Office Hours: Wednesday 9-10 am or by appointment

Course Description: The World History course addresses seven (7) periods in the study of World History, with a key focus of study from the mid-15th century to present. The essential standards for World History have been written conceptually and identify the most critical knowledge and skills that students need to learn in this course. The desired outcome of this course is that students develop relevant enduring understandings of current world issues and relate them to their historical, political, economic, geographical and cultural contexts. As students examine the historical roots of significant events, ideas, movements, and phenomena, they encounter the contributions and patterns of civilizations of the past and societies around the world.

 Classroom Expectations:

• Productive. Maximize learning time by staying on task and asking questions when you need help.
• Patient. Be patient as this is a new experience for us all and it will take a lot of working together to make sure you all are successful.
• Prepared. Bring all necessary materials and completed assignments to class each day. 
• Prompt. Be on time. It is encouraged that you log on a few minutes prior to class starting.
• Polite. Be nice or neutral, but not rude or harsh. No bullying; this is a safe environment. 
• Cell phones should be put away during instruction time. 
• Live Sessions. Please mute your microphone and turn off your camera when entering the Google Meet Live Sessions. Google meet link is at the top of google classroom.

Required Materials: (needed daily)

• Charged Chromebook
  

Required Activities:

• Daily Attendance. Please do your best to attend all live sessions and instructional support sessions. These sessions will allow you to get the material and support you will need to be successful. In order to be marked present you must attend google meet live sessions  and/or complete any assignments due that day.
• It is the student’s responsibility to complete and turn in all assignments before the next class. Missing assignments will be posted as zeros in Powerschool until they are received.
• If absent, then check the agenda (hyperlinked on syllabus canvas page) to find the missing work. All work can be accessed through canvas. Most assignments will be completed on google classroom but all assessments will be on canvas. 

Students will be marked present if they:

• Complete at least one daily assignment
• Attend a Google Meet session hosted by the teacher
• Log in to Canvas to access teacher directions/assignments

• Excuse notes will still be collected.  The reasons for an excused absence are unchanged.
• If absent or unable to attend the live session of class, then all work will be posted on canvas. Be sure to check the weekly classroom guide. 

Classwork/Homework.  Classwork/Homework is assigned daily!  This will need to be completed by 11:00pm that night and submitted via Canvas.

Evaluation Method:

Grades:  Grades will be posted in POWERSCHOOL and are calculated as follows
Quarter grades: Formative Assessment: 40%           Summative Assessment: 60%

Final Grades: Quarter 3 = 40%, Quarter 4 = 40% and final exam = 20%
Grading Scale:
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
D = 60 – 69
F = 59 and below

PowerSchool – I will be updating grades at least once a week in PowerSchool. Please be sure to frequently check grades or have the students check grades. You may see grades in canvas but the overall average will be accurate in PowerSchool. If there is a grade discrepancy between the two systems, then PowerSchool will be the most reliable. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. 

School Messenger: I will be using school messenger to communicate with parents and students. Please be sure  you have set up your contact preferences. 

Communication is essential, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Be sure your information is correct in PowerSchool so you will receive messages from school messenger. Also,  be sure to fill out the google form at the end of the syllabus with correct contact information. 

Late Work Policy: Students will have one additional day to complete the assignment with no late penalty. The assignment will then be marked MISSING in PowerSchool and a ZERO recorded.

Students that turn in a completed assignment after the initial due date will receive a 10 point deduction per day for the first five days. (Example. 10 points - 1 Day Late; 50 Points - 5 Days Late) 

Please note that the late work policy is a FHS policy. 

**There may be some changes made to the syllabus to reflect changes made by FHS or FHS school board policies. 

Fill out this google form to show that you and a parent/guardian have read and understood the syllabus.