20th Century Topics
(IB History 2) – 2nd Semester
Mr. Baker
IB
OMHS
Course Goals/Standards:
Materials: Binder, textbook, pens and pencils (Please
bring these items to class each day)
Assessment: Types of assessments will mirror (with the possible
exception of some multiple choice questions) the format of the history exams
that IB students will be taking in May in order to achieve their IB diploma. Tests will be either be one essay question
(out of a choice of five) OR a Paper 1 (analyzing primary sources). Sometimes a map will also be on the
test. All assignments must be turned in on time – no late work is accepted. Make sure that you keep ALL your papers, especially all graded papers, until you receive a
final grade on your report card at the end of each semester. Assignments will be weighted on the following
grade scale:
Type of Assignment Percentage
of Possible Points
Tests/Projects/Assignments 80%
Homework 20%
Papers is the IB terminology
for exam. In history, there are three
papers that students will be taking in May.
The way that the IB program calculates the grade for history is the
following:
Absences/Make-up Work: The student is
responsible for asking the teacher for make-up work and making arrangements
with the teacher to complete all work missed due to absences. You will have ONE DAY for every day you were
absent to make up missed work. If a due
date has been assigned ahead of time and the student is absent on the due date,
the student is expected to turn in the assignment the next day. Late work is not accepted! If you
are absent and turning in work past the original due date, you MUST state on
the assignment that you were absent.
Websites: Please visit my website at www.mrbaker.org for lesson plans, study
guides, homework, lecture notes, projects, links, and many more beneficial
materials on the website.
Drills: If you were absent for a drill you MUST write
that you were absent on your paper. I
will not make you make-up the drills if you were absent.
Extra Help/Redo Policy: If
you have questions or need extra help, please let me know and we can schedule a
day after school to meet. I will be
available for after school help by appointment only. Please let me know ahead of time if you are
going to stay after. Per IB policy,
there are no redos unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Course Content:
Detailed
emphasis will be on – Yalta and Potsdam Conferences; Developments in Europe
(Berlin, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO); USSR Polities (east European
satellites, COMECON, Warsaw Pact); Containment (China, Cuba, Korea, Vietnam,
and the Middle East); Non-alignment; and arms race & control/détente
Honor Code: All my classes are expected to follow an honor
code. I expect that all work turned in
will be your own (unless I have given permission for group work), that it will
not be copied from another student or source (book, internet, movie, CD, etc.),
and that you will not use notes or aids on tests unless given permission. ALL PROJECTS MUST HAVE A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND
REPORTS MUST HAVE PROPER IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Please see me or go to one of the following
websites for further information:
Any assignment in which
cheating or plagiarism has occurred will receive a zero and cannot be redone.
Class Rules:
The following rules get a warning for the first offense:
1. Eating food
2. Talking while I'm
talking or while another student is responding
3. Talking back or
arguing while playing a game
4. Getting out of your seat without permission
5. Doing work for
other classes in this class
The following rules get an automatic detention:
1. Copying another's
work
2. Taking a cell
phone out or using an electronic music device
3. Being late to
class two times
4. Leaving the
classroom without permission or skipping advisory (you must have a pass from
that teacher to go to another advisory)
5. Going to another
classroom instead of going to the bathroom
Other rules that have varying consequences:
1. Start doing the
drill before the bell rings; all drill questions must be copied and answers may
be paraphrased
2. You will not get a
reward if you ask for one
3. Be polite by
saying "thank you", "please", "you're welcome",
"yes" (rather than yeah) or "no"
4. When you are with
a substitute teacher, you will obey the same rules that you following when I am
with you
5. Do not ask me to
go to the bathroom in the first 10 minutes of class, last 10 minutes of class,
or while I'm teaching; wait for a transition in activities
Life rules:
1. Make others feel
wanted and important
2. Don't let little
things get to you
3. Be positive and
enjoy life
4. Try to be better
today than you were yesterday
5. Stand up for what
you believe in
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