1. Welcome Instructor: J. Victor Ortiz
PAD/POE, 12 Fall,
Welcome
Instructor: J. Victor Ortiz

2. Foundation for tonight.
Tonight is an introduction to the class
A display of the room and how the student is presented with his/her education.

3. Contact Appointments, grade accounting, and tutoring:
My Conference period _Period Four_
For best results, give me a written note saying when and why you are coming so I can be prepared to help effectively.
try to have plenty of time to thoroughly go over what you need to know.
Bring materials

4. Contact
Note, phone,
URL:
Magnet web page, look up in Faculty/Staff listing.
School phone:
Leave a time when I can call you for sure.

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6. Required Subject
Meets requirements of California State History-Social Studies Standards
and state exams (CST)
For high school diploma
Meets requirements for colleges and universities
For better decision making as a citizen and personal life decisions.

7. Syllabus Two sections:
Principles of American Government weeks)
Economics weeks)
Follows the California State History-Social Studies Standards
Texts:
Magruder's American Government (California Edition)
Economics:  Principles and Practices
Absence: Any worksheets missed due to absence may be requested one of several ways:
(recommended, to not fall behind)
hard copy through the Attendance Office:  (will result in falling behind as student will have current work to do as well)

8. Principles of American Democracy (Government)
Unit I:  FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT:
Unit II: Political Behavior/
Unit III: Government Organization/Powers
The Congress
The Presidency and the Bureaucracy
The Federal Courts and the Federal Court System/ the People Civil Liberties/Civil Rights Court Case
Unit IV Comparative Political/Economic Systems
Unit V:  California and Local Government
Final Exam Turn in government texts; Receive Economics Texts:

9. Principles of Economics (Economics)
Introduction:  course outline (students bring student pack/refer to web page).  
Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.                       
Students analyze the elements of America's market economy in a global setting.
Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.
Students analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting.
Students analyze the aggregate economic behavior of the U.S. economy.
Students analyze issues of international trade and explain how the U.S. economy affects, and is affected by, economic forces beyond the United States' borders.

10. Grades Come From….. Cornell Notes Class Discussion Class Work
Homework: includes optional worksheets
corrections
Analytical thinking
Class Discussion
Class Work
Exams (open text/notes)
Unit
Final
Projects
Research/display
debate
Extra Credit (written contract only), see web page, Student Pack, for ideas.

11. Class webpage Go to www.verdugohs.org
Find my name, J. Victor Ortiz, click on it
Again, on the right you will see
Released documents from current units
Select the class or document you want to read.
It is recommended that students print-out the class work sheets in advance.
LAUSD forms
Exam information
Class work sheets/Older unit releases

12. Class webpage
On the lower left of the Victor Ortiz page, click your student’s period number.
This class is period two, Government/Econ
Again, on the lower left, you will see the current homework assignments and important dates.
Again, on the right you will see
Extra Credit
Student Pack.

13. Service Learning
If you still need to get it done, there are projects to do.
See me about your project idea (yours or LAUSD stock) soon.
Community issue
Community partner
Research
Post findings (project)
Reflective essay
Signed off by teacher and counselor
You need to complete this in order to graduate.
Your Counselor can also help you with this.

14. Success I Attend regularly
No tardies,
always clear your absences with the office (I will announce any SIS issues as I can)
Notes not cleared in three school days become truancies (per California State law);
Coop and Work Habits Us will be put on pertinent report card.
Inform me of any conflicts with your studies to see if we can rearrange your scholastic schedule
Job
Extra-curricular activity
Family responsibilities
Complete your assignments and studies on-time.
Do optional work sheets (include them with Cornell Notes for exam and CN grade)
Read, read, read text and notes…..

15. Success II
Read carefully and analytically when doing homework and classwork.
book has material we will refer to in class.
Homework and study should not take more than 90 minutes each evening.
Work with your classmates, delegate tasks, share answers, make sure they are correct.
Read and study all notes and text each day when done with a lesson.
Think history!

16. Success III Make-up work Late Work: no higher mark than a C-.
You have as many days as you were absent to try for full credit
See me after class or later the day you return
You can keep up by
getting assignments from the class web page.
Contacting me by (I can even send you any worksheets I have on file.)
Late Work: no higher mark than a C-.
Plagiarism/copying: automatic failure
If you do not cite a source and use at least six words exactly from the source.
You and the person(s) you borrowed from/allowed to copy any class writing assignment.

17. Success IV
You will achieve as much as you prepare for this course each day.
LAUSD requires 40 minutes of homework and study, each night, for a five-day week.
Almost all your assignments and studies should fit that time frame.
Late work: I will accept late work up to 5 school days prior to each grading period’s deadline, not after.
Date posted on wall and on-line.
C- max, if it qualifies

18. Q & A
Any questions?