OBJECTIVES:

1.      To give students a conceptual knowledge of history.

2.      To enable students to organize factual material independently.

3.      To guide students in studying history and drawing conclusions.

4.      To practice skills enabling students to communicate their ideas clearly to others.

5.      To give students the knowledge to respect and accept those whose culture and traditions that differ from their own.

TEXT:

World History: Patterns of Interaction.  McDougall Littell

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.      Be in your seat and ready to start with book, notebook and pen, before the bell rings.

2.      On the day an assignments is due, you must enter with it completed.  I will not allow you to go to your locker to get your homework.  If you do not have your homework done on the day it is due, you can turn it in on the following day or it becomes a zero. 

3.      I expect you to be on time and prepared for class each day.  If another teacher detains you, always bring a pass.

4.      If you are absent the day of a test, but were present for all work prior to the test, but were present for all work prior to the test, the test will be given the day you return to class.

5.      When absent it is your responsibility to ask what you missed immediately when you return to school.

6.      AS PER SCHOOL POLICY--- NO CELL PHONES IN CLASS. THEY WILL BE CONFISCATED IMMEDIATELY AND HELD IN THE OFFICE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

GRADES:

Your grades will be based on homework, tests, quizzes, participation, cooperative activities, and other projects.

Your cooperation and respect for others in class is always expected.

Your best behavior is required when a substitute teacher is in this class.  VERY stiff penalties will be issued for offenders.

Please feel free to ask me for help at any time.