History

History

Outcomes and Assessment (See evaluation notes at the bottom of the page).

Unit 1: Rome

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

The ancient Roman world.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion	Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Identify the elements in a Roman’s daily life.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past	Discussion, test, Caesar Simulation

Identify the characteristics of a Republic.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past	Discussion, test, Caesar Simulation

Evaluate the differences and similarities between the Republic and the Empire

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past	Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of the Roman world.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion	Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation	Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation Famous Person Essay

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation	Class Discussion

Submit work on or before the assigned due date.

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion	Class Discussion

Attitudes
Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for the contributions of the Romans to western culture.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation	Class discussion, Test, Caesar Simulation

Unit 2: Origins

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

The scientific and spiritual beliefs of human origins.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class discussion, Test,

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Identify the scientific and spiritual explanations for the earth’s beginnings.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class Discussion, Test

Identify scientific techniques that help prove certain theories.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class Discussion, Test

Identify scientific explanation of human evoluion

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class Discussion, Test

Evaluate spiritually based origin beliefs.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class Discussion, Test

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of earth’s origins.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class Discussion, Test

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class discussion, Test, Origins Essay

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Attitudes
Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for the spiritual and scientific views on the origins of the universe.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Hawkin Notes, Scopes Trial, Evolution notes	Class discussion, Test

Unit 3: Rise of Civilization

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

Civilization.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Community Search Evaluation, Pygmies	Class discussion, Test,

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Describe events that led to the Agricultural Revolution, and subsequently to civilization.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, , Pygmies	Discussion, Test,

Identify the characteristics of a civilization according to Gordon Childe.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past	Discussion, Test

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of civilization.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Pygmies	Class discussion, Test,

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of the Agricultural Revolution.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion,	Class discussion, Test,

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion, Lecture Notes, Community Search Simulation	Class discussion, Test,

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for the hunter-gatherers and sedentary peoples of the world.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion, Lecture Notes, Pygmies	Class discussion, Test,

Unit 4: Sumerians

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

The ancient Sumerians and Babylonians

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Student Models	Class discussion, Test, Law Code Assignment

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Describe events that led to the rise of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models	Discussion, Test, Law Code Assignment.

Analyse the role of geography on the Sumerians.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Evaluate the role of Sumerian women.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Document on Innana	Class discussion, Test, Essay

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of the social structure of Sumer

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past,	Class discussion, Test, Essay

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past	Test, Essay

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for the Sumerian Civilization

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion, Lecture notes, Student Models, Internet slides.	Class discussion, Test, Essay

Unit 5: Egyptians

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

The ancient Egyptians

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Student Models	Class discussion, Test, Letter to Akhenaton

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Evaluate Egyptian medical technology.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Identify the key components in the Egyptian political structure.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models	Discussion, Test, Letter to Akhenaton

Describe the role of religion and death rituals in Egyptian society.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test, Letter to Akhenaton

Evaluate the role of Sumerian women and men.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Document on Innana	Class discussion, Test, Essay

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of the social structure of Egypt

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides, Student Models	Class discussion, Test, Essay, Letter to Akhenaton

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past, Student Models, Internet slides	Test, Essay, Letter to Akhenaton

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for Egyptian rituals and customs.

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion, Lecture notes, Student Models, Internet slides.	Class discussion, Test, Letter to Akhenaton

Unit 6: Small Nations

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

Small but influential states in the Middle East

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Student Models, Enduring Past.	Class discussion, Test,

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Evaluate the influence of Phoenicia, Assyria, Israel, Persia and the Hittites in the Middle East.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Describe the contributions of the Small Nations.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Evaluate the technologies of the Small Nations.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past, Student Models, Internet slides	Class discussion, Test.

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past, Student Models, Internet slides	Test, Essay

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for the historical importance of the Small Nations.

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion, Lecture notes, Student Models, Internet slides.	Class discussion, Test,

Unit 7: Ancient Greece

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

The Ancient Greek culture

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Student Models, A Moment in Excellence, Atlantis	Class discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Identify different areas in Greece.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Map, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Identify the key components in the Greek social structure.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models	Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta

Describe the political structures Oligarchy and Democracy.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta

Evaluate the role of Greek women and men.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides, Student Models	Class Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of the social and political structure of Greece

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides, Student Models	Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past, Student Models, Internet slides	Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta, Self-evaluation

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for Greek contributions to western culture.

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion, Lecture notes, Student Models, Internet slides, Dialogue with Meno,	Discussion, Test, Simulation: Athens vs Sparta, Self-evaluation

Unit 8: Alexander the Great

Knowledge
Students will demonstrate an understanding of:

Hellenization

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Map, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Class discussion, Test,

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Skills
Students will demonstrate ability to:

Identify the areas that Alexander conquered.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Map, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Analyze Alexander’s relationship with his mother and father.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test,

Describe Alexander’s leadership qualities.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Student Models, Internet Slides	Discussion, Test, Essay

Synthesize information from a number of sources to demonstrate an understanding of Alexander the Great

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduring Past, Internet Slides, Student Models, Authors on Alexander	Discussion, Test, Essay.

Communicate their thoughts in writing.

Materials	Assessment
Lecture Notes, Class Discussion, Enduing Past, Student Models, Internet slides, Authors on Alexander	Discussion, Test, Essay.

Communicate their thoughts orally.

Materials	Assessment
Class discussion	Class Discussion

Students will demonstrate:

An appreciation for Greek contributions to western culture.

Materials	Assessment
Class Discussion, Lecture notes, Student Models, Internet slides, Authors on Alexander	Discussion, Test, Essay

EVALUATION:

Assignments: 40%
Tests 30%
Exam 30%

Note: in order to get points you must fill your assignments "bucket" and tests "bucket." If you have nothing there, you can get no points. If you have 100% on all of your tests, but you have no assignments done, you will have less than 50% for the term.
If you miss more than one assignment, you will receive and incomplete. If you miss more than one test, you will receive an incomplete.