World History and Washington State History
Instructor: Marc Costanza
Texts:
Cengage Learning–World History Great Civilizations
Washington: A State of Contrasts
Content:
- Text as guide
- One project per semester
- Group activities
- Films
- Testing; Pop quizzes (when/if reading is required as homework)
- Discussions/lectures
- In the News due every Friday; Where in the World (begins in Winter)
Focus:
Washington State history. First Semester. Tests are open book.
Project–Famous Washingtonian, Geographic Feature, or Economic Activity Pecha Kucha.
World History–Middle Ages to late early 21st Century. Second Semester.
There is also the chance to take a test by-pass (mini projects after each section, must be done by test date, all sections must be done to receive credit; not available on open book tests.
EC–listed on TEAMS. check frequently
NO EXTRA CREDIT OR MAKE UP WORK ACCEPTED LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER. All work must be in for extra credit work to be accepted.
Grading
Tests/Projects–35%
Participation–15%
Homework (FORMS)–25%
Classwork (FORMS/Giant Map)–25%
10/3 WSH, group work for chapter questions–Missionaries in Oregon Territory
9/16 Traveling across Washington
9/9/24 Giant Map in Gym, Indian Reservations Washington State
2/1/24 European Map–Middle Ages
10/02/23 Giant Washington Map, Physical and Human Geography; putting away the map
9/25/23 Giant Washington Map, Latitude and longitude
9/18/23 Giant Washington Map in Gym, Native American Reservations
9/11/23 Giant Washington Map
9/8/23 Geographic areas of Washington
