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Calderon 8th Grade Syllabus 2016-17
Calderon 8th Grade Syllabus 2016-17
Stacie Chana
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Course Syllabus
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IB Learner Profile
Knowledgea
ble
Principled
Risk-Takers
Reflective
Thinkers
Open-Minded
Balanced
Course Summary
Students in Eighth grade will follow the IB Learner profiles as they study
a wide panorama of American history from Civil War to present time.
Students are given many opportunities for creative writing correlated to
American history. Students will have the ability to recognize current
world events and connect those events to topics of study. This is
achieved through the rich activities which promotes learning and the
development associated with humanities and understanding of higher
order thinking skills. Students will polish their well-developed critical
thinking skills, relate the past to the present and apply their
investigative research based skills. Furthermore, students will be
expected to follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) profiles. This will
enable students to become inquirers, knowledgeable, critical thinkers,
communicators, principled, open minded, risk takers, balanced, caring,
and reflective.
Standards Addressed
* Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary
sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
* Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course
of the text.
* Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether
earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
*Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of
history/social science.
* Integrate visual information with other information in print and digital text
Course Materials
Teacher will provide.
Student is responsible for.
Textbook- Prentice Hall _
Pens/Highlighter
America: History of Our
Loose leaf Paper
Nation ISBN # 978-0 Ruler
13-323004-8
Bringing all supplies to class
Composition Notebook
Executive Functions folder
A 100 - 90
B 89 80
Grade Scale
C 79 - 70
D 69 - 60
Grade Categories
CATEGORY
PERCENT
AGE
Classwork Inclusive of Participation
20%
Homework
10%
30%
F 59 and
below
FREQUENCY
1 per week
Approximately 3 times
per week
Approximately 3 per
week
30%
10%
1/semester
Zero Policy
Any grade put into GradeBook under the Homework category that has not been
turned into the classroom teacher will receive a fifty (50%). Students that make an
attempt at completing any homework assignment will receive at the minimum a
sixty-nine percent (69%).
Students may turn in homework assignment after the scheduled due date with a
penalty up to the classroom teachers discretion but will, at the minimum, receive a
sixty-percent (69%)
Late homework assignments will NOT be accepted after the completion of the
corresponding unit.
General Classroom Procedures
Rules & regulations as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct (SCC) will be strictly
enforced for each student.
In addition, students in this class are expected to:
Each student should wear a valid ID that is visible at all times
throughout the school day.
All students will bring all supplies they need for class (pencils, pens,
lined paper and notebooks, homework, all appropriate books, etc.)
All students will follow the teachers directions.
All students will be positive and treat all members of the class and
the teacher with respect (no teasing, use appropriate language, etc.)
Students should arrive to class on time and in appropriate school
attire (addressed in the SCC).
Cheating, fighting, profanity, and eating will not be allowed in
the classroom.
Cellular phones should not be audible or visible. (Mandatory)
Make-Up assignments, exams or projects will not be given in
the event of UNEXCUSED ABSENCES (cuts).
All students will follow all safety instructions given by the teacher.
All students will leave the room neat and in order.
Computer Access and Usage
Students who do not have access to a computer at home must make special
arrangements for access to complete assignments. All essays and projects required
for class must be typed unless otherwise noted. This allows for students and
teachers to easily grade, edit, save, and assess student work. Students will not
always be given lab time to complete assignments during class. It is the
students responsibility to complete work and print out assignments
BEFORE arriving to class. (No exceptions)
Semester Overview
Un
it
MYP Unit
Question/DP Topic
Summative
Assessmen
t
Civil War
Election
Action Plan
Invention
Convention
Project
Holocaust
Journal
Project
History Fair
Project
Civil
Rights Proj
ect
academic honesty. Such a policy requires that students carefully scrutinize their
own actions and behaviors for incidences of cheating/plagiarism.
The aforementioned actions and behaviors have the potential to severely
compromise the academic integrity of the individual and The Ogden International
School of Chicago as an institution. Under no circumstances will any such behaviors
go without penalty. Minimum penalties include academic sanctions for the
individual/s involved in accordance with the CPS Uniform Discipline Code. Major
infractions will be handled by both the teacher and administration.