Expectations

 

Required Materials:     •    charged working chromebook What you will learn:     •    U.S. History 1880-1980     •    Writing skills     •    Critical thinking skills     •    Inquiry skills     •    Analytic thinking skills     •    Interpretation of graphs, charts, and maps     •    Note taking skills     •    Study skills     •    Organizational skills     •    Collaboration     •    Reading comprehension     •    Research skills     •    Technology skills Teacher Expectations:     •    Students will come to class prepared, participate on a regular basis, and be on time.     •    Students will demonstrate appropriate class behavior by following all classroom and school  rules.     •    Students will ask questions to gain deeper understanding of material.     •    Students will respect other student’s personal belongings and opinions.     •    Students will be responsible for their academic performance by paying close attention during class,  maintaining organized handouts, completing/submitting assignments on time, obtaining make up work when absent,  and seeking extra help when needed. Student Expectations:     •    Teacher will provide a safe learning environment.     •    Teacher will instruct in a way that students can understand.     •    Teacher will care about student’s well being.     •    Teacher will be fair.     •    Teacher will treat students with respect.     •    Teacher will challenge students intellectually. Academic Expectations:     •    Homework every night (Approximately 4-8  pages of reading and/or note taking or worksheet)     •    Pop Quizzes     •    Chapter tests approximately every 2-3 weeks     •    Five paragraph essays every quarter     •    Document Based Questions     •    Primary Source Document Analysis