Transcript Blue Border - kennelly

Week 1
World History
Mr. Kennelly
Welcome
Please take your seat and wait quietly for class
to begin.
Be sure to have a piece of paper and a pen
Syllabus
Classroom policies
Entrance and Dismissal
Collecting papers
Grades and Inflation
A's are awarded for work that exceeds the
expectations and excels in all areas
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B's are earned for work that exceeds the
expectations in some areas
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C's are given for work that satisfies the minimum
requirements
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D's are for work that is incomplete or does not
answer the questions
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U's are unacceptable
Do not ask for extra credit, make up work, etc...
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Class Wikispace contains all info
kennelly.wikispaces.com
Go to the site to find out what you missed. Do
not come to me pleading ignorance in regards to
missed work All public libraries offer internet
access.
“We do not have time to bleed”
Day 1
What is the late work policy?
Where is your work completed?
What and When is your first assignment due?
Cinderella
Level one questions are factual and can be
found in the text or source
Level two questions are implied and answers can
be inferred
Level three questions are big questions. They
answer how is this relevant to me and the world
today
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MUST BE IN
COMPLETE SENTENCES
In groups of 3
Write and answer 5 level one questions
In groups of 3
Write and answer 5 level two questions
In groups of 3
Write and answer 3 level three questions
Day 2
Where can you find all your work and classroom
resources?
What is the late work/missing work policy?
Describe the three levels of questions
World Geography Themes
WHY STUDY WH? Because we must strive to
make the world a place where it is easier for all
to live and do good
Repeating forces often influence people and
events
Power and Authority
What is power?
Who holds power?
What system or group provides order in society?
How does the group or person maintain power?
How is power used?
Is that a productive means
Religious and Ethical Systems
Beliefs that guide peoples lives and society often
deal with meaning of life, creation, right and
wrong
What beliefs are held by the majority of people in
a region?
How do these beliefs differ from one another?
How do religious groups interact with one
another?
How do religious groups act towards
nonmembers?
Revolution
Over throw of governments,
institutions, and ideas
What long term idea or
institutions are being overthrown?
What caused people to make this
radical change?
What are the results of this
change?
Violent or Nonviolent?
Ends and Means?
Interaction with the Environment
How do humans adjust to climate and terrain
where they live?
How have changes in the natural world forced
people to change?
What positive and negative changes have people
made to their environment?
HW TIME and Book Check
Day 3
List the world History Themes we studies
yesterday?
Describe the two you think are most important to
studying world history?
Economics
The way in which people use and manage their
scarce resources to satisfy their needs
What goods and services does a society
produce?
Who controls the wealth and resources?
How does a society obtain more goods and
services?
Cultural Interaction
Societies shared items form tools, customs, arts,
ideas, music, and food
How have cultures interacted (trade, migration,
or conquest)?
What items have cultures shared?
What political, economic, and religious ideas
have cultures shared?
What positive and Negative effects have resulted
from cultural interaction?
Empire Building
Growing more powerful by controlling other
people, other economies, or others natural
resources
What motivates people to conquer other lands
and people?
How does a society gain control of others?
How does a dominating society control and rule
its subjects?
Science and Technology
What tools and methods do people use to solve
problems they encounter?
How do individuals gain and use kn0wledge?
How do new discoveries and inventions change
the way people live?
HW Time and Book Check