GLOBAL STUDIES 10
COURSE SYLLABUS: 2006-2007
Mr. Graves

How well do you understand the world in which we live? Together we will experience and view/review specific events that have occurred over the last 200 + years.
There is a lot of ground to cover in this course. So I will need everyone’s cooperation on a daily basis.
This syllabus gives you a brief overview of what topics you can expect to learn about this year.

Major Units of Study

1. The Industrial Revolution.
2. Social and political reform in Europe.
3. The Rise of Germany
4. European Imperialism and African History in the 19th Century
5. Indian history in the 19th and 20th Century
6. African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard
7. 19 and 20th Century Chinese/Japanese history
8. Latin American History in the 19th and 20th Century
9. World War I
10. World War II
11. The Holocaust
12.The Cold War and Atomic Age
13. Conflict in the Middle East
14. Conflict in today’s world
15. Current Events


GRADING
Each quarter your grade breakdown is as follows

Participation-20%
Homework- 35%
Projects/Tests- 35%
Current Events/In Class Assignments-10%


EACH QUARTER IS MADE UP OF
Current Events discussions/assignments
Homework
Quizzes
Tests
Projects
and Class Participation