NewVisionsCharterHighSchoolforAdvancedMathandScienceII

JaneAddamsEducationalCampus,900TintonAvenue,Bronx,NY10456

GlobalHistoryandGeography
Ms.Fiorenzamfiorenza28@charter.newvisions.org
Ms.Rosenfeldsrosenfeld26@charter.newvisions.org
Room:227
Telephone:(718)6653671Ext#2271

http://tinyurl.com/ams2gh4

Description:
WelcometoGlobalHistoryandGeography!Thisoneyearcoursewillservetoreinforcetopicsand
skillsfortheGlobalHistoryandGeographyRegents.ThegoalisforyoutotaketheRegentsinJune
ANDPASS!Itwillinclude:

50MultipleChoiceQuestions
1ThematicEssay
DocumentBasedShortAnswerQuestions
1DocumentBasedQuestion(DBQ)Essay

HistoricalContent:
Youwillbeexpandingyourhistoricalknowledgebeginningwithpoliticalrevolutionsagainstabsolute
monarchs,industrialization,powerfulimperialempires,worldwars,genocide,theColdWar,and
moderncurrentevents/issues.

LearningTargets:
Studentswillbeableto
Identifymajoreventsinhistory,causesandeffects,andtheeventsimportance
Locateanddiscusstheeffectsofgeographicfeaturesthroughouthistory
Utilizereadingstrategiestointerpretprimaryandsecondarysources
Writestrongessaysonavarietyofthemes,pullingevidencefromhistory
Speakaboutthematerialusinghistoricalevidenceandanalysis
Resources:
WorldHistoryTextbook
PrenticeHallGlobalHistoryandGeography
BarronsGlobalHistoryandGeography
Brainpop
Powerschool(Checkyourgrades)
Regentsprep.org(RegentsPractice)

Requirements:
DailyDoNow&ExitSlip
Homework
TrimesterFinalProjects
Tests/Quizzes
Participation

Materialsneeded:
Donow&ExitSlipMarblenotebook
Folder
Notebookand/orBinder
Pen/Pencil

Attendance:
StudentsareexpectedtoattendALLclasses.AMSIIscholarsareresponsibleformakingupanymissed
workinaccordancewiththeAMSIIlatepolicy.Pleasespeakwithmedirectlyinordertoaddressany
clarifyingquestions.Attendancewillberecordeddaily.

CoreValues:
TheexpectationofallstudentsinthisclassistoabidebytheAMSIICoreValues.Failuretodosowill
resultinoneormoreofthefollowing:

1. ConferencewithStudent
2. ConferencewithParent
3. ReferraltoAdministration(oranydisciplinarymeasureoutlinedinthestudenthandbook)

AtAMSIIourcorevaluesinclude:
Respect
Integrity
Commitment
Honor
Excellenceand
Responsibility

ConductandBehavior:
THEOVERRIDINGCODEOFCONDUCTANDBEHAVIORASKSALLSTUDENTSAND
STAFFMEMBERSATAMSIITOBERESPECTFULANDRESPONSIBLE.AMSIIbelievesthatif
studentsandfacultyintheAMSIIcommunityadheretothismaxim,theywillestablishnecessary
conditionstorealizethemissionofourschool.

LatenesstoClass:
Anyunexcusedlatenesswillreceivedetention.Studentswithoutanypasseswillnotbepermittedintothe
classroomandmustgoandretrieveone.Whenenteringwithanexcusedpass,logyourinformationinthe
latebookandquietlyjointheclass.

DressCodePolicy:
AllAMSIIscholarsareexpectedtobeinFULLdresscodeeveryday.NOEXCEPTIONS.

CellPhonePolicy:
Ifyourphoneisaudibleandorvisibleduringclasstime,itwillbeconfiscated.Itwillbegiventothedean,
andyourparentorguardianwillhavetocometoschoolinordertoretrieveit.

TechnologyintheClassroom:
Allassignmentsandresourceswillbeavailableonourclasswebsite.

http://tinyurl.com/ams2gh4

CourseSchedule:

Trimester1
September3December3
NeolithicRevolution
AncientCivilizations:Greece&Rome
EuropeanMiddleAge&GrowthofEmpires
NewWorld
Renaissance,Reformation,andExploration
Trimester2
December2March20
Absolutism,Enlightenment,andRevolution
IndustrialRevolution&Imperialism
WorldWarsandRevolutionaryStruggles
Trimester3
March21
ColdWar&IndependenceMovements
PostColdWarEras

PlagiarismPolicyTheuse,intentionalorunintentional,ofanotherswords,ideas,orworkwithout
credit.(note:Consequencecolumnismanagedbytheteacherwheretheoffenseoccurredandreported
toadministration).

Blatantplagiarismisintentionally
submittingtheworkorideasof
anotherasonesown.
CommonExamples
CopyingandPastingpartsof
documentsintostudentwork.
AMSIIConsequences
1
st
offense0onassignment+
ParentConference+ResearchPaper
onPlagiarismwithCitations
2
rd
offenseSuspension+Parent
Conference
Inadvertentplagiarismalsoreferred
toasmisuseofsources,isoften
theresultofnotclearly
understandingrulesforcitation.
Writersofpaperscontaining
inadvertentplagiarismdonotuse
thecorrectformatforcitingsources,
donotusequotationmarks
appropriately,orassumethat
paraphrasingandsummarizingmake
citationunnecessary.These
studentsrequiretraininginthe
properuseofsources.
CommonExamples:Usingquotes
andnotcorrectlycitingthesource.

Consequences
1
st
offensereprimandandrevision
oftheassignment+Parent
Conference

2
nd
offense10%reductionofthe
assignmentsgradeandrevision+
ParentConference

3
rd
offense0onassignment+
ParentConference
Assistance
Moreinformationcanbefoundin
the:AMSIICitationguideorplease
see,forexample,Purdue
UniversitysOWL
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/)
orCitationMachine
http://www.citationmachine.net/

BasicGuidelines
1.Commonknowledgedoesnot
needcitation.
2.Anyuseofexactwordsneedsto
bequotedandcited.
3.Anysummaryorparaphraseofan
ideaneedstobecited.
4.Anyfactsorideasspecifictoa
sourceandnotcommonlyknown
needtobecited.
NOTE:Television,movies,and
YouTubecountaswell.Remember,
ifindoubt,cite!

AMSIITutoringCenter

Itisoftheutmostimportancethatallassignmentsbesubmittedontimesothatyoumaybe
preparedforcollegeandafuturecareer.Failuretosubmitworkontimealsohurtsyourclassabilityto
advanceandstayontrack.
Ifyouarestrugglingtocompleteassignmentsathome,AMSIIhascreatedaTutoringCenterfor
studentstofindsupportoncompletingtheirassignments.TheTutoringCenterwillbeopenon
TuesdaysandThursdaysfrom4:356pmallAMSIIscholarsarewelcometoattendtutoring!
OurTutoringCenterwillbestaffedbytwoteachersaswellaspeertutors(FocusonELA/SocialStudies
onTuesday.Math/ScienceonThursday).

AMSIILateWorkPolicy

Action Consequence
Assignmentturnedinoneday
late
10%deductionfromtheassignmentsgrade.
Afteronedaylate Assignmentreceivesafailinggradeof55%
Youronlyabilitytosaveyourgradeandreturn
ittoa15%deductionfromtheassignmentsgrade
istoattendaTutoringCentersessionandhavea
tutoringcenterteachersignoffthatyoucompleted
itwhilethere.
NOTE:afteroneweek,youwillnolongerbeableto
makeupassignmentsforapassinggradeatthe
tutoringcenter(unlesspriorapprovalgivenby
teacher)
ForstudentswhocompleteNO
Assignmentsfortheentire
week(MonFri)
TeacherMakesaPhoneCallHome
StudentAttendsMandatoryTutoringthefollowing
week(4:306pm)
TuesdaysSocial
Studies/ELA/Theatre/Humanities
Electivesclasses
ThursdaysMath/Math
Lab/Science/Gym/Health/classes
Failuretoattendorparticipate
inMandatoryTutoring
Parent/Teacher/GuidanceCounselorConference
MandatoryTutoringthefollowingweek
1DayofAfterSchoolDetention

GradeBreakdown:
Summativeex.tests,trimesterprojects,essays,etc.
20%Quizzes
20%Essays
30%Tests
70%Total
Formativeex.quizzes,homework,donows,exittickets,participationetc.

10%DoNow&ExitSlips&Homework
10%Participation&Attendance
10%Homework
30%Total
____________________________________________________________________
100%Classtotal

GradeDissemination:
Gradeswillbeprovidedinpersonwithcommentsnolaterthanoneweekafterhandingitin.Gradeswill
alsobeavailableonPowerSchool.

Rewrite/ReDoPolicy:
Youmayrewriteanyassignmentthathasbeengivenagradeof80andbelowonly.Thisexcludesfinal
projects.Youmayonlyrewriteanassignmentonce.Rewritesareoptional.Analternategradingrubricwill
beusedfortherewrite,featuringanadditionalcolumnthatevaluatesthechangesmadespecifically.
Rewriteswillonlybeacceptedwithinoneweekofwhenitsbeenreturned.

GroupWorkPolicy:
Withinthiscourse,youmayworkingroupsofthreetofiveforavarietyofpurposes(bothformativeand
summative):discussions,activities,andbriefprojects.If/whenthegroupprojectissummativethestudent
willreceiveagradethatwillbe75%apersonalgrade,and25%agradebasedupontheirparticipationas
agroupmember.If/whenthegroupprojectisformativestudentswillreceiveparticipationpointsbasedoff
theirperformanceasagroupmember.

Homework:
Whenassigned,homeworkmustbehandedintimelyatthestartofeachperiodinthelabeledbin/folder.
Homeworkisgradedonacheckbasis.

Symbol: GradeEquivalent:
+ 100
85
70
N* 55

*Nstandsfornocredit.Assignmentswillonlyreceivethisgradeiftheyaredramaticallyincompleteorofftopic.

Thefollowingpageservesasyourclasscontractandneedstobesignedbyyouandyourparentor
guardian.Itmustbereturnedtome(foryourfirsthomeworkgrade!)bySeptember4,2014.

ClassContractfor

StudentName:___________________________________Due:September4,2014

IhavereadandIunderstandalloftheoutlinedexpectationsandpoliciesintheGlobalHistory4
overviewandsyllabus.IwillaskanyquestionsIhaveaboutcoursegoalsandpolicieseitherinclass
orviaemailto:

Ms.Fiorenzamfiorenza28@charter.newvisions.org
Ms.Rosenfeldsrosenfeld26@charter.newvisions.org

______________________________________________________________________________
AMSIIScholarStudentSignatureDate

______________________________________________________________________________
AMSIIParent/GuardianSignature Date

ParentContactInformation
ParentsandGuardians:

Pleaseincludecontactinformationonthelinesprovidedbelow:

Preferredcontactname:____________________________________

Preferredcontactphonenumber:_____________________________

Preferredcontactemail:___________________________________

Preferredmethodofcommunication(circleone):

PHONE EMAIL

Besttimetobereached:____________________________________

Ouremailaddressesare:Ms.Fiorenzamfiorenza28@charter.newvisions.organdMs.Rosenfeld
srosenfeld26@charter.newvisions.org.Pleasefeelfreetocontactusifyouhaveanyquestionsor
concerns.Welookforwardtospeakingwithyouatparentteacherconferenceswhichwilltakeplace
onthefollowingdates:

AMSIIParentTeacherConferences201415

Date ParentTeacherConferences

October15,
2014

Tri1ProgressParentTeacherConferences
LastNamesAN
3:00p.m.6:00p.m.

October16,
2014

Tri1ProgressParentTeacherConferences
LastNamesOZ
5:00p.m.7:00p.m.

December17,
2014

ParentTeacherConferences
Trimester1ReportCards
3:006:00pm

January21,
2015

Tri2ProgressParentTeacherConference
3:00p.m.to6:00p.m.

April1,2015

ParentTeacherConferences
Trimester2ReportCards
3:00p.m.6:00p.m.

May6,2015

Tri3ProgressParentTeacherConference
3:00p.mto6:00p.m.

June29,2015

Trimester3ReportcardsdistributedtostudentsLastdayofschool