Modern World
August 25, 2006
GALILEO ACADEMY 2006-2007
Modern World Textbook: Beck, Roger B. and others, Modern World History. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2006.
Current events: due on Wednesdays, see dates listed. See the web site for information to include: www.galileoweb.org
Modern World History Themes: Power and Authority, Religious and Ethical Systems, Revolution, Interaction with Environment, Economics, Cultural Interaction, Empire Building, Science and Technology Geography Themes: Location, Human/Environment Interaction, Region, Place, Movement
Week of August 28: course overview, student profiles, standards, themes, geography, introduction to the textbook, notebook set up.
Academic Resumes. Current events example.
Standard 10.1 Text: pages 1 to 31: Prologue Writing: democracy
Week of September 4: Monday, September 4 - Labor Day Observance
Academic Resume draft due
Week of September 11: Unit 1: Beginnings of the Modern World, 1300-1800
Ch 1, 1300-1600 - European Renaissance and Reformation
Ch 2, 1300-1700 - The Muslim World Expands
Ch 3, 1400-1800 - An Age of Explorations and Isolationism
Ch 4, 1492-1800 - The Atlantic World Test Wednesday Current events due
Week of September 18:
Week of September 25:
Test Wednesday, September 27
Current events due
Academic Resume, final copy due this week
Week of October 2: Start mini-research project; thesis statement due.
Week of October 9: Monday, October 9 - Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day
Unit 2: Absolutism to Revolution, 1500-1900
Ch5 - Absolute Monarchs in Europe, 1500-1800
Ch 6 -Enlightenment and Revolution, 1550 - 1789
Ch 7 - The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815
Ch 8 - Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West, 1789-1900
Current events due
Week of October 16:
Mini research: two bibliographies and notes
Notebook check
Week of October 23: Tuesday, October 24 - Back to School Night/Open House
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of October 30:
two bibliographies and notes
Week of November 6:
Friday, November 10 - Veterans’ Day Observance
Current events due
Week of November 13: Unit 3: Industrialism and the Race for Empire, 1700-1914
Ch 9 - The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900
Ch 10 - An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815-1914
Ch 11 - The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914
Ch 12 - Transformations Around the Globe, 1899-1914
Draft of mini-research
Test Wednesday
Week of November 20: Wed./Thurs./ & Friday, November 22, 23, 24 - Thanksgiving Observance
Current events due
Week of November 27:
Week of December 4:
Mini-research due
Current events due
Week of December 11:
Test Wednesday
December 18 to December 29: WINTER RECESS
Week of January 1: Monday, January 1 - holiday
Unit 4: The World at War, 1900-1945
Ch 13 - The Great War, 1914-1918
Ch14 - Revolution and Nationalism, 1900-1939
Ch 15 - Years of Crisis, 1919-1939
Ch 16 - World War II, 1939-1945
Current events due
Week of January 8:
Notebooks check in
Week of January 15: Monday, January 15 â?ì MLK observation
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of January 22: Thursday, January 25- Fall semester ends
Finals: Presentation and Standards alignment
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Spring Semester 2007
Week of January 29: Spring 2007 semester begins
Unit 4: continued
Unit 5: Perspectives on the Present
Ch 17 - Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945-Present
Ch 18 - The Colonies Become New Nations, 1945-Present
Ch 19 - Struggles for Democracy, 1945-Present
Ch 20 - Global Interdependence, 1945-Present
Week of February 5:
Current events due
Week of February 12:
Chapter 15
Test Wednesday
Week of February 19: Monday, February 19 - Presidents’ Day observed; Lunar New Year
Current events due
Week of February 26:
Chapter 16
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of March 5:
Research - thesis statement
Week of March 12:
Chapter 17 Current events due
Week of March 19:
Test Wednesday
Week of March 26: Friday March 30 - Cesar Chavez Day observed
Current events due
Notebooks check in
April 2 to April 6: Spring Break
Week of April 9:
Week of April 16:
Research draft due
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of April 23: Work resume draft
STAR testing: 9th, 10th, & 11th
Week of April 30: Current events due
Week of May 7: Test
Wednesday Week of May 14:
Current events due
Week of May 21
Research final
Week of May 28: Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day observed
Test Wednesday
Notebooks check in
Week of June 4:
Academic Resume final - updated from Fall 2006
FINALS: Presentations with themes and standards
Week of June 11: Tuesday, June 12 - last day of Spring semester 2007
Modern World
August 25, 2006
GALILEO ACADEMY 2006-2007 Modern World
Textbook: Beck, Roger B. and others, Modern World History. Evanston, IL: McDougal
Littell, 2006.
Current events: due on Wednesdays, see dates listed. See the web site for information
to include: www.galileoweb.org
Modern World History Themes: power and Authority, Religious and Ethical Systems,
Revolution, Interaction with Environment, Economics, Cultural Interaction, Empire
Building, Science and Technology
Geography Themes: Location, Human/Environment Interaction, Region, Place, Movement
Week of August 28: course overview, student profiles, standards, themes, geography,
introduction to the textbook, notebook set up. Academic Resumes. Current events
example.
Standard 10.1
Text: pages 1 to 31: Prologue
Writing: democracy
Week of September 4:
Monday, September 4 â?ì Labor Day Observance
Academic Resume draft due
Week of September 11:
Unit 1: Beginnings of the Modern World, 1300-1800
Ch 1, 1300-1600 â?ì European Renaissance and Reformation
Ch 2, 1300-1700 â?ì The Muslim World Expands
Ch 3, 1400-1800 â?ì An Age of Explorations and Isolationism
Ch 4, 1492-1800 - The Atlantic World
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of September 18:
Week of September 25:
Test Wednesday, September 27
Current events due
Academic Resume, final copy due this week
Week of October 2:
Start mini-research project; thesis statement due.
Week of October 9:
Monday, October 9 â?ì Columbus/Indigenous Peopleâ?ôs Day
Unit 2: Absolutism to Revolution, 1500-1900
Ch5 - Absolute Monarchs in Europe, 1500-1800
Ch 6 â?ì Enlightenment and Revolution, 1550 â?ì1789
Ch 7 â?ì The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815
Ch 8 â?ì Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West, 1789-1900
Current events due
Week of October 16:
Mini research: two bibliographies and notes
Notebook check
Week of October 23:
Tuesday, October 24 â?ì Back to School Night/Open House
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of October 30:
two bibliographies and notes
Week of November 6:
Friday, November 10 â?ì Veteransâ?ô Day Observance
Current events due
Week of November 13:
Unit 3: Industrialism and the Race for Empire, 1700-1914
Ch 9 â?ì The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900
Ch 10 â?ì An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815-1914
Ch 11 â?ì The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914
Ch 12 â?ì Transformations Around the Globe, 1899-1914
Draft of mini-research
Test Wednesday
Week of November 20:
Wed./Thurs./ & Friday, November 22, 23, 24 â?ì Thanksgiving Observance
Current events due
Week of November 27:
Week of December 4:
Mini-research due
Current events due
Week of December 11:
Test Wednesday
December 18 to December 29: WINTER RECESS
Week of January 1:
Monday, January 1 â?ì holiday
Unit 4: The World at War, 1900-1945
Ch 13 â?ì The Great War, 1914-1918
Ch14 â?ì Revolution and Nationalism, 1900-1939
Ch 15 â?ì Years of Crisis, 1919-1939
Ch 16 â?ì World War II, 1939-1945
Current events due
Week of January 8:
Notebooks check in
Week of January 15:
Monday, January 15 â?ì MLK observation
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of January 22:
Thursday, January 25 â?ì Fall semester ends
Finals: Presentation and Standards alignment
****************************************************************
GALILEO ACADEMY 2006-2007 â?ì Modern World
Textbook: Beck, Roger B. and others, Modern World History. Evanston, IL: McDougal
Littell, 2006.
Current events: due on Wednesdays, see dates listed. See the web site for information
to include: www.galileoweb.org
Modern World History Themes: power and Authority, Religious and Ethical Systems,
Revolution, Interaction with Environment, Economics, Cultural Interaction, Empire
Building, Science and Technology
Geography Themes: Location, Human/Environment Interaction, Region, Place, Movement
Week of January 29: Spring 2007 semester begins
Unit 4: continued
Unit 5: Perspectives on the Present
Ch 17 - Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945-Present
Ch 18 â?ì The Colonies Become New Nations, 1945-Present
Ch 19 â?ì Struggles for Democracy, 1945-Present
Ch 20 â?ì Global Interdependence, 1945-Present
Week of February 5:
Current events due
Week of February 12:
Chapter 15
Test Wednesday
Week of February 19:
Monday, February 19 â?ì Presidentsâ?ô Day observed; Lunar New Year
Current events due
Week of February 26:
Chapter 16
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of March 5:
Research â?ì thesis statement
Week of March 12:
Chapter 17
Current events due
Week of March 19:
Test Wednesday
Week of March 26:
Friday March 30 â?ì Cesar Chavez Day observed
Current events due
Notebooks check in
April 2 to April 6: Spring Break
Week of April 9:
Week of April 16:
Research draft due
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of April 23:
Work resume draft
STAR testing: 9th, 10th, & 11th
Week of April 30:
Current events due
Week of May 7:
Test Wednesday
Week of May 14:
Current events due
Week of May 21:
Research final
Week of May 28:
Monday, May 28 â?ì Memorial Day observed
Test Wednesday
Notebooks check in
Week of June 4:
Academic Resume final
FINALS: Presentations with themes and standards
Week of June 11:
Tuesday, June 12 â?ì last day of Spring semester 2007
United States History, 2006-07
August 25, 2006
GALILEO ACADEMY 2006-2007 United States History
Textbook: Danzer, Gerald and others, The Americans-Reconstruction through the 20th
Century. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 1999.
Course Content:
Review of U. S. History, 1700-1865
Industrial America and The Progressive Era
The 1920s and 1930s: World War I, Depression
The 1940s: World War II
The 1950s - present:
Social and Economical Changes
Political and Democratic Changes
** see the CA History-Social Science Framework and Standards for details
Current events: due on Wednesdays, see dates listed. See the web site for information
to include: www.galileoweb.org
U.S. History themes: America in the World, The American Dream, Science and Technology,
Economic Opportunity, Immigration and Migration, Women in America, Civil Rights,
Constitutional Concerns, Cultural Diversity, Democracy in America
Week of August 28: course overview, student profiles, standards, themes, geography,
introduction to the textbook, notebook set up. Academic Resume Current events
example.
“What Is An American?”
STANDARDS 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Unit 1: Beginnings to 1877
Chapter 1 - Exploration and the Colonial Era, Beginnings to 1763
Chapter 2 - Revolution and the Early Republic, 1763-1800
The Living Constitution
Chapter 3 - The Growth of a Young Nation, 1800-1850
Chapter 4 - The Union in Peril, 1850-1877
Current events due
Notebook check in
Week of September 4:
Monday, September 4 - Labor Day Observance
Draft of Academic Resume due
Notebook check in
Week of September 11:
U.S. History themes with visuals
Test
Week of September 18:
Current events due
Week of September 25:
Academic Resumes due
Test
Week of October 2:
Start mini-search; thesis statement due this week
Current events due
Week of October 9:
Monday, October 9 - Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day
STANDARD 11.4
Unit 2: Bridge to the Twentieth Century, 1877-1917
Chapter 5 - Changes on the Western Frontier, 1877-1900
Chapter 6 - A new Industrial Age, 1877-1900
Chapter 7 - Immigrants and Urbanization, 1877-1914
Chapter 8 - Life at the Turn of the Century, 1877-1917
Week of October 16:
Notebooks due
Current events due
Week of October 23:
Tuesday, October 24 - Back to School Night/Open House
Test
Week of October 30:
Current events due
Week of November 6:
Friday, November 10 - Veterans’ Day Observed
Week of November 13:
STANDARDS 11.4, 11.5
Unit 3: Modern America Emerges, 1890-1920
Chapter 9 - The Progressive Era, 11890-1920
Chapter 10 - America Claims an Empire, 1890-1920
Chapter 11 - The First World War, 1914-1920
Current events due
Week of November 20:
November 22 - 24 - Thanksgiving Recess
Week of November 27:
Current events due
Week of December 4:
Mini-research due
Week of December 11:
Current events due
December 18 to December 29: WINTER RECESS
Week of January 1:
Monday, January 1 - holiday
STANDARDS 11.5, 11.6
Unit 4: The Twenties and the Great Depression, 1920-1940
Chapter 12 - Politics of the Roaring Twenties, 1920-1929
Chapter 13 - The Roaring Life of the 1920s, 1920-1929
Chapter 14 - The Great Depression Begins, 1929-1933
Chapter 15 - The New Deal, 1933-1940
Week of January 8:
Notebooks due
Current events due
Week of January 15:
Monday, January 15 - MLK observation
Current events due
Week of January 22:
Thursday, January 25 - Fall semester ends
FINALS; Presentation â?ì oral and written
Week of January 29: SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS
STANDARDS 11.5, 11.6
Unit 4, continued
Chapter 13 - The Roaring Life of the 1920s, 1920-1929
Chapter 14 - The Great Depression Begins, 1929-1933
Chapter 15 - The New Deal, 1933-1940
Current events due
Week of February 5:
Week of February 12:
Test
Current events due
Week of February 19:
Monday, February 19 - Presidents’ Day observed; Lunar New Year
Week of February 26:
STANDARDS 11.7, 11.8, 11.9
Unit 5: World War II and Its Aftermath, 1931-1960
Chapter 16 - World War Looms, 191-1941
Chapter 17 - The United States in World War II, 1941-1945
Chapter 18 - Cold War Conflicts, 1945-1960
Chapter 19 - The Postwar Boom, 1946-1960
Test
Current events due
Week of March 5:
Research; thesis due
Current events due
Week of March 12:
Week of March 19:
Test
Current events due
Week of March 26:
Friday March 30-Cesar Chavez Day observed
Notebooks check in
Book reports
April 2 to April 6: SPRING RECESS
Week of April 9:
STANDARDS 11.10, 11.11
Unit 6: Living with Great Turmoil
Chapter 20 - The Great Frontier and the Great Society, 1960-1968
Chapter 21 - Civil Rights, 1954-1970
Chapter 22 - The Vietnam War ears, 1954-1975
Chapter 23 - an Era of Social Change, 19 60-1975
Current events due
Week of April 16:
Research draft due this week
Test
Week of April 23:
Tentative: STAR testing
Work resume draft
Testing -ì 9-10-11 Standards
Current events due
Week of April 30:
Week of May 7:
Current events due
Week of May 14:
Week of May 21:
STANDARDS 11.10, 11.11
Unit 7: Passage to a New Century, 1968-1997
Chapter 24 - an Age of Limits, 1968-1980
Chapter 25 - The Conservative Tide, 1980-1992
Chapter 26 - The United States in Todayâ?ôs World World, 1992-1997
Research - final copy due
Current events due
Week of May 28:
Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day observed
Work resume final
Notebooks check in
Test
Week of June 4:
Academic Resume final
Current events due
FINALS: presentation of themes and standards
Week of June 11:
Tuesday, June 12 - last day of Spring semester 2007
Student Expectations, 2007
August 25, 2006
REQUIREMENTS & EXPECTATIONS 2007
Student honesty is expected. If you are caught cheating, you will receive an “F” for the assignment and possibly for that grading period.
SUSTAINED SILENT READING aka SSR: Wednesdays and Thursdays, on Block Days.
*This is time for “free reading,” and not for doing homework.
* Please bring appropriate reading materials for this assignment. Reading a book is preferred over reading a periodical or a newspaper.
NOTEBOOK: a spiral bound 8 1/2″ x 11″ notebook. The notebook paper will be white, either wide ruled or college ruled.
* The Notebook must be brought to class everyday.
* Students are required to write the daily agenda and assignments and class notes on the right side ONLY.
* The notebook will also be for some class assignments (left hand side pages).
* Note taking is required during class time and should be kept organized in a notebook for future reference.
* This notebook will be checkd/collected throughout the entire semester.
TESTS/EVALUATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: This is an important part of the course.
* The dates for all tests are will be listed on the course syllabus. * THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP TESTS/PRESENTATIONS without prior arrangement with the instructor.
GRADING UPDATES: Usually students will be informed of their updated - in - progress grades throughout the grading period with a printout.
* Students must keep their returned work should there be questions concerning the assignment(s).
* This document will be brought home to be signed by your parent/guardian and returned.
PARTICIPATION: At the end of each grading period , you will receive a grade for your involvement in the course, reflecting attendance and tardies. It is very important to come to class on time every day.
TEXTBOOKS: Bring your text book and workbooks to class every day. Write your name in the textbooks and or workbook(s). A lost textbook will cost approximately $85.00.
ASSIGNMENTS: All assignments should be completed in a timely manner.
… Please write using a black or blue ink pen, no pencils.
… No late work will be accepted for full credit. Please refer to the syllabus for approximate dates.
…There are current events articles twice a month.
… Evaluations: Tests are multiple choice, fill ins, short answers and essays.
… Projects: Projects will require research. Projects will include art work as well as writing and word processing skills.
… Group Activities: An important part of this course involves working in groups.
… Research Project: There will be a research paper with a thesis statement and proper documentation.
… Book Report: There will be a book report linked to a historical event.
GRADING POLICY:
….. Grades are 90-100% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% = C; 60-69% = D; below 60% = F
…. Grades are weighed by categories - notebooks, tests/evaluations, class/homework assignments, projects.
….. Grades are based on assignments completed 20%, tests
40%, projects 20%, and the interactive notebook 20%.
….. Extra credit may be given by the teacher. Extra credit is not in lieu of an assignment.
COMMUNICATION:
… You may contact the instructor by phone voicemail at 749-3430, ext. 3317, or by email
…. Periodically, as well as at the end of each grading period and the semester, you will receive a grade sheet.
Tentative Report card dates: October 5, November 20, January 25; March 7, April 25, June 13
Student signature ………………………………………….
Parent signature ………………………………………….
date ……………………………………………………………….
