You need a World History credit, but you want something different. You want a way to connect the dots, think critically, and understand history as a story that’s still unfolding. You need Thematic World History.
You need a World History credit, but you want something different. You want a way to connect the dots, think critically, and understand history as a story that’s still unfolding.
🔍In this class you will:
💡 Each unit begins with a central question and ends with thoughtful discussion, synthesis, and insight, helping students develop a strong grasp of both continuity and change throughout history. Students gain:
🧭Part 2 dives into the following themes:
Is There Homework?
Yes! Students will be provided with weekly assignments (reading, watching, listening, writing) to do in advance of class meetings. Students can expect to spend 2-3 hours outside of class each week on work to prepare for class.
Can A Student Earn A Grade?
Yes! Grades are based on class participation (35%), weekly written journal responses (35%) and a final project (30%). Class participation can be by voice or by chat. If either of those are a hurdle for a student, other options are available. Students receive weekly feedback on their work, and can choose to receive a progress report midway through the semester.
Is This An “Honors” Course?
An honors or advanced designation is decided by a school district or state department of education. Homeschooling parents choose how to designate the classes their learners engage in. Students who want additional rigor are provided with a “Digging Deeper” option that adds additional homework material, higher standards for written assignments, and are required to do a final project.
Approximate Weekly Schedule
Week 1: Welcome and intro to the first theme; women in the ancient world
Week 2: Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Ana Nzinga Mbunda
Week 3: Mary Wollstonecraft; women opposed to suffrage
Week 4: Oui Jin; Huda Shaarawi
Week 5: Historical noodling for theme 1; Intro to theme 2
Week 6: Assessing the impact of human inventions; the Silk Road
Wek 7: The African salt and gold trade; the Aztecs and the natural world
Week 8: Leonardo DaVinci and city planning; economic theories
Week 9: Wrap up to theme 2 and intro to theme 3; the Abbasid Empire
Week 10: The Protestant Reformation; the French Revolution
Week 11: The Haitian Revolution; the British in Burma
Week 12: Ghandi in India; The Guatemalan Civil War
Week 13: The Velvet Revolution; Art and Music in modern revolutions
Week 14: Historical noodling – synthesis, analysis, and final projects
This is an intermediate to advanced level class. There are no required prerequisites. Please inquire if you are concerned about your student's readiness.
All materials needed for the class will be provided. Students need to be able to access and use the google word processing suite including google docs, google sheets, and google forms.
Students are expected to do work to prepare for class that will include reading, watching videos, or listening to materials. In addition, students will complete a written journal response weekly.
In addition to coverage of major historical events and time periods from World History, this content is aligned with NCSS C3 Framework Dimensions 1–3 (Developing Questions, Applying Disciplinary Tools, and Evaluating Sources)
Inquiry and Questioning (C3 Dimension 1)
Formulate compelling and supporting questions about individuals, groups, and events across world history.
Identify the significance and historical impact of human actions within broader global patterns
Evaluating and Using Sources (C3 Dimension 2: History)
Analyze multiple primary and secondary sources to interpret historical events, perspectives, and motivations.
Assess how authors’ cultural contexts and perspectives shaped the historical narratives they produced.
Use primary sources to evaluate historical claims, applying knowledge of time period, audience, and purpose.
Historical Analysis and Interpretation (C3 Dimension 2: History)
Identify recurring patterns in world history, including conflict, cultural exchange, technological influence, and power dynamics.
Trace long-term developments and changes across civilizations.
Evaluate whether historical events represented progress, decline, or complex combinations of both.
Compare governance systems, belief structures, and social hierarchies across cultures and centuries.
Developing Claims and Communicating Conclusions (C3 Dimension 3)
Construct historical arguments supported by evidence from diverse, credible sources.
Write analytical reflections connecting past and present, using thematic questions as organizing frameworks.
Explain historical causation, continuity, and change in writing and discussion.
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