United States History Mr. Sebestyen Ms. !

ierman S#$ool P$one % 84&'&18(54)*

Available Periods 4, 5 & 8 mike.sebestyen@d214.or "risten. ierman@d214.or

Welcome to US History! This one-year, junior course is designed to enhance your existing knowledge of our countrys history in order to further understand arious as!ect of todays society"

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To understand how the geographic landsca!e of the United States has influenced the social and !olitical de elo!ment of +merican History" To analy,e the political, social, and technological e ents of +merican history and how they influenced the contem!orary actions -y the +merican go ernment" To de elo! writing and analytical thinking skills -y assessing !rimary and secondary sources in order to construct a structurally sound !a!er with a clear thesis and su!!orting details which answer a research .uestion"

+o,rse -./e#tations0 11 Attendan#e'Parti#i/ation

)t is your res!onsi-ility to come to class $/ T)0& ready and willing to learn each day" ) will mark you tardy if you are one minute late" 1ou must -e an acti e !artici!ant in class! 2artici!ation and -eing an acti e learner is ital to your success as you may miss ideo cli!s, lectures or discussions that arent co ered in homework assignments alone" %emem-er, you will get out of this class what you !ut into it!

21 2$ree(3in 4inder

2art of !artici!ation is a three ring -inder" 1ou must ha e a three ring -inder for this class" This -inder will -e di ided into sections and you will -e sur!rised at how much this will hel! you stay organi,ed"

*1 Home5ork
1our homework is a ery im!ortant !art of your grade" ) alue feed-ack and will do my !art to make sure you understand what you are doing well, and what you need to work on" 3e!ending on the si,e of the assignment, ) will return assignments -ack to you less than 4 weeks after ) recei e it" +lso, much of your homework will not -e handed out, -ut will -e distri-uted through the 0oodle !age for this class" 'ecome familiar with it -ecause you will -e res!onsi-le for getting your homework and finishing it through this we-site"

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) understand that your li es are -usy and full of sur!rises" 1ou still need to take care of res!onsi-ilities and hand in homework on time" )f for some reason you cannot com!lete this task, ) acce!t late homework with a 4-3ay 5race 2eriod 65%+3&S +%& 3&3U#T&3 )/ #$$%&S2$/3)/5 7+SH)$/8"

51 Make U/ 7ork & 3etakes

&xcused a-sence9 1ou will -e gi en $/& o!!ortunity to make u! any work 6assignments, tests, .ui,,es8 that you missed" That o!!ortunity will -e scheduled with me to fit -oth of our schedules"

Unexcused a-sence9 1ou will not -e a-le to make u! any work that was gi en during class" This includes all tests and the final" So: dont ditch"

)1 -./e#tations in t$e +lassroom

Since you are all wonderful, young adults, ) ex!ect the following from all of you9 ;8 'e %es!ectful 48 'e %es!onsi-le <8 'e %eady

&1 Materials
;8 <8 The Americans text-ook Writing Utensils 6including highlighters8 48 'inder with di iders

Sa e your -ack! =ee! your -ooks at home or use the online -ook" +t school, we will -e a-le to use the class set" To hel! you stay organi,ed, you will need to get a ; ;>4? to 4 -inder with @ di iders" 1ou also will need loose-leaf !a!er in each section of your -inder"

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#o er- class name, my name, your name, class !eriod )nside co er- #ourse Sylla-us Ta-s la-eled -y unit a8 #oloni,ation -8 %e olution c8 /ew /ation d8 &x!anding /ation e8 #i il War f8 )ndustriali,ation g8 2rogressi ism h8 )m!erialism>WW) i8 ;A4Bs C ;A<Bs j8 WW)) k8 #old War>#i il %ights l8 #onstitution

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The final exam is a cumulati e exam, which includes information that you e learned o er the course of the semester" The entire semester is @DE of your final grade, and your final exam is worth ;DE"

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5rading will come from a !oints system" The !oints will come from tests, homework, .ui,,es, !rojects, class work, !artici!ation, and de-ates" A @ >? & Above )? % )> 4 : 8? % 8> 4elo5 )? + &? % &>

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Semester -lement
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