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Mr. Thorsen’s Awesome, Stupendous, War & Conflict Course
Conduct
  1.  All behavior rules listed in the Jacobs High School Handbook apply.
  2.  Remember that there is to be no talking while the teacher or fellow student is speaking.
  3.  Personal notes WILL be CONFISCATED and possibly READ or POSTED to the entire class.
  4.  Please, no writing on the furniture and keep garbage off of the floor.
  5.  Respect the views and rights of everyone in the class.
  6.  Cheating, including plagiarism, will result with an automatic “0” for the assignment or examination.  An 
      additional case may result in loss of credit for all previous assignments and or loss of extra credit privileges. 
  7.  Late homework will only be accepted at a maximum of half credit.
  8.  Sleeping during class time will result with a deduction of points to one’s score or practical jokes.

Attendance
  9.  You must be in the class before the bell sounds.
  10.  The student and not the teacher is responsible for any material missed due to absences.

Grading Policy
  11.  Your semester grade will be determined as follows:
		100-90% of the total points = A
		 89-80% of the total points = B
		 79-70% of the total points = C
		 69-60% of the total points = D
		 59-0%   of the total points = F
  12.  I reserve the right to initiate the use of “Pop” quizzes if the assigned readings are not 
  13.  Commentaries 50pts each
	-1/3 page summary plus,
-minimum of 1/2 page of one’s thoughts on the information (analysis)   
	-each entry should be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, 1” margins and dated
	-the topic should be what is being covered in class or what I assign
	-Here are some possible questions to ask yourself while analyzing history for either the 
 commentary or the journals: 
		1.  Why did the people do the things they did in the story?
		2.  What are the good or bad results of the participants’ actions?
		3.  How have the participants’ actions affected the people around them?
		4.  How have their actions affected history or the future?
		5.  What lessons can be learned from the story? Support your answer
		6.  Are there any unusual observations noted in the account?
		     	-If so, why are they included?  What can be drawn from these observations?
		7.  Are there any other events in history that are identical or very similar to the one you read?
			-If so, how are they similar?
		8.  If you were one of the people in the story, how would you feel, react?  
			-What would you have done differently and why?
		9.  Try some “what if” scenarios.  (If this would have occurred then this would have happened.)
		10.  What do you think was the thought process behind the decisions made by the people in the story?
		11.  If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be and why?
12.	Do you agree or disagree with the actions / decisions made by the people in the account and why?
  	    -I expect you to answer the bold questions
	    -Provide a copy of the source

  14.  Class Project(s) 50-1000pts
  15.  Participation 25pts per term
  16.  Examinations 100-1000pts
  17.  Homework (including in-class homework) varies in value

18.  Extra-Credit
	-This is what I am offering to you. I will allow a student to raise their grade, through extra-credit, up to a 
C+(79%.)  If a student, without extra-credit earns a borderline grade (w/in 2%) and earned minimum 100 
pts of extra-credit, I may give them the higher grade.  However, if a student violates this contract, I 
reserve the right to remove the usage of extra-credit in the tabulation of their grade.  It is my discretion as 
to what type of violation warrants the removal of extra credit.
  19.  Approximately 65% of the points earned in this class will be from examinations.
  20.  At the beginning of each week I will provide a list of the homework expected for the entire week.  
         This should enable both student and parent to know what is expected for the week.
  21.  Apart from some extenuating circumstances, on Wednesdays I will provide students with a printed 
          grade update that shows both turned in and missing assignments.
  22.  I am normally available in room 222 and after school until around 3:15.
  23.  Please feel free to call or email me with any questions or concerns at pierre.thorsen@d300.org.
  24.  I am planning on showing scenes from movies that contains some swearing and violence such as “The
        Messenger” and “Braveheart.”  

      If I DO have your permission (sign your name)__________________________________________________
    
      If I DO NOT have your permission (sign your name)  ____________________________________________

Topics Covered  (tentative) 
Unit 1-  Greece (approx. 5 days)
A)	Athens & Sparta
B)	Persian Wars
C)	Macedonian Conquests
Unit 2-  Rome (approx. 5 days)
A)	The Republic
B)	The Punic Wars
C)	Gauis Marius
Unit 3-  Feudalism (approx. 10 days)
		A) Rise of the Feudal Order 
		B) Crusades
		C) 100 Years War 
Unit 4-  Revolution & Nationalism (approx. 10 days)
		A) American Revolution
		B) French Revolution & Napoleon 
Unit 5-  Un-united States War (approx. 10 days)
		A) Eastern Theater
		B) Southern & Western Theaters 

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