1. Welcome to World History!
CHY 4C/4U
Lesson 1

2. Welcome to World History!
Learning Objective:
Explain why it is important to take this course.
Introductions, Expectations, Course Stuff
What’s this course all about?
Ten Most Significant Events in History (activity)
Written Response

3. Introduction: Course Title: World History since the Fifteenth Century
Formerly known as The West and the World
Why the change?
This class is mixed: 4C (college) and 4U (university)
Content will be essentially the same though major assignments will be different.
My assumptions:
You all like history and/or my teaching style!
You are willing and able to do a great deal of reading and writing

4. Things we will do:
Discuss: Be prepared to talk about what you know and have read
Research: Be prepared to read up on topics and individuals that are unfamiliar to you. Be able to find good quality sources not just the first thing that pops up on your Google search!
Analyze: Be prepared to develop good analytical skills so that you can explain why events took place and what their contribution and impact was to world history?
Respect: Be capable of respecting the opinions and ideas of others. Respect their participation in discussion.
Write: Be prepared to write notes, write arguments, write essays or reports, write to explain the significance of people and events.

5. The Outline:
Historical Inquiry and Skill Development The Renaissance The Enlightenment The Industrial Revolution The World Since 1900

6. Assessment:
Final Exam: 30% Small group presentations Readings Minor essay Major research report/essay Seminar to be presented in January Unit Tests

7. Deadlines:
If a major assignment (essay, opinion paper, research study) is not submitted at the start of class on their due date, there will be a 10% deduction.
If you will be absent on the day an assignment is due, it to the teacher. Bring a hard copy the following day.
Most assignments will not be accepted once they have been marked and returned
If you will be absent from class on the day of a test, the teacher as soon as you know.
Seminar dates are set in stone. As they are scheduled for the end of the semester, there is rarely room to move them around.

8. Emailing a Teacher: Hi Ms Bew, Please find attached my assignment…. Or
get it right!
Include a subject line
Write in full sentences
Ask politely
Explain clearly
Hi Ms Bew,
Please find attached my assignment…. Or
Would it be possible for me…
From,
Responsible Student

9. www.msbew.weebly.com Continues to be a work in progress
Will attempt to post powerpoints, assignment sheets, links to readings and videos.
Connections to resources you can use to help with essay and report writing
Nag me if I start to neglect it.

10. Google Classroom Watch this space
We will attempt to use Google Classroom to share what we have learned

11. Ten Most Significant Events in History
Step 1:
On a scrap piece of paper, list historical events that you believe changed the world.
Step 2:
In a group of 3 or 4, discuss and debate your choices
Use chart paper to list your group’s choices (put on the board)
Step 3:
Be prepared to compare and discriminate between the choices of other groups

12. Step 4: Debrief How did you decide. What trends did you notice
Step 4: Debrief How did you decide? What trends did you notice? What is missing and why?
Criteria for Historical Significance:
(the four Rs)
Relevance to narrative
Resonant today
Reveals the past
Results in change

13. Written Response
What do you better understand about historical significance? What else have you learned about the other historical thinking concepts that we applied in these discussions? Write in third person, so that you begin to write in formal historical style. If you have time, tell me what area of history most interests you and why?