Mr. Litchkofski
World Cultures
Grades 11/12
Course Outline
Text: Beers, Burton F. World History: Patterns of Civilization, 5th
Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1990.
Main Topics: Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, Classical Civilizations,
Medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam, Africa and Asia, the Renaissance,
the Reformation, Exploration and Expansion, Absolutism, the Scientific
Revolution and the Enlightenment, colonial America and the American
Revolution, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial
Revolution, Science and Society, the Growth of Democracy, European
Nationalism, Imperialism, the First World War, Interwar Europe and
America, Stalinism, Italian Fascism, Nazism, the Second World War, the
Cold War, the Fall of the Soviet Union, Current Affairs
Objectives: to recognize global historical figures and events, to
appreciate the individual and the collective accomplishments of the peoples
of the world, to recognize the interconnectedness of historical events, to
critique multiple historical interpretations, to analyze primary sources,
to develop and to enhance reading comprehension, to advance and to
strengthen critical thinking and research skills, to express thoughts in
oral and written form with concision and lucidity
Grading
You will earn your quarterly grade by completing the following within a total
point system.
Homework and Class Assignments – will vary from 4 to 32 points
Quizzes – will vary from 20 to 30 points
Tests and Projects – will vary from 100 to 200 points
Attendance/Participation – each unexcused absence or each class spent off
task will result in a one-point deduction from your quarterly average.
(Note: Any student, who consistently attends or participates in class, will
qualify for extra credit work.)
To compute your quarterly average divide your Total Points Earned by the
Total Points Possible. Then subtract any Attendance/Participation penalties
from your quarterly average to determine your quarterly grade.
Greater Area Nanticoke School District policy will determine Semester Grades
and Final Grades.
