1. WELCOME TO WORLD HISTORY HONORS Please take an information sheet and the student survey!

2. Content Areas  Mainly the Eastern Hemisphere from the 1200s to present day  Europe  Asia  Southeast Asia  Africa  The Middle East

3. Required Daily for Course  Note book  Pen/pencil  Folder  Almanac/Atlas are left in classroom  Organizer- students should write down HW everyday

4. Honors Expectations  There are high expectations for honors students!  Emphasis on document analysis, particularly primary source documents  Emphasis on writing, use of documents to create original conclusions  We do move quick! Students are expected to do independent work at home in order to prepare for class

5. Cornell Notes  This year we are continuing with Cornell Notes  This method has your child revisiting their notes to reinforce the lesson  This is a great study tool!  Visit the Note Taking section for information and video link or ask your child

6. 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  All papers will be submitted through Turnitin.com

7. Grades  Tests  Quizzes  Assessments  Homework / Classwork  Projects / Writing  Papers  Midterm  Final

8. REQUIRED RESEARCH PAPER  Library / Research skills  Bibliography  Thesis  Outline  Internal Citations  Rough draft  Final, organized paper; must follow directions  Turnitin.com

9. 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! PLEASE NOTE!!

10. Extra Help  I am available before and after school!  It is better to let us know ahead of time if they know they need to come in!

11.  Please feel free to contact me if there is a problem or concern. I will get back to you!  agewecke@nutleyschools.org agewecke@nutleyschools.org  You can also set up a meeting in guidance 973-661- 8848

12. THANK YOU FOR COMING!