World History Class Outline
Semester 1: World History
Unit 1: The Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter 1: The Emergence of Civilization
- Lesson 1: Prehistoric Peoples
- Lesson 2: The Foundations of Civilization
Chapter 2: The First Civilizations
- Lesson 1: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile
- Lesson 2: Egyptian Life and Culture
- Lesson 3: Sumerian Civilization
- Lesson 4: Empires of the Fertile Crescent
- Lesson 5: The Phoenicians and the Lydians
- Lesson 6: The Origins of Judaism
Chapter 3: Ancient Indian Civilizations
- Lesson 1: Indus River Valley Civilization
- Lesson 2: Indo-Aryan Migrants
- Lesson 3: Hinduism and Buddhism
- Lesson 4: Ancient Indian dynasties and Empires
- Lesson 5: Ancient Indian Life and Culture
Chapter 4: Ancient Chinese Civilization
- Lesson 1: Geographic and Cultural Influences
- Lesson 2: The Shang Dynasty
- Lesson 3: The Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties
- Lesson 4: Philosophies of Ancient China
- Lesson 5: Chinese Life and Culture
Independent Living Skills Class Outline
Semester 1: Independent Living Skills
Unit 1: Advocating for Your Future
Lessons:
- Identify Skills You Need to Be a Self-Advocate
- Practice Expressing Your Career Preference
- Discover the Importance of Having a Career Goal
- Assess Transition Areas
- Make an Action Plan to Reach Your Goal
- Practice Putting your Transition Letter into Action
- Identify and Access Community Agencies
- Learn How to Identify and Use Resources
- Hear Speakers Talk about Specific Agencies (ongoing)
- Identify the Community Services You Are Using
- Practice Being Your Own Best Resource
- Practice a Process to Analyze Your Resources
- Identify Your Transportation Needs
- Use the Steps for a Successfully Transition Meeting
- Plan for Your Transition Meeting
- Rehearse Your Transition Meeting
- Write Your Transition Action Plan
- Learn How Practice Can Help You Succeed
- Practice Leading Your Transition Planning Meeting
- Learn to Support Your Choices and Decisions
- Implement Your Transition Plan
- Write a Self-Advocacy Growth Goal
Unit 2: Getting the Job For You
Lessons:
- Learn the Reasons Why People Work
- Job Smart 1: Don’t Look For a Job
- Where Are the Jobs?
- Know the Phases of a Job Opening
- Play an Active Part in Your Job Search
- Identify Helpful People
- Develop a Network of People to Help with Job Leads
- Practice a Job Search Networking Process
- Use the Networking Tree to Contact Job Leads
- Determine Exactly Where You Want to Work
- Use Other Resources to Find the Right Employer
- Identify Your Skills
- Job Smart 1: Apply for a Job You are Unqualified For
- Research the Job
- Interview Effectively
- Make a Good First Impression
- Job Smart 1: Dress Inappropriately
- Job Smart 1: Don’t Emphasize Job Skills or Experience at the Interview
- Job Smart 1: Have a Bad Attitude
- Prepare of Difficult Interview Questions
- Job Smart 1: Refuse to Work Odd Hours
- Job Smart 1: Refuse to Start at the Bottom
- Job Smart 1: Refuse to Get Your Hands Dirty
- Meet an Employers Expectations
- Job Smart 1: Don’t Look Interested at the Interview
- Analyze Answers to Common Interview Questions
- Job Smart 1: Demand a High Wage
- Answer Common Interview Questions
- Practice Closing the Job Interview
- Practice Your Interviewing Skills
- Take Part in Practice Interviews
- Follow Up Your Interview with a Thank You
- Learn How to Handle Rejection when Applying for a Job
- Prepare Resume Cards
- Write Your Resume
- Learn to Present Yourself Well on a Job Application
- Plan Your Job Search
- Write a Training and Education Growth Goal
