WELCOME TO WORLD HISTORY!Ms. Greenberg – Fall 2015

LETTER TO ME: DUE FRIDAY 8/21I am so excited to have you in my World History class! On your desk is a letter I wrote to you about me, I would like you to write me one back so I can get to know you better.- Around one page- Handwritten or typed

WHY STUDY HISTORY?

• “Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood their points of view”

• - Mohandas K. Gandhi

Perspective – understanding differing points of views on the past. Why people did what they did and different ways we view those events.

Connection– using past events to understand the present

Application to our lives - Understanding the past hopefully makes us better global citizens in the world today!

WORLD HISTORY SKILLS

Reading your textbook. There is MORE of this than you did in 9th grade. Be prepared.

Writing: Essay writing – both long and short

Collaboration- working with your peers

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU

WHAT I EXPECT YOU NOT TO DO

OTHER SYLLABUS HIGHLIGHTSGrades…

Attendance and make-up work….

WELCOME TO MY CLASS! I LOVE TEACHING AT REDWOOD AND I’M SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN CLASS