Designed for
Students who are interested in taking World History next academic semester
Level
Beginner
Class format
One-on-one and small group (Max. 7 students/class)
Class Introduction
This Aralia World History course covers broadly, chronologically, and topically the chief features of civilizations from the earliest river civilizations to World War II. The topics include but are not limited to Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Islamic Empires, European kingdoms, Age of Discovery, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Imperialism, Russian Revolution, WWI, Global Depression, and WWII. The Core material is based on primary sources, textual readings, writings, projects, and other supplemental materials. Students will develop literacy and historical thinking skills through extensive reading and writing activities and project-based learning. This class is intended to provide college readiness skills such as evidence-based reading and writing.
Outcome
After completing the course, students are expected to reach the following goals:
- I can contextualize.
- I can make comparisons to describe similarities and differences.
- I can explain causation.
- I can explain continuity and change over time
- I can analyze primary and secondary sources.
- I can write solid essays with strong thesis.
- I can use evidence from documents to prove my thesis.
- I can summarize and annotate documents
Course Content
| Lesson | Topics |
| 1 | Early Civilizations Topics: Sumer, Mesopotamia, Egypt |
| 2 | Greece Topics: Rise and Fall of Ancient Greece |
| 3 | Rome Topics: Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome |
| 4 | The Medieval World |
| 5 | The Expanding World |
| 6 | Absolutism-Revolution |
| 7 | Industrialism, Nationalism, and Imperialism |
| 8 | World War I |
| 9 | Russian Revolution and Great Depression |
| 10 | World War II |
Feedback
Students and their parents will receive brief feedback after each class, regarding the student’s general participation in class. Students will also receive feedback on graded assignments via email. At the end of the course, the student will receive a final report card, which thoroughly speaks to their overall participation in the course, including major assignments.
