1. Welcome to Mrs. Burton’s World History Class

2. Topics we are going to be covering this semester Medieval Period ▫Dark Ages ▫Renaissance ▫Reformation Age of Exploration Mesoamerican Civilizations ▫Incas ▫Mayans ▫Aztecs

3. Rules and Procedures of class Two rules ▫Respect the person that has the floor ▫No profanity  No longer in elementary school want to treat you like teenagers not like little kids BUT if you act like you are in the 3 rd grade then I will treat you like third graders ▫Problems will be deal with when they come up  Clean desks or pick up trash during lunch Turn-in work and file work away ▫Bins in front of class ▫Boxes in the back to put work away ▫Front of class for work you have missed or see me  DO NOT TAKE WORK OUT OF THE CLASSROOM !!!!

4. Grades/Projects/Quizzes Point system ▫Everything you turn-in has a point value  What if I do not get a good grade? “This Day in History” ▫T/TH journals ▫1 page report the first of every month ▫Turn-in journal with report

5. Grades/Projects/Quizzes Quizzes ▫End of every chapter ▫Day before quiz is review day  What if I did not score so hot on a quiz?  Quiz corrections ▫worth a half a point towards total score  40% or below grade recovery ▫letter home to be signed by parent ▫Tuesday at lunch you do a review with me ▫Tuesday after school retake different quiz ▫Pass the quiz then you get a grade change from F- to C - End of semester Project ▫Could be on anything we talked about during the semester ▫Could be any style: essay, play, song, family ties …

6. Meet with Mrs. Burton … Have a question or need to talk to Mrs. Burton: ▫Before School:  Door opens at 8am ▫After School:  Door closes at 4:30 pm ▫Lunch: Tuesday and Thursday (ONLY)  Need to be at the door first ten minutes of lunch otherwise you can not come back  Mon, Wed, Fri: door will be closed except if Mrs. Burton says it will be open (ex: project week or Interventions on Test)

7. Website Check all the time for everything you missed and what is coming up in class http://teacherweb.com/CA/RancheroMiddle School/Burton/apt1.aspx