Economics/Government ~ 2019-2020
Syllabus
Instructor:
Mrs. Sonya Trosper
Classroom:
126
Office
Phone: (360) 491-2966, ext. 126
Email:
strosper@ncslacey.org
In-Class Materials:
·
Textbooks:
Economics, BJU Press; American Government, BJU Press
·
Binder
for with a section for notes, homework, and tests
·
Composition
book or notebook for class notes
Course Description:
First semester will focus on how economic principles
permeate many of the decisions we make in life.
We will start with establishing the basics of economic terminology, and
then proceed through these economic principles, seeing how they measure up to
the underlying principles of Christian values.
Personal finance is incorporated into the course through Financial
Fridays, which focus on a different topic each Friday. Students will be completing a research paper
during this semester.
During second semester, students will explore
the beginnings of the American political system, the basic principles of
democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizens according to the
Constitution. Students will also examine
the U.S. party system, campaigns, elections, and the three branches of government.
Course Objectives:
1. To learn how the American economic system
works, how it compares to other countries and cultures in the world today and
in the past, and how we can learn good stewardship with our resources.
2. To gain an inclusive understanding of the
American government, political, and economic systems, and the standard workings
of each.
3. To interpret and determine our role in
government, whether it is a simple knowledge basis of the system, or
participation through some degree of political activism.
4. To experience firsthand the impact of
government in our lives and determine the importance of our knowledge of its
daily application.
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. Take notes on the media 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
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 Government/Economics 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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