Welcome Back to Honors World History!

Can you believe the year is half way over?

So far, its been very exciting- we presented current event topics, re-enacted
the trial of Socrates, took a personality quiz to decide if we were Spartan or
Athenian, and got carried away making PPTs of India, China, and Japan. I am
looking forward to getting this new semester under way so we can learn
even more about the people, places and events that make World History
such an interesting and fun subject!
If you need to contact me:
Ms. Migdal
ms.smigdal@gmail.com
Hamilton High School Room E212

About Ms. Migdal:

A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn.
Ruth Beechick
Like all of you, this is my first time at Hamilton High, and isnt it exciting! I
am a student teacher from the UofA, pursuing a Masters in Education, who
was fortunate to get assigned to the Best Teacher in the World-Mr. DeBruin.
The first semester was spent getting to know all of you and preparing to take
over the class this semester. As honor students I know that your goal is to
take the AP exam-my goal is to be the best World History I can be so that you
have every opportunity to succeed. Together, I look forward to achieving our
goals.
Purpose of the Course:
"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing
new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal
principles of human nature."
-David Hume
As you know, much is and will be expected of you in this course. You will be
analyzing a variety of sources and be introduced to a variety of information
all in an effort to equip you to reach your own conclusions. You will then be
expected to support these conclusions both orally and in writing. Through the
use factual information and your own analysis and evaluations, I will help you
understand, connect, and construct the larger picture that is World History.
What we have to look forward to:
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the
conscientious historian will correct these defects.
-Herodotus, The History of Herodotus

Unit 1: The French Revolution and Napoleon

Unit 2: The Industrial Revolution and Romanticism
Unit 3: Economic Expansion, Nationalism and Imperialism
Unit 4: World War I
Unit 5: The Russian Revolution
Unit 6: The Years Between Wars
Unit 7: World War II
Unit 8: Cold War, Korea and Vietnam
Unit 9: Nationalism in the Middle East and Africa

Grading Policies:
I was in high school, trying to get out of high school. The only thing slowing me up was
grades.
--Levon Helm

1. I do not round grades

2. Cheating/plagiarizing will earn you an automatic zero.
3. If work has no name or is unreadable, I cannot grade it.
4. An absence does not excuse you from class work, homework, or tests.
if you want full credit, return the assignment/complete the test within
the same amount of time that you missed -all work can be retrieved
from the class website: http://www.mychandlerschools.org/Page/47608
5. I will accept tardy work for half credit.

Tests 9 unit tests x 20 points each 180

Quizzes 9 open note quizzes x 10 90
points each
Portfolios 9 portfolios x 50 points each 450
Projects 3 projects x 200 points each 600
Midterm 1 midterm x 90 points 90
Final 1 final x 90 90
TOTAL 1500
POINTS

Class Room Rules and expectations:

When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be
estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know
distinctly to what port to steer.
-Edmund Burke
1. Be respectful of your classmates ideas, opinions, and property.
2. Be prepared and be on time.
3. Participate Positively
4. All school rules apply (no gum, food, dress code, etc)
Consequences:
The sower may mistake and sow his peas crookedly: the peas make no mistake, but come
up and show his line.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ms. Migdal recognizes that mistakes and misunderstandings happen,

however, its important to recognize that far more often we have days filled
with positive incidents that deserve our recognition. This chart will show how
we recognize both negative as well as positive behaviors.

Inciden Positive Behavior = Negative Behavior=

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Numbe
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1 Verbal Praise Verbal Warning

2 Cornell print out (main ideas and format are already Conference with
there) teacher

3 Leave one minute early Seat Reassignment

4 Responsible for Drawing/Quote of the day on board Time-out

(in another room)

5 Choose one test question that the whole class will Phone call home
get correct
6 Letter to parents Referral to office

Classroom Procedures:
Form good habits. Theyre as hard to break as the bad ones.
-St. Jerome

We all want an environment that allows us to flourish as scholars and prepare

us for our future. To do this, certain basic classroom procedures will be
followed, these include:

1. Attendance is taken first thing, make sure you are in your seat!
2. Phones are useful, but not always in class. Please keep the phones out
of sight unless I request that you use them for a project.
3. There is only one bathroom pass, as long as it is free, you are free to
sign it out. However, please be courteous of your classmates and
return quickly,
4. We discuss many sensitive topics in class (politics, religion. etc), the
expectation is that we want the opportunity to hear ALL of these
perspectives, the only way to do that is to encourage, support, and be
courteous of one another- at all times.
5. I dismiss the class, not the bell.