Pietlock’s Classroom

Introduction World History covers a wide variety of topics—we will cover subjects like geography, religion, government, and history. The basic set-up of this course is as follow: Basic Geography Intro to World History Key Themes/Ideas Region by Region tour through time: Africa Middle East Latin America Southeast Asia South Asia East Asia Australia Europe

Intro continued The key theme of the course will be the interaction of all of these world cultures and how some cultures have gained from these interactions and how some cultures have been basically wiped out from these interactions.

What you need for this class Each day you should have the following: A. Writing instrument—I have a limited supply but am not a pen or pencil store. If you have to borrow a pen or pencil, you are responsible for giving it back. B. Notebook w/folder or a 3-ring binder. Need something to take notes and hold assignments. C. Willingness to learn. Not every topic we cover will fascinate you but every topic will have a lesson worth learning and you must be willing to give it a chance.

Absences and Work We will follow the school rules regarding absences and work; you will be given time to complete any assignment you miss. However, IT IS NOT MY JOB TO COME FIND YOU AND GIVE YOU YOUR MISSED WORK. I have about 150 total students and cannot be responsible for your missing work.

Late Work You may hand in your work late in this class; I do not believe in burying you for 1 mistake or 1 bad night. There is a deduction for each day the assignment is late and it is as follows: 1 day late—10%--example—40 point assignment/only receive 36 points* 2 days late—25%--32 out of 40* 3 days or more—50%--20 out of 40* *Deduction will be for late/can still lose points for wrong answers.6

Rules and Procedures I try to promote an active and upbeat classroom; THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT I PROMOTE CHAOS. Basic Procedures: 1. In seat when bell rings. 2. Do not crowd the door at end of class; stay seated or near your desk. 3. If door is closed when you get to class, you are late. 4. Always ask permission to go to bathroom. Basic Rules: 1. No talking while I am talking. 2. Do what you are asked to do when you are asked to do it. 3. Save your complaints for someone else—you have entered a complaint free zone. No cheating on test, quizzes, or assignments. No food or drink.

Grading Everything that we do in this class will receive a grade. The amount of points an assignment is worth depends on its difficulty. Power School will be updated at least once a week and you can check your grade on it. You will be graded on the following: Essential Questions Journal Entries Written Work Projects Quizzes Tests

Extra Credit There will be opportunities for extra credit. Each test will have an extra credit session. Some extra credit will be non-academic and some will be school work. To be eligible for extra credit, you must NOT be missing any assignments or work.

Mid-Terms and Finals We have both a mid-term and a final. The mid-term and final count for 20% of your grade. Each quarter will count as 20%. The mid-term will include essay or essays and questions from tests/quizzes that we have taken from September until January. The final will include a small portion of questions from the mid-term and a selection of questions from tests that cover February to May.

Notebook/Binder Set up Notes that we take will go in the front of your book with: The Date Title of the day’s notes EQs and Journal Entries will go in back. Again, they will be clearly marked as such and the QUESTION MUST BE WRITTEN OUT.

Textbook Sign Out Textbook must be signed out. There is a sign out sheet on my desk. To sign a book out, you must put: 1. your name 2. the date 3. the book number Books can not be signed out for more than 3 nights.

Handing in Assignments There is a black tower on the cart on the wall to your left. The bottom slot is for 1 st period, 2 nd slot for 5 th, 3 rd slot for 7 th, 4 th slot for 8 th, and 5 for 9 th. All turned-in work goes into the appropriate slot. The tower will be emptied each day to ensure that things are graded and work is not stolen.

Wiki Page/ Each unit’s assignments will be posted on my wiki page. A copy of each assignment for the unit will also be posted; I will not carry around a lot of extra copies of assignments. You will receive one and if you lose it, you must get it from the wiki page. My wiki address is You can access the site from the staff section of the high school web page. is

Final Thoughts The year will move quicker than you think it will today. Before you know it, it will be done; in the meantime, there is work to be done. Your grade will be determined by your effort and attitude; if you want to do well, you will.