Clear Creek Independent School District
Clear Brook High School
Course Syllabus
Course Title: AP European History
Teacher Name: Mr. Kutch
Teacher Conference Time: 5th Period
Contact Information: 281-284-2100
Approximate Timelines & Due Dates of Long-Term Projects:
1st Quarter –Renaissance; Reformation; Discovery and Expansion; Wars of Religion; Absolutism; Scientific
Revolution
2nd Quarter – Enlightenment; Enlightened Absolutism; 18th Century Wars; French Revolution; Napoleonic Era
3rd Quarter –Industrial Revolution; Conservatism, Revolution, Reform, Nationalism & Realism; World War I;
Russian Revolution; Interwar Europe;
4th Quarter – World War II; Cold War; Contemporary West; Review for AP Exam.
General Methods of Assessment & Nine-Weeks Grade Calculation:
45%
50%
5%
Major Assignments (exams, quizzes, projects, document-based analyses)
Daily Assignments (classwork, homework, study guides)
Reading Assignments (Question of the Day)
Average Amount of Homework
I realize that there are other responsibilities in your life besides my class and will attempt to keep the homework to a
reasonable level (for an advanced placement course), but please understand that we are obligated to cover a large
amount of material over the scope of this course. With this in mind, I will endeavor to space our assignments out in
order to allow you adequate time to complete each task.
Student Access to Tests
All tests given shall be graded and the grades posted to the electronic gradebook within five (5) school days of the
date except when extenuating circumstances occur (extensive essay and writing component assessments). All tests
will be reviewed in class and an analysis or copy of the test shall be returned to the students. District-Developed
benchmark exams and copyrighted material will be analyzed in class, but shall not be returned. Parents may request
a review of the assessment.
Potential Assigned Reading /Literary Works not contained in course textbook:
Jostein Gaardner, Sophie’s World
Sir Thomas More, Utopia
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
For all state-approved courses, the State of Texas has developed the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
which define the guidelines under which Clear Creek ISD must develop the objectives for the course. These TEKS
are cross-referenced to the CCISD curriculum objectives. In addition, CCISD objectives are also cross-referenced to
the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) objectives.
The complete TEKS document, which was approved by the Texas State Board of Education (July 1997), may be
found on the internet at www.tea.state.tx.us/teks and is accessible by teachers, parents, and students.
The CCISD curriculum for reading, math, science, and social studies may be found on the internet at http://ccisd.net