ModernWorldHistorySyllabus

HighSchoolCreditDiplomaProgram
WallingfordAdultEducation
Instructor:Mr.Volanth

Introduction:
InordertohelpstudentsgainagreaterunderstandingofthejourneytheWorldhastakeninthe
NineteenthandTwentiethcenturiesthroughthemodernday,thiscourseaimstointroducestudentstohistory
andtheoriesthroughreadings,research,writing,discussions,debates,projects,andotherinteractive
methods.ThecoursewilltakeathematicapproachthatwillchronologicallyexamineColonialism,
Decolonization,Imperialism,andGlobalism.Ultimatelystudentswillunderstandthemajortrendsof
ModernWorldHistoryandthewaythosetrendscontributetotheworldweallliveintoday.Studentswill
beabletodeveloptheirowntheoriesabouthistoricalandcontemporarytrendsinworldhistoryinorderto
analyzeandevaluatethosetrendsastheyapplytorelevanthistoricalandcontemporaryargumentsrelatingto
WorldHistory.
TheCareerandCollegeReadinessStandardsworktogethertobuildafoundationforcareerand
collegereadiness.HighQuality,increasinglychallenginginformationaltexts,andconstantimmersionin
informationaltextsareofparamountimportanceinthedevelopmentofcriticalreadingandwritingskillsthat
aremandatoryinthe21stcenturyworkplaceandhighereducation.

CourseRationale:
CareerandCollegeReadinessThroughModernWorldHistoryandContemporary
GlobalIssues
ThiscourseencompassesthestructuredstudyofModernWorldHistoryandContemporaryGlobal
Issuesinaseminarlikestylethatfocusesoncriticalreading,argumentativeandexplanatory
writing.

HistoricandSocialScienceliteracyentailsconstructingandpresentingargumentsbasedoncareful
analysesofprimaryandsecondarysources.
ThroughtheclosereadingofdiverseprimaryandsecondarysourcesrelevanttoModernWorld
HistoryandContemporaryGlobalIssuesstudentswillcompare,contrast,analyze,andevaluate
multipleviewpointsrelevanttocoursesubjectmatter.
Studentswillevaluatetheprimaryandsecondarysourcestheygather,identifyingbiasandcomparing
thewaytwoormoreauthorstreatthesametopic.
Throughanalysisandevaluationofprimaryandsecondarysourcesbothinstructorandstudent
chosen,studentswilldeepentheirreadingskillsandabilities.
Throughguidedandopenwritingexercisesstudentswillimprovetheirwritingabilitytosupport
claimsandcounterclaims,substantiatingthesewithevidencefromavarietyofprintanddigital
sources.
AllwritingprojectsutilizetheInternettoresearchavarietyofquestionswithinatopic,producing
analysesonthistopicinGoogleDocsandotheronlinePlatforms.

Goals:
1. Toprovideweeklypracticewithreadingcomplextextsandtheiracademiclanguageandstructure.
2. Toprovidestudentswiththeopportunitytodevelopselfsufficientnotetakingandstudystrategies.
3. Toimmersestudentsinalargerangeofshorterandlongerwritingexercisesbasedonprovidedprimary
andsecondarysourcesalongwithwritingbasedonselfgeneratedresearch.

4. Tobuildknowledgethroughcontentrichnonfiction.

Objectives:
1. Studentswilldemonstrateincreasingacademicindependence
2. StudentswilldevelopstrongknowledgeofModernWorldHistoryandContemporaryGlobalIssues.
3. Studentswillcontinuallybuildacommandoftechnologicalresourcesincludingbutnotlimitedto
GoogleDrive,Weebly,MicrosoftWordandPowerPoint.
4. Studentswillcometounderstandotherperspectivesandcultures.
5. Studentswillbuildandnurturetheirabilitiestowriteinwaysthatanalyze,evaluateandcreate
knowledge.
MaterialsandTextualResources
DesktopandLaptopComputers,andiPadswithwifiaccess
ElectronicandPaperReadings,AssignmentPrompts,AssignmentRubrics
TeacherAdaptedandCreatedSocraticLectures
SelectedKhanAcademyVideoClips
DigitalPublicLibraryofAmerica
OpenAccessPrimarySources
CommonCoreLiteracyforELA,History/SocialStudies,andtheHumanitiesbyKatherineS.McKnight
st
AdvancingDifferentiation:ThinkingandLearningforthe21CenturybyRichardM.Cash,Ed.D.
nd
BuildingAcademicLanguage2EditionbyJeffZwiers
st
ContentAreaLiteracy:ReachingandTeachingthe21CenturyAdolescentbyTomBean,ScottBaldwin
andJohnReadence
th
Race,Class,&Gender:AnAnthology6EditionbyMargaretL.AndersenandPatriciaHillCollins
TheNewPenguinHistoryofTheWorldbyJ.M.Roberts
HeartofDarknessandSelectedShortFictionbyJosephConrad
th
ThingsFallApart:50AnniversaryEditionbyChinuaAchebe
VoicesofWar:StoriesofServicefromtheHomeFrontandtheFrontLinesEditedbyTomWiener
TheSorrowofWar:ANovelofNorthVietnambyBaoNinh,PhanT.Hao(Translator)andFrankPalmos
(Translator)
BlueFuture:ProtectingWaterforPeopleandthePlanetForeverbyMaudeBarlow
FactoryMan:HowOneFurnitureMakerBattledOffshoring,StayedLocalandHelpedSaveanAmerican
TownbyBethMacy
CommonCoreFocusStandards

Reading:

CCR13

Readcloselytodeterminewhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandtomakelogicalinferencesfromit,citespecific
textualevidencewhenwritingorspeakingtosupportconclusionsdrawnfromtext,determinecentralideasor

themesofatextandanalyzetheirdevelopment;summarizekeysupportingdetailsandideas,analyzehow
andwhyindividuals,events,andideasdevelopandinteractoverthecourseofatext.

CCR69

Assesshowpointofvieworpurposeshapesthecontentandstyleofatext,integrateandevaluatecontent
presentedindiversemediaandformats,includingvisuallyandquantitatively,aswellasinwords,delineate
andevaluatetheargumentandspecificclaimsinatext,includingthevalidityofreasoningaswellasthe
relevanceandsufficiencyoftheevidence,analyzethehowtwoormoretextsaddresssimilarthemesor
topicsinordertobuildknowledgeortocomparetheapproachestheauthorstake.

Writing:

CCR12

Writeargumentstosupportclaimsinananalysisofsubstantivetopicsortexts,usingvalidreasoningand
revelevantandsufficientevidence,writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconveycomplex
ideasandinformationclearlyandaccuratelythroughtheeffectiveselection,organization,andanalysisof
content.

CCR47

Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriatetotask,
purposeandaudience,developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,or
tryinganewapproach,usetechnology,includingtheinternet,toproduceandpublishwritingandtointeract
andcollaboratewithothers,conductshortaswellasmoresustainedresearchprojectsbasedonfocused
questions,demonstratingunderstandingofthesubjectunderinvestigation.

CCR89

Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprintanddigitalsources,assessthecredibilityandaccuracyof
eachsource,andintegratetheinformationwhileavoidingplagiarism,drawevidencefromliteraryor
informationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,andresearch.

SocialStudies:

Hist912.1Evaluatehowhistoricaleventsanddevelopmentswereshapedbyuniquecircumstancesoftime
andplaceaswellasbroaderhistoricalcontexts.

Hist912.2Analyzechangeandcontinuityinhistoricaleras.

Hist912.4Analyzehowhistoricalcontextsshapedandcontinuetoshapepeoplesperspectives.(eg.,
immigration,labor,theroleofwomen).

Hist912.8Detectpossiblelimitationsinvariouskindsofhistoricalevidenceanddifferingsecondary
interpretations.

Hist912.9Usequestiongeneratedaboutmultiplehistoricalsourcestopursuefurtherinquiryandinvestigate
additionalsources.

Hist912.10Critiquetheappropriatenessofthehistoricalsourcesusedinasecondaryinterpretation.

INQ912.6Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultiplesourcesrepresentingawiderangeofviewswhile
usingtheorigin,authority,structure,context,andcorroborativevalueofthesourcestoguidetheselection.

INQ912.7Evaluatethecredibilityofasourcebyexamininghowexpertsvaluethesources.

StudentResponsibilities
StudentsareresponsibleforthecontentsofthecontractsignedwithWAEGuidanceCounselorRobert
LombardiorKaitlynWalluponentrytotheWHSCDP.AnystudentwhoignorestheEntryContractcan
loseclasshours,assignmentcredit,andpossiblycoursecreditatlargeiftheabuseofschoolrulesis/
becomeshabitual.
GradingPolicy&FinalGradeComponents:
1.ClassActivities:1060points
Gradedforbothcompletionandaccuracy/depth
2.LargerPapers/Projects:100points
Gradedaccordingtorubricshandedoutwithassignmentprompts
3.StartingQuestions/Assignments:2x10points=Generally20ptsweekly
Atypicalsemesterwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoearnbetween9001000points.Thefollowingchart
delineateswhatamountofpointsyouwouldneedtoearninordertoearnaspecificlettergradeinour
learningcommunity.IbelieveyouareallcapableofearningAs!
ATentativeGuidetoGradingfortheSemester:

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A=900939
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WeeklyInstructionalUnits

WeekandTopic
1CourseIntroduction
(1MeetingWeek)

Materials
Assignments
Syllabus
BARAKA
CDPPolicies
Skilland
AgreementstoSign
KnowledgePre

Skills
Usingmultiple
formsofmediato
drawconclusions

2&3Industrial
Revolution

BARAKADVD
BARAKADeep
AnalysisQuestions

Industrial
RevolutionLecture
WhoWantstoBea
CottonMillionaire
Simulation
Industrial
RevolutionPrimary
Sources

Assessment
CourseConcepts
andThemes

Usingreputable
sourcestoform
definitionsand
understandings

CornellNotes
RepsonseLogfor
CottonMillionaire
Simulation
Factory
Informational
Pamphlet

Identify
mainideaand
transformationof
ideasacrossatext
anddiverseforms
ofmedia.
Analyzeinteracting
factorsthat
influencedthe
perspectivesof
peopleduring
differenthistorical
eras.
Publishwritingfinal
projectsinmultiple
formsofmedia
Critiquearguments
insecondaryworks
ofhistoryonrelated
topics
Usenonfictionto
createfictional
piecesbasedin
newlygained
knowledge
Utilizingprimary
andsecondary
sourcestocreatea
multimedia
presentationthat
explainsacomplex
event(s)
ReadingCloselyto
determineauthor
meaningandpoint
ofview
Usingvariousforms
ofmediaand
sourcestodevelop
anunderstandingof
acomplexprocess
Usingaudio/visual
andtextualsources
torespondtoatrend
inworldhistory

4&5Scramblefor
Africa

6&7Scramblefor
AfricaandImperialism
(Week6=1Meeting
Week)

8&9Decolonization

WhiteMansBurden
Poem,Kipling
CongoFreeState
Sources
JournalEntry
Prompt

Imperialism
StudentTeaching
Assignment
Prompt
SubjectSpecific
ResearchGuide
Questions
BornACrime
Excerpts

Sarafina
HotelRwanda
PoemforTwo
Voices
Assignment
Legacyof
Decolonization
Response

CloseReadingof
WhiteMansBurden
Primaryand
SecondarySource
Analysis
CongoFreeState
JournalEntry

Imperialism
Overview
Imperialism
StudentTeaching
Assignment
BornACrime
ExcerptQuestions

ViewingGuide
SarafinaExcerpts
ViewingGuide
HotelRwanda
PoemforTwo
Voicesbasedon
Sarafina
Decolonization
LegacyResponse

10&11Introductionto
Globalization

12AprilBreak
13&14Globalization
Abroad

15&16Globalization
atHome

17GlobalizationProject
andLearningCommunity
WrapUp

18LCTermPaper

Globalization
Webquest
CurrentEvent
ArticlesTiedto
Globalization

Flow:FortheLove
ofWater
WTOandIMF
Reading
EUReading

Walmart:High
CostofLow
Prices
FactoryManBook
Excerpts
NAFTALecture

Assignment
Prompt
PosterBoardand
CreativeMaterials
TermPaper
Prompt

Globalization
Webquest
AnalysisofCurrent
Eventstiedto
Globalization

FlowViewing
Guide(s)
GoalsandReality
ofWTOandIMF
Response

WalmartExcerpt
Questions
FactoryMan
Discussion
Globalizationat
HomeResponse

TheReachof
GlobalismPoster

AssignmentPrompt
Rubric
CourseTermPaper
PlanningWorksheet
PeerReviewSheet
FinalSubmission
CheckList

****Alllessonsandunitworkaresubjecttochange

Buildinga
theoreticaland
historicalknowledge
basetoevaluate
currenteventsinthe
world
Usingevidence
frommultipleview
pointswhen
explainingand
evaluatinga
subject

Evaluatingpointof
viewandbiasina
documentary
Outliningand
analyzingformsof
biasintextual
resources
Comparing
multiplesourcesof
informationin
variousformsof
mediatoforman
educatedopinionon
aglobalissue
Formaneducated
positiononatopic
andusevarious
formsofmedia
contendingwith
multiplepointsof
viewtoasserta
claim.

WritingProcess
Writingan
ArgumentativeEssay
PeerReviewProcess

Workisduewhenspecifiedinclassandonlybecompletedathomeuponapprovalfrominstructor
Instructormustbeinformedofabsenceinadvanceoftheabsenceinordertohavetheopportunitytomakeup
work
Allelectronicsubmissionsunlessotherwisenotedaretobecompletedingoogledocumentsandsharedwith
theinstructorviathegoogleemailaddresssharedonthefirstdayofthecourse
InstructorEmailforQuestions:
avolanth@wallingfordschool.org