American History I Syllabus
Assigned Textbook: American History: A Survey, McGraw Hill, Eleventh Edition.
Required Materials: 3 Ring Binder, Loose-leaf Paper (college ruled), Black or Blue Ink Pens (black preferred), colored pencils.
Course Objective: The student will acquire a comprehensive understanding of American history from the time of the early explorers through Reconstruction, which will serve as a foundation for the further study of American history, or any related discipline. In addition to studying causes and consequences of important dates and occurrences in our nation's history, the student will gain valuable geographic skills.
Grading: Chapter Tests - 50%, Homework / Classwork Assignments - 25%, Quizzes - 25%.
Make-Up Work: Tests and Quizzes missed during the week will be made up from 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM on Friday mornings. The work is due on the first Friday the student is back in school after the work is missed. Homework assignments will be posted on my website and will be due at the next class meeting the student is back in school.
Discipline: Cooperation and participation is expected of all students in the classroom. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the school policies as set forth in the WCA Student Parent Handbook, as well as the Classroom Procedures.
Assignments: Completion of all homework or in-class assignments is expected. Reading assignments, research, etc. are all subject to unannounced quizzes.
Extra Credit Work: Extra credit work will not be offered or accepted.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the submittal or presentation of another's artistic or literary work, ideas, research, etc. as one's own. It is expected that each student will turn in his or her own work. A student will receive a zero for work that is found to be the effort of another. This will apply to all work (homework, tests, reports, essays, research papers, etc.)