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IB History
Course DescriptionIB History of the Americas is part one of a two-year history course. This course will look at the creation and development of the United States socially, economically and politically. At the end of this course students will complete the United States History End of Course Test. Those students who score an 85 or better in the course will have the opportunity to take the AP United States History exam at the end of the year.
IB 20 th Century is part two of a two-year history course. This course will look at the case studies of Genghis Khan and Richard I. The course will also include the study Authoritarian leaders and the Cold War. At the end of the course, students will take three IB exams that align with the content in the two aforementioned courses.
Student Expectations
It is the responsibility of the student to find out about missing work when their absent. Make-up work (tests, quizzes, classwork, homework, etc.) is due within five days of the student returning to school. Papers and projects due during an absence MUST be turned in the day the student returns. Failure to turn them in upon returning will result in grade deduction.
Tutoring
Tutoring will be offered every Tuesday from 2:30-3:30 or by appointment.
Course Online Requirements
Turn It In All students will be required to join the class Turn It In group. All in-class papers and essays will be submitted through this website for verification of originality. EdmodoAll students will be required to join the class Edmodo page. This is a website where students can assess assignments, review class PowerPoints, engage in student discussion and submit work digitally. Remind All students will be required to join the class Remind account. This allows students to receive reminders of class assignments and class updates. USA Test PrepAll students will be required to join USA Test Prep. This is a free website that will allow students to study and review for content assessments in United States History.
Assessment and Grading
Course Assessments
35 % Papers, Projects and Tests20% Quizzes
15 % Essays, DBQs and OPVLS25% Classwork and Homework
5% Class Participation and DiscussionIB History Diploma Points Evaluation
Paper 1= 20%Paper2= 25%Paper 3=35%
Internal Assessment = 20%
Internal AssessmentsStudents who take IB History are required to complete an internal assessment for the IB program. The history internal assessment is an historical investigation. Students will begin this document in their junior year and complete it for final submission in their senior year. The investigation is written on a student chosen topic and can not exceed 2,200 words.
External Assessments
The material taught during the junior year will be the content assessed in Paper 3 (Exam 3) at the end of the student's senior year. The exam will consist of three essay questions in which the student will have 45 minutes to answer each essay question. The material taught during the senior year will be the content assessed in Paper 1 and 2 ( Exam 1 and 2) at the end of the senior year.
Supplies
3 ring binder 2 composition notebooks Dividers (minimum of 4) Paper Pen/Pencil
Student Behavior, Classroom Rules and Expectations
In this class, I expect the following:
· Adherence to the class rules
· Completion of all assignments in the time allotted
· The restricted use of electronic devices unless otherwise stated by the teacher.
· Application of time and effort to achieving the goals and expectations of the class to develop the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to fulfill the aims of the IB as expressed in the organization’s mission statement and the learner profile.
In this class, you can expect from me:
· Fair and honest assessments.
· Assignments to be returned in a timely manner.
· A new lens through which to view history.
Class Rules
1. Respect! Be respectful to yourself, each other and the teacher.
2. Be prepared. Bring materials to class every day.
3. You must participate in class.
4. If you are absent when work is due, it is due the day you return.
SUMMER READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS FOR IB HISTORY 11th Grade- History of the Americas
12th Grade- 20th Century History
11 th Grade – History of the Americas
Summer reading and writing assignments for students entering IB History of the Americas affords students an introduction to the content, rigor and methods of the IB History of the Americas course. Students will be required to complete the following summer assignments:
1) Film AnalysisHistory in the Movies
Select one of the following films and complete a movie analysis using the form at this website https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/motion_picture_analysis_worksheet.pdf .
Movie Title Rating Common Sense Media Age Suggestion
Brief Description
Manchurian Candidate (1962)
PG-13 13 A Cold War based film in which a Korean veteran begins to suspect that he and his fellow soldiers have been brainwashed.
Schindler’s List R 15 A movie depicting the horrors of the Holocaust.Annie PG 6 A musical that depicts the harsh reality of life in America during the
Great Depression.Grapes of Wrath NR 12 Set during the Great Depression, this film is still an all-important
chronicle of a difficult time in American history and raises still-relevant questions about poverty, farm work, and the enormous gaps between the rich and the poor, in this country and throughout the world.
Red Tails PG-13 13 A World War II action-drama inspired by the real-life Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black fighter pilot squadron.
October Sky’s PG 10 Set in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the film follows the story of a boy who dreams of becoming a rocket scientist.
All Quiet on the Western Front
NR 13 This is an anti-war movie from the 1930s that shows the physical and psychological damage that war can wreak on soldiers.
Thirteen Days PG-13 14 A recreation of the events that led up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Life is Beautiful PG-13 13 A film showing the hardships faced by Jewish peoples in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
The Monument Men PG-13 13 A war drama the follows men selected to regain works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler.
The Incredible Mr .Limpet
G 6 Partially animated film in which a person has become a fish and helps the United States fight U-boat attacks by the Nazis.
The Hunt for Red October
PG 13 A film concerning submarine warfare during the Cold War.
The Sound of Music NR 6 A film about a family of Austrians and their escape from Nazi controlled Austria.
Lawrence of Arabia PG 13 A film about the atmosphere of Arab nations during World War I.
2) Political Cartoon Analysis
With reference to its origin, purpose, value and limitations, analyze the message being conveyed in the following political cartoons. Each analysis should be a minimum of 10-12 sentences.
3) Source Analysis
VALUE AND LIMITATIONS EXERCISE
Read each description and then briefly explain both the value and the limitations of the source.
1. You are a historian writing about the 1776 meeting of the 2nd Continental Congress as they debated the Declaration of Independence. One of the items you have found is a transcript of an interview done with Thomas Jefferson on the 25 th anniversary of the Declaration’s adoption.
2. You are investigating the efforts of the Nixon administration to bring peace with honor in Vietnam. You have been given access to tape recordings secretly made in the White House Oval Office as Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and other top government officials discusshow to bring the war to an end.
3. In a present day reinvestigation of the sinking of the Lusitania, you interview 3 elderlyAmerican women, Abigail von Whippersnapper, age 90, Mrs. William Joseph Robert Mann,age 93, and Maude Mildred Millicent Mason, age 89 ½. They were all on board the Lusitania and were rescued.
4. You are trying to determine the mood of Hitler’s Germany about his leadership in themid-1930s and you find a photograph of a group of female school children all dressed in white, lining a parade route, and smilingly saluting Hitler as his motorcade passes by.
5. In investigating the tactics of the 2000 Presidential campaign, you are told by a member of the Gore campaign staff that Gore said, “I can only win if I completely repudiate Bill Clinton’s actions.”
6. In trying to determine how many enemy soldiers were killed in combat in Vietnam, you consult the official U.S. Army “body count” lists made available to you by the Defense Dept.
7. In writing a biography of Eva Peron, you find a 1948 Buenos Aires newspaper which details Eva’s generous personal financial contributions to the poor people of Argentina.
8. You are investigating treatment of POWs in Korea and while researching in North Koreayou find eight confessions by U.S. POWs stating that they were well-treated, and werein no circumstances tortured even though they were guilty of crimes against the Korean people.
12 th Grade-IB 20 th Century
1. Internal AssessmentStudents must return to school with a rough draft of their internal assessment. You must include a title page, table of contents, page numbers, citations, and all components listed for the requirements of the internal assessment.
2. Source Analysis
VALUE AND LIMITATIONS EXERCISE
Read each description and then briefly explain both the value and the limitations of the source.
1. You are a historian writing about the 1776 meeting of the 2nd Continental Congress as they debated the Declaration of Independence. One of the items you have found is a transcript of an interview done with Thomas Jefferson on the 25 th anniversary of the Declaration’s adoption.
2. You are investigating the efforts of the Nixon administration to bring peace with honor in Vietnam. You have been given access to tape recordings secretly made in the White House Oval Office as Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and other top government officials discusshow to bring the war to an end.
3. In a present day reinvestigation of the sinking of the Lusitania, you interview 3 elderlyAmerican women, Abigail von Whippersnapper, age 90, Mrs. William Joseph Robert Mann,age 93, and Maude Mildred Millicent Mason, age 89 ½. They were all on board the Lusitania and were rescued.
4. You are trying to determine the mood of Hitler’s Germany about his leadership in themid-1930s and you find a photograph of a group of female school children all dressed in white, lining a parade route, and smilingly saluting Hitler as his motorcade passes by.
5. In investigating the tactics of the 2000 Presidential campaign, you are told by a member of the Gore campaign staff that Gore said, “I can only win if I completely repudiate Bill Clinton’s actions.”
6. In trying to determine how many enemy soldiers were killed in combat in Vietnam, you consult the official U.S. Army “body count” lists made available to you by the Defense Dept.
7. In writing a biography of Eva Peron, you find a 1948 Buenos Aires newspaper which details Eva’s generous personal financial contributions to the poor people of Argentina.
8. You are investigating treatment of POWs in Korea and while researching in North Koreayou find eight confessions by U.S. POWs stating that they were well-treated, and werein no circumstances tortured even though they were guilty of crimes against the Korean people.
3. History in the Movies
Select one of the following films and complete a movie analysis using the form included.
Movie Title Rating Common Sense Media Age Suggestion
Brief Description
Manchurian Candidate (1962)
PG-13 13 A Cold War based film in which a Korean veteran begins to suspect that he and his fellow soldiers have been brainwashed.
Schindler’s List R 15 A movie depicting the horrors of the Holocaust.The King’s Speech R 14 A film set in 1936 concerning the rise to power of
King George VI and his leadership of England in World War II.
October Sky’s PG 10 Set in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the film follows the story of a boy who dreams of becoming a rocket scientist.
Gandhi PG 12 The film spans the life of Gandhi and tells how he became a spiritual and political leader in India.
All Quiet on the Western Front
NR 13 This is an anti-war movie from the 1930s that shows the physical and psychological damage that war can wreak on soldiers.
Thirteen Days PG-13 14 A recreation of the events that led up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Life is Beautiful PG-13 13 A film showing the hardships faced by Jewish peoples in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
Evita PG 13 This film tells the story of Eva Peron, the most beloved first lady of Argentina and wife of Juan Peron.
Dr .Zhivago PG-13 13 An epic war film that traces the events of the Russian Revolution through the story of two people.
The Monument Men
PG-13 13 A war drama the follows men selected to regain works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler.
The Incredible Mr .Limpet
G 6 Partially animated film in which a person has become a fish and helps the United States fight U-boat attacks by the Nazis.
The Hunt for Red October
PG 13 A film concerning submarine warfare during the Cold War.
The Sound of Music NR 6 A film about a family of Austrians and their escape from Nazi controlled Austria.
Lawrence of Arabia PG 13 A film about the atmosphere of Arab nations during World War I.
Assessment
The work completed over the summer will be counted as multiple grades for the first nine weeks. The Film Analysis and Political Cartoon Analysis assignments will count as the first two class work grades. The Source Analysis will count as the first quiz grade.
Due Dates: The film analysis, Political Cartoon Analysis and Source Analysis assignments are due on the first day of school.
If you have any questions about the assignments, please feel free to contact us:
Have a great summer !!!
