EPPING HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title:
Course
Description
District
Competencies
for Learning
District Skills
Competencies
for Learning
World Cultures
This required course will provide students with an understanding of the
interdependence of the cultural, economic, geographic, religious, and political
factors that have shaped selected developed and developing nations in the world.
Students will study Southwest Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and
Oceania, Africa and South America.
Students will understand concepts and demonstrate ability to transfer skills across
content areas and apply concepts and skills to real-life situation.
People, Places & Environment – Students will understand that individuals, groups
and societies interact with each other, their social and physical environments such
that cultures evolve over time.
Conflict & Cooperation – Students will understand that conflict and cooperation
together shape the development of society.
Global Connections – Students will understand that society is impacted by its history,
the arts, literature, language and technological advances.
Citizenship – Students will understand the role of citizens as members of national
and global communities and their responsibilities as individual members of a group.
Students will become a:
Collaborator – Students will understand that respect, collaboration, and leadership
are critical to interacting and working effectively with others.
Communicator – Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly using
the most appropriate and effective means.
Contributor – Students will demonstrate the ability to contribute toward a better
world through community service, acceptance and tolerance of diverse people, and
responsibility for the environment.
Evaluator – Students will demonstrate the ability to access, evaluate, use, and
manage information.
Learner – Students will demonstrate the ability to be flexible, adaptable, and
accountable throughout the learning process.
Producer – Students will demonstrate the ability to manage projects, produce
results, and create media products.
Technology User – Students will demonstrate the ability to use technology
respectfully and apply it effectively.
Thinker – Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically, creatively, and
systemically to define and solve problems.
The Epping High School community educates and empowers students within a safe environment to
become Respectful, Involved, and Knowledgeable citizens.
EPPING HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE SYLLABUS
School Based
Course
Competency
Statements
(CCS linked to
DCL)
Units of Study
Course Unit
Content and
Skills
1. Students will understand that conflict and cooperation among societies and
individuals impact the use of natural resources. (Conflict and Cooperation)
2. Students will understand that the history of societies and of the environment
impact one another. (People, Places and Environment)
3. Students will understand that decisions by individuals regarding natural
resources have driven forms of production, distribution and consumption of
goods and services over time. (People, Places and Environment; Global
Connections)
4. Students will understand that as various cultures interact or collide, each
culture is impacted through the process of diffusion. (Conflict and
Cooperation; Global Connections)
5. Students will understand that the growth of global interactions have impacted
the evolution of societies and of the environment. (Global Connections)
6. Students will understand that the role of individualism and the common good
in determining the use of natural resources has changed over time. (People,
Places and Environment)
7. Students will understand that “sense of place” and the use of natural resources
influence political policies and social issues. (Citizenship)
8. Students will understand that “sense of place” influences how individuals
express their feelings and ideas in art, literature, music and philosophy.
(Global Connections; Citizenship)
1. Geography Basics and Foundations
2. Middle East/Southwest Asia
3. South Asia
4. China and Eastern Asia
5. Africa
6. South America
Geography Basics and Foundations –
1. Identify basic geographic terms to apply to regional study.
2. Understand and apply the 5 themes of geography in each region of study.
3. Identify the elements of culture.
4. Evaluate, compare and contrast the major world religions.
Middle East/Southwest Asia –
1. Geography of the region.
2. Analyze the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
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COURSE SYLLABUS
3. Identify the Middle Eastern nation’s role in the Cold War.
4. Evaluate the importance of oil and water’s role in Middle Eastern culture and
civilization.
South Asia –
1. Geography of the region.
2. Examine traditional culture.
3. Analyze British rule and influence on the region’s culture and heritage.
Instructional
Strategies
Assessment
Strategies
Approved
Updated
China and Eastern Asia –
1. Geography of the region.
2. Examine the traditional culture of the Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese.
3. Study the influences of culture and innovations on the world and civilization.
4. Identify the relationships with the Western world.
5. Analyze China’s Cultural Revolution.
Africa –
1. Geography of the region.
2. Examine Africa’s early history and early cultural beginnings.
3. Study colonialism and its lasting effects on the region.
4. Identify the causes and effects of Apartheid.
South America –
1. Geography of the region.
2. Examine the culture and movement of the indigenous peoples.
3. Distinguish the causes and effects of colonialism on the region.
4. Compare and Contrast colonialism in Africa to South America.
Individual and group learning through lecture, extensive use of the F.E.I. approach,
class room discussions, research/research paper, investigation, technology and
collaborative construction.
Homework, class room participation, exit tickets, student Jotter blog, quizzes, unit
tests, midterms, finals, projects and a research paper
February 2012
July 2015
The Epping High School community educates and empowers students within a safe environment to
become Respectful, Involved, and Knowledgeable citizens.