History 7: United States History Jessica Barbata Rm. 6 Office Hours: By Appointment (M/T/Th)

Philosophy  Build Skills Vertically (7-12)  Outlines, Primary Sources, Timed Writing, Political Cartoons  Work Across Disciplines  To Kill a Mockingbird  Historical Curiosity & LOVE of history  Ask QUESTIONS!  Current Events

History 7 Curriculum Semester 1  Unit 1: American Revolution  Unit 2: Constitution & New Government  Unit 3: Abolition & Reform  Unit 4: Expansion & Causes of the Civil War  Unit 5: Civil War Semester 2  Unit 6: Reconstruction  Unit 7: TKMB & Civil Rights Movement, 1950s-1960s  Unit 8: Native Americans  Unit 9: Immigration  Unit 10: Women & LGBTQ+

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Homework  On Whiteboard  should go into planner  Unit Assignment Schedule  distributed in hard copy  Also available electronically on the PCS website & Infinite Campus

Homework  Students should be working on history homework EVERY NIGHT  TEXTBOOK  Section Assessments  Outlines  Worksheets  Primary Source Analysis  KEY TERMS  STUDY GUIDES  Major Assignments: Projects, Essays

History Organizational Packet (HOP)  HOPs are entered as a single grade, but include an entire unit of work  HOPs (with self-evaluation filled out) are due at the end of every unit (usually on the day of the unit test)  The evaluation sheet and packet should be looked over by a parent/guardian and signed

Late Work Policy  Regular homework is stamped to verify on-time completion  Key Terms are checked and credit is given via a stamp on the HOP  Assignments submitted in the HOP w/out a stamp receive up to ½ credit. Major class assignments such as HOPs, essays, presentations and projects of any kind will be marked down HALF A GRADE(5%) for each day they are late.

Test Retakes  Students can retake tests when they receive lower than 75%  Test retakes receive a max. of 75%.  Students should schedule their retake with me (available during Tutorial in room 5 or in Study Hall at lunch or afterschool)

Infinite Campus  HOPs are collected/graded at the end of a unit  Infinite Campus won’t change on a regular basis  Ungraded= no score and/or (T)  Missing= (M) & 0  Late= (L)  Comments/Rubrics

Communication   Please have YOUR STUDENT contact me if they have any questions, concerns or need assistance.