World+History

World History is the course which all freshmen at East Hartford High School take for Social Studies. It is a one credit course.

During the ﬁrst semester the class will focus on the contributions of early civilizations to human history and how the geographic environment inﬂuenced the growth of economic, governmental, and religious systems. In the second semester the course continues the study of the development of civilizations. The medieval world and the emergence of modern nations in Asia, Africa and Europe will be focal points. First Semester Subjects: Geography, Human Origins, World Religions, River Valley Civilizations, Greece, Rome Second Semester Subjects: Africa, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Americas

**Grading Policy 2011 – 2012**

Students are responsible for doing the work assigned. All work will have clearly defined expectations, deadlines and guidelines for what they are required to do. Students will be graded on the following basis using a total points system. At the end of the quarter, the total points earned are divided by the total points available to determine the letter grade.

**Category of work and average points**

Daily work (Homework, note book) 10 – 20 points each

Class Participation 100 points per quarter

Tests 100 points

Quizzes 30 – 50 points

Projects 100 – 200 points

**Participation** The participation grade is based on the student following the school guidelines for class behavior. This includes but is not limited to being respectful, being prepared for class, being responsible for their own work and demonstrating effort. If students choose to not follow classroom rules, they will lose participation points. Classroom rules are school rules. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Absence/Late work**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Work is due on the date indicated in the instructions. Late work is **not accepted** unless a student had an excused absence from school. If a student is absent, s/he is responsible for the following:


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Finding out from a classmate what was missed and getting copies of any worksheets or instructions if needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Discussing the missing work with the teacher if clarification is needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Turning in the missing work within the same number of school days as the absence. If this is done, the work will be accepted without deduction in value. After this time has passed, the work will be considered late and will not be accepted.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">However, for major projects, late work will be accepted. The grade for this late work will be reduced by 10% per day until 50% at which point the grade will be zero.