I. Teacher Contact Information
1. Name: Ms. L. Mitat
2. School #: 305-649-9800
3. Email:
4. Website- Both sites will have UPDATED CLASS INFORMATION!!!!
a. Class Website http://teachers.dadeschools.net/lmitat
b. SchoolNotes www.schoolnotes.com/33135/msmitat.html
II. Goal of Course
This course is a comprehensive study of World History, which includes an extensive history of humankind, with a focus from the earliest civilizations to present day. The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand the development of the world community within the context of history by examining their connections to the past to prepare for the future as participating members of a global society. Students will use knowledge of history, geography, economics, political processes, religion, ethics, diverse cultures, and humanities to solve problems in academic, civic, social, and employment settings.
III. Method of Instruction
The method of instruction for this class will vary. Lectures, class discussions, films, library research, internet research, group projects, cooperative learning strategies, multimedia presentations, and oral presentations will supplement the textbook in the course. Students will be taught note-taking skills of class lectures and discussions, as well as of all textbook reading. The students will be assessed periodically at the end of each unit by chapter/unit tests, essay assignments, homework and classwork assignments, notebook checks, projects, oral presentations, and group work.
IV. Course Objectives
By the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the influence of physical and cultural geography on the development of civilizations and nation-states.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of significant people, ideas, and events on the development of values, traditions, and social, economic, and political institutions of civilizations and nation-states.
3. Demonstrate understanding of current and historic events in relation to the experiences, contributions, and perspectives of diverse cultural and ethnic groups, including African-Americans and the Holocaust.
4. Demonstrate understanding of the processes used to create and interpret history.
5. Demonstrate understanding of the interactions among science, technology, and society with global historical contexts.
6. Apply research, study, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills and
demonstrate the use of new and emerging technology in problem solving.
V. Course Topic
1st NINE WEEKS: ANCIENT HISTORY1st WEEK: GENERAL INFORMATION
2nd WEEK: GEOGRAPHY.
3rd WEEK: PREHISTORY
4th WEEK: EGYPT
5th WEEK: MESOPOTAMIA
6th & 7th WEEK: GREECE
8th & 9th WEEK: ROME / 3rd NINE WEEKS: MODERN HISTORY
20th & 21st WEEK: THE RENAISSANCE & SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
22nd WEEK : EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST
23rd WEEK: THE REFORMATION
24th WEEK: THE AGE OF KINGS
25th WEEK: THE AGE OF REASON. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
26th & 27th WEEK: THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
28th WEEK: COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM
29th. WEEK: WW I
30th. WEEK (MAR 13-17): RESERVE
2nd NINE WEEKS: MEDIEVAL HISTORY
10th & 11th WEEK: ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL INDIA, CHINA & JAPAN
12th & 13th WEEK: ISLAM
14th & 15th WEEK: MEDIEVAL EUROPE
16th. & 17th WEEK: ANCIENT AMERICA
18th & 19th WEEK: REVIEW & MIDTERM EXAMS / 4th NINE WEEKS: CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
31st. WEEK:RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
32nd & 33rd WEEK: WW II
34th & 35th WEEK: COLD WAR
36th WEEK: THE WORLD TODAY
37th – 39th. WEEK: REVIEW & FINAL EXAMS
VI. Required Daily Materials
The following materials are needed in class every day with no exceptions.
1. One 3-ring binder (at least one inch binder)
2. Divider Tabs (you will need 6)
3. Composition Notebook “Learning Log”
4. Lined Notebook Paper
5. Pens (Blue or Black ink ONLY)
6. #2 Pencils
7. Color Pencils
8. Index Cards
9. Highlighters (Multiple colors preferred)
10. Independent Reading novel (No magazines or comic books)
11. Book Cover
12. Text Book: Glencoe: World History-Florida Edition 2005
VII. Academic Grades:
Ø Grades in this class are earned not “given”. The grade the student receives is the grade the student has earned.
Grades are based on the following
Grading scale based on the set scale of Miami Dade County Schools. Grades for this class will include exams, quizzes, unit tests, homework assignments, class participation, essays, notebook checks and class assignments. There will be at least one major project every nine weeks. Participation grades are calculated based on bringing one’s textbook every class, Reading Rocks participation, and class participation. Students will have something to do for HOMEWORK EVERYDAY.
NOTE: Some assignments might require students to conduct internet research.
Nine Week Grade based on: / %Assessments: Exams, Quizzes, Projects, etc. / 40%
Class work and Homework / 35%
Reading Rocks / 15%
Participation: Notebook, Materials, Class Discussions / 10%
**The above will make up 80% of the final course grade.
· Midterm Exam: 10% of final grade for the course
· Final Exam: 10 % of final grade for the course.
VIII. Conduct Grade
If a student chooses to talk excessively, misbehave, or disrupt the learning environment, the student’s conduct grade will be affected accordingly.
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