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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.