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World History
Yorba Linda H.S.
Mr. Moore
2015-2016
Class Schedule
• Periods 1,3,4,5, World
History
• Period 2 Sociology
• Period 6 - Conference
Personal Data
• Married 38 years (2 adult children,
4 grandchildren)
• EDHS ‘73, A.A. Fullerton College,
B.A. Sociology – 1977 C.S.U.F.
• M.S. Psychology / Counseling – 1980
U.L.V.
• Department Chair – Social Science
Personal Data
• [email protected]
• 714-986-7500 ext. 14311
• 39th year of teaching
• 32 years of teaching @ EHS
th
• 7 year at YLHS and 38th
year in PYLUSD
• www.ylhs.com
Behavioral Expectations
•Respect
•Honesty
•Accountability
Behavioral Expectations
• Cell Phone/texting – AP issue
Trabuco Hills HS
• B.Y.O.D. District Policy: I Pads,
Laptops, smart phones –
teacher expectations
• Phone policy-loss of use if
caught inappropriate use of it
• Water is ok, no other food or
drinks
Aeries.net Grading
System
• Online grades and
attendance
• Parent notification is
immediate
• I post immediately all
grades and attendance
Academic Expectations
• 904 API – record for district
• Social Science AP scores = 92% avg
• Late work = ½ credit if done fully
and accurately – After 5 days late
work will NOT BE ACCEPTED
• 3 days absence = 3 days to make-up
work
• NO EXTRA CREDIT OR BAILOUT
AT ANY TIME
Grading Scale
• 89.50% - 100%
• 79.50% - 89.49%
• 69.50% - 79.49%
• 59.50% - 69.49%
• 59.49% & BELOW
=A
=B
=C
=D
=F
Test Drops
• Perfect Attendance and No
Unexcused Tardy’s = 1 test drop
at semester. School functions
exempt! Must have both to
qualify for the drop.
• All test drops are canceled if
you’re ever caught cheating on
homework or testing
Perfect Attendance or NO
Tardiness
•25 points extra credit if
you have one or the other
during the semester
S.S.R.
• Every Thursday for 15-20
minutes will be silent,
sustained reading for the
class for the book reviews.
Book Reviews
• Your choice 1st quarter (Unbroken,
Lone Survivor, Where Men Win
Glory.) In Harms Way – Doug
Stanton
• Greatest Generation – Tom Brokaw
• All But My Life – Gerda Weissman
Klein
• 1 book review Quarters 1-3 = 150
points each
Semester Lecture
Notebook
• 150 points
• Title page for the
semester, Course Outline,
Unit divider page, Lecture
notes.
• Key is well organized and
neat
Homework
• Won’t happen nightly but in
project form at the
beginning of new units of
study
9 major units covered
• Unit #1: Why Study History / Geography
• Unit #2: Rise of Democracy
• Unit #3: Age of Revolutions (Glorious,
French and American Revolutions)
• Unit #4: Industrial Revolution and
Imperialism
• Unit #5: World War 1 (End of Semester)
• Turn in complete notebook: 150 points
Second Semester Notebook
• Unit #6: Rise of Dictators / Russian and
Chinese Revolutions
• Unit#7: World War 2
• Unit#8: Cold War
• Unit #9: Modern World History and
Global issues of the day
• Second Semester Final Notebook due the
day of the final exam (150 points)
Academic Honesty
• Cheating results in an automatic
zero in points
• Loss of any test drop
• Contact with counselor for a
cheating contract to be written
• Contact home to voice my
concerns
Final Exams
• 1st semester final is all objective
questions-no essays
• 2nd semester final is 4 full essays in
2 hours
• 16 topics, 4 randomly chosen, and
the use of a 3x5 card using 1 side
only (1 month of prep for the test)
TESTING
• Unit Exams
• Video Quizzes
• Art projects and
assorted other activities
throughout the year
MAKE-UP TESTING
•Essay Format
•Always a different
test, and usually
more difficult
•Questions?