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//This course is designed to provide an introduction to civilizations that developed in Asia. The course provides an overview of China, Japan, Korea, India and the Middle East. Political, social, economic, religious and geographic factors are addressed. Students will gain a deeper understanding of these civilizations over the past several millenia.//

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//You are now a member of our learning community. We will be working together to help you meet the standards set forth in this class over the course of the next school year. It is your responsibility to do your best to acquire the skills and knowledge that will make you **proficient** in social studies at this level**.** //=====

Use the following **sources**:

 * =====Primary Source Documents =====
 * =====Secondary sources – handouts from scholarly text or journals =====
 * =====Newspapers and other types of periodicals =====
 * =====Educational Websites =====

Be **expected** to:

 * =====Participate in class discussions =====
 * =====Work individually on projects and assignments =====
 * =====Work together with other students on team assignments, projects or debates =====
 * =====Come to class prepared: **Toll Gate Agenda, 3–ring binder with paper and 5 dividers, writing utensil** =====

Be **assessed** in the following ways**:**

 * =====Essays =====
 * =====Research Projects/Oral Presentations =====
 * =====Journal Entries =====
 * =====Maps =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Newspaper article or political cartoon analysis =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Document-based questions (DBQs) =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Webquests/Wikispaces =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Quizzes =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Tests =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Common Assessments =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Midyear and Final Exams =====

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 * <span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Graduation by Proficiency **<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;"> - Students will be required to submit at least 4 portfolio-worthy assignments to their E- Portfolios. These assessments will meet both Academic Expectations, certain RI State GSEs for Civics and Government, as well as Applied Learning Standards. =====

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 * <span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Grades **<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">will be determined based upon a compilation of the following items: =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Homework =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Notebook =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Class participation =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Quarterly Essay =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Quarterly Project =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Tests/Quizzes =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Common Tasks =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Midterm and Final Exams =====

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 * <span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Communication **<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">between the student’s family and teacher may be achieved through the following methods: =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Email – woodt@warwickschools.org =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Telephone – 734-3318 (x227) – Social Studies Office =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">Guidance – call for an appointment =====