Mrs. Linda Fields

(This page includes staff biography, schedule and syllabus for the classes that they are presently teaching.)

Born and raised in Bay City, Michigan.

Received a B.A. and M.Ed. from West Georgia College in the area of Social Studies.

Has been teaching for 15 years, the last 13 at Newnan High School.

Currently teaches AP American History and Gifted Civics.

Has traveled extensively....South America, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Europe and Eastern Africa.

Enjoys jogging and distance walking, as well as Japanese studies.

Currently coaches the Academic Bowl team and co-sponsors "Heartbeat" a student led Christian club.

Winner of the NHS "Golden Apple" Award for exceptional teaching, October 2000.

Awarded National Teacher Certification in 2001, the only Social Studies teacher in the county to achieve this distinction.

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                                                                              AP U.S. History

Schedule 2006-2007

First Term:

First Block- Plan

Second Block- U.S. History

Third Block-  AP U.S. History

Fourth Block- AP U.S. History

Second Term

First Block-  U.S. History

Second Block- Plan

 Third Block-  AP U.S. History

   Fourth Block- AP U.S. History

Syllabus- A.P. U.S. History

F 8/8 Class introduction and expectations; long term assignments

M 8/11 Discovery and Settlement of the New World, 1492-1650: Chapter 2

Tu 8/12 Chapter 2 United States map

W 8/13 Chapter 2

Th 8/14 Chapter 2

F 8/15 America and the British Empire: Chapter 3

M 8/18 Chapter 3 United States map

Tu 8/19 Chapter 3 Newnan High Open House

W 8/20 Chapter 3 Lab Assignment: Pilgrims/Puritans

Th 8/21 Chapter 3

F 8/22 Chapter 3 Test: Chapters 2 and 3

M 8/25 Colonial Society in the Middle Eighteenth Century: Chapter 4

Tu 8/26 Chapter 4 United States rivers map

W 8/27 Chapter 4

Th 8/28 Road to Revolution: 1754-1775 Chapter 5

F 8/29 Chapter 5

M 9/1 Holiday-Labor Day

Tu 9/2 Chapter 5 Canada map

W 9/3 Chapter 5

Th 9/4 Chapter 5

F 9/5 The American Revolution: Chapter 6

M 9/8 Chapter 6 Latin America map

Tu 9/9 Chapter 6 Mid-term

W 9/10 Chapter 6

Th 9/11 Chapter 6 Test on Chapters 5 and 6

F 9/12 Constitution and the New Republic: Chapter 7 (Progress Reports)

Scarlet Letter extra credit "test"-8:00 AM (optional!)

M 9/15 Chapter 7 Latin America map

Tu 9/16 Chapter 7

W 9/17 Chapter 7 Quiz on Presidents-Part 1

Th 9/18 Chapter 7

F 9/19 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Test (Homecoming)

M 9/22 The Age of Jefferson, 1800-1816: Chapter 8

Tu 9/23 Chapter 8 Europe map

W 9/24 Chapter 8

Th 9/25 Chapter 8

F 9/26 Chapter 8

M 9/29 Nationalism and Economic Expansion: Chapter 9

Tu 9/30 Chapter 9 Georgia HS Exit Exam (Writing Test)

W 10/1 Chapter 9

Th 10/2 Chapter 9

F 10/3 Chapter 9

M 10/6 Sectionalism: Chapters 9 and 12

Tu 10/7 Chapters 9 and 12 Europe map

W 10/8 Chapters 9 and 12

Th 10/9 Exams

F 10/10 Exams-End of First Nine Weeks

M 10/13 Student Holiday

Tu 10/14 Age of Jackson, 1928-1848: Chapter 10

W 10/15 Chapter 10 Europe map

Th 10/16 Chapter 10 Report Cards

F 10/17 Chapter 10

M 10/20 Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Test

Tu 10/21 Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisis: Chapter 13

W 10/22 Chapter 13 Asia map

Th 10/23 Chapter 13

F 10/24 Chapter 13

M 10/27 Creating an American Culture: Chapters 11 and 12

Tu 10/28 Chapters 11 and 12 Chapter 13 Test

W 10/29 Chapters 11 and 12 Middle East map

Th 10/30 Chapters 11 and 12 Uncle Tom's Cabin Test

F 10/31 Chapters 11 and 12

M 11/3 The 1850s: Decade of Crisis: Chapter 14

Tu 11/4 Chapter 14 Africa map

W 11/5 Chapter 14

Th 11/6 Chapter 14 Quiz on Presidents-Part 2

F 11/7 Chapter 14

M 11/10 Civil War: Chapter 15

Tu 11/11 Chapter 15 Africa map

W 11/12 Chapter 15 Mid-term

Th 11/13 Chapter 15

F 11/14 Chapter 15 Chapters 14 and 15 Test

M 11/17 Reconstruction to 1877: Chapter 16 (Progress Reports)

Tu 11/18 Chapter 16

W 11/19 Chapter 16

Th 11/20 Chapter 16

F 11/21 Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Test

M 11/24 New South and the Last West: Chapter 17

Tu 11/25 Chapter 17 Africa map

W 11/26 Thanksgiving Holiday

Th 11/27 Thanksgiving Holiday

F 11/28 Thanksgiving Holiday

M 12/1 Chapter 17

Tu 12/2 Chapter 17 Africa map

W 12/3 Chapter 17

Th 12/4 Chapter 17

F 12/5 Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Test

M 12/8 Industrialization and Corporate Consolidation: Chapter 18

Tu 12/9 Chapter 18

W 12/10 Chapter 18 Notebooks due

Th 12/11 Chapter 18

F 12/12 Chapter 18

M 12/15 Review for exam

Tu 12/16 Review for exam

W 12/17 Exams

Th 12/18 Exams-End of Semester

F 12/19 Student Holiday

Second Semester

M 1/5 Urban Society; Intellectual and Cultural Movements: Chapters 19 and 20

Tu 1/6 Chapters 19 and 20

W 1/7 Chapters 19 and 20 Report Cards

Th 1/8 Chapters 19 and 20

F 1/9 National Politics, 1877-1896: The Gilded Age: Chapters 20 and 21

M 1/12 Chapters 20 and 21

Tu 1/13 Chapters 20 and 21

W 1/14 Chapters 20 and 21

Th 1/15 Chapters 20 and 21

F 1/16 Chapters 20 and 21

M 1/19 Holiday-Martin Luther King's Birthday

Tu 1/20 Foreign Policy, 1865-1914: Chapter 21

W 1/21 Chapter 21

Th 1/22 Chapter 21

F 1/23 Chapter 21 Test on Chapters 20 and 21

M 1/26 Progressive Era: Chapter 22

Tu 1/27 Chapter 22

W 1/28 Chapter 22 Quiz on Presidents-Part 3

Th 1/29 Chapter 22

F 1/30 Chapter 22

M 2/2 World War I: Chapter 23 Test on Chapter 22

Tu 2/3 Chapter 23

W 2/4 Chapter 23 Mid-term

Th 2/5 Chapter 23

F 2/6 Chapter 23

M 2/9 New Era: The 1920s: Chapter 24 (Progress Reports)

Tu 2/10 Chapter 24

W 2/11 Chapter 24

Th 2/12 Student Holiday

F 2/13 Student Holiday

M 2/16 Holiday-President's Day

Tu 2/17 Chapter 24

W 2/18 Depression, 1929-1933: Chapters 25 and 26

Th 2/19 Chapters 25 and 26

F 2/20 Chapters 25 and 26

M 2/23 New Deal; Diplomacy in the 1930s Chapters 25 and 26

Tu 2/24 Chapters 25 and 26

W 2/25 Chapters 25 and 26

Th 2/26 Chapters 25 and 26 Test on Chapters 25 and 26

F 2/27 World War II: Chapter 27

M 3/1 Chapter 27

Tu 3/2 Chapter 27

W 3/3 Chapter 27

Th 3/4 Truman and the Cold War: Chapter 28

F 3/5 Chapter 28

M 3/8 Chapter 28

Tu 3/9 Chapter 28

W 3/10 Exams

Th 3/11 Exams-End of Third Nine Weeks

F 3/12 Student Holiday

M 3/15 Eisenhower and Modern Republicanism: Chapter 29

Tu 3/16 Chapter 29

W 3/17 Chapter 29 Report Cards

Th 3/18 Chapter 29

F 3/19 Chapter 29

M 3/22 Kennedy's New Frontier; Johnson's Great Society: Chapter 30

Tu 3/23 Chapter 30

W 3/24 Chapter 30

Th 3/25 Chapter 30

F 3/26 Chapter 30

M 3/29 Nixon: Chapter 31 Exit Exam

Tu 3/30 Chapter 31 Exit Exam

W 3/31 Chapter 31 Exit Exam

Th 4/1 The United States since 1974: Chapters 32 and 33 Exit Exam

F 4/2 Chapters 32 and 33

M 4/5 Chapters 32 and 33

Tu 4/6 Chapters 32 and 33

W 4/7 Chapters 32 and 33 Quiz on Presidents-Part 4

Th 4/8 Chapters 32 and 33

F 4/9 Chapters 32 and 33

SPRING HOLIDAYS-4/12 through 4/16

M 4/19 Chapters 32 and 33

Tu 4/20 Chapters 32 and 33 Mid-term

W 4/21 Review for AP exam

Th 4/22 Review for AP exam

F 4/23 Review for AP exam (Progress Reports)

M 4/26 Review for AP exam

Tu 4/27 Review for AP exam

W 4/28 Review for AP exam

Th 4/29 Review for AP exam

F 4/30 Review for AP exam

M 5/3 Review for AP exam

Tu 5/4 Review for AP exam

W 5/5 Review for AP exam

Th 5/6 Review for AP exam

F 5/7 AP HISTORY EXAM: 8:30-12:30

M 5/10 Current Events, People, and Problems of the Twentieth Century

Tu 5/11 continued

W 5/12 continued

Th 5/13 continued Notebooks due

F 5/14 continued

M 5/17 continued

Tu 5/18 continued

W 5/19 continued

Th 5/20 Exams

F 5/21 Exams-End of Semester

Other Assignments and Expectations:

Research assignments will be completed in the computer lab on the first day of a new unit. Save to your U file frequently throughout the lab session, as students frequently experience computer screens freezing, loss of data, printer malfunctions, etc. Lab assignments missed due to absences must be made up at school.

If school is closed due to inclement weather, all assignments and/or tests that were due on that date will be due the first day school reopens.

Additional AP History textbooks (by other authors and publishers) may be checked out to assist with projects.

AP Test

May 7

Time: 3 hours and 5 minutes

Emphasis of the entire test:

· 35% political history

· 35% social history

· 15% diplomatic history

· 10% economic history

· 5% cultural/intellectual history

Format:

Part I-Multiple Choice:

· 80 questions

· 55 minutes

· 50% of the composite score

· difficulty level increases for the last 40 questions

Part II-Free Response

· 15 minute reading period

· Part A-Document Based Question (DBQ)-45 minutes, 22 ½% of the composite score (from the period of 1810 to 1860)

· Part B-essay, choose one of two, 35 minutes, 13 ¾% of the composite score (on a time period not covered in the DBQ)

· Part C-essay, choose one of two, 35 minutes, 13 ¾% of the composite score (on a time period not covered in the DBQ)

AP History Scoring Guide for DBQ's and Essays

8-9

· Thesis is clear, well developed, and answers the question through evaluation, effective analysis, or understanding the complexity of the question (is not merely a restatement of the question)

· Effectively uses a number of documents (6 to 8)

· Supports thesis with substantial, relevant, and specific outside information

· Is clearly organized and well written

· May contain minor errors (1810 instead of 1910)

5-7

· Thesis is clear but has limited development or insufficient focus

· Limited analysis or understanding of the complexity of the question

· Essay is descriptive (rather than analytical)

· Uses some documents effectively

· Supports thesis with some factual, relevant outside information

· Shows evidence of acceptable organization and writing; grammar errors do not interfere with the comprehension of the essay

· May contain minor errors that do not detract from the overall quality of the essay

2-4

· Thesis is confused, undeveloped, or missing

· Answer lacks supporting information or information is minimal or irrelevant

· Shows little or no understanding of the complexity of the question

· Contains little outside information or information that is generally inaccurate or irrelevant

· May contain major errors

0-1

· Contains no thesis or a thesis which does not address the question

· Exhibits inadequate or inaccurate understanding of the question

· Is so poorly organized or written that it inhibits understanding

· Contains numerous errors, both major and minor

Scoring the essays:

1. Scorers are ranking, not scoring the papers. A 9 is NOT a perfect paper. It is among the best that will be seen.

2. A paper does not have to fit every bullet in a category to be in that category.

3. In theory students are not penalized for poor handwriting, but readers do NOT have time to analyze work that is difficult to read. Consider your own impression of work that is difficult to read as opposed to good handwriting.

4. Students do not have to specifically site documents ("Doc A"), but there is also no penalty for doing so. On the other just because a document is cited does not mean that it has really been used.

5. In the DBQ, outside information that is close to the time period but not specifically tied to the answer, generally receives neither credit nor incurs penalty. However, out of the period material should receive credit if it provides context for or transition in or out of the era being discussed.

6. In general, the top category of 8 or 9 will be an analytical essay focusing clearly on answering the question that was asked.

7. The category of 5 to 7 will be more of a narrative with limited analysis addressing the question that was asked.

8. The bottom two categories of 2 to 4 and 0 to 1 tend to be confused, simplistic, or only deal with generalities.

Guidelines for Writing a Successful DBQ

1. Read the question carefully to determine what is being asked and quickly jot down the major ideas that come to mind before reading the documents.

2. Look for key command words. The question may read "To what extent….".

3. Answer the question asked. Every word in the question is important. Do not simply discuss or paraphrase documents. Think of the question as a free response essay. Do NOT write in the first person (no I think….).

4. Use the reading period to study the eight to ten documents.

5. Begin with a thesis statement which clearly states your position and explains how you will prove it. This will be the most important sentence in the introduction. Take a stand, either for or against the issue presented. Do NOT argue both sides. It is acceptable and often shows additional insight if a "however" or "although" clause is added that shows understanding for the side you are NOT arguing. Follow the normal essay writing procedure (not necessarily five paragraphs). Be sure the essay "proves" the position stated in your thesis statement.

6. A title is not necessary.

7. Stay within the time period the question is referring to!!!!

8. Outside information (not found in the documents) MUST be incorporated in this essay.

9. You may write on the test documents and underline key words and phrases.

10. You do not need to use all eight to ten documents to score at the highest levels on the DBQ, but you should use most of them. Do NOT quote extensively from the documents. Using a fragment or a sentence from the documents is acceptable, but "more than that is as a waste of time and detracts from your analysis." In citing the sources, it is far better to mention the author or subject of a document-for example, "Carter Woodson maintains" or "the chart on illiteracy illustrates"-rather than referring to "Document I" or "Document B."

11. Be sure that your conclusion supports the thesis sentence found in the introduction!! If time is about to expire, quickly compose a short (two to three sentence) conclusion. However, no conclusion is better than a "disastrous one in which the thesis sentence is ignored or contradicted."

12. Pace yourself so that you can finish within the allowed time. Unlike the Georgia High School Exit Exam, no extra time is allowed.

Essay Outline Format for AP History (borrowed from S. Reeder, A.P. scorer)

A strong, well written essay integrates English and American History skills. The introduction is really the key to the essay because it proposes the original thesis and sets the stage for how the thesis will be proven. Therefore, it is imperative to demonstrate a clear thesis and concise plan of attack in the introduction. The body of the essay must be fact filled with accurate evidence which is chronologically correct. The conclusion restates the thesis and how it was proven.

I. Introductory paragraph

A. Establish the time frame. A time frame MUST be stated, although not necessarily with dates.

B. Define the thesis.

C. List the plan of attack.

1.

2.

3.

D. Transition sentence

II. Body (paragraphs follow in order stated in the "plan of attack")

A. 1st topic sentence (an insightful statement that connects with the thesis)

1. Use of outside facts that are accurate and chronologically correct and that support the topic

a.

b.

c.

2. Transition sentence

B. 2nd topic sentence (insightful as well as a smooth transition from previous paragraph)

1. Use of outside facts that are accurate and chronologically correct that support the topic

a.

b.

c.

2. Transition sentence

C. 3rd topic sentence (insightful as well as a smooth transition from previous paragraph)

1. Use of outside facts that are accurate and chronologically correct that support the topic

a.

b.

c.

III. Conclusion

A. Restatement of the thesis in different words

B. Memorable ending sentence

Syllabus- Gifted Civics

First Nine Weeks

F 8/8 Class introduction and expectations; long term assignments

M 8/11 Citizenship, Functions of Government, and Immigration: Chapters 1 and 14

Tu 8/12 Chapter 1 United States map (East of the Mississippi)

W 8/13 Chapter 14

Th 8/14 Chapter 14 Computer Lab Assignment

F 8/15 Chapter 14

M 8/18 Chapter 14 United States map (West of the Mississippi)

Tu 8/19 Political Parties: Chapter 16 Test: Chapters 1 and 14 (Open House)

W 8/20 Chapter 16 Computer Lab Assignment

Th 8/21 Chapter 16

F 8/22 Chapter 16 United States map (All states)

M 8/25 Chapter 16 United States rivers map

Tu 8/26 Chapter 16 Test: Chapter 16

W 8/27 Elections and Voting: Chapter 17 Computer Lab Assignment

Th 8/28 Chapter 17

F 8/29 Chapter 17

M 9/1 Holiday-Labor Day

Tu 9/2 Chapter 17 Canada map

W 9/3 Chapter 17

Th 9/4 Chapter 17 Test: Chapter 17

F 9/5 Interest Groups and Political Opinion: Chapters 18 and 19

M 9/8 Chapters 18 and 19 Latin America map Computer Lab Assignment

Tu 9/9 Chapters 18 and 19 Mid-term Quiz on Chapters 18 and 19

W 9/10 Road to the Constitution: Chapter 2

Th 9/11 Chapter 2

F 9/12 Chapter 2 (Progress Reports)

M 9/15 Chapter 2 Computer Lab Assignment Latin America map

Tu 9/16 Chapter 2

W 9/17 Chapter 2 Test: Chapter 2

Th 9/18 The Constitution: Chapter 3

F 9/19 Chapter 3 (Homecoming)

M 9/22 Chapter 3

Tu 9/23 Chapter 3 Europe map

W 9/24 Chapter 3

Th 9/25 Chapter 3 Test: Chapter 3

F 9/26 The Legislative Branch: Chapters 5, 6, and 7

M 9/29 Chapters 5, 6, and 7 Computer Lab Assignment

Tu 9/30 Chapters 5, 6, and 7

W 10/1 Chapters 5, 6, and 7

Th 10/2 Chapters 5, 6, and 7

F 10/3 Chapters 5, 6, and 7

M 10/6 Chapters 5, 6, and 7 Test: Chapters 5, 6, and 7

Tu 10/7 Review for Exam

W 10/8 Review for Exam

Th 10/9 Exams

F 10/10 Exams-End of First Nine Weeks

M 10/13 Student Holiday

Tu 10/14 The Executive Branch: Chapters 8 and 9 Computer Lab Assignment

W 10/15 Chapters 8 and 9 Europe map

Th 10/16 Chapters 8 and 9 Report Cards

F 10/17 Chapters 8 and 9

M 10/20 Chapters 8 and 9 Asia map

Tu 10/21 Chapters 8 and 9

W 10/22 Chapters 8 and 9 Test: Chapters 8 and 9

Th 10/23 The Judicial Branch: Chapters 11 and 12

F 10/24 Chapter 11 and 12

M 10/27 Chapters 11 and 12 "Gideon's Trumpet" (quiz)

Tu 10/28 Chapters 11 and 12

W 10/29 Chapters 11 and 12 Middle East map

Th 10/30 Chapters 11 and 12

F 10/31 Chapters 11 and 12

M 11/3 Chapters 11 and 12 Test: Chapters 11 and 12

Tu 11/4 State Government: Chapter 23 Africa map

W 11/5 Chapter 23

Th 11/6 Chapter 23

F 11/7 Chapter 23

M 11/10 Chapter 23

Tu 11/11 Local Government: Chapter 24 Africa map

W 11/12 Chapter 24 Mid-term

Th 11/13 Chapter 24 Test: Chapters 23 and 24

F 11/14 The U.S. Economy: Taxing and Spending/Revenue: Chapter 20

M 11/17 Chapter 20 (Progress Reports)

Tu 11/18 Chapter 20

W 11/19 Chapter 20

Th 11/20 Chapter 20

F 11/21 Chapter 20 Test: Chapter 20

M 11/24 The United States and the World: Chapter 22

Tu 11/25 Chapter 22 Africa map

W 11/26 Thanksgiving Holiday

Th 11/27 Thanksgiving Holiday

F 11/28 Thanksgiving Holiday

M 12/1 Chapter 22

Tu 12/2 Chapter 22 Africa map

W 12/3 Chapter 22 Quiz: Chapter 22

Th 12/4 Comparative Governments: Chapter 25

F 12/5 Chapter 25 Individual Oral Projects

M 12/8 Chapter 25

Tu 12/9 Chapter 25

W 12/10 Chapter 25 Notebooks due

Th 12/11 Chapter 25

F 12/12 Chapter 25

M 12/15 Review for exam

Tu 12/16 Review for exam

W 12/17 Exams

Th 12/18 Exams-End of Semester

F 12/19 Student Holiday

Syllabus- Advanced /General U.S. History

Advanced and General classes will follow this same outline.  Their assignments and test will be different.

Unit I-Colonial America/ The Road to Revolution

Geography: U.S. States

August Th 10 Chapter 3

F 11 Chapter 3

M 14 Chapter 3 (States map quiz)

Tu 15 Chapter 4

W 16 Chapter 4 (States map quiz)

Th 17 Chapter 4

F 18 Chapter 4 (Test on Unit I)

Unit 2-Revolutionary War and the Constitution

Geography: U.S. Rivers

August M 21 Chapter 5

Tu 22 Chapter 5 (States map quiz)

W 23 Chapter 5 Research paper assigned

Th 24 Chapter 5

F 25 Chapter 6 (U.S. Rivers map quiz)

M 28 Chapter 6

Unit 3-Federalist Era

Geography: Canada

August Tu 29 Chapter 7 (Test on Unit 2)

W 30 Chapter 7

Th 31 Chapter 7 (Canada Map Quiz)

September F 1 Chapter 7

M 4 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Unit 4-The Age of Jefferson and Nationalism

Geography: Latin America

September Tu 5 Chapter 8 (Test on Unit 3)

W 6 Chapter 8

Th 7 Media Center Day for Research Reports

NHS Open House

F 8 Chapter 9 (Latin America map quiz)

M 11 Chapter 9

Unit 5-Sectionalism and the Age of Jackson

Geography: Europe

September Tu 12 Chapter 10 (Test on Unit 4)

W 13 Chapter 10 (Latin America map quiz)

Th 14 Chapter 10

F 15 Chapter 11 (Europe map quiz)

M 18 Chapter 11

Unit 6-The Spirit of Reform and Manifest Destiny

Geography: Europe

September Tu 19 Chapter 12 (Test on Unit 5)

W 20 Chapter 12 (Europe map quiz)

Th 21 Chapter 13

F 22 Chapter 13 (Europe map quiz)

Unit 7-Compromise, Conflict, and the Civil War

Geography: Asia

September M 25 Chapter 14 (Test on Unit 6)

Tu 26 Chapter 14 (Europe map quiz)

W 27 Chapter 14

Th 28 Chapter 15

F 29 Chapter 15 (Asia map quiz)

October M 2 Chapter 15

Unit 8-Reconstruction and the Westward Movement

Geography: Middle East

October Tu 3 Chapter 16

W 4 Chapter 16

Th 5 Chapter 16 (Asia Map quiz)

F 6 Chapter 17

M 9 Chapter 17 and Review for Exams

Tu 10 Review for Exams

W 11 First Nine Weeks Exam

Th 12 First Nine Weeks Exam

F 13 STUDENT HOLIDAY

Unit 9--Industry, Populism, and the Gilded Age

Geography: Africa

October M 16 Chapter 18

Tu 17 Chapter 18 (Middle East map quiz)

W 18 Chapter 19 (Middle East map quiz)

Th 19 Chapter 19

F 20 Chapter 20 (Africa map quiz)

M 23 Chapter 21

Unit 10-Imperialism and the Progressive Era

Geography: Africa

October Tu 24 Chapter 22 (Test on Unit 9)

W 25 Chapter 22

Th 26 Chapter 23 (Africa map quiz)

F 27 Chapter 23

M 30 Chapter 24 Rough Draft Due

Unit 11-World War I and Normalcy

Geography: Detailed United States

October Tu 31 Chapter 25 (Test on Unit 10)

November W 1 Chapter 25

Th 2 Chapter 25 (Africa map quiz)

F 3 Chapter 26 (Africa map quiz)

M 6 Chapter 26 Research Papers Due

(U.S. map quiz)

Unit 12-The Depression and the New Deal

Geography: Detailed United States

November Tu 7 Chapter 27 (Test on Unit 11)

W 8 Chapter 27

Th 9 Chapter 27 (U.S. map quiz)

F 10 Chapter 28

M 13 Chapter 28 (U.S. map quiz)

Unit 13-World War II and the Cold War

Geography: Vocabulary

November Tu 14 Chapter 29 (Test on Unit 12)

W 15 Chapter 29 (U.S. map quiz)

Th 16 Chapter 29

F 17 Chapter 30

M 20 Chapter 30

Tu 21 Chapter 30

W 22 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Th 23 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

F 24 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Unit 14-Search for Stability and Civil Rights

Geography: General Skills

November M 27 Chapter 31 (Test on Unit 13)

Tu 28 Chapter 31

W 29 Chapter 32 (Geography skills quiz)

Th 30 Chapter 32

December F 1 Chapter 32

Unit 15-Vietnam through Watergate

No Geography Unit

December M 4 Chapter 33 (Test on Unit 14)

Tu 5 Chapter 33 (Geography skills quiz)

W 6 Chapter 34

Th 7 Chapter 34

F 8 Chapter 34

Unit 16-Conservative Revolution and Toward a New Century

No Geography Unit

December M 11 Chapter 35 (Test on Unit 15)

Tu 12 Chapter 35

W 13 Chapter 35

Th 14 Chapter 36

F 15 Chapter 36

M 18 Review for Exams

Tu 19 Second Nine Weeks Exam

W 20 Second Nine Weeks Exam

Th 21 HOLIDAY

F 22 HOLIDAY

Grading Policy

The following point scale will be used:

90 - 100 A

80 - 89 B

71 - 79 C

70 D

Below 70 F

Components which make up the total grade for each nine weeks are tests, quizzes, homework, a notebook, and in-class assignments. Tests are announced well in advance of the testing date and are all weighted equally, except for the nine weeks test (see student handbook). Although numerous quizzes are given, none will be "pop" or surprise quizzes. In-class assignments will include written class work, group work, and work completed in the media center. In addition, each student is required to keep a notebook which reflects work done in class each day. Finally, homework will be collected and graded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory, based on 70% accuracy. Completing homework will help you do better on tests and assignments.

Grades will be calculated based on the following formula:

Tests and Notebook 50%

Quizzes 30%

Homework 10%

In-class assignments 10%

During the second nine weeks grading period a research paper will be required and will count as two tests for that nine weeks grade. Topics and instructions for the research paper will be given out at the beginning of the first nine weeks.

Please do your part by bringing materials to class daily and by thinking long term in your study habits. Bonus points are frequently offered on tests to students who have nearly perfect attendance. Make-up work may be completed in accordance with the time table described in the student handbook (see page 6). The best time for making up missed tests and assignments is any day before school and on Mondays after school.

Please don't hesitate to ask for extra help any time you need it, especially before school. If needed, parents are encouraged to request a conference, either by phone or in person, through the counselors' office (770-254-2880) during regular school hours.

I hope that this school year will be a successful and enjoyable one for you. Please let me know if I can help!

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