Introduction and expectations
Your teacher and course
Richard Jones-Nerzic
is a Welsh human science teacher. I have been at EE3 Brussels
since 2009 and have taught previously in Wales, France and
Slovakia.
All syllabus information, assignments, videos,
quizzes etc. for the course are on my website:
www.internationalschoolhistory.net The password ‘bisb’ unlocks
any protected videos. I can be contacted at richardjonesnerzic@gmail.com
This address is at the bottom of every page of my website. Your
first homework is to send me an email – subject ‘s4 History
student’.
Equipment list
A small folder or Atoma file, pen, pencil, ruler, rubber,
glue and coloured pencils. A USB memory stick is essential to
save work in the computer lab. There is no set textbook but my
website does contain recommended textbooks and ideas for further
reading
Expectations
All the work you complete during this year must be kept in a
neat, well organized folder or Atoma file and this sheet should be
on page 1. Do not, therefore, throw away work from completed
units of study. I will occasionally inspect these as part of my
evaluation of your ‘A’ grade mark (see below). Specific assessed
work will be handed in on individual pieces of Atoma
paper. Homework, unless otherwise stated, should be your own
work – not copied from your friend or written by your older
brother. It should be handed in on time on the day requested.
You can work with a computer if you prefer.
The language of the classroom is English. Try to use it at every
opportunity and sit with people with whom you have to use
English to communicate. Probably the best feature of the
European Schools system of education is the fact that the social
sciences are taught in your second language; make the most of
the opportunity.
Assessment
Not all your work will be marked out of 10. Other than for
tests, I will generally not tell you which pieces of work will
be marked. ‘A’ grades will be based on your class work, homework
and occasional test results; but also just as importantly on
your oral work, attitude to work and general reliability. You
will have four ‘B Tests’ throughout the year, two in each term.
The dates for the first two ‘B Tests’ will be given to you in
the first lesson in September and are also published on my
website a term in advance.
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