Advanced Placement World History Syllabus Fall 2009/Spring 2010

Mr. Corkill (Room E-27) jeff_corkill@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Course Description:

Advanced Placement World History is a first year college course. Work required will be global in perspective and require maturity and diligence on the part of the student to be successful in this class. Students will be required to complete nightly readings and come prepared to class with analytical insight into the cause, effect, and significance of the events and situations presented in the readings. Classwork will vary in scope but in all situations students will be expected to analyze, assimilate, and connect events and ideas. This is a college course. It is based around lectures, tests and essays. Students will be required to critically evaluate information and write interpretive essays with conclusions that are defined, explained, and historically proven. Students will be required to be adequately prepared and think daily. Students need to be familiar with current global events via various media sources. The goals of this class are to prepare you to pass the Advanced Placement Test administered by the College Board in May and the Gwinnett County Gateway Assessment in April while teaching you world history and various thinking skills.

Office Hours: M/W/F 2:15-3:00

Course Readings: Basic Text: Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective of the Past Bentley/Ziegler Supplemental Reader: World History in Documents - Peter Stearns
**Other Readings may be required over the courses duration and may be at the students expense. Ample information will be forthcoming.

Grades:
Tests Essay Final Exam Classwork/Quizzes 30% 30% 20% 20%

Grading Scale:
A B C D F 90-100 80-89 74-79 70-73 69 and below

Assignments:
There will be a variety of assignments. All assignments are expected to be turned in on time and complete. To receive full credit for an assignment, it must be complete, legible, neat, organized, and written in blue or black ink or typed. LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!! Students with extended excused absences will be allowed five days to make-up work. Students absent the day of a test or when an assignment is due will take the test or turn in the assignment upon their return to school. Unexcused absences will receive a zero. It is the students responsibilities to request make up work. Assignments will be announced and students may

counsel with their teacher during the day to obtain missed assignments. Students are encouraged to ASK FOR HELP!!

Behavior Expectations and Consequences:

1. 2. 3. 4. Students will respect all persons. Students will complete all assignments. Students will be prepared and on time for class. Students will follow directions the first time given

Consequences vary but will be administered without bias. Disrespect will never be tolerated neither will tardies nor missing assignments. It is the responsibility of each student to do his/her best in this class.

Honor Code:
Brookwood High School aligns our policies on academic honesty with similar policies found at colleges. To this end, cheating at Brookwood High School includes any attempt to defraud, deceive, or mislead a teacher in arriving at an honest evaluation of student achievement. Cheating includes, but is not limited to the following: 1. Looking at a test, quiz, or exam of another student while taking an evaluation 2. Attempting to communicate information in any way during an in-class evaluation 3. Having cheat sheets, or information written on the body or other personal objects 4. Using programmed calculators or other electronic devices unless expressly permitted by the teacher 5. Looking at quiz, test, or exam materials prior to their administration 6. Failing to give credit for the ideas, words, or works of others 7. Giving information regarding an evaluation to another student who is scheduled to take the same evaluation 8. Submitting work through the use of technology that is not created by the student including but not limited to file sharing (submitting the same work with different header), copying files to and from disks and websites, or purchasing solutions or works fromothers.

Course Policies:
1. It is REQUIRED that you and your parents review the course description for AP World History at the following web address: http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/students/worldhistory/index.html Click AP World History Course Description for 2009/2010 2. All assignments and due dates (including test dates) will be at my website. It is the students responsibility to check the website daily for updates and changes. 3. Ten quality points will be added to your grade at the end of each semester. 4. Students will be required to keep informed on current world events Information to follow 5. Students will be required to attend after school study sessions at least once every six weeks and will take a mandatory AP practice exam on Saturday May 1 at BHS. There will be several other opportunities for after-school and weekend help: TBA.

Welcome to Mr. Corkills Advanced Placement World History Class!

Parents and Students:

Please sign and return this portion of the syllabus by Friday. I have read and understand the responsibilities and procedures of the Advanced Placement World History Class. I understand that this is a college level course and that my success depends on completing all assignments, asking and answering questions, and will include attendance at after school study sessions. I understand that I am required to read the textbook as assigned and that there will be weekly reading quizzes which will also be combined at the end of the semester as an additional test grade. I understand that I am required to think and participate in this class daily. I understand that course changes will NOT be entertained until AFTER first semester.

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Parents: If you need to contact me, please call the school at 770-972-7642 or via email at jeff_corkill@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.