WELCOME TO WORLD HISTORY

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WELCOME TO WORLD HISTORY

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Content Areas

• Mainly the Eastern Hemisphere from the 1400s to
  present
• Europe
• Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Africa
• The Middle East

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Required Daily for Course

• Note book
• Pen/pencil
• Folder
• Almanac/Atlas (we are now using Stratilogica, so
  the Atlas is online they will be getting IDs and
  passwords shortly)
• Organizer- students should write down HW
• everyday

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Teacher Webpage

• The students will be using my webpage quite
  often.
• Please have them get into the habit of checking
  it regularly.
• It is also help for the parents to check from
  time to time so they can monitor where we are in
  class.
• Also when your child is lost or confused most of
  the
• information or directions will be there
  to help.

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Grade

• Tests
• Quizzes
• Homework / Class work
• Projects
• Mid-term
• Final
• If the student maintains an A (92 or above)
  average for the first 3 MPs he/she will be
  excused from almost all 4th MP homework!

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REQUIRED RESEARCH PAPER

• Library / research skills
• Bibliography
• Thesis
• Note cards
• Outline
• Internal Citations
• Rough draft
• Final, organized paper must follow directions
• Turnitin.com

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WE WILL BE EXPLAINING HOW TO CREATE A RESEARCH
PAPER IN GREAT DETAIL! OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT AS
PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT HAND
IN A PAPER, THE PAPER DOES NOT CONTAIN INTERNAL
CITAITONS OR IT IS PLAGIARIZED HE/SHE WILL BE
TAKING WORLD HISTORY AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
WARNING!!
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PROJECTS

• In addition to the research paper the students
  will be
• Creating a Election brochures/posters
• Planning a Virtual Trip (There are two parts and
  they count as part of the mid-term and final)
• Presenting reports
• Evaluating primary source articles

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Extra Help

• We will be available before and after school
• It is better to let us know ahead of time if they
  know they need to come in
• AM CRAM SESSIONS are available on the day of a
  test or quiz (helps ease test anxiety)

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• Please feel free to contact us if there is a
  problem or concern. We will get back to you!
• ndavid_at_nutleyschools.org
• jgenneralli_at_nutleyschools.org
• amichalek_at_nutleyschools.org
• You can also set up a meeting in guidance
  973-661-8848

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• THANK YOU FOR COMING!