

Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Course Syllabus
Course Name: GLOBAL STUDIES -9
Instructor: Mr. Peterson Contact Time: 8:57-9:38 Phone Ext: 1000
Grading Policy
33% Five Week Examination
33% Ten week Examination
34% Class Participation
Homework Policy
Mandated Homework Assignments include Document
Based Questions, Constructed Response Questions, Thematic and
Comparative Essay Research topics. Due as posted in the classroom.
Optional Homework is an opportunity of student innovation and creative design of topics according to
individual interest with instructor collaboration
Test Policy
Both 5/10 tests are mini-regents based
with multiple choice and essay questions calibrated toward the
NYS standards and regents format.
Quiz Policy
Weekly quizzes are given every Thursday
correlating to the subject matter and content during the
week.
They are graded on site at that time and corrected
the next day (Friday)
Projects
During the early part of the second
semester a class i-movie project is done with groups
and library resources; presented and electronically filed
Course Outline
Global History-9 closely follows the NYS standards
and covers World History from the origins of humanity in Africa through the Atlantic Trade ( Columbian Exchange) and the colonization of Latin America.