10th Grade History
If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and development
-Aristotle
Theme: When asked, “What is history,” a historian once replied, “History is one darn thing after another.” This course will introduce you to the discipline of history and its methods. As we examine the emergence of complex human civilizations we will consider the connections and differences among myth, history, and religion. We will also look at why and to what extent civilizations differ, why some rise and why some fall. This course will also spend a great deal of time on building the skills of historical investigation: reading, analyzing, and interpreting sources from and about the past.
Instructors:
Mrs. Kaplan
phone: 610-922-2427
email: ikaplan@jbha.org
Mrs. Taichman
phone:
email: ltaichman@jbha.org
Dr. Ziskind
phone: 610-933-2462
email: mziskind@jbha.org
Course Guidelines:
- All work that you turn in should be written legibly or typed. Use standard 8.5”x11” paper. Please staple your papers before you get to class.
- Assignments are due on the due date. If, for some reason, you are unable to print out an assignment, you may email it to me as a Word document attachment, and it will be considered on time. After you send the email, please check to see that I confirmed receipt. Do not assume that I received your email if you do not hear back from me.
- Extensions will be given in some circumstances if they are requested in advance. The new deadline will be final.
- There will be regular homework, tests, essays, and in-class activities. Current events will be discussed periodically. There will be a research paper assigned.
- Your grade will be calculated as the number of points received out of the number of points possible.
Classroom Respect:
- Teachers and students are entitled to a respectful learning environment.
- Class begins promptly. Please come on time.
- No eating or drinking in class.
- Conduct that inhibits teaching or learning will not be tolerated.
- Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion.
- Everyone is expected to listen to and consider opinions different from his or her own.
- Critique and challenge ideas, not the people who hold them.
Academic Integrity:
- Your class work is a reflection of your character. It should be honest. Cheating is an act of disrespect towards your classmates, your teacher, your school, and yourself. It will not be tolerated. While discussion of assignments with a classmate can be helpful, the final product must be your own work. During tests, avoid the appearance of impropriety, as well as actual impropriety.
- Review carefully the information about plagiarism in the school handbook. The best guard against plagiarism is citation.
Summer Reading: Milton Steinberg, As a Driven Leaf
Assignments:
Unit I. Early Civilizations
Unit II. Greece
A. The Polis
B. Persian Wars and Pelopennisian War
C. Golden Age of Greece
Unit III. The Hellenistic World
A. Ezra and Nehemia
B. Alexander's Empire
C. The Hasmoneans
Unit IV. Rome
A. Republic to Empire
B. Rise of Christianity
Unit V. The Medieval World
A. Emergence of Islam (2008)
B. Medieval Society
C. Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Spain
Unit VI. Renaissance (2008)
Research Paper: Topics and Due Dates
Panim el Panim
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