1. CHY4U- World History since the 15th Century
Welcome

2. Mr. R. Bergman richard.bergman@tldsb.on.ca http://rbergman.weebly.com
Office: 223
Prep: Period 4
CHC2DB and CHA3UB- history nerd

3. The Course Breakdown Units of Study- Chronological 1450- 1650
The World since 1900
Last year (and all the way since before my time in high school), this course was called The West and the World- now it is called World History…thoughts?

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Hmm…there is honestly too much to summarize in a few pictures

10. The World since 1900
What pictures would you have picked for this:

11. Knowledge is essential
The Course Breakdown
B. Content
Lecture driven, supported by readings, applied through seminars- make sense?
Knowledge is essential
We are going to cover a very large amount of material within a large time period but doing it rather fast…got that

12. The Course Breakdown C. Assignments
Reading Questions/Assessments- completion and analysis
Mini-Essays (and the process of them)- argumentative, supported by research (secondary)
Seminars- as lead and participants
Major Essay and defence (more on this later)
Unit Tests
*Participation

13. The Course Breakdown
Communicate constantly Read everything- take notes Pay attention during lectures- TAKE NOTES- and then review the daily work as often as you have time for Make sure you are aware of the expectations of assignments- got some questions…ask

14. Thematic History The West and the Rest- Niall Ferguson
Class Struggle- Marx
Clash of cultures- Samuel Huntington
Guns, Germs and Steel and Environmental Collapse- Jared Diamond

16. So Now What?
If History is accessible to the masses on any level it is when asking controversial question….and using LISTS! Get together- The Top Ten Most SIGNIFICANT historical moments of all time Be prepared to defend your selections….