Mr. Miller's United States History 1 Class
Course Overview:
-Welcome to what promises to be an exciting and successful 2018-19 school year. I am eagerly looking forward to a year of true learning, growth, and empowerment. One of the foremost goals of the US History 1 course is for each student to gain an understanding of events from past centuries that have helped to shape the country that we now live in. Students will begin the year by examining the foundations of the United States and the people who helped to shape the country. Throughout the school year, students will continually look at specific problems that plagued our country’s past and exactly how those problems were solved. In this class, students will be required to evaluate specific historical information, contribute to class discussions, analyze primary source documents, and work cooperatively as they gain insight on events from our country’s past.
Overview of Course Topics:
-Unit 1: Pre American Independence/Overview of The American Revolution
-Unit 2: The Constitution, Jeffersonian Era, War of 1812
-Unit 3: Sectionalism, Jacksonian Era, Westwar Expansion
-Unit 4: Northern/Southern Differences, Pre Civil War/Civil War
-Welcome to what promises to be an exciting and successful 2018-19 school year. I am eagerly looking forward to a year of true learning, growth, and empowerment. One of the foremost goals of the US History 1 course is for each student to gain an understanding of events from past centuries that have helped to shape the country that we now live in. Students will begin the year by examining the foundations of the United States and the people who helped to shape the country. Throughout the school year, students will continually look at specific problems that plagued our country’s past and exactly how those problems were solved. In this class, students will be required to evaluate specific historical information, contribute to class discussions, analyze primary source documents, and work cooperatively as they gain insight on events from our country’s past.
Overview of Course Topics:
-Unit 1: Pre American Independence/Overview of The American Revolution
-Unit 2: The Constitution, Jeffersonian Era, War of 1812
-Unit 3: Sectionalism, Jacksonian Era, Westwar Expansion
-Unit 4: Northern/Southern Differences, Pre Civil War/Civil War
Student grading system/breakdown:
Each student is assessed on a daily basis using a variety of assessment tools and strategies. The following is a list of categories, assessment examples included in the category, and the percent that each category counts towards a student's final grade:
Quizzes/Tests-Reading Quizzes; chapter tests:
15%
Homework-Global Issues Assignment; reading comprehension activity sheets: 15%
Participation-Contributing to class discussions, on-task behavior, appropriate classroom conduct: 25%
Classwork-In class reading questions, guided notes sheets; independent/group work: 25%
Projects-Project Based Learning assignments, powerpoint presentations:
20%
Each student is assessed on a daily basis using a variety of assessment tools and strategies. The following is a list of categories, assessment examples included in the category, and the percent that each category counts towards a student's final grade:
Quizzes/Tests-Reading Quizzes; chapter tests:
15%
Homework-Global Issues Assignment; reading comprehension activity sheets: 15%
Participation-Contributing to class discussions, on-task behavior, appropriate classroom conduct: 25%
Classwork-In class reading questions, guided notes sheets; independent/group work: 25%
Projects-Project Based Learning assignments, powerpoint presentations:
20%
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