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IB History of the Grades
Offered: 11-12 Credit:
1.0 for 1 year 2.0 for 2 years Course description:
This course in the first year
is an in-depth study of North American History from colonial times to the 20th
Century. The history of The 2nd year
curriculum will focus on 20th Century topics, 1895 to 1995. Additionally this curriculum
will be taught to connect the regional study topics for History of the Presenting historical explanations from an
international perspective is an objective of the history course and, therefore,
candidates will be expected to study the histories of a selection of
countries and themes within the chosen region. The study of a country’s
national history should be in the comparative, regional framework of the
appropriate regional option. The countries will include
the This course is taught on a
college level and will require daily homework. There are also major writing
projects that will be due each term. Internationalism:
The topics chosen will reinforce the international nature of the concepts,
ie: Colonialism on an international scale, exploration and settlement
patterns etc. Concepts from the pre-IB course AP European History will be
reviewed and connected to material taught in this course. Subscriptions:
NY Times available on the internet, The Week ( a current events
periodical) available in the classroom. Full internet access in two different
computer labs is available.. Topics:
Year 1 Curriculum Unit 1: Intro Background
to Colonial Lifestyles Revolution Revolution
Wars of Unit 2: Articles of Confederation Constitution Constitution Constitutions of Latin America/Canada Unit 3: Washington/Adams Jefferson/Madison War of 1812/Monroe Unit 4: Latin American Revolutions 1820 Slavery-USA Slavery-Latin
Unit 5: Westward Expansion Mountain Men/Trails/Mining LA/US/Canada 1830-1850 Jacksonian Democracy Unit 6: Events leading to the US Civil War US Civil War Impacts of Civil War-LA/Canada 1850-1865 Unit 7: Reconstruction and Expansion RR/Cowboys/Battles LA/Canada Expansion Progressives Industrial Revolution Unit 8: Mexican Revolution World War I World War I Unit 9: Post World War I-Western Hemisphere 1920’s LA/US/Canada The New Deal World War II Unit 10: Cold War Politics-Western Hemisphere Post WWII-US LA: Issues of 20th Century Review (IB or AP Exam) Review (IB or AP Exam) IB or AP Exam Year 2 Curriculum Unit One: The
World in 1900 - the “Have’s and the Have Not’s” or“Dominators and Wanna Be’s”
(Topic #3) Unit Two: The
Great European War - World War I (Topic #1) Unit Three: Russian Revolution - Reds v. Whites, Lenin
and Stalin(Topic #) Unit Four: Rise
and Role of Single Party States - Unit Five: Unit Six: Origins
of World War II (Topic #1) Unit Seven: Practices
and Effect of World War II (Topic #1) Unit Eight: The
Cold War 1945-1960 - Unit Nine: The
Cold War 1960-1990 - Unit Ten: Rise
and Role Single Party States - On our block schedule, each unit should take
approximately 5 class periods each. Topics 1, 3 and 5 will be taught. Topic 2
will be touched on. Topics 4 and 6 will not be taught. The Prescribed subject will be #3: The Cold War
1960-1979. Students will also complete an historical
investigation. A paperback library of 20th Century topics will be
accumulated and readings assigned with student’s turning in one page synopses
of the book. Assessment:
As per the IB Guidelines, students will be assessed for HL as follows: External Assessment, 80% consisting of 3 written papers Paper 1 20% A document-based paper set on prescribed subjects drawn from the 20th Century World History topics, 3 sections consisting of four questions on each of 3 prescribed subjects. · Section A – four questions on prescribed subject 1 · Section B -- four questions on prescribed subject 2 · Section C – four questions on prescribed subject 3 Paper 2 25% An essay paper based on the 20th Century World History topics. The examination paper will comprise 30 questions, five on each of the six 20th Century World History topics. Two questions to be answered, each chosen from a different topic. Paper 3 35% Five separate essay papers, each based on one of the regional options. Each examination paper will comprise 25 questions. Three questions to be answered. Internal Assessment 20% Historical Investigation to be internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated. To prepare students for the IB Assessments, students at PHS will write as follows: Year 1 Assessments Units 1 & 4 – Practice AP DBQ Practice IB DBQ Practice AP Essay Practice IB Essay Unit 5 – Paper #1 Unit 7 – 2 AP DBQ 1 IB DBQ 2 AP Essays 1 IB Essay Unit 8 – Paper #2 Unit 10 – AP DBQ IB DBQ AP Essay IB Essay Year 2 Assessments Each
term there will be practice internal assessments using 2 IB essays and IB
practice exam. Practice external assessments during terms 2 and 3. The
historical investigation paper will also be due. Paper
#3 will be an essay response paper taken from the 100 year time period. What
class time we have in August will be used to review the main ideas of IB
History of the 1. The colonial period 2. Movements of independence 3. Evolution of new governments and confederation 4. Slavery in the 5. September, October and November will be used to
study Units 1-5. December will be used toreview the course thus far and take
some assessments. 6. Economic and social developments in the 7. Political developments in the 8. Cultural and intellectual developments in the 9. 10. The Mexican Revolution, 1910 to 1940 11. The Great Depression in the 12. Canadian politics in the first half of the
20th century (selected topics) 13. Latin American politics in the first half of
the 20th century (selected topics) January, February and March will be used to study
Units 6-10. April will be used to review the second portion of the course as
well as first semester and take some assessments. 14. The Second World War and the 15. Latin American foreign policy, 1945 to 1995;
Canadian foreign policy,1945 to 1995 (selected topics) 16. Political and economic developments in the 17. 18. The 19. Political and economic developments in 20. Political and economic developments in 21. Changing societies in the 22. Hemispheric relations, 1945 to 1995 (selected
topics) The IB test will be taken in May. Resources:
The American Pageant Bailey and Kennedy. 10th
Edition. DC Heath and Company, The American Vision. Appleby, Brinkley, Broussard, McPherson,
Ritchie The Annotated Mona Lisa.
Strickland, Carol. Universal Press Syndicate, A
History of the Modern World. Palmer and A History of the Canadian
Peoples Bumsted. 2nd Edition. Standards: http://www.ibo.org Helpful
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Provo High School An “IB World School” 1125 N. University Ave. Provo, UT 84604 |
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Phone: 801-373-6550 Fax: 801-374-4880 IB Coordinator:: Lori Rich |
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