1. Welcome to your Senior Year!!
Find a seat somewhere that will help you be successful in this class!

2. Government/Economics
Take out a sheet of paper
Syllabus
My expectations for this class:
1. Respect
2. Don’t be late
3. Come prepared and be on task
4. Follow all HCBOE policies
5. Be responsible for your grade

3. Procedures and Pet Peeves
Bathroom Procedure
Trash
Lining up at the door/Announcements

4. Basic Outline You can expect the following from this course:
About one quiz per week based on the concepts that we are covering
Homework via EverFi due each week (2 per week for Government and about 1 per week for Economics)
After each assessment (quiz or test), you will have an assignment to complete based upon which learner category your score falls in. This assignment will count for a grade.

5. What you need to know. Grading scale:
Assessments – 50% (about 1 per week)
Practice Work – 30% (Consists of EverFi assignments and work we do within the classroom)
Final Exam/Milestone– 20%
Work that comes in after the due date will only receive half credit

6. Don’t take my word for it…
Some of you have had me before and those who haven’t can ask and they’ll tell you one of two things:
1. Mr. Harris is cool, laid back, and you will learn a lot…OR
2. He be trippin’, his class sucks and I hope something bad happens to him.
Either way, my purpose remains the same and yours should too…Get you across that stage in May as successfully as possible.

7. #BeTheGOAT Who is the greatest basketball player of all time?
What makes them the greatest of all time?
More than likely you named one of these guys:

8. What makes them so great?
Kobe Bryant
holds the record for most missed shots
Lebron James
ranked 2nd all time in losses in the NBA Finals
Michael Jordan
did not make the Varsity basketball team in high school
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
—Michael Jordan

9. What is the Point?
These guys are great because they do not shy away from failure, they embrace it and allow it to motivate them to be great.
It takes hard work and determination to overcome our failures. It doesn’t just happen because we show up or we hope we will do better.
Strive to be great, work hard to be great, give this year everything you have to #BeTheGOAT
What will this look like for you? Write down 2-3 behaviors that you know you are going to have to focus on.

10. What does it mean to be a citizen?
Government is all about your responsibility within your community…with that said, let’s take a look at what it means to be a citizen.

11. SSCG 16
The student will analyze the difference between involuntary and voluntary participation in civic life: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

12. Answers… 1. obeying the law 2. paying taxes 3. serving on a jury
4. participating in the political process
5. performing public service
6. registering for military duty
7. being informed about current issues
8. respecting differing opinions

13. 9. Knowledge of our nation’s history and founding principles
"The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.“
~ President John F. Kennedy

14. Naturalization Test Rules for taking the test:
1. Don’t ask for the answer, take a guess if you don’t know it.
2. No phones, no books, no outside help!
3. Write your answers on your own paper.