Social Studies 6th grade
World History and geography
Ancient Civilizations
Mr. David Bonino
Room 74
Phone 818.528.1600 (school)
Goal By studying history-social science, students will appreciate how ideas, events, and individuals have produced change over time and will recognize the conditions and forces that maintain continuity within human societies. We want our students to understand the value, the importance, and the fragility of democratic institutions…to develop a keen sense of ethics and citizenship, and to care deeply about the quality of life in their community, their nation, and their world. (California History-Social Science Framework)
Course Description
This Grade six course investigates the origins and development of ancient societies of major western and non-western civilizations. Included are the societies of the Near East, Africa, the ancient Hebrew civilization, Greece, Rome, and the classical civilizations of India and China. For each of these societies, emphasis is placed on the major contributions, achievements, and beliefs that have influenced civilizations across the centuries to the present day. This course stresses the special significance of geography in the development of the human story and provides the opportunity to study the everyday lives of people living in vastly different areas of the world. The course content focuses on the people in ancient societies; their problems and accomplishments; their social, economic, political structures, and belief systems; the tools and technology they developed; the arts they created; the architecture; the literature they produced; their explanation for natural phenomena, and their direct or indirect contributions to issues such as the role of women and the practice of slavery.
COURSE SYLLABUS
6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.
6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.
6.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Ancient Hebrews.
6.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of India.
6.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of China.
6.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilization of Ancient Greece.
6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.
Daily Materials The following materials are required in class everyday. You will not be allowed to leave class to get these materials.
· History Text Book
· 3-ring binder, 1 inch (For History only)
o Paper – use white loose-leaf college ruled paper (three-hole, 8.5/11’’). Paper with frayed edges will not be accepted.
o Dividers - One set with 5 tabs (General Information, Daily Agenda& Warm-Up, Current Work, Completed Work, Miscellaneous)
· Blue or black ball point pens
· Highlighter (any color)
· Colored pencils or crayons
· Two pencils with erasers
· Free reading book
Grading procedures are based on the Los Angeles Unified School District criteria for grades. Grades will be based exclusively upon the work you produce and your active participation & cooperation in this class. I do not give grades. You earn grades. All work in this class is awarded points. The more points you earn the higher your grade will be. Points are cumulative from the beginning of the semester. All work counts toward the final grade. The following scale will be used:
A=100%-90% of total points possible Superior Work
B= 89%-80% Good Work
C= 79%-70% Satisfactory Work
D= 69%-60% Needs to improve progress in work
F= 59% and below little or no progress in work
***It is the responsibility of every student to do his/her own work. Document sharing or CHEATING is strictly prohibited. Document sharing or cheating on a test or an assignment will result in a FAIL on that assignment for all parties involved, as well as communication home.
Extra Credit may be available during the year only for those students who are not missing any assignments, quizzes and tests.
Work habits and Cooperation marks will be assessed based on the LAUSD criteria for marks.
WORK HABITS / E / S / UEffort / Demonstrates exceptional determination in accomplishing tasks and mastering standards. / Demonstrates determination in accomplishing tasks and mastering standards. / Demonstrates little determination in accomplishing tasks and mastering standards.
Responsibility / Accepts complete responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates honesty, fairness, and integrity. / Accepts responsibility for personal actions and frequently demonstrates honesty, fairness, and integrity. / Accepts little responsibility for personal actions.
Attendance / Maintains excellent attendance record by consistently avoiding unnecessary absences or tardies. / Maintains a satisfactory attendance record by avoiding unnecessary absences or tardies. / Makes little effort to maintain a satisfactory attendance record; is frequently absent or tardy without excuses. ***
Evaluation / Makes explicit effort to examine work using both teacher-generated and self-generated criteria. / Makes effort to examine work using teacher-generated criteria. / Makes use only of teacher-generated criteria to examine work on an inconsistent basis.
COOPERATION / E / S / U
Courtesy / Maintains courteous relations with the teacher and other students and consistently works without disturbing others. / Demonstrates courteous relations with the teacher and other students and generally works without disturbing others. / Demonstrates discourteous behavior towards the teacher and other students and consistently lacks consideration for others.
Conduct / Obeys rules, respects public and personal property and actively promotes the general welfare. / Obeys rules, respects public and personal property and supports the general welfare. / Shows disregard for rules; has little respect for public and personal property and often opposes the general welfare.
Improvement / Assumes responsibility for personal improvement and rarely needs correction. / Tries to improve and usually accepts corrections in an objective manner. / Makes little attempt to improve and shows indifference or resistance to corrections.
Class Relations / Demonstrates leadership ability to work with others in a variety of situations to set and achieve goals. / Demonstrates ability to work with others in a variety of situations to set and achieve goals. / Demonstrates little ability to work with others in a variety of situations to set and achieve goals.
Procedures/Rules
· Be in your seat and copying the daily agenda/homework when the bell rings. You are considered tardy if you are not in your seat when the bell begins to ring.
· Remain in your seat until I dismiss you. The bell does not dismiss you!
· Have all supplies out and ready for the day. Put away other materials under your desk.
· Personal property such as make-up, perfume, electronic games, cell phones, iPod, notes and assignments from other classes are not permitted and will be taken away.
· No food, gum, or drinks (other than water) are allowed in this class.
· You will not be allowed to go to the bathroom 10 minutes after the beginning of class and 10 minutes before the end of class unless it is an emergency. (Millikan School Rule)
· Raise your hand to ask a question or give an appropriate comment (both are welcome).
· Always read directions on any test, handouts, and worksheets first.
· All papers must be headed on the top right hand corner of the paper with:
Last name, First name Example: Bonino, David
Date September 7, 2011
Period # Period 1
· All papers must have an assignment title at the top of the paper.
· Grades or credit will not be given if the work is messy or unreadable.
· Late work: Work will be accepted up to five days after its due date. In order to a student to receive full credit for his/her work, it must be turned in at the beginning of class on the date it is due. I will deduct one letter grade from the assignment for every day work is turned in late. It is each student’s responsibility to write the number of days late they are turning in an assignment: I will not accept late work without this notation. In the case of absence on a due date, I will accept missed assignments for full credit only on the day of the return from an absence. In the case of prolonged absence, a parent-teacher conference is required in order to make special arrangements.
· IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ANY LATE WORK FROM THE TEACHER
· Progressive Discipline Plan:
· 1. Verbal warning
· 2. Nutrition/lunch detention
· 3. Phone call home
· 4. Office Referral
TARDIES Three (3) or more tardies during the semester will result in a “U” for work habits grade.
Absences
· If absent, it is the responsibility of the student to get all missed assignments and turn them in the following day.
· If absent the day an assignment is due, the assignment must be turned in the day the student returns from the absence.
· If a student is absent the day of a test, the test must be taken the day the student returns to school.
Plagiarizing Plagiarizing is when one takes the ideas, words, or a concept of another from any source (internet, encyclopedia, book, handout, student, etc…) and submits them as their own. Plagiarizing also includes changing a few words within a sentence and turning it in as your own. Always put all written work in your own words. When in doubt, ask the teacher! If you are caught plagiarizing on any assignment, you will receive a zero on that assignment.