9th Grade World History Curriculum
Mr. Nolet, Fall 2014
Telephone: 396-3169
snolet@nkschools.org
This semester will include four units of study:
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Research and Pre-History
Egypt and Mesopotamia
India and China
Greece and Rome
Students will look at these societies from several
perspectives, including – but not limited to – the
following:
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Causes of changes in world history leading
up to the formation of civilizations.
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Geography, climate, and how these factors
have influenced the development of human
societies.
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Developing agriculture and technology.
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Major belief systems.
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Systems of government.
Students in 9th grade history are also required to complete the State of Washington’s
history Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA), which will be a research paper project
based on the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Humans and the
Environment curriculum.
As required by the State of Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements,
students will be required to compare and contrast past cultures, communities, and
families, and how they’ve changed over time. This class will also discuss the impact of
literature and art on individual societies.
It is important to stress that while many societies develop as a result of the immediate
environment and available natural resources, the world we live in today is a result of the
influence individual cultures have had on each other, too.
Anything worth writing is worth writing well. Please purchase or bookmark on your computer a
good reference for grammar, usage, and style. I suggest using Strunk and White’s Elements of Style,
which I use quite frequently. You may be asked to revise assignments that consistently stray
from the commonly accepted norms of English usage, spelling, and conventions.