World History 2015-16
Topics
Colonialism, WWI, Revolution, Cold War/War on Terror Research Project
Semester I
Informative Writing (3: Focus, Evidence/Analysis, Social Studies Writing)
Narrative Writing (3: Historical Accuracy, Exposition/Narrative Techniques,
Historical Empathy)
Key Ideas and Details (1: OPVL, 2: Main Idea)
Integration of Knowledge (1: DBQ)
Communication (1: )
Presentness (1: Engaged, Cooperating, Present, Doing Work)
Semester 2
Argumentative Writing (5)
Craft and Structure (1)
Comparing Sources (1)
Communication (2): Discussion
Research (1)
Personal Standard (1)
African Colonialism
Quarter I: DR Congo and the World
Writing: Informative Writing (How has Colonialism shaped modern Africa? Focus,
Evidence/Analysis, Social Studies Writing)
Reading: Key Ideas and Details (OPVL)
Topic: African Colonialism
Project: Viral Media Campaign (Informative)
Quarter II: World War Narratives (Movies, Graphic Novels, Stories)
-Writing: Narrative Project
-Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Origins of WWI DBQ)
Topic: WWI
Resources: The War to End all Wars, War Horse, All Quiet on the Western Front,
Joyeux Noel
Narrative Writing (2): Ideas and Content, Narrative Development
Reading (2): Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Personal Standard (1):
Presentness (1):

Quarter III: The Nature of Revolution (Europe and Egypt)
Writing: Argumentative Essay (Was the Russian/Egyptian Revolution a Success?)
Reading: Craft and Structure
Topic: Revolution
Resources: Animal Farm, Petrograd, RR in Color, The Square
Argumentative Writing (5): Claim, Evidence, Analysis, Organization, Social Studies
Writing
Reading (2): Craft and Structure
Personal Standard (1):
Presentness (1):
Quarter IV: War on Terror Research (ISIS, Afghanistan, Boko Haram, Future
Threat?)
Argumentative Presentations/Project (5): Claim, Evidence, Analysis, Organization,
Social Studies Writing Skills
Research Skills (3)
Personal Standard (1)
Presentness (1):
Topic: War on Terror
-Include Oral History Project
Assessment
10 standards per Quarter. To reattempt, you must improve work and resubmit it.
Quarter Grade:
A
4 Exceeds
6 Meets
No nearly meets or beginnings
B
7 Meets or
Exceeds
3 Nearly
Meets
No
Beginnings
C
No more than 1
Beginnings
D
No more than 3
Beginnings
F
4 or more
Beginnings
Insufficient
Evidence:
Standards not attempted.

Q1: Standard 1: Key Ideas and Details
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Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas. o Practice: Identifying Claims aspect of OPVLs o Assessment: Mexico OPVL

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole. o Practice: OPVL on Mexico Article o Assessment: OPVLs for Mexico Two Articles o Practice: Comparison on Mexico Articles o Assessment: Comparison between two Mexico Articles
Standard 2: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. o Practice: Causes of WWI DBQ o Assessment: Treaty of Versailles DBQ

Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by supporting or challenging them with other information. o Practice: o Assessment: The Greatest War Legacy Chapter
Standard 3: Craft and Structure

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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No.
10). o Practice: State of the Union Address o Assessment: Lenin Speech/Communist Manifesto Excerpt

Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole. o Practice: State of The Union o Assessment: Lenin Speech/Communist Manifesto Excerpt
Q4: Comparing Sources
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Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best aligns with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
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Evaluate authors' differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors' claims, reasoning, and evidence.

Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. o Practice: Narrative Practice o Assessment: WWI Narrative Comparisons

Informative Case Studies (5 Sections to Each Chapter)
Introduction
-Country Before Colonialism
-Colonial Motivations and Strategies
-Historic Impacts of Colonialism
-Colonialism’s Legacy Today
Narratives
Family Narratives Spanning from the Origins of WWI through WWII
Writers Workshop
Mini Lessons – Characterization, Setting, Dialogue,
9/11
-Oral Histories