Honors U.S. History
2021-22
Honors United States History 1877-Present
2nd Semester Maroon 4 Daily Work Table
2nd Semester Gray 4 Daily Work Table
Links for Today's Class:
Daily Line Up - May 27 - Gray 4
Miller Center - U.S. Presidents
Links for This Week's Classes:
Daily Line Up - May 26 - Maroon 4
Daily Line Up - May 25 - Gray 4
Daily Line Up - May 24 - Maroon 4
Daily Line Up - May 23 - Gray 4
Introduction
This is essentially a college course that is rather demanding, and is one that requires you to put forth your best effort on a DAILY basis. Due to the challenging nature of the course, an extra grade point will be added to your course G.P.A. You have ample opportunity to demonstrate that you are academically competent learners, effective communicators, productive individuals, culturally aware individuals, and involved citizens.
Textbook
United State History and Geography: Modern Times
Supplemental Books:
Portrait of America by Stephen B. Oates Volume I (ISBN: 0-395-90077-8)
Portrait of America by Stephen B. Oates Volume II (ISBN: 0-395-90078-6
Attendance
Regular attendance is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL in this class.
I will strictly enforce the school attendance policy. Students with persistent attendance problems will be transferred to another class.
Classroom Management
I CAN NOT OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING EXCELLENT CLASS NOTES. THEY WILL BE OF GREAT HELP FOR THE TEST AND QUIZ PREPARATION THIS YEAR.
Each one of you is expected to take an active part in class on a daily basis. When you enter this room, be prepared to think, ask questions, and make comments. If you have difficulties in this class, feel free to drop by for extra help. If special problems arise, see me as soon as possible, so that we can work things out.
If you are having "one of those days", let me know before class begins so that I can accordingly make allowances.
Homework
Expect nightly reading assignments. TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY! If you do not read, you will not do well in this course. Read to understand, do not read just to "get it done".
Late work is usually not accepted. If you are going to be absent, you are responsible to see me as soon as possible to find out what you missed and if there are any assignments that do not appear on the syllabus.
Grades
I use the following grading scale as is published in the school agenda.
A = 95-100
A- = 92-94
B+ = 89-91
B = 85-88
B- = 82-84
C+ = 78-81
C = 77-74
C- = 70-73
D+ = 67-69
D = 63-66
D- = 60-62
F = Below 60
Your nine weeks grade will be based on the following factors:
Test scores 40%
Quiz scores 30%
Daily Work Scores 30%
Your semester grade will be determined by the following factors:
Semester:
quarter grade 50%
quarter grade 50%
A - B - C - D - E - F - G
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
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Jennifer Burns Lecture Podcasts
Jennifer Burns U.S. History Lectures - Jennifer Burns Slides to accompany lectures.
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