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World History for High School Full Year: Napoleon to Today Semester 2 of 2

Completed by 31 learners
Ages 14-18
Live Group Course
In the second part of a year-long course, students will learn Modern World History from the Industrial Revolution through Globalization taught using a standards-based curriculum by a certified teacher. Minimum of three students enrollment.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(76 reviews)

Live video meetings
2x per week, 16 weeks
3-18 learners per class
45 min

What's included

32 live meetings
24 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Students will be given assignments that may consist of reading parts of the text, reading documents, watching a video clip, or completing an assessment. Please notify the instructor in advance if a grade will be needed at the completion of the course for purposes of satisfying home-schooling requirements.
Assessment
The learner will be assessed based on performance on the assessments (quizzes and tests) as well as participation in the synchronous lessons. Grade weighting: Classwork/HW: 30% Tests: 50% Final Exam: 20%
Progress Report
Grades are managed through Google classroom. Please inform the teacher at the beginning of the course if you require a grade at the end.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Class Experience
You will learn an entire semester of World History.  This course is the second part of a full-year course, although you can still enroll even if you didn't take part one! 

You will spend 90 minutes a week with me, learning about history in a small group setting. Then you will be responsible for homework designed to enrich your learning through a series of videos, documents, and other learning activities. 

The course outline with topics to be covered is below. Classes are 45 minutes in length and meet twice per week. While each class will be varied in the delivery of instruction, the instructor will utilize presentations that are guided by a daily focus, discussion questions/prompts that encourage higher-level thinking and discussion.  

Additionally, there will be video clips, review games, and quizzes implemented during the class meeting to optimize enrichment and feedback.  Learners are strongly encouraged to ask and answer questions, as well as to respond to each others' comments during the class meeting. 

We will begin with the Industrial Revolution end the course with more recent history, including 9/11 and the War on Terror, as well as the genocides of the 20th Century. Students will learn the major players, the events, all the while incorporating historical thinking skills. These include understanding cause and effect, placing events into the proper chronology, identifying change and continuity over time, and seeing the contextualization  (the big picture). 
The majority of classes will either consist of presentations with discussion and note-taking or the use of historical documents as evidence to learn about events and decisions that were made in history. 
Students will be challenged to back up all claims with concrete factual and historical evidence.

Course Outline: 
Unit 5 Industrialization and Nationalism 
Objective: Understand the development of Western and non-Western nationalism and industrialization, and the significant processes and consequences of each. 
Terms: capital,entrepreneur, cottage industry, puddling, industrial capitalism, multinational empire, militarism, Kaiser, assembly line, mass production, bourgeoisie, proletariat, suffrage, modernism, Social Darwinism,

Unit 6: Imperialism
Objective: Understand the development of Western and non-Western imperialism and the significant processes and consequences thereof. 
Terms: imperialism, racism, protectorate, indirect rule, direct rule, annex, indigenous, sepoys, viceroys, dollar diplomacy, extraterritoriality, spheres of influence, Open Door policy

Unit 7: World War I and the Russian Revolution
Objective: Recognize significant causes, events, figures, and consequences of the Great War period and the impact on the worldwide balance of power.
Terms: conscription, mobilization, propaganda, trench warfare, war of attrition, total war, planned economies, soviet ,war, communism, abdicate, armistice, mandate, reparation

Unit 8: Between the Wars and World War II
Objective: Recognize significant causes, events, figures, and consequences of World War II and the impact on the worldwide balance of power.
Terms: genocide, ethnic cleansing, demilitarized, appeasement, sanctions, blitzkrieg, isolationism, neutrality, mobilization, kamikaze, blitz, genocide

Unit 9: The Cold War
Objective: Recognize significant events and people from the post-World War II and Cold War eras.
Terms: satellite state, policy of containment, arms race, deterrence, commune, permanent revolution, proxy war, domino theory

Unit 10: New Era/Global Issues
Objective: Identify major economic, political, social, and technological trends beginning in the 20th century.
Terms: deforestation, desertification, greenhouse effect, sustainable development, the one-child policy, peacekeeping forces, nuclear proliferation, bioterrorism, pandemic, Human rights, nongovernmental organization, multinational corporation, globalization

Learning Goals

See objectives in description.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
There are sensitive topics covered in World History, including the topics of slavery and genocide. Rest assured that my extensive experience teaching World History enables me to approach these topics in a mature, historical, and sensitive way. If need be, I will follow up with students and parents if there is something that is of a concerning nature.
Pre-Requisites
It is recommended that students have already taken the first semester of World History, or the content equivalent thereof.
Supply List
Students need either a physical notebook for notetaking and reflection or an organized notetaking method on their computers. I will be happy to offer suggestions,
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Poptential.org will be utilized for a free, online textbook. Other websites include The Stanford Education History Group, The History Channel, Genocidewatch.org,

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Special Education
New York Teaching Certificate in Special Education
Florida Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
In over 30 years of teaching, I have extensive experience teaching World History to grades 6-12. I not only know the topics deeply (which enables me to guide/answer students' questions) but I have taught every level from special needs to advanced learners. 

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