Class Overview
Course Description: This course is designed to understand our world and our place in it through the study of Ancient History. Throughout this course, we will analyze thousands of years of early human history. We will discover the development of our species that originated in Africa and the transition period humans made to from hunting and gathering, to farming and settling in permanent towns! We will also explore various civilizations located across the world and examine the amazing history that they have left us behind to study! Below are a list of topics we will be learning throughout the course:
- Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization
- Ancient Egypt and the Near East
- Ancient India
- Ancient China
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
Grading:
- All work is due on the date given to students. Your grade will be determined by a point system – points received/points possible = 1 grade. Please remember – I do not give you a grade – you receive what you earn! I do not typically offer extra credit, so please make sure that you stay organized and stay on top of your grades! If you are absent, it is up to you to make up what you have missed. Any missed work can be found on Google Classroom or you can email me for any missed assignments. I am available before and after school in the event that you need extra help making up missed work.
- As mentioned before, this course covers a lot of information. Please understand that you will receive quizzes, projects, and assignments quicker than you are typically used to. This course may seem like a lot at first glance, however, being that this is only a semester course, we cover information at a rapid pace. This will allow you to focus on smaller pieces of information at a time, while also having more of an opportunity to bring your grade up, if need be!
- Major Projects (subject to change):
- Early Human Choice Board Project
- Travel Brochure (Mesopotamia)
- Website Project (India)
- Han Dynasty Newspaper Project (China)
- Ancient Civilization Board Game Project
Homework:
Homework will be limited. When you are assigned homework it is expected to be turned in on the date given. Homework given will be important for class the next day. There are no late submissions unless you speak to me otherwise BEFORE the homework due date.
Class Participation:
- Class participation is essential in this course. We will do several reinforcement activities/worksheets to help build on the information we are learning about. Class participation is NOT all about who speaks the most in class...staying organized, always having correct materials, and behaving properly in class all play a role in your overall participation grade!
- Remember, classwork/class participation are ways to boost your grade!
Resources:
- Google Classroom
- This is where you will find assignments and where you will submit assignments when needed. You can also find missed material on my google classroom and any prior work that you might be looking to access.
- This is where you will find assignments and where you will submit assignments when needed. You can also find missed material on my google classroom and any prior work that you might be looking to access.
- Class Website
- To access our main class website, go to the WELCOME page and click the top link that says “class website”. Below are what you will find on the class website:
- A link to my google classroom
- Each class schedule
- A button to click on to email me directly
- A page that provides step by step instructions of how to access TCI (the online textbook)
- A meet the teacher page
- To access our main class website, go to the WELCOME page and click the top link that says “class website”. Below are what you will find on the class website: