WEST STOKES HIGH SCHOOL
AMERICAN HISTORY II
MR. McMARTIN
KNOWLEDGE GOALS
Students of American History II will learn about the major events in America’s past that have influenced the current state of our nation, and that have exposed on-going themes in American political, economic, and social life. Students will acquire information from a wide variety of resources and use this information as follows: (1) to arrive at valid generalizations about America’s past; (2) to make decisions about historic issues; (3) to suggest how aspects of America’s past can or should influence our future as a nation.
In order to achieve the purposes of this course, students will encounter the following Units of Study:
UNIT ONE 1877 - 1900: U.S. BECOMES AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
UNIT TWO 1890 - 1914: THE U.S. ENTERS WORLD AFFAIRS
UNIT THREE 1890 - 1914: JIM CROW AND PROGRESSIVISM
UNIT FOUR 1914 - 1930: THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
UNIT FIVE 1919 - 1939: PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION
UNIT SIX 1930 - 1963: WORLD WAR II AND THE COLD WAR
UNIT SEVEN 1945 - 1980: RECOVERY, PROSPERITY, AND TURMOIL
UNIT EIGHT 1973 - Present: UNITED STATES SINCE VIETNAM WAR
SKILLS GOALS
While studying the content in this course, students will be challenged to develop specific skills required by Juniors for the successful pursuit of further graduation requirements and post-graduation goals, including work, vocational school, military service, and college.
THINKING SKILLS: Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
Analysis: identifying important distinctions and relationships in materials considered
Synthesis: bringing different strands of ideas together so that they make sense
Evaluation: making judgments about established facts based on a set of values or a particular vantage point
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Sharing Information Effectively
1. distinguishing between fact and opinion questions
2. determining demands of a task and devising an effective response strategy
3. creating short oral/written responses to generally known information
4. providing information (orally or in written form) about material unfamiliar to others
COURSE EVALUATION: HOW YOU WILL EARN YOUR GRADE
FINAL EXAM: Students are eligible to be exempted from the Exam in this course. In Section 1 of the Course Binder, you will find a course Syllabus which explains the Exam Exemption policy in detail. Students who fail to meet the requirements of the West Stokes exam exemption policy must take a Final Exam that will cover the full range of material covered during the course. Students will be given adequate guidelines and in-class preparation opportunities. This requirement will be worth 20% of the Final Grade.
WITHOUT EXAM EXEMPTION EXAM EXEMPTION
QUARTER 1: 40% QUARTER 1: 50%
QUARTER 2: 40% OR
EOC: 20% QUARTER 2: 50%
QUARTER GRADE ASSESSMENT
90% DAILY WORK: Students will face a variety of written and oral assignments (thinking maps, mapping assignments, quizzes, etc…) that will be weighted according to the work necessary to complete them. Students will be expected to perform homework on a regular basis, and will face several major tests during the course. As well students will be required to produce independently created projects. All of these requirements together are called Daily Work, and will be worth 90% of the Quarter Grade.
10% PARTICIPATION: Students will be assigned a Participation grade for each Quarter of study. Factors that influence this portion of the grade include preparedness, voluntary participation of a positive nature, and consistent performance of a positive nature.
WEST STOKES HIGH SCHOOL
EXAM EXEMPTIONS POLICY
1.To promote exemplary attendance, conduct, and punctuality, students may be exempt from taking exams in certain courses. No students may be exempt from taking final exams in courses requiring North Carolina End-of-Course tests or North Carolina CTE tests. Students in grades 9-12 may be exempt from the final exam in a course, provided one of the following criteria is met:
In addition, the principal has the authority to adjust the policy on an individual basis in the event of extenuating circumstances.
2. Students whose behavior results in out-of-school suspension will automatically lose exam exemption privileges for the semester in which the suspension occurs.
3. Students who are assigned to in-school suspension more than once during a school semester will lose exam exemption privileges for the semester in which the suspension occurs.
4. Students who accumulate four tardies in one class during a semester will lose exam exemption privileges for that class.
5. Students are encouraged to take all exams, regardless of their exam exemption status. Students who meet exam exemption criteria may choose to take the exam in that course. If a student chooses to take the exam, the exam grade will be counted as 20% of the semester grade only if it improves the student’s grade. A student’s grade cannot be lowered because he/she chooses to take an exam if exemption is granted and not taken.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERAL RULES: All of the rules in place at West Stokes High School will be enforced strictly. Please see the Student/Parent Handbook for a complete list of these rules. While in the classroom, students must treat all others with respect. Students must respect the facility and keep it clean. Students may not work on assignments from any other course while in Mr McMartin’s classroom. Students are not to manipulate any audio, visual, or computer resources, and are not to make use of dry-erase resources, unless otherwise directed.
ABSENCE: In case of absence, it is the student’s responsibility to get missing work and assignments. If a test is missed due to absence, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to take that test. Missed tests must be made up within 3 days of the original test date. There is a schedule board posted in the front of the classroom which will list all course events, homework due dates, and assignments for each week.
TARDY POLICY: Unless the student has a doctor’s note, a court note, or a note from a teacher or staff member, students arriving late to class will be assigned a “Tardy”, an event which will be recorded in the on-line record. Upon accumulating 6 Tardies in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned After School Detention (ASD). Upon accumulating a 7th Tardy and 8th Tardy in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned 1 day for each of After School Detention (ASD). Upon accumulating a 9th Tardy in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned 1 day of Saturday School. Continuing instances of Tardy accumulation will result in further assignments to ASD or Saturday School.
PROHIBITED ITEMS: Unless otherwise stated, the following items must be stored during class time: homework from other classes and digital devices of any kind. Digital devices will be defined as: cell phones, cameras, recording devices, laptops, tablets, and/or personal computers of any type. As well, students must keep desks cleared of purses and clothing.
DIGITAL DEVICES POLICY: All students will be required to store all digital devices at the beginning of each class period. Students will be able to make use of digital devices during the “sit, chat, and relax” breaks of the class period (photographs, recordings prohibited). Students who nevertheless make unauthorized use of any digital device will have it confiscated immediately, and issued a verbal and written 1st Warning. Students who make unauthorized use of any digital device a second time will be considered insubordinate and the student will be referred to the Administration for discipline. As well, the student will be required to surrender all digital devices at the beginning of each class period for the remainder of the course.
LATE WORK POLICY: All assigned work will be due no later than 3:30 PM on the assigned due date, or whenever Mr. McMartin leaves the building. Students who have an excused absence for a day on which an assignment came due must submit work directly to Mr McMartin at the beginning of class upon return in order not to be considered late. In no case will late work be accepted for credit more than 5 class periods after the due date. The standard deduction for late work, unless otherwise stated, will be 25% of points available for the assignment in question.
PLAGIARISM: Students caught submitting work which they themselves have not performed will receive zero automatically for that assignment. Students submitting identical work, where no permission has been granted for partner or group tasks, will receive zero automatically for that assignment. This policy applies both to the original writer and to the student copier. Students who neglect to acknowledge original sources in research situations in which citations are required will receive zero automatically for that assignment.
AMERICAN HISTORY II
MR. McMARTIN
KNOWLEDGE GOALS
Students of American History II will learn about the major events in America’s past that have influenced the current state of our nation, and that have exposed on-going themes in American political, economic, and social life. Students will acquire information from a wide variety of resources and use this information as follows: (1) to arrive at valid generalizations about America’s past; (2) to make decisions about historic issues; (3) to suggest how aspects of America’s past can or should influence our future as a nation.
In order to achieve the purposes of this course, students will encounter the following Units of Study:
UNIT ONE 1877 - 1900: U.S. BECOMES AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
UNIT TWO 1890 - 1914: THE U.S. ENTERS WORLD AFFAIRS
UNIT THREE 1890 - 1914: JIM CROW AND PROGRESSIVISM
UNIT FOUR 1914 - 1930: THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
UNIT FIVE 1919 - 1939: PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION
UNIT SIX 1930 - 1963: WORLD WAR II AND THE COLD WAR
UNIT SEVEN 1945 - 1980: RECOVERY, PROSPERITY, AND TURMOIL
UNIT EIGHT 1973 - Present: UNITED STATES SINCE VIETNAM WAR
SKILLS GOALS
While studying the content in this course, students will be challenged to develop specific skills required by Juniors for the successful pursuit of further graduation requirements and post-graduation goals, including work, vocational school, military service, and college.
THINKING SKILLS: Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
Analysis: identifying important distinctions and relationships in materials considered
Synthesis: bringing different strands of ideas together so that they make sense
Evaluation: making judgments about established facts based on a set of values or a particular vantage point
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Sharing Information Effectively
1. distinguishing between fact and opinion questions
2. determining demands of a task and devising an effective response strategy
3. creating short oral/written responses to generally known information
4. providing information (orally or in written form) about material unfamiliar to others
COURSE EVALUATION: HOW YOU WILL EARN YOUR GRADE
FINAL EXAM: Students are eligible to be exempted from the Exam in this course. In Section 1 of the Course Binder, you will find a course Syllabus which explains the Exam Exemption policy in detail. Students who fail to meet the requirements of the West Stokes exam exemption policy must take a Final Exam that will cover the full range of material covered during the course. Students will be given adequate guidelines and in-class preparation opportunities. This requirement will be worth 20% of the Final Grade.
WITHOUT EXAM EXEMPTION EXAM EXEMPTION
QUARTER 1: 40% QUARTER 1: 50%
QUARTER 2: 40% OR
EOC: 20% QUARTER 2: 50%
QUARTER GRADE ASSESSMENT
90% DAILY WORK: Students will face a variety of written and oral assignments (thinking maps, mapping assignments, quizzes, etc…) that will be weighted according to the work necessary to complete them. Students will be expected to perform homework on a regular basis, and will face several major tests during the course. As well students will be required to produce independently created projects. All of these requirements together are called Daily Work, and will be worth 90% of the Quarter Grade.
10% PARTICIPATION: Students will be assigned a Participation grade for each Quarter of study. Factors that influence this portion of the grade include preparedness, voluntary participation of a positive nature, and consistent performance of a positive nature.
WEST STOKES HIGH SCHOOL
EXAM EXEMPTIONS POLICY
1.To promote exemplary attendance, conduct, and punctuality, students may be exempt from taking exams in certain courses. No students may be exempt from taking final exams in courses requiring North Carolina End-of-Course tests or North Carolina CTE tests. Students in grades 9-12 may be exempt from the final exam in a course, provided one of the following criteria is met:
- The student maintains an ―A average and accumulates no more than 6 excused or unexcused absences per semester;
- The student maintains a ―B average and accumulates no more than 4 excused or unexcused absences per semester;
- The student maintains a ―C average and accumulates no more than 2 excused or unexcused absences per semester;
- The student maintains a ―D average and accumulates no more than 1 excused or unexcused absence per semester.
In addition, the principal has the authority to adjust the policy on an individual basis in the event of extenuating circumstances.
2. Students whose behavior results in out-of-school suspension will automatically lose exam exemption privileges for the semester in which the suspension occurs.
3. Students who are assigned to in-school suspension more than once during a school semester will lose exam exemption privileges for the semester in which the suspension occurs.
4. Students who accumulate four tardies in one class during a semester will lose exam exemption privileges for that class.
5. Students are encouraged to take all exams, regardless of their exam exemption status. Students who meet exam exemption criteria may choose to take the exam in that course. If a student chooses to take the exam, the exam grade will be counted as 20% of the semester grade only if it improves the student’s grade. A student’s grade cannot be lowered because he/she chooses to take an exam if exemption is granted and not taken.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GENERAL RULES: All of the rules in place at West Stokes High School will be enforced strictly. Please see the Student/Parent Handbook for a complete list of these rules. While in the classroom, students must treat all others with respect. Students must respect the facility and keep it clean. Students may not work on assignments from any other course while in Mr McMartin’s classroom. Students are not to manipulate any audio, visual, or computer resources, and are not to make use of dry-erase resources, unless otherwise directed.
ABSENCE: In case of absence, it is the student’s responsibility to get missing work and assignments. If a test is missed due to absence, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to take that test. Missed tests must be made up within 3 days of the original test date. There is a schedule board posted in the front of the classroom which will list all course events, homework due dates, and assignments for each week.
TARDY POLICY: Unless the student has a doctor’s note, a court note, or a note from a teacher or staff member, students arriving late to class will be assigned a “Tardy”, an event which will be recorded in the on-line record. Upon accumulating 6 Tardies in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned After School Detention (ASD). Upon accumulating a 7th Tardy and 8th Tardy in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned 1 day for each of After School Detention (ASD). Upon accumulating a 9th Tardy in any of 4 courses, the student will be assigned 1 day of Saturday School. Continuing instances of Tardy accumulation will result in further assignments to ASD or Saturday School.
PROHIBITED ITEMS: Unless otherwise stated, the following items must be stored during class time: homework from other classes and digital devices of any kind. Digital devices will be defined as: cell phones, cameras, recording devices, laptops, tablets, and/or personal computers of any type. As well, students must keep desks cleared of purses and clothing.
DIGITAL DEVICES POLICY: All students will be required to store all digital devices at the beginning of each class period. Students will be able to make use of digital devices during the “sit, chat, and relax” breaks of the class period (photographs, recordings prohibited). Students who nevertheless make unauthorized use of any digital device will have it confiscated immediately, and issued a verbal and written 1st Warning. Students who make unauthorized use of any digital device a second time will be considered insubordinate and the student will be referred to the Administration for discipline. As well, the student will be required to surrender all digital devices at the beginning of each class period for the remainder of the course.
LATE WORK POLICY: All assigned work will be due no later than 3:30 PM on the assigned due date, or whenever Mr. McMartin leaves the building. Students who have an excused absence for a day on which an assignment came due must submit work directly to Mr McMartin at the beginning of class upon return in order not to be considered late. In no case will late work be accepted for credit more than 5 class periods after the due date. The standard deduction for late work, unless otherwise stated, will be 25% of points available for the assignment in question.
PLAGIARISM: Students caught submitting work which they themselves have not performed will receive zero automatically for that assignment. Students submitting identical work, where no permission has been granted for partner or group tasks, will receive zero automatically for that assignment. This policy applies both to the original writer and to the student copier. Students who neglect to acknowledge original sources in research situations in which citations are required will receive zero automatically for that assignment.