AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: WEEKS 1-3

UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT • CHAPTER 1: AMERICA: A UNIQUE NATION• CHAPTER 2: GOVERNMENT UNDER GOD• CHAPTER 3: THE SHAPING OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC• QUIZZES 1-5• TEST 1 (CH. 1-3)• MEMORIZATION: PROVERBS 14:34, “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER”, AND

ROMANS 13:1-7

MATERIALS / VISUAL AIDS

PROVIDED BY TEACHER• TEXTBOOK (ISSUE AND REVIEW BOOKS)• STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDY OUTLINE (CHAPTER 11)

PROVIDED BY STUDENT/PARENT• 5 SUBJECT NOTEBOOK• PENS(BLACK OR BLUE & RED)

VISUAL AIDS: PROVIDED THE TEACHERS• TRANSPARENCIES• POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

NOTEBOOK

5 SUBJECT NOTEBOOKSECTIONS: 1. IMPORTANT DATES2. NOTES3. SECTION CHECK-UPS4. TERMS5. CHAPTER REVIEWS

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW

• CHAPTER CHECK UPS

• NOTEBOOK CHECKS

• CURRENT EVENTS

• DISCUSSION BOARD

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW CONT.

SEATWORK

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

05 % of

Your Grade

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW CONT.

NOTEBOOK CHECKS

RUBRIC GRADING SCALE OF NOTEBOOK 100 POINTS

30 POINTS NEATNESS (PAGES TITLED CORRECTLY, LEGIBLE)

20 POINTS ORDER OF NOTEBOOK

40 POINTS CONTENT (TERMS, NOTES, AND HOMEWORK, AND CLASSWORK ASSIGNMENTS)

15 % of

Your Grade

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW CONT.

CURRENT EVENT OBJECTIVES TO BE AWARE OF THE WORLD AROUND YOU TO UNDERSTAND MAJOR NEWS EVENTS TO REALIZE THAT HISTORY IS BEING MADE EVERY DAY TO LEARN TO DISCERN WHAT IS TRUE, IMPORTANT, AND NEWSWORTHY

PREPARING THE REPORT FIND AN ARTICLE READ THE ARTICLE, TAKING NOTES AS YOU READ SUMMARIZE THE ARTICLE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE MAIN POINTS OF THE

ARTICLE. GIVE YOUR REACTION. WHEN WRITING THE REPORT, USE THE FORMAT SHOWN BELOW.

10 % of

Your Grade

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW CONT.

CURRENT EVENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION DAILY NEWSPAPER MAGAZINES TV NEWS BROADCAST RADIO BROADCASTS

PRESENTING THE REPORT BE ENTHUSIASTIC HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR REPORT SO THAT YOU CAN PRESENT IT CLEARLY. BE PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR ARTICLE

10 % of

Your Grade

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW CONT.

DISCUSSION BOARD

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION BOARD EXERCISES EACH WEEK. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO POST AN INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD PROMPT(S) NO LATER THAN SUNDAY AT 11:55PM OF THE CURRENT WEEK’S DISCUSSION BOARD. THEN EACH STUDENT MUST RESPOND TO THE INITIAL POSTINGS OF AT LEAST TWO CLASSMATES.

10 % of Your

Grade

PATRIOTIC PROJECT

SEE HAND OUT

GRADING

• GRADES ARE BASED ON THE ACCUMULATION OF POINTS.

• POINTS ARE BASED ON:

• CLASS PARTICIPATION (EFFORT)

• COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS(DAILY WORK)

• MAJOR PROJECTS, EXAMS, AND SELF-REFLECTION

• GRADES ARE POSTED ONLINE AND UPDATED EVERY THURSDAY.

Our Grading Scale• 90-100% = A• 80-89% = B• 70-79% = C• 60-69% = D• Below 60% = F• S = Satisfactory• US = Unsatisfactory• I= Incomplete, student did

not do assignment. This grade counts as a zero.

Grades are calculated on cumulative percentage and are rounded up whenever possible.

GRADING

GRADES ARE BASED ON THE ACCUMULATION OF POINTS.

POINTS ARE BASED ON: GRADING PROCESS

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK 05%

NOTEBOOK CHECK 15%

CURRENT EVENTS 10%

QUIZ 25%

TEST 35%

DISCUSSION BOARD 10%

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY

ACADEMIC HONESTY IS THE EXPECTED MODE OF BEHAVIOR.

CHEATING IS DEFINED AS THE ATTEMPT, SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, TO GIVE OR OBTAIN AID AND/OR INFORMATION BY ILLICIT MEANS IN MEETING ANY ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING EXAMINATIONS.

PLAGIARISM IS DEFINED AS THE USE, WITHOUT PROPER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OF THE IDEAS, PHRASES, SENTENCES, OR LARGER UNITS OF DISCOURSE FROM ANOTHER WRITER OR SPEAKER, INCLUDING INFORMATION FOUND THROUGH THE INTERNET. TYPICAL PENALTIES INCLUDE: RESUBMITTING THE ASSIGNMENT OR TAKING A NEW EXAMINATION; A FAILING GRADE ON THE ASSIGNMENT OR EXAMINATION; OR A FAILING GRADE FOR THE COURSE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EXTRA CREDIT ALL GRADED ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE CORRECTED AND RETURN FOR EXTRA CREDIT. ANY STUDENT WISING TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR CORRECTION MUST HAVE ALL WORK TURNED IN BEFORE THE QUARTER EXAM OF EACH QUARTER.

MAKE-UPS AND LATE WORK: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ASSIGNED TASKS ON THE SPECIFIED DATES. ANY CONFLICT OF SCHEDULE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE INSTRUCTOR’S ATTENTION DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. YOU CAN ONLY MISS AN ASSIGNMENT/QUIZ/EXAM IF YOU HAVE: • A) NOTIFIED THE INSTRUCTOR IN WRITING/PHONE BEFORE THE ASSIGNMENT/EXAM AND HAVE OBTAINED

PERMISSION, • B) YOU SUBMIT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SUBSEQUENTLY, AS APPLICABLE.

INCOMPLETE PAPERS MAY NOT BE TURN IN FOR EXTRA CREDIT. INCOMPLETE PAPERS MAY BE TURNED IN, BUT STUDENTS CANNOT RECEIVE OVER A 70% FOR A GRADE.

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