Instructor: Ms. Miller
Room 810
Email: smiller@bcbe.org
Course
Description
US History II Syllabus
Foley High School 2014
“Believe you can and you are
halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt.
All school procedures and
policies from the Foley High School handbook will be followed. Accommodations for students with IEP’s,
PEP’s and/or ESL will be followed. It’s the law.
Course
Rationale: The study of the history of the
United States in grade 11 continues the journey begun in grade 10 through the
economic, geographic, social and political development of the United
States. Beginning with the
post-Reconstruction US and its shift into a more industrialized society, the
course continues through the twentieth century to the present. Students are involved in a chronological
study of major events, issues, movements and leaders of the US through the
present from both a national and Alabama perspective. Students are actively involved in and
challenged by the level of expectation inherent in the required content of this
course. With more fully developed skills
in abstract thinking, students compare, analyze, and explain events and
developments rather than list or identify them.
Proposed
Objectives:
The objectives that will be covered are obtained from the state
curriculum guide and the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. The topics that will be covered include:
*Changes
on the Western Frontier *Cold
War Conflicts
*The
New Industrial Age *
Postwar Boom
*Immigration
and Urbanization *
New Frontier
*Life
at the Turn of the Century *
Civil Rights
*Progressive
Era *
Vietnam
*American
Imperialism *Era
of Social Change
*World
War I *
Age of Limits
*Politics
and Life in the 1920’s * Conservative Tide
*The
Great Depression *
US in Today’s World
*World
War II
Student
Resources: The student textbook is
McDougall Littell’s The Americans. You will access your book online.
1. Log into MOODLE
2. Go to shared courses
3. Click on social studies resources
4. Click on The Americans (blue version)
5. It should download immediately to your
computer.
6. If it asks for an enrollment
code use ss825.
Materials
Needed: Students are
required to have the following materials each day:
1. Three
ring binder with paper
2. Writing utensil
3. FULLY charged MAC. If you need to charge your computer, you may but you will not be able to use it
while it is charging.
*Other supplies may be required at a later date!
Assessment and Grade Determination: The student’s grade will be determined using the category point
system. Tests, class work, homework,
quizzes and projects are examples of ways that progress is assessed. Grades will be divided into categories:
Assessments 50%
Homework/Classwork 30%
Exam 20%
The semester average is
calculated by averaging the two nine week’s grades. It is of the
utmost importance to complete all assignments on time. Late work MAY be accepted for partial credit.
Make-up Work: Make-up work will not interfere with regular
class activities. It is the
responsibility of the student to find out what work was missed due to an
excused absence. This includes notes,
homework, class work, quizzes, tests and/or projects. The student will have three days to make-up work
missed due to an excused absence. Assignments/tests
missed because of an unexcused absence CANNOT be made up. No exceptions will be
made! Absences are marked as unexcused on the third day after the
student’s return. Work that will be missed due to a field trip should be
discussed prior to the trip.
General Classroom Procedures:
1. All school rules and
regulations are to be followed (including not using cell phones).
2. Treat others the way you
wish to be treated.
3. Respect others who are in
this room.
4. Be prepared and bring
required materials to class everyday!
5. Be prompt and in your seat
when the tardy bell rings!
6. Students will not interfere
with the learning process of others.
7. Students who misuse their
computers will be put on computer restriction and will not be allowed to use
their computer for ANY reason during the restriction period.
*Other rules may be added if
the need arises.
Consequences:
1. Verbal
warning
2. Student/teacher
conference
3. Parent
contact
4. Disciplinary referral---note
some behaviors will result in immediate referral
Discipline Procedures as
Directed by FHS Handbook
Behavior
Exhibited
|
Action
|
Tardiness to class per term
|
1st-3rd tardy-document in grade
book
4th onward tardy-office referral
|
Cheating
|
Record a grade of zero for that activity and office
referral describing details
|
Appropriate materials not brought to class
|
Any consequence listed below
|
Nuisance item (I-Pods, cell phones, I-Phones, etc…)
|
Collect item and turn in to office
|
Profanity, physical behavior, etc.
|
Office referral
|
Non-uniform compliance
|
Office referral
|
4th Hall pass per quarter
|
Break detention
|
5th Hall pass per quarter
|
Period OCS
|
6th Hall pass per quarter
|
All-day OCS
|
If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact me. My email is smiller@bcbe.org
and you can reach me by calling Foley High School, (251) 943-2221.