Assessments: The length and type of assignments will vary. Please refer to the class calendar for due dates. The class assessments will typically be made up of the following types: History Journal: Reactions to political cartoons, maps, tables, or artwork. Students will be one of the preceding sources and will write a few sentences in response. This will be a daily ringer activity. Chapter Interactive Notes: 3 will be collected at random on a test day. Students are expected to do notes for each chapter. Reading Check Daily Quizzes: Students without an id properly displayed or that are tardy are not allowed to take the quiz and will receive a zero. Students that show up late with a pass, will have to make the quiz up before school. Any missed quiz must be made up during office time.(Fridays 7:30-7:45 AM) Chapter a combination of short answer and multiple choice questions DBQ’s(Taken from old AP Tests) FRQ’s(Taken from old AP Tests) Essays Weekly Postings to Class Website(TBD) Participation in class discussions Tests Papers or Projects(1st Tri., 2nd Tri., and 3rd Tri.) and Individual Projects of Trimester Exams or Review Papers Explanations, expectations, and guidelines will be given out with each assignment and will be posted on the class website, when possible. Textbooks and The following books are the core part of the class. Other books, articles, or essays will be added throughout the class John Mack Faragher, Mari Jo Daniel Czitrom, Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People (Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall 2007). -Used for all chapters Companion website: History, Volume 1: Taking Sides - Clashing Views in History, Volume 1: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction Mc Graw Hill 2008 , Taking Sides - Clashing Views in United States History, Volume 2: Reconstruction to the Present: McGraw Hill: 2008
Assessments: The length and type of assignments will vary. Please refer to the class calendar for due dates. The class assessments will typically be made up of the following types: History Journal: Reactions to political cartoons, maps, tables, or artwork. Students will be one of the preceding sources and will write a few sentences in response. This will be a daily activity. Chapter Interactive Notes: 3 will be collected at random on a test day. Students are expected to do notes for each chapter. Reading Check Daily Quizzes: Students without an id properly displayed or that are tardy are not allowed to take the quiz and will receive a zero. Students that show up late with a pass, will have to make the quiz up before school. Any missed quiz must be made up during office time.(Fridays 7:30-7:45 AM) Chapter a combination of short answer and multiple choice questions DBQ’s(Taken from old AP Tests) FRQ’s(Taken from old AP Tests) Essays Weekly Postings to Class Website(TBD) Participation in class discussions Tests Papers or Projects(1st Tri., 2nd Tri., and 3rd Tri.) and Individual Projects of Trimester Exams or Review Papers Explanations, expectations, and guidelines will be given out with each assignment and will be posted on the class website, when possible. Textbooks and The following books are the core part of the class. Other books, articles, or essays will be added throughout the class John Mack Faragher, Mari Jo Daniel Czitrom, Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many: A History of the American People (Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall 2007). -Used for all chapters Companion website: History, Volume 1: Taking Sides - Clashing Views in History, Volume 1: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction Mc Graw Hill 2008 , Taking Sides - Clashing Views in United States History, Volume 2: Reconstruction to the Present: McGraw Hill: 2008 ringer