Course Syllabus

Ms. Hiester  & Ms. Patuto

Room 401

TAN BLOCK

hiesterb@wellesleyps.org

patuton@wellesleyps.org

Students! To see Assignments, you can jump to the bottom of this page

OR use the options on the left of this page. 

• Ms Hiester OFFICE HOURS/EXTRA HELP: I have a part time schedule and am not usually at WHS all day. On days 1-4, I arrive at about 8 AM and have contractually mandated Office Hours once per week 2:35-3:10, generally on Day 6 or Day 7. Click here for my schedule. I update my schedule weekly to show additional times I am available (LOOK FOR PINK BOXES). 
• Ms Patuto OFFICE HOURS/EXTRA HELP:  (will be posted when the school year is underway and we are working together)

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Lunch Schedule

• 1st: 10:55-11:24
• 2nd: 11:24-11:53
• 3rd: 11:53-12:22

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT LUNCH SHIFTS

Day  1	Day 2	Day 3	Day  4	Day 5	Day  6	Day  7
2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd

 

WHS Color Block Schedule  Our class meets TAN

• Days across the top
• Blocks across the top

 

Map Games

World Geography Games for help reviewing or learning:

• **Compass Directions**

• **Continents**

• **Oceans**

• **Regions**

• *Seas
• *Straits
• *Deserts
• *Mountain Ranges
• Rivers
• Islands
• Archipelagos

Course Description

This course is an investigation of 19th and 20th century world history. We will study the major political, economic, and social developments of those centuries, looking closely at their causes and consequences and the role of individual decision-making. 

Essential Questions

1. What does it mean that the world was “modern” beginning in the late 19th century? 
2. What counts as progress in the modern world and what made progress possible?
3. What groups, individuals and institutions benefitted from the changes of the 19th and 20th centuries? Why?
4. What makes a government legitimate, and how and why did these ideas change in the 20th century?
5. What caused war and what enabled peace in the modern world?

Units of Study

1. 1. Change in the 19th Century
   2. World War I
   3. Between the Wars
   4. World War II
   5. The World Since 1945

Expectations

Required Supplies for Every Class

• • Spiral-bound notebook & all assigned readings organized in a folder or 3-ring binder
  • A working writing utensil
  • Laptop and charger
  • Headphones that work with your computer
  • 3 different colored highlighters

Habits of Mind

Intentionality, persistence and respect are three personal qualities that will carry you this year. Practice them.

• Practice doing your work and doing it with intention. Each class is an opportunity to develop your understanding of the human condition and your skills and outlook as a human. Get better at taking risks like asking questions or sharing original ideas: we will all benefit when you do.
• Take responsibility for the energy you bring into the room and make proper space for the rest of us - our questions, ideas, needs and even our off days.

What we do in class is important. It may not always be "fun." It's school! Decide how it can be valuable. You can do it. Your teachers and classmates will help.

As a student in this course, you are expected to notice patterns and relationships between and among the people, places, movements, and events we study. You should also notice when information is different than what you thought you knew. You will learn the most when you are willing to be moved and when you pay careful attention to your own emotional responses. These habits of mind will require engagement on your part. It is that depth of engagement that will guide you to success in this class.

Ask for the help you need. Ms. Hiester and Ms. Patuto care about you. We want you to experience success and grow as a person. Reach out when you have questions, need clarification, coaching, or extra time due to an unforeseen challenge (and do so in a timely manner, not at the last minute or after the fact). 

Technology Norms

You must put your cell phone in the designated classroom space and any smart-watches, headphones, earbuds & the like in off and in your backpack so they are neither accessible nor visible to you during class. If you have a health-related or other reason to need access to your phone during class, you need to work with the nurses' office and/or your school counselor to get authorization.

When we use laptops, put your computer in "do not disturb" mode OR turn off all notifications.

When we use computers, the only applications or web pages that are to be open are the ones we are using for this class.

Course Assessment & Grading

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS - 50%*	MINOR ASSIGNMENTS - 50%
Essays Projects Tests/Historical IDs Formal Presentations	Reading Checks Cycle Quizzes (Day 4) In-class creative, performance, & writing activities & informal discussions or presentations Self Regulation and Reflection

*You may improve a score (up to a B) on a major assignment once per quarter by meeting with a teacher and responding to a related open response prompt within one cycle of a posted grade. At the teachers' discression, you may be required to resubmit assignments.

How do I get the grade I want? Do your own work as well as you can, every time, on time.  Use SPARC evidence and Content Vocabulary in all of your work. Develop your content expertise and think critically about what you are learning. Engage intellectually, creatively, and as a responsive human being. Contribute ideas in class. Ask questions. Think deeply. Be ready each day and keep yourself and your classmates on task. Use the frequent feedback given during in-class norming activities. Whether it is your work or a peer’s that is examined, you should be noting, internalizing, and applying the feedback.  If you need help with studying, applying course vocabulary, time-management, reading, writing, or discussion, go to the Social Studies Lab or use your teachers' office hours. YOU are responsible for knowing that you need help and for taking the initiative to get it.

What do I do with written feedback on my papers?

• Read it!
• Ask questions to understand it.
• Save it in your binder and back to it when you do future assignments.

How do I access and use feedback on Canvas?

• Go to Grades.

• Click Assignments.
• Choose Show All Details (located on the upper right side of the screen).
• Scroll to the correct assignment and read what your teacher has written.
• Then, write down the feedback in your tracker so you use it on future assignments.

Absences

• If your teachers are absent, check Canvas for the day's activities.
• If you are absent, complete the activities listed on Canvas. If there is an activity or resource only available in person, go to make a plan with your teachers to make it up when you return to school.

Extra Time/Accomodations

• When you need time beyond what is available in class for an assignment, you need to work with Ms. Hiester or Ms. Patuto to make arrangements. Sometimes we will need to bring your papers to an LC so we need to plan together!
• Please make sure you communicate with your teachers to make sure your needs as a student are met. This might mean bringing a provision of an IEP or 504 plan to our attention. It might mean letting us know your schedule is particularly intense for a bit. It might just mean showing up and saying you need some help but you're not sure where to start. Remember, we  care about you. We want you to experience success and grow as a person.

Academic Integrety

We will collaborate, but I assume the work you submit and notes you take are your own unless you state otherwise. So, if you owe credit, give it. Also, make sure you know when it’s appropriate to share your own work with other students. You should review the school’s policy on academic integrity on pages 43-45 of the Student Handbook. Violations of the policy can result in you earning no credit, and consequences grow stiffer if violations pile up over your time at WHS. Keep in mind that assignments are intended to give you structured learning opportunities, so copying or cribbing from another student or from a chat-bot erodes the value of those opportunities.

• When you use others’ exact words in your own work, use “quotation marks” and cite your source. 
• When you use someone’s idea, give credit. 
• When you get help on an assignment, acknowledge that. 
• NOTE: Providing dishonest help (helping someone else cheat) is also a violation of academic integrity. 
• NOTE:  The Student Handbook states that “Students may not use an artificial intelligence program to aid their work on an assignment unless explicitly directed to do so by their instructor.”