Modern World History Syllabus
Instructor: Ms. Cynthia Higdon
Email: Cynthia.Higdon@sccboe.org

Required Materials:
-3 Ring Binder Labeled "World History"
-Index dividers labeled notes, handouts, study maps, AHSGE, homework, and projects
- Loose leaf paper
-Black or blue ink pens, pencils
-Modern World History Textbook
-An online edition of the textbook is available at www.wh.mt.glencoe.com Username: WHMTALO5 Password: Xacre6e6
-ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY!
 

Grading Policies:
-No late work accepted!
-All assignments must have name, date, and block.
-All assignments must be completed on loose leaf paper with black/ blue ink.
-Papers not meeting these requirements will not be graded!
-All assignments are posted on the board or announced in class.
*Key: Pay attention and listen for them.
-Spelling counts on all assignments!

Make-up Work:
-Absolutely NO make-up work can be made up during class!
-All make-up formats will be different than the original.
-Make-up work cannot be made up any bock I am teaching!
-The student is responsible for obtaining missed assignments from the teacher!
-Each student receives two (2) days per excused absence to make up work.
-Work not made up during the tine allotted by the BOE will receive a zero (0)
-Students attending a field trip will make up work the next day after the trip unless the work can be made up before or after the trip (time permitting that day). If work is not made up the day of or the day after the trip, the student will receive a zero (0)
 

Course evaluation:
-1^st  9 weeks = 40%
-2^nd 9 weeks= 40%
-Semester Exam = 20%
-Semester Exam is comprehensive!

-Whether a student has written homework or not, they need to review material covered in class every night!

-Every Friday there will be a map test and a study map for the next week will  be issued. I will only accept the original study map!

-History tests will be administered at the conclusion of a topic.
-Daily quizzes will be given with  or without warning.

-All assignments are graded for accuracy, returned to the students for viewing, and filed for documentation.

-Key to succeeding in this class is to do the following on a daily basis: attend class, prepare for class, pay attention, listen, follow instructions,  and complete work with accuracy.

-All material studied in class correlates to the Alabama Course of Study and the AHSGE (see pp. AL6-11 and AL 16-18 in textbook).

Ms. Higdon's Classroom Rules
1. Obey all rules listed in the SHS Code of Conduct.
2. Show respect at all times for yourself, teacher, classmates, and guests.
3. No profanity and inappropriate language including the use of the word "sucks" pronounced, wrote, or spelled. This is inappropriate language for discussion.
4. Be in assigned seat ready to work  when the tardy bell rings; if not, you are tardy.
5. Raise your hand to be acknowledged to speak.
6. No food or gum allowed. water only allowed in classroom!
7. No beauty items are to be out or used in class.
8. No heads down on desk, I consider this a refusal to participate.
9. Trash is thrown away as you exit the room.
10. Ms. Higdon dismisses you, not the bell.