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Mr.

Odom
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PreAPSocialStudies7thGrade

Welcometomyclass.Therearethreerulesthateveryoneisexpectedtofollow.

1.Cometoclassontimeandprepared.

2.Classtimeisforclassworkonly.

3.Disrespectwillnotbetolerated.

Rulebreakerswillreceiveawarningontheirfirstoffense.Secondoffensewillresultina60
minutedetention.Thirdoffense,a90minutedetention,andfourthoffense,anofficereferral.
Thisdoesnotapplytoanygrossorflagrantviolationofschoolrules(fighting,threatsofviolence,
opendefiance,profanity,etc.)Suchoffenseswillresultinanimmediateofficereferral.

ThisparticularclassisdesignedtoprepareyoufortheAdvancedPlacementhistoryprogram,
whichwillbeavailableforyoutotakeinhighschool.YoucanlearnmoreabouttheAPprogram
here:http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

SincethisisapreAPcourse,theexpectationsandrequirementsaremuchdifferentthanthey
wouldbeinageneralcourse.Ifatanytime,youfeelthatthecourseworkisoverwhelmingyou,
pleasecometalktome,andwewilldiscussyoursituationandwhatyouroptionsare.Mygoalis
tohelpyousucceed.Iamavailablefortutoringeverydayfrom7:007:20AM.

Thecoursework

ThecourseisdesignedtoprovideyouwithskillsyouwillneedtobesuccessfulinAPclasses.
Theseskillsaresubdividedintofourcategories:Thought,Inquiry,Production,andManagement.
Youwilllearnhow(notwhat)tothinkaboutthings,howandwhatkindofquestionstoask,howto
organizeandpresentyourthoughtsandwhatyouvelearned,andhowtomanageyourtimeand
resources.

Testswillcountas60%ofyourgrade,Dailygrades,quizzesandjournalswillcountas40%.
Gradesareasfollows:
A=10090%
B=8980%
C=7970%
D=6960%
F=59%andbelow

MakeupWork(fromtheLCSDStudentHandbook):
Allworkmustbemadeupforanyabsence.Makeupworkistheresponsibilityofthestudent.
Workmustbemadeupwithinareasonabletime,asdefinedbytheteacher.Ifthestudenthas
anextendedillness,he/she(orparentsorguardian)mustobtainassignmentsfromtheschool
andmakeupworkearly.

Thesubjectmaterialwewillbecoveringisasfollows:
Unit1:UnderstandingGeographyandtheSocialSciences.

Unit2:NativeAmerica.

Unit3:Contact,Conflict,ConquestandColonization.

Unit4:ARevolutionoftheMind.

Midterm

Unit5:Colonizationandthestruggleforglobalempires

Unit6:TheAmericanRevolutions

SemesterExam

Unit7:TheEarlyRepublic

Unit8Expansion

Unit9:Industrialization

Midterm

Unit10:Slavery

Unit11:Sectionalism,SecessionandWar.

Unit12Reconstruction,ReactionandRegression.

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