Welcome!

Welcome to an exciting year of exploration! We’re going to learn so much about why the world works the way it does!

Description of the class:

In World History II, students study the rise of the nation state in Europe and the economic and political roots of the modern world, including the Industrial Revolution, 19th-century political reform in Western Europe, and European imperialism in Africa, Asia, and South America. They also examine the causes and consequences of the great military and economic events of the past century, including World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Russian and Chinese revolutions, the rise of nationalism, and the continuing persistence of political, ethnic, and religious conflict in many parts of the world.

Resources and Material:

You, as the student, the most important part of this class. I'm glad you're here; I'm excited to see what you will add to the classroom. As an integral part of the course, I expect you to show up for every class with a notebook, writing utensils, and your homework finished. Each class will require different materials. At times you will have an assignment or a group project that will require the overhead projector. Whatever the assignment, your job is to show up to class prepared and ready for the day.
You will be assigned a Quisqueya.org email as we will be working with google classroom this year.

I recommend a three ring binder with dividers as we will be separating our notes.

Notes:

We will not be using a textbook this year. Your resources for the assignments and tests will be primarily your notes. It is your job to ensure your notes are up to date and correct.  We will review how to take notes at the beginning of the school year.

Grading:

Daily unannounced quizzes, larger group projects and unit tests will make up our grading system.  All tests are short answer or essay questions. There will be no multiple choice or true/false for Unit tests.  I will point out vocabulary words and important dates during class. These will almost certainly show up during testing.

Homework:

If homework is not turned in on the due date a 0 will be placed in the grade book. Students will have up to 4 days to turn in un-excused work but 10% will be taken off of the grade. Example: The student turns the assignment in 2 days late and receives a 90/100, the grade will be reduced by 10% and the 0 will be replaced with an 80%. After the 4th day, no late work will be accepted.  Students with a valid excuse must bring documentation from parents and/or the school.

Testing and re-testing:

There will be no retakes for most assignments. However, for unit tests, retakes may be given at the discretion of the teacher. A retake request form must be filled out and the additional assignments completed before the test is taken again.  Retakes will only be given after additional work has been completed to ensure that the student has prepared for the test.

Blog:

We're using Sycamore to input grades, but most of your homework assignments will have links up to the blog that I’ve created for our class. The blog has a calendar that you can sync to your iPhone or home computer so that you can track assignments.

Haiti Project:

We will be studying the history of Haiti in a systematic, chronological manner. Each student will be required to present twice a year on the topic.  More information can be found here.

Quiz:

Once you’ve read this letter, please have your parent or guardian read it. Once you bothe have read it, please go to the quiz assigned to this letter and fill out your response.

I'm excited to start this year out with you. If nothing else, remember this: I am here to help you. Talk to me. Explain what may be bothering you. Let's work as a team.
 

Under His Mercy

Jennifer Stück

jstuck@quisqueya.org

High school English and History.