1. Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History
Mr. Thompson
Room 220

2. Units of Study US Geography Revolution – New Nation Founding Documents
Expansion and Reform
Civil War and Reconstruction
Government at Work
Role of the Citizen

3. Grading Policy Tests/Project 60% Homework 15% Classwork 25% Total 100%
A 10 point penalty will be given for each day a project is late

4. Learning Without Deadlines
Based on educational research
Learning for content and understanding, not just to meet a deadline
Assignments given at the start of the week with a suggested deadline

5. Learning Without Deadlines
Homework and classwork SHOULD be completed based on provided dates but no penalty is given until the end of the unit of study
All homework and classwork MUST be completed prior to each unit test (CANNOT be made up after taking the test)
Exception: Major projects will be subject to 10 point per day late penalty

6. Homework Policy Homework is usually given 3 or 4 nights per week
Students are allowed to miss up to 2 assignments per Marking Period without a penalty
Once more than 2 assignments have been missed, all zeroes count
Homework is 15% of the total grade

7. Project Policy
Projects are usually assigned once or twice per Marking Period
Project grades count as major test grades
Project grades are reduced 10 points for every day that they are late. This reduction does not end until the project is turned in to me.

8. Extra Credit Question of the Week
Each week a new question will be posted on the board in the front of the classroom
Students have until Friday to correctly answer the question
Each question is worth one point to be added to the lowest test/project grade of the marking period

9. Extra Help Available after school Tuesday - Friday
Test Reviews are held the day before each test
After school from 3:00 - 3:30
Online in the evening

10. Resources Used
Textbook = Discovering Our Past (print copies in the classroom)
Memorial MS and Classroom Libraries
Internet
(Google Apps for Education)
(Google Classroom)
(Textbook)
(EdPuzzle – HW videos)

11. Resources (cont.) Genesis Grade Book
Class Website:

12. Skills to be Developed Historical Perspective Themes of History
Research/Works Cited
Internet Skills
Writing for a Purpose
Public Speaking/Presentation
Collaborative/Cooperative Work
Individual Responsibility

13. What is Social Studies? History - Political - Military - Social
Psychology
Sociology
Economics
Geography

14. 7 Themes of History Physical Environment Government Economics
Social Class
Religion
Culture
Science and Technology