Lake Travis High School Welcome Back or To

Welcome to Mr. Shoemaker’s APUSH Class *Make sure your cell phones are off or on silent mode* Thanks The Management

1 st : APUSH 5 th : APUSH 2 nd : Conference6 th : APUSH 3 rd : APUSH (B Lunch)7 th : APUSH (B Lunch) 4 th : APUSH8 th : PLC/Conference Schedule

Website!!!

e The TEXTBOOK that we do not have.

Syllabus Link

Here is the textbook! Students will find their textbook readings here!

Calendar, Assignments, PowerPoints Everything is posted at the beginning of the unit!

How to use Turnitin. All turnitin assignments are due before 11:59pm on the date posted on the calendar. Students must make sure they have a submission receipt !

Adding each type of writing as we teach it!

Links to to lecture note information. 2 nd Semester on the way!

Study Skills, Class Skills, Practice Quizzes, and Review Videos.

Class Rules!!! 1.DO NOT LIE TO ME!!! 2.Students shall be prepared for classroom activities ( Pens, highlighters, APUSH class notebook). 3.Students shall behave in an appropriate classroom manner. 4. Students shall respect the rights of others verbally and physically. 5.Students shall respect classroom property (no writing on desks, walls, etc) 6.Students will pick up after themselves, I’m not your Mom or Dad! 7.Students must participate to be successful APUSH!! 9.Students shall take care of all personal business before and after the class period (texting, FB, Tweeting, or any other electronic or verbal off task routine). 10.My BYOD Policy: NO headphones, The use of cell phones, iPods, iPads, or other electronic devices for academic use during class will only be allowed if you have my permission. Don’t abuse this policy!!! 11.If you have a family emergency and need your phone out see me BEFORE class!! 12.Most days start with a HIPPO warm up so get ready when you come in to class.

Testing and Late Work Policy for APUSH+stuff No late work is accepted No retesting or test corrections allowed Technology is your responsibility Sign up for the correct class in turnitin.com If/when we get actual books you will take it home and read it! Your book will not be used in class. Chapter PDF files are posted on the class website for now. Do not be tardy. I will write you up for tardies. If you have lunch during APUSH you can get two tardies per class day! On time means in the classroom not in the doorway or in the hall running! ALL hall passes must be hand written every time! Sign out and in on the clip board.

Why take AP?

Prepare Now to Succeed in College A 1999 U.S. Department of Education study found that the strongest predictor of college graduation is something students do before they ever go to college: Participate in rigorous, college-level courses in high school—and AP courses in particular. Clifford Adelman, Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment (1999), U.S. Department of Education.

AP and College Success ™ Students who take AP courses and exams are much more likely than their peers to complete a bachelor’s degree in four years or less. Source: Camara, Wayne (2003). College Persistence, Graduation, and Remediation. College Board Research Notes (RN-19). New York, NY: College Board.

NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2001 Factors Influencing Admission Decisions

Check List for Success in APUSH Laugh at my jokes!!! Pay attention to the class website! Turn in all assignments on time and completed. Work in small study groups. The class is hard enough, power of 3! Bring your notebook everyday to class with pens, pencils and highlighters. Lots of notes! (textbook is not used in class). Read and take notes on the out of class readings. You must participate constructively to be successful (ask good clarifying questions…you’re taking the test, I’m NOT!!! Be prepared for quizzes and unit tests. Listen, Think, Clarify!!! Don’t be a LAZY !!! Be a FIVE!!!