U.S. History ~ 2019-2020
Syllabus
Instructor:
Mrs. Sonya Trosper
Classroom:
126
Office
Phone: (360) 491-2966, ext. 126
Email:
strosper@ncslacey.org
In-Class Materials:
·
Textbooks:
United States History, BJU Press
·
Binder
for with a section for notes, homework, and tests
·
Composition
book or notebook for in class notes
Course Description:
This
course is designed to provide students with a basic account of United States
History beginning with its discovery and colonization and ending with present
day events. In this course, students
will study people, events, groups, movements, and ideologies that have
dramatically shaped and impacted the development of the North American
continent. This course will help
students analyze and understand how and why the U.S. has become the nation it
is today.
Course Objectives:
1.
To determine social, political, and religious patterns that occur throughout
history.
2.
To understand each of the important periods in United States History and know
their significance and contributions to society.
3.
To recognize the complexity of history, knowing that the events are not simple
when they occur, but are portrayed in such a way when interpreted by following
generations. We will attempt to not make
determinations, but look at all sides of these historical issues.
Class Rules:
No
one has the right to interfere with the learning, safety, or well-being of
anyone in this classroom. Beverages with
a lid are allowed.
Class Website:
Major
course documents, such as the syllabus will be available on the blog: http://trospertribune.blogspot.com. This page will be updated with information
about assignment due dates, class activities, helpful resources, etc.
Class Notes:
You
may keep these in your binder or a composition book. Take notes on the
presentations and lectures. Be diligent—anything you see on the board, anything
you see on a Power Point presentation or DVD, and anything you hear discussed
in class is fair game for a quiz question.
Attendance:
Students
must be seated and ready to work when the bell rings. Please do not ask to go
to the restroom during class. If you have been ill and require special restroom
privileges, talk to me or have a parent email me. Often the content of class
discussions will show up on tests and quizzes. Therefore, it is important that
you talk to your classmates to find out what was discussed if you are absent.
Grading:
Late
Assignments
All
work is due on the date assigned. Work turned in one day late will receive 50%
credit. After this, no late work is accepted. Missing assignments will show a
zero in the grade book and will cause a grade to drop.
Make
Up Work
If
you have an excused absence for illness, you have a grace period equal
to the number of days of your absence in order to complete the work assigned in
class on those days. (Ex: if you miss two days of class, you have two days
to complete the work.) You are
responsible for scheduling a time to take missed tests/quizzes within a week of
your return and for getting your own make-up work on the first day back from
your absence. Assignments that are due
on the date of an excused absence are due upon returning from the absence. You
will not be given extended time on previously assigned papers, essays, and
projects unless you receive permission. This is for exceptional situations, not
a cold or the flu.
If
you know you will be missing school for vacations, appointments, or other
activities, it is your responsibility to get your assignments beforehand as
soon as you know you will be gone. Work is due upon your return to class.
School-Related Absences: If you know you will
be leaving school early for sport meets/games, doctor/dentist appointments,
etc. you are still responsible for turning in your work before you leave campus
and for getting your new assignments before you leave campus.
An
unexcused absence will receive a zero on all class work, participation,
homework due, and homework assigned for that day.
Grading
Scale & Components
Grading
in this class is on a total points system, with the weight in the point value
of the assignment. All assignments are grouped into the following
categories:
Daily
work (45% of overall grade) and Tests/Quizzes (55% of overall grade).
A
93-100%
A-
90-92%
B+
88-89%
B
82-87%
B- 80-81%
C+
78-79%
C 72-77%
C-
70-71%
D+ 68-69%
D
62-67%
D- 60-61%
F
0-59%
Cheating/Plagiarism
In
the event of cheating or plagiarism, the student will immediately fail the
assignment. Additional consequences will be decided by the administration.
Cheating
includes: direct copying of assignments, copying or use of cheat-sheets on
tests, and turning in any work that is not solely one’s own
Plagiarism
includes: copying texts without citing the sources, using someone else’s
intellectual work without giving him/her credit, papers purchased or downloaded
from the Internet, and papers written or revised by another student, past or
present
Unless
specifically told otherwise, assume that all work must be completed
individually. When permitted to work together, it is NOT acceptable to have
word-for-word matching answers on separate assignments unless previously
authorized by the teacher
Student and
Parent/Guardian Agreement—DUE Tuesday, September 10, 2019
By
signing this document, I affirm that I understand the policies set forth by
NCHS as well as those added by the U.S. History instructor, specifically, the
policy on plagiarism, the grading and late work policy, and the course
schedule. I agree to abide by the school and class rules. I have read, I
understand, and I accept the academic responsibilities of this course.
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