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World History High School Semester 1 of Full Year Modern: Middle Ages to Today

Completed by 32 learners
Ages 14-18
Live Group Course
In the first part of a year-long course, students will learn Modern World History from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution taught using a standards-based curriculum by a certified teacher, with a strong focus on multiple perspectives!
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(76 reviews)

Live video meetings
2x per week, 16 weeks
3-15 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.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner - Advanced Level
You will learn an entire semester of World History in a flipped classroom-type setting. What that means is that you will spend 90 minutes a week with me, learning about history in a small group setting. Then you will be responsible for learning on your own 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 Byzantine Empire and end the first half of the course with the French Revolution. 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. Multiple perspectives will be explored. 
Students will be challenged to back up all claims with concrete factual and historical evidence.

Course Outline:
Unit 1 The Middle Ages in Europe and Asia
Objective: Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of medieval civilizations (Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, Japan).
Examples: Justinian, Theodora, feudalism, serfs, fiefs, manors, The Plague, bushido, samurai, The Crusades

Unit 2 Islamic Empires, Meso & South American Civilizations, Sub Saharan Africa. 
Objective: Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of Islamic, Meso and South American, and Sub-Saharan African civilizations.
Examples: Islam, the Five Pillars, Caliphates, Mansa Musa, Aztec, Inca, Maya

Unit 3 Increasing Interconnectedness and Change in Europe
Objective: Analyze the causes, events, and effects of the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Age of Exploration.
Examples: Protestantism, Martin Luther, King Henry VIII, Leondardo da Vinci, Galileo, heliocentrism, Prince Henry the Navigator, Columbian Exchange

Unit 4 Age of Revolutions
Objective: Analyze the causes, events, and effects of the Enlightenment and its impact on the American, French and other Revolutions.
Examples: mercantilism, colonialism, King Louis XVI, Estates General, human rights

Learning Goals

Students will recall major causes and effects of World History from approximately 1000 - 1800.
Students will explore and form conclusions based on multiple perspectives in history.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with State-Specific Standards
32 Lessons
over 16 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Introduction to History
 Students will understand format and expectations of the course.

Use research and inquiry skills to analyze history using primary and secondary sources 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Rise of Islam
 What are the basic beliefs of Islam? 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Islamic Empires
 How did the early Islamic empire expand? 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Kingdoms of Medieval Africa
 Identify the achievements of the West African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali.  Describe what led to the rise and fall of the West African kingdoms. 
45 mins online live lesson

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.
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
Certell.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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76reviews
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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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