
Students will be active participants
instead of a passive observer,
experiencing history through innovative
teaching practices that include
dramatic role playing, creative
simulations, dynamic group projects, and
writing from a historical perspective.

ancient and modern times, or the
medieval world:
Roman
Empire
Muslim
Empire
Byzantine
Empire
Europe’s
Renaissance
and
Reformation
Asian
Civilizations
West African
Kingdoms
Civilizations
of Americas




60%
20%
10%
10%
Tests
Projects
Classwork (Notes)
Homework (Processing Assignment)

There is no Extra Credit in this class!!!
However…any time you score below a 70%
on a test you can complete “Test
Corrections” to possibly improve your score
to a 70%.
No late work, but the 2 lowest homework
scores each trimester will be dropped.
 A paper or project 1 class period late will
receive no higher than 75%, after that 0.
 Test corrections can be made for test
below a C- to bring a test up to a Clevel, test corrections need to be made
within 1 week of being returned


Each chapter the students receive an
ISN (Interactive Student Notebook)

Includes:
› Chapter notes
› Processing Assignment
 Applying what you have learned.
› Chapter Study Guide

Each chapter the students receive an
ISN (Interactive Student Notebook)
› We read the chapter together in class
› Take notes together in class
› We try to have at least one activity per
chapter.

Multiple Choice (usually 8 problems)
› Example: What did most peasants do for
their lords?




Educated children
Raised crops
Collected taxes
Trained soldiers
Fill-in
 Short Answer

Multiple Choice (usually 8 problems)
 Fill-in

› Compare and Contrast the lives of nobles
and peasants on a feudal manor.

Short Answer
Multiple Choice (usually 8 problems)
 Fill-in
 Short Answer

› Pretend you are a knight in Medieval
Europe. You would like to let your future
generations of your family know what life
was like on a feudal manor. Write a letter to
them.

NO!!!!!
Phone Number: 650-968-9952 x27
 Email: ajohnson@stsimon.org
