Welcome to APUSH Mr. Fox

Grading Policy Homework 10% Exams/Quizzes 40% Essays/Projects 30% 50 question multiple choice (most are Stimulus Based Questions) AP level questions Curved Quizzes for chapters/key terms/people Essays/Projects 30% Long Essasys and DBQ essays Homework 10% Most of the Hw’s are the readings and/or primary source documents w/ questions. Review sheets count as 3 homework's and must be completed in order to play Jeopardy! Class Participation/Classwork 20% Answering Socratic method questions It’s effort! Class Presentations/ Readings and Discussion

Expectations Teacher Behavior Materials Effort Student Attendance Lateness is not an option!!!! 1 point off your final grade per lateness If absent, bring note or parent can email me. Behavior Materials Effort AP is an OPTIONAL course!!!! If you gonna go swimming, you dive in, not pinky toe at a time!! In college, about 2/3rds of the material covered for the course is expected to be learned outside the classroom. READ THE BOOK!!!!!! TUTORING!!!!!! Saturday’s thru the year. Perks given!!!! Monkeys can copy notes (proven fact actually, University of London study showed they can copy images), students review notes!! Extra Credit Outside the Class Teacher Be prepared, on time, rarely absent, know the content and be available.

Helpusfox.weebly.com Class website- Availability becomes 24/7 Homework posted. You can email assignments to me if you like. devilsfanfox@aol.com Resources- history links, Power points!!! AP info The power points are put up so you can view them again if you like and also if (and definitely when) I’m going too fast and you can’t copy all the notes Calendar Student Blog- If you have any questions at home, post on blog and I or even another student can help you answer the question. Videos

Homework #1- Class Contract Parent is to go to helpusfox.weebly.com Review grading policy Send an email to devilsfanfox@aol.com with contact info (phone numbers, email address, best time to call etc.) Tomorrow we start!!!!!