7th Grade World History (Honors) 2017 - 2018

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 Mr. Radford’s 7th grade

World History

Mendez Fundamental, Room 314

        Phone Number: (714) 972-7800

E-mail: david.radford@sausdlearns.net

Riddle No.5 - The Globe (lots of clues!)

                                                           

Welcome Parents, Guardians and Students,

I hope you all had an awesome summer, and are as ready as I am to start the new school year. This year we are going to take a trip around the world and learn about rich and diverse history of many early modern societies. Together we are going to learn that history is more than just facts and dates, it’s a great unfinished story that we all get to take a part in writing. That includes everyone that sits in the seats of my classroom.   So, students, buckle-up, we’re in for a pretty exciting ride.  WELCOME TO THE TIME MACHINE!!!

 

Expectations:

  • Be on time to class (in seat when bell rings).
  • Be prepared (have all supplies and all assignments ready).
  • Be respectful (pay attention, don’t distract other students).
  • Be ready to do your best.

 

Zero Tolerance:

These are non-breakable rules where no warning is provided before action is taken – violations of these rules mean immediate referral to the counselor, write-up and call home).

  • No violence (hitting, shoving, etc.)
  • No profane or disrespectful language.
  • No bullying or intimidation of other students.

 

I also expect to all students to follow all of the school and district rules.

Consequences:

Students who violate my classroom rules/expectation will face the following consequences:

 

1st Offense

Verbal Warning

2nd Offense

15 minute teacher detention

3rd Offense

Parent phone call Office Referral.

 

 

Detentions:

Detentions in my class are assigned primarily on Fridays after school or at my discretion. I will provide no less than one week notice, by either phone message or written notification, to both students and parents prior to a student serving their detention. If a student fails to attend a detention the detention time is doubled up to a half an hour, after which time students will be issued a referral.    

 

Cheating and Plagiarism:

Better to be original and do your best than be caught using someone else’s work. Plagiarism and cheating will not be accepted in my class. This includes any copying off of the internet or out of any book or textbook.  

 

Course Overview:

By the end of their experience in my class:

  • Students will understand the different perspectives, events, people and ideas as they relate to the global community past and present.
  • Students will gain historical investigation skills that will assist them in their future career or academic pursuits.  

Historical Civilizations and Content:

We will be exploring the medieval and early modern history of the following world cultures and civilizations:

Rome                     Islam                      Africa

Medieval China   Medieval Japan   Medieval Europe

The Renaissance The Reformation Mesoamerica

 

Common Core Skills:

The four major Common Core skills that the students will learn to develop in my class are as follows:

  1. Consider perspectives and supporting opinions.
  2. The ability to perform a Close Reading, citing evidence and noting textual details.
  3. Perform research with a deep level of understanding.
  4. The ability to make evidence-based claims and arguments.

Materials and Supplies:

Students must bring 3 things to class everyday:

 

  • A blue/black ink pen or pencil.
  • Their student issued Chromebook.
  • A section in their binder with sheets of lined paper to take notes.  

I will inform parents/student ahead of time if any additional supplies or materials will be necessary.

 

Absent or Missing work:

It is easy to fall behind in the class if a student misses a day. If that does happen, it is the student’s responsibility to make up any missing work from the missing assignment box in the room and to acquire any missing notes from another student. Any quizzes or tests must be made up the students upon returning to class either before or after school, I will accept missing quizzes up to two weeks after their assigned due date. Missed assignments maybe turned in one week after the first due date without loss of credit, any further delay will result in loss of credit or zero credit if an assignment or test isn’t made up within a week.

 

What you can expect from me:

I am available one hour before and one hour after school (except Wednesdays) for an additional help that a student might require. Also, I endeavor to do my best and be a professional at work. I take my job seriously and am proud and enthusiastic about what I do.

 

TECHNOLOGY/GRADING/ASSIGNMENTS

 

Canvas:           All students in my class will NEED to have a Canvas account. The Canvas webpage is an online learning management system. Some assessments, assignments and quizzes will be assigned on Canvas, so it is imperative that the students have access to this website and remember their login and password. Procedures for signing up for Canvas will be done within the first two weeks of school and technical support will be provided throughout the school year.

 

Grading:

Students will be assessing using the following criteria:

  1. Homework – assignments will include reading and watching assigned videos (5 points).
  2. Quizzes
    1. Content-based and based on assigned readings and videos (10 Points).
      1. The majority of quizzes will be open note and some will be posted on Canvas.
    2. Project-based assessments (20 Points).
    3. Writing Prompts/Essays (20 Points).
    4. Classwork (5 Points).
    5. Assignments given at teacher’s discretion (varies).
    6. Participation (varies).
    7. Extra Credit – will be provided at teacher’s discretion and will only be available for students who have submitted all of their work.

Performance Grading

A = 100 to 90%

B = 89 to 80 %

C = 79 to 70 %

D = 69 to 60 %

F = 59 to 0 %

 

Additional Resources and Contacts:

  1. I keep a blog where I post weekly updates about my class, including lectures, homework, classwork and miscellaneous content. If a student needs to catch up on any missing work my blog is the first and best place to go. Blog Address - http://radfordstimemachine.weebly.com/

 

  1. The best way for students and parents to contact me outside of class will be via email. My school email is: radford@sausdlearns.net. I typically check this email throughout the day during the week.

 

  1. My conference/prep period is 2nd period (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays). Please feel free to contact me via school phone during this time.

 

  1. Students should be checking their grades regularly. I post grades as soon as possible and they will be available on the schools Aeries system (grades posted on Canvas are not final).

Digital copy of syllabus available here:

Radford David Intro Letter (History) 2015.pdf

Course Summary:

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