Honors Eastern World History and Geography 5235
Course Description
Beginning with topics from prehistory and culminating in the events of the 21st century, this course provides
interactive course content that will challenge high school students to learn about the political, economics, and social
aspects of world history. This highly engaging, two-semester course encourages students to explore the major
revolutions and social movements that have influenced different nations and eventually spread throughout the
world. During this course, students will be exposed to a variety of pressing issues that have garnered opportunities
for both conflict and cooperation in the modern world.
Course Objectives
Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:
 Trace and analyze the development of civilization in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas and explore how
societies change over time
 Describe the emergence of monarchal rule, and examine its effects on the development of government,
society, and economic change
 Investigate the causes of global exploration, and explore the effects of imperialism and colonialism on
global interactions
 Analyze the causes of revolutionary and nationalist movements, and evaluate their long term effects
 Explore the conflicts between nations to present day, and analyze their impact on modern issues
 Describe cultural characteristics of societies over time, including the role of women, religion, and art and
literature, and investigate the effects of technological innovation on economic and social change
 Use social studies skills to access, interpret, and apply information from a variety of sources
Communication
Your teacher will communicate with you regularly through discussions, e-mail, chat, and system announcements.
Through this communication with your teacher, you will monitor your progress through the course and improve your
learning by reviewing material that was challenging for you.
You will also communicate with classmates, either via online tools or face-to-face, as you:
 Collaborate on projects
 Ask and answer questions in your peer group
 Develop speaking and listening skills
Scope and Sequence
When you log into the Virtual Classroom, you can view the entire course map, which provides a scope and sequence
of all topics you will study. Clicking a lesson’s link in the course map leads to a page listing instructional activities,
assignments, and learning objectives specific to that lesson. The units of study are summarized below.
Unit 1:
Early Peoples
Unit 2:
Eastern Culture and Civilization (550-1650)
Unit 3:
Imperialism and the Great War (1850-1920)
Unit 4:
The Cold War and Its Effects
Unit 5:
Decolonization and Independence
Unit 6:
Modern Issues in a Global Society
Grading Policy
You will be graded on the work you do online and the work you submit electronically to your teacher. The weighting
for each category of graded activity is listed below.
5235 Honors Eastern World History &
Geography Part I
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5235 Honors Eastern World History &
Geography Part II
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Student Expectations / Course Structure
This course requires the same level of commitment from you as a traditional classroom course would. Throughout
the course, you are expected to spend approximately 5–7 hours per week online on the following activities:
 Warm Up- You will be introduced to a new lesson. This is a great opportunity to take eNotes by clicking the +
button in the top right corner of the screen. This section will include video as well as questions which you
must answer. You are able to use eNotes to answer these questions. If you do not answer correctly you will
be given a second attempt with help from the virtual teacher. I will review your answers and look for effort.
If you are consistently getting most of the questions wrong you will lose participation points which will affect
your grade. The Warm-Up will end with the lesson objectives.
 Instruction- You will be given a “Lesson Question” followed by instructional information. Once again this is a
great opportunity to take eNotes. After some instruction you will be given questions which you must
answer. You are able to use eNotes to answer these questions. If you do not answer correctly you will be
given a second attempt with help from the virtual teacher. I will review your answers and look for effort. If
you are consistently getting most of the questions wrong you will lose participation points which will affect
your grade.
 Summary- You will review the information presented in the lesson. Once again you can take eNotes in this
section. You will also revisit the lesson objectives.
 Journals, Online Content, and Homework- The Edgenuity system will initially grade your assignments. The system only
looks for key words and bases your grade on their inclusion in your answer. I REVIEW ALL JOURNALS, ONLINE
CONTENT, AND HOMEWORK PRACTICE QUESTIONS. I OFTEN TIMEs CHANGE THE GRADE THAT EDGENUITY GAVE
YOU. YOU SHOULD ALLOW 48 HOURS FOR ME TO REVIEW YOUR ANSWER ALONG WITH THE GRADE THAT WAS
GIVEN BY EDGENUITY. Please answer all parts of the question. If you do not earn a 100% on your journal entry, a
comment will be given to explain your grade. Please be sure to attempt to answer all of the short answers and do not
leave them blank. Be sure to let me know if you find a problem with the scoring or if you need something reset. ALL
SHORT ANSWERS NEED TO BE ANSWERED IN COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND PUNCTUATION!!
 Teacher feedback- In the Assignment section you should look for feedback from me where you
missed points. This will most often be the case when you miss points on short answer questions.
You will know if there is teacher feedback by selecting
for this symbol
for the assignment in question OR by choosing
then
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then
and looking for
next to an assignment.
Quizzes and Tests- HONORS CLASSES WILL NOT HAVE RETAKES AND WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ENOTES FOR
QUIZZES or TESTS!!! BOTH ARE GRADED FOR ACCURACY! When you are finished with the assessment you must
click
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from the lobby and looking
.
Unit Test Review- You will have a Test Review before each Unit Test. You have one chance to take the Review. You
are able to
if necessary. When you are finished you must click
accuracy and is part of your Assignment grade!
. The Review is graded for
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Unit Test- You will have a test at the end of each Unit. You will have one chance to take the test.
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Collaboration Corner – Students taking Honors level classes will be asked to complete questions in the
Collaboration Corner as part of the Participation grade. You must check periodically for new questions.
You get to the Collaboration Corner by selecting
then
then
. Your fellow
students will see what you submit and you are expected to respond to your peer’s submissions. You will
be graded on the quality of your response. You will be held to the standard of an Honors level student.
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Projects- Once you arrive at the Project assignment for the course, you will submit the project to the teacher for
grading.