United States History Overview 2011-12 (Updated 11.04.11)
Course Information:
· Title: U.S. History and Geography I and Applied U.S. History and Geography I
· Course Description:
o U.S. History and Geography I: This course will begin with Post-Reconstruction and end with the Great Depression. Emphasis throughout the course will be on the major social, geographical, economic, and political trends in American history.
o Applied U.S. History and Geography I: This course will begin with Post-Reconstruction and end with the Great Depression. The course will emphasize world history, geography, and current events of the regions cited above in order to provide the student with a grasp of the role of the United States in the world today. This course is designed for those with reading difficulty. Method of instruction will focus on reading comprehension and writing skills as well as strategies to improve those skills.
Units for U.S. History
Teachers’ E-mail Addresses:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Conference Period: 2nd Hour (MWF 9:08-10:09 & Tu/Thurs 8:58-9:49)
Classrooms: Mr. Keller B-213; Mr. McCann B-221; and Mr. Schwartz B-214
Grading:
1. Various assessments, homework, and the final exam are the only grades you receive in this course.
2. Breakdown of Grade without Exam: Assessments (60%) and Homework (40%).
· An assessment will be any quiz, test, or other forms of deciding a student’s mastery of the material.
o Chapter quizzes will be in multiple choice format and will generally range from ten to thirty points, which is determined by the content value in relationship to the Michigan Merit Curriculum.
· Homework will constitute any assignment presented and due on a particular date.
o Homework assignments will generally have a ten-point value and will involve either reading questions, outlines, or questions from the text. Teachers will use a variety of methods to check homework, which will include collecting completed assignments, issuing quizzes or other forms of traditional assessments, or “individual” checks that will be conducted at the student’s desk.
3. Grading will be on a cumulative basis (all points earned throughout the semester will be added together at the end to derive a semester point total). Students must earn a minimum of 60% of the total semester points in order to receive credit for U.S. History.
4. Late Work: All late work will be accepted for a maximum score of a 50% (this is work that the student was in attendance but failed to submit). If the student scores lower, they will receive the reduced grade. If an assignment is late due to absence, then the student should follow the guidelines established by the school. If a student is in attendance, they will do an alternative assignment that will consist of composing a two-page summation of the material within the section. The paper will be composed in ink and involve writing on only a single side. The reason for the summation piece is because this website will have the answers posted that evening; thus, a student would simply need to copy the teacher's work.
As far as assessments, the student MUST take it the first available ASP, which is Tuesday. If there is a conflict, the student must inform the teacher prior to the ASP period and seek a resolution that is approved by the instructor. If the student waits until the second ASP of the week, Thursday, they will receive a maximum of 50%. Since the assessment is posted after that Thursday, a student will not have another opportunity to take the assessment and will receive a zero.
Submitting a assignment after they are gathered, will result in a maximum score of 50%. This means even five minutes late. Students must submit their work to the student collecting it at the onset of the hour.
5. Assessment questions will be constructed from lectures, assigned readings and review worksheets.
6. Assessments, based on the latest content expectations covered, will be presented frequently. If a student misses the day of the quiz, they have to take it during the next seminar period. If they wait until the second seminar after they have returned, they will receive 50% of what they score. After two seminar periods, the quiz score becomes a zero. (Missing two days prior to a quiz, will nullify this rule and the teacher and student will reach an agreed date for the assessment). Regarding quizzes, students have two seminars to review their quiz with an answer key after the quiz has been scored.
7. The final exam will be cumulative and worth 20% of your final. Keep all worksheets and notes, as they will useful to review for the exam. The final exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions, which will emphasize areas of restudy based on portions of the Michigan Merit Curriculum that was mastered by the least amount of students.
8. There will be no opportunities for extra credit, which is a department policy.
9. Applied classes will have the same expectations and assessments; however, a different methodology will be used to teach the course.
Grading Scale:
100% A+
93-99% A
90-92% A-
87-89% B+
83-86% B
80-82% B-
77-79% C+
73-76% C
70-72% C-
67-69% D+
63-66% D
60-62% D-
00-59% F
· Title: U.S. History and Geography I and Applied U.S. History and Geography I
· Course Description:
o U.S. History and Geography I: This course will begin with Post-Reconstruction and end with the Great Depression. Emphasis throughout the course will be on the major social, geographical, economic, and political trends in American history.
o Applied U.S. History and Geography I: This course will begin with Post-Reconstruction and end with the Great Depression. The course will emphasize world history, geography, and current events of the regions cited above in order to provide the student with a grasp of the role of the United States in the world today. This course is designed for those with reading difficulty. Method of instruction will focus on reading comprehension and writing skills as well as strategies to improve those skills.
Units for U.S. History
- Expansion: Rewards and Costs, 1860-1920
- The United States on the Brink of Change, 1890-1920
- Boom Times to Hard Times, 1919-1938
Teachers’ E-mail Addresses:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Conference Period: 2nd Hour (MWF 9:08-10:09 & Tu/Thurs 8:58-9:49)
Classrooms: Mr. Keller B-213; Mr. McCann B-221; and Mr. Schwartz B-214
Grading:
1. Various assessments, homework, and the final exam are the only grades you receive in this course.
2. Breakdown of Grade without Exam: Assessments (60%) and Homework (40%).
· An assessment will be any quiz, test, or other forms of deciding a student’s mastery of the material.
o Chapter quizzes will be in multiple choice format and will generally range from ten to thirty points, which is determined by the content value in relationship to the Michigan Merit Curriculum.
· Homework will constitute any assignment presented and due on a particular date.
o Homework assignments will generally have a ten-point value and will involve either reading questions, outlines, or questions from the text. Teachers will use a variety of methods to check homework, which will include collecting completed assignments, issuing quizzes or other forms of traditional assessments, or “individual” checks that will be conducted at the student’s desk.
3. Grading will be on a cumulative basis (all points earned throughout the semester will be added together at the end to derive a semester point total). Students must earn a minimum of 60% of the total semester points in order to receive credit for U.S. History.
4. Late Work: All late work will be accepted for a maximum score of a 50% (this is work that the student was in attendance but failed to submit). If the student scores lower, they will receive the reduced grade. If an assignment is late due to absence, then the student should follow the guidelines established by the school. If a student is in attendance, they will do an alternative assignment that will consist of composing a two-page summation of the material within the section. The paper will be composed in ink and involve writing on only a single side. The reason for the summation piece is because this website will have the answers posted that evening; thus, a student would simply need to copy the teacher's work.
As far as assessments, the student MUST take it the first available ASP, which is Tuesday. If there is a conflict, the student must inform the teacher prior to the ASP period and seek a resolution that is approved by the instructor. If the student waits until the second ASP of the week, Thursday, they will receive a maximum of 50%. Since the assessment is posted after that Thursday, a student will not have another opportunity to take the assessment and will receive a zero.
Submitting a assignment after they are gathered, will result in a maximum score of 50%. This means even five minutes late. Students must submit their work to the student collecting it at the onset of the hour.
5. Assessment questions will be constructed from lectures, assigned readings and review worksheets.
6. Assessments, based on the latest content expectations covered, will be presented frequently. If a student misses the day of the quiz, they have to take it during the next seminar period. If they wait until the second seminar after they have returned, they will receive 50% of what they score. After two seminar periods, the quiz score becomes a zero. (Missing two days prior to a quiz, will nullify this rule and the teacher and student will reach an agreed date for the assessment). Regarding quizzes, students have two seminars to review their quiz with an answer key after the quiz has been scored.
7. The final exam will be cumulative and worth 20% of your final. Keep all worksheets and notes, as they will useful to review for the exam. The final exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions, which will emphasize areas of restudy based on portions of the Michigan Merit Curriculum that was mastered by the least amount of students.
8. There will be no opportunities for extra credit, which is a department policy.
9. Applied classes will have the same expectations and assessments; however, a different methodology will be used to teach the course.
Grading Scale:
100% A+
93-99% A
90-92% A-
87-89% B+
83-86% B
80-82% B-
77-79% C+
73-76% C
70-72% C-
67-69% D+
63-66% D
60-62% D-
00-59% F