook sho)ld contain all
bellrin*ers/ notes/ hando)ts/ assi*nments/ .ocab)lary/ tests/ and research. Co not throw anythin* away
)nless the teacher *i.es the appro.al.
+urnin, in Work and -ettin, Work Back: 5here is an (n#+oB located )nderneath the tele.ision.
.ttendance: 5aken at the be*innin* o, the class period. !t)dents will be co)nted absent i, they are 15
min)tes or more late ,or a class or i, they check o)t 15 or more be,ore class has ended.
Make-/# Work: (t is the st)dent1s responsibility to *et all missed bell work and notes ,rom classmates i,
they are absent. 2ake s)re yo) comm)nicate to the teacher that yo) were absent and see i, there were any
hando)ts or assi*nments missed. 7o) ha.e the amo)nt o, days yo) were absent to make )p the missed
work GeB: ' days absent @ ' days to make )p workH. (, it is a school acti.ity it is not considered an
absence/ there,ore ( eBpect the assi*nment to be t)rned in on time or it W(:: recei.e late ded)ctions. (t
is yo)r responsibility to come by my room and ask what yo) will be missin* prior to the sched)led school
acti.ity>
0ate Work: -ll assi*nments !ue on 1/) 1.+)2
o ;irst Cay :ate I %0J o,,
o !econd Cay :ate I 50J o,,
o 5hird Cay :ate I E0F ,or *rade
+ardy !olicy: +e in the classroom/ makin* yo)r way directly to yo)r assi*ned seat/ when the bell rin*s.
-radin, Scale: =rades will be calc)lated on a percenta*e o, total points earned Gtotal points recei.ed
di.ided by total points possibleH. oints will incl)de all assi*nments/ 0)iKKes/ proDects/ tests/ notebook
checks/ etc.
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Bat"room: !t)dents sho)ld allow ,or time to *o to the bathroom between classes. 5hey will be allowed
to )se their 4risis ass once e.ery 0)arter. !t)dents may recei.e 5 eBtra credit points i, they don1t )se it
at the end o, e.ery 0)arter.
Home&ork: !ho)ld be completed s)ccess,)lly and p)nct)ally by all st)dents.
3ui44es5 +ests5 6 !ro7ects: 5here will be daily 0)iKKes randomly3 alon* with .ocab)lary 0)iKKes and
)nit tests. We will also ha.e special proDects thro)*ho)t the year that will be accompanied by a r)bric and
maDor tests that will recei.e re.iews. 5he 0)iKKes may or may not ha.e re.iews or noti,ication. !t)dents
sho)ld be keepin* )p with notes and re.iewin* them re*)larly.
&ou will have a comprehensive exam for both the 'all semester and the Spring semester. In addition you
will ta!e an End of ourse Exam that will count as ()* of your grade +
nd
semester.
0ea%in, lassroom: !i*n o)t on the clipboard located at the ,ront o, the classroom/ )nder the (n#+oB.
ell !"ones8)lectronic 1e%ices: Nse o, electronic de.ices may only be )sed with permission ,rom
instr)ctor.
1ress ode: !"! policy
*ood 6 1rink: 9o ,ood or drink is allowed in the classroom )nless pre.io)sly appro.ed by the teacher
,or a special occasion.
o 4hewin* *)m is ,ine as lon* as ( do not see or hear it.
'otices:
o Remind 101 is a pro*ram that ( will be )sin* to send o)t reminders abo)t assi*nments and tests.
(, yo) Gor yo)r parentsH are interested in recei.in* those noti,ications/ please be s)re and si*n )p
,or o)r class )sin* the code at the top o, the syllab)s or ,rom the hando)t. 5his is a sa,e plat,orm
,or teBtin*. +eca)se the class has a code/ ( will not ha.e yo)r cell n)mber. 5his will help with
comm)nication>
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o 5his class will also be )sin* the website "tt#:88becksbrilliantclasses.&eebly.com ,or additional
in,ormation and assi*nments. 2any o, the important doc)ments and in,ormation ,rom in class
may be ,o)nd on this website.
"eatin, and !la,iarism: la*iarism and cheatin* demonstrates a lack o, inte*rity and character that is
inconsistent with the *oals and .al)es o, this class. EBcellent written eBpression o, well#,orm)lated ideas
is a ,)ndamental skill ,or academic and career s)ccess.
Plagiarism includes"
O takin* someone else1s assi*nment and s)bmittin* it as onePs own
Os)bmittin* material written by someone else or rephrasin* the ideas o, another witho)t *i.in*
the a)thor1s name or so)rce
Opresentin* the work o, t)tors/ parents/ siblin*s/ or ,riends as onePs own
Os)bmittin* p)rchased papers as onePs own
Os)bmittin* papers ,rom the (nternet written by someone else as onePs own
Os)pportin* pla*iarism by pro.idin* work to others/ whether yo) think it will be copied or not
C#eating includes"
Ocopyin*/ ,aBin*/ emailin*/ or in any way d)plicatin* assi*nments that are t)rned in
OeBchan*in* assi*nments with other st)dents/ either handwritten or comp)ter *enerated
O)sin* any ,orm o, aid d)rin* tests/0)iKKes witho)t the permission o, the instr)ctor
O*i.in* or recei.in* answers d)rin* tests or 0)iKKes
Oaccessin* a test or 0)iK ,or the p)rpose o, determinin* the 0)estions in ad.ance
Conse$uences of Plagiarism and%or c#eating"
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o,,ense @ st)dent will be allowed to retake an alternate test/or re#do assi*nment ,or hal,
credit3 discipline ,orm will be s)bmitted to the principal1s o,,ice3 and parents will be noti,ied
O'
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and s)bse0)ent o,,ense @ st)dent will recei.ed a *rade o, E0F3 discipline ,orm will be
s)bmitted to the principal1s o,,ice3 and parents will be noti,ied
)nd o( lass 1ismissal: 5eacher dismisses the st)dents not the bell.
Re&ards:
5est EBemption: !"! policy
EBtra 4redit
EBtra 4redit
o E.ery 0)arter/ ( allow st)dents to brin* in eBtra classroom materials 8R complete a one pa*e
report
!)pplies incl)de the ,ollowin*: boB o, tiss)es/ pens/ pencils/ loose paper/ notecards/
binders/ and di.iders Gst)dents may brin* in )p to 5 items at 5 points each ,or a total o,
'5 points o, Caily Work each 0)arterH.
8R !t)dents may complete a one pa*e/ typed/ -- ,ormatted/ report o.er one o, their
,a.orite historical ,i*)res. 5his is an alternati.e option to brin*in* in s)pplies/ and m)st
be t)rned in by the end o, the 0)arter. la*iariKed papers will not be accepted. Worth '5
points o, Caily Work each 0)arter.
o 4risis oints that are not )sed will be an additional 5 eBtra credit points at the end o, a 0)arter.
re,erred -cti.ity 5ime G-5 timeH ,or the class
o 5hese can add )p to a whole class period where we brin* ,ood/ drink/ and en*a*e in an acti.ity
that the st)dents wo)ld pre,er.
onse9uences:
EBtra homework
4omm)nication to parents
3
-5 time taken away
Qero on an assi*nment
-ny conse0)ence that the teacher D)d*es appropriate ,or the o,,ense.
Severe disruptions# !t)dent sent immediately to the o,,ice with discipline re,erral.
-ll other r)les as o)tlined in the !t)dent "andbook will apply in my classroom. (, yo) ha.e any 0)estions/ please ,eel ,ree to ask or .isit with me a,ter
class. 5his syllab)s is ,or in,ormational p)rposes and in not intended to be all#incl)si.e3 this means it may be amended/ when necessary/ at the
teacher1s discretion. 4ontent ,rom this syllab)s was taken ,rom 2rs. 4heryl +)tter,ield1s syllab)s/ !"! !ocial !t)dies Cepartment "ead.
Mrs. Rebecca Beck World History Syllabus 2014-2015
Website: http://becksbrilliantclasses.weebly.com
Remind 101: @whshs1415
Email: [email protected]
hone at !"!: 417#77$#%&'$
(n erson: 1
st
"o)r lannin* eriod or +e,ore/-,ter !chool
( ha.e recei.ed the World "istory !yllab)s. ( ha.e read and ( )nderstand the in,ormation and re0)irements
contained within the syllab)s. ( will p)t ,orth my best e,,ort to ens)re s)ccess d)rin* this co)rse.
( )nderstand o)r class will be )tiliKin* Remind101 this year. ( )nderstand this is a teBt or email ser.ice that ( can
Doin and 2rs. +eck will send o)t reminders re*ardin* tests/ assi*nments/ and d)e dates. -ny costs associated with
teBts are my responsibility.
( )nderstand ( need to access the class website on a re*)lar basis to keep )pdated on .ocab)lary/ links/
instr)ctions/ etc. http://becksbrilliantclasses.weebly.com
( )nderstand la*iarism and 4heatin* will 985 be tolerated and can res)lt in discipline action.
( )nderstand this is my 1
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assi*nment. ( ha.e si*ned below indicatin* ( ha.e read and )nderstand the syllab)s.
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