1. Seriously

2. FIRST: IMPORTANT CLASS POLICIES
4. When I’m talking, you DO NOT talk.
- You may not distract me or your classmates

3. FIRST: IMPORTANT CLASS POLICIES
5. NO EATING or DRINKS in class!!!

4. DO NOT TOUCH MY A/C UNIT
If you are cold, you may need one of these

5. ABOUT US HISTORY with Mr. Ciletti
This class is DIFFICULT…
Take Notes as required, don’t miss class!!!
You will need to make a GREAT EFFORT to succeed

6. ABOUT US HISTORY with Mr. Ciletti
In order to graduate, you MUST pass this class

7. Fire drills turn LEFT go down stairs… go out front door…
STAY TOGETHER AS A GROUP

8. WEEKLY QUIZ
Every Friday we will review and then take a quiz… EVERY FRIDAY (or last day of the week)

9. NOTEBOOKS This is a gift to you… I paid for it
Write your name and US History on it
DO NOT use it for other classes
Bring it into this classroom every day

10. Don’t eva, eva, EVA,EVA,EVA, EVA, EVA… come to class without it.

11. PUT THEM IN NOTEBOOK!!! VOCABULARY
Each week we will have vocabulary terms…
They will be reviewed to start each class
They will be tested (cumulatively) on quizzes each Friday
PUT THEM IN NOTEBOOK!!!

12. DUAL COLUMN NOTE TAKING
Learning Skills:
DUAL COLUMN NOTE TAKING
A great way to take good notes.
Make two columns on the paper.
On the left side, write your terms but leave space between them.
On the right side for each term, write down the definition and/or
Any important points the teacher gives you.

13. Like this: Made by Microsoft. An American Xbox
Company. Halo, Gears of War
Exclusives.
Made by Sony. A Japanese company.
Infamous, Gran Turismo, exclusives.
Made by Nintendo. A Japanese Company
Console/Hybrid. Mario, Zelda exclusives.
Xbox
Playstation
Switch

14. Key Terms/Events Indigenous Sovereign Demographic Indentured Servant
Puritan

15. VOCABULARY
Indigenous: produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular area
There are several indigenous groups that still live in the area.

16. VOCABULARY
Sovereign: freedom from outside control; independent The United States became a sovereign nation after the Revolutionary War.

17. VOCABULARY
Demographic:  the statistical characteristics of human populations.
The age demographic in this class is 16 or 17.

18. VOCABULARY
Indentured servant: A person who works for another for a specified time in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance.
In order to come to the American colonies, many people became indentured servants.

19. VOCABULARY
Puritan: a member of a strict Protestant group in England and New England… s
Puritans believed that the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted to move to the New World to live freely in their own communities.