MYSTERIES OF HISTORY . FALL 20010 TO SPRING 2011 
MR.MOUNT 

CONTENT: 

THIS CLASS WILL CRITICALLY EXAMINE EVENTS IN HISTORY AS WELL AS 
FOLK LORE AND ATTEMPT TO OFFER EXPLANATIONS FOR THESE 
EVENTS. TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED INCLUDE: THE TITANIC, THE 
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, CRYPTOZOOLOGY, URBAN LEGENDS, 
GENERAL CONSPIRACY THEORIES, 911, THE SKATEBOARDING TREND, 
UFO’S, FAMOUS HAUNTINGS, SERIAL MURDERERS, AND MANY OTHER 
TOPICS. THE TOPICS OF CHOICE WILL INCLUDE EVENTS THAT DEFY 
EXPLANATION AS WELL AS THOSE THAT PROVIDE AN INTERESTING 
INSIGHT INTO POP CULTURE. 

GRADING: A GENERAL GRADING SCALE WILL BE USED AS 
OUTLINED IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. GRADES WILL BE 
BASED UPON PROJECTS, QUIZZES, LISTENING GUIDES, AND 
CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND PARTICIPATION. NOTEBOOKS 
WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED, AND WILL CONSTITUTE A 
SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF YOUR GRADE. ALL ASSIGNMENTS 
WILL BE WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO POINTS POSSIBLE. 

MATERIALS TO BRING INCLUDE A WRITING UTENSIL AND A 
NOTEBOOK OF SOME KIND. KEEP ALL NOTES THAT YOU 
TAKE FROM THE OVERHEAD OR THAT I GIVE TO YOU IN 
HARDCOPY FORM. DO NOT LOSE THEM OR THROW THEM 
AWAY!!!!!!!