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North Carolina in the American Experience Syllabus

North Carolina in the American Experience Syllabus. Mr. Lee 2014-2015. Contact Information. Phone/Email: Tele: 910-673-1464 Fax: 910-673-1252 Email: clee@ncmcs.net Office Hours/Number Room Number: 30G Monday – Thursday 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 3:30 – 4:00 Other times by appointment only.

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North Carolina in the American Experience Syllabus

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  1. North Carolina in the American ExperienceSyllabus Mr. Lee 2014-2015 Updated 08.15.2013

  2. Contact Information • Phone/Email: • Tele: 910-673-1464 • Fax: 910-673-1252 • Email: clee@ncmcs.net • Office Hours/Number • Room Number: 30G • Monday – Thursday • 12:00 – 1:00 pm, 3:30 – 4:00 • Other times by appointment only. Updated 08.15.2013

  3. Text/CD: • North Carolina in the American Experience. Powell, William S. and Jenny Batten-Wiley Authors Updated 08.15.2013

  4. Course Description: • Too often students see history as a “dry” subject, unconnected to their lives. But history does have relevance, and it touches a wide variety of other disciplines. This course is intended to show “connection” between history and disciplines such as art, music, economics, literature, medicine, and variety of other disciplines. This course of North Carolina history will not ignore the “bigger” issues that affected North Carolina and the nation. It is important to see the events and issues affecting the nation as a whole. Updated 08.15.2013

  5. REQUIRED MATERIALS: • Two sharpened pencils/pens • Social Studies Notebook • Vocabulary Note Book • Any other completed assignments • Student reading book / materials Updated 08.15.2013

  6. Classroom Expectations • We are safe.. • We are kind.. • We respect ourselves, others, and property! Updated 08.15.2013

  7. Classroom Behavior • Your responsibilities in this class are to: • Be on time, • Be prepared, • Be productive, and • All classmates are expected to be polite and respectful to one another. • No student will be allowed to disrupt the learning of his or her classmates. Updated 08.15.2013

  8. Classroom Procedures: • ENTERING THE CLASSROOM: • We enter the classroom in a calm, quiet manner. • Sharpen your pencil if necessary and take a seat. • REMEMBER: Once the door is closed, you must be in your seat working. (That means having the necessary materials out on our desk.) Updated 08.15.2013

  9. Classroom Procedures: • ATTENION SIGNAL: • When I hold up my hand. That means that every class should be absolutely silent and still within 5 seconds. Updated 08.15.2013

  10. Classroom Procedures: • ASKING QUESTIONS, LEAVING YOUR SEAT, GETTING HELP: • Pencil sharpening • Before class begins • Kleenex/tissue • Raise your hand and I will acknowledge you. • Trash • Items will remain on your desk. Updated 08.15.2013

  11. Classroom Procedures: • TARDINESS: • You are expected to be in your seat when I close the door. If you come in late you must have an assigned agenda or late pass. If you are late (unexcused) for 4 times for class, the 4th unexcused tardy will result a referral, and any other tardy for the grading period. Updated 08.15.2013

  12. Classroom Procedures: • RESTROOM/MEDIA PASSES: • are expected to use the restrooms as specified in class schedule. • Students are expected to go to the media center: • Before school • At lunch – must have pass from cafeteria • After school Updated 08.15.2013

  13. Classroom Procedures: • END OF CLASS DISMISSAL: • Two (2) minutes before class ends, I will tell you to start getting packed up. We will straighten the room. Then, I will give you last minute instructions and dismiss you. Updated 08.15.2013

  14. Classroom Procedures: • HOMEWORK: • Homework, when assigned, will be due at the beginning of class. Have it out on your desk to be picked up. Updated 08.15.2013

  15. Classroom Procedures: • MAKEUP WORK: • When you are absent you are expected to make up any work you missed • The student is responsible to get their assignments from the instructor or another student. Updated 08.15.2013

  16. Classroom Procedures: • Examination Policy • All examinations will follow the course calendar, unless otherwise noted by the instructor. Make-up exams must be taken when scheduled. Updated 08.15.2013

  17. Course Policies: • Student Conduct in Class Policy • Any acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to ask questions or discuss with the instructor the educational process relative to the subject content will not be tolerated. Updated 08.15.2013

  18. Course Policies: • Electronic Devices in Class Policy • Cellular phones, pagers, CD Players, radio, and similar devices are prohibited in the class room, unless their teacher has given permission for the use in the classroom. Students may only use cell phones before school until 8:15 and after 3:15 pm. • They must be shut off during class and in your respective lockers. Updated 08.15.2013

  19. Course Policies: • Student Assignment Policy: Instructor • All assignments are due at the beginning of class, unless otherwise noted by your instructor. All assignments must be completed in complete sentences. • Some assignments will be “shared” with your instructor using Google Docs. Updated 08.15.2013

  20. Course Policies: • Cheating Policy: Instructor • Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. Students shall be guilty of violation the honor code if they: Updated 08.15.2013

  21. Course Policies: • Instructor’s Definition of Cheating : • Represent the work of others as their own. • Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work. • Give unauthorized assistance to other students. • Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit. • Misrepresent the content of submitted work. Updated 08.15.2013

  22. Course Policies: • Cheating Policy: • The penalty for cheating is severe. Any student cheating may receive a failing grade for their work. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute cheating, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation. Updated 08.15.2013

  23. Course Policies: • Cheating Policy: Instructor • For this class, it is permissible for students to assist classmates in general discussions. General advice and interaction is encouraged. Each student however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned products, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not “work together” on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another’s work (or portions of it) and represent it as his or her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other classmates. Updated 08.15.2013

  24. Grading Policy • Grading Scale •  A • 100 – 93 • B • 92 – 85 • C • 84 – 77 • D • 76 – 70 • E • 69 and below Updated 08.15.2013

  25. Grading Rules • Homework • 30 points per assignment • Classwork • 30 points per assignments • Quiz • 30 points per assignment • Products/Projects, • 50 points per assignment • Tests • 50 points per assignment Updated 08.15.2013

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