Mr. Fox

Welcome to APUSH

Exams 25% 80 question multiple choice AP level questions Curved

Essays/Projects25% Free Response and DBQ essays

Quizzes 15% To make sure you read the book!!! 5 questions/ 5 minutes

Homework 10% Most of the Hw’s are the readings, so realize that the quizzes are

for the most part included in the HW. Review sheets count as 3 homeworks and must be completed in order to play Jeopardy!

Class Participation/Classwork 25% Answering Socratic method questions It’s effort! Class Presentations/ Readings and Discussion

Grading Policy

Student Attendance

Lateness is not an option!!!! come early, eat breakfast, relax, listen to Fox’s bad music If absent, bring note or parent can email me.

BehaviorMaterialsEffort

AP is an OPTIONAL course!!!! If you gonna go swimming, you dive in, not pinky toe at a time!! In college, about 2/3rds of the material covered for the course is expected to be

learned outside the classroom. READ THE BOOK!!!!!! TUTORING!!!!!! Saturday’s thru the year. Perks given!!!! READ THE BOOK!!!!!! Monkeys can copy notes (proven fact actually, University of London study showed

they can copy images), students review notes Extra Credit Outside the Class

Teacher Be prepared, on time, rarely absent, know the content.

Expectations

Class websiteHomeworks posted. You can email

assignments to me if you like. devilsfanfox@aol.com

Resources- history links, powerpoints!!! AP infoThe powerpoints are put up so you can view

them again if you like and also if (and definitely when) I’m going too fast and you can’t copy all the notes

Calendar Videos

Helpusfox.weebly.com

Parent is to go to helpusfox.weebly.comReview grading policySend an email to devilsfanfox@aol.com with

contact info (phone numbers, email address, best time to call etc.)

Tomorrow we start!!!!!

Homework #1- Class Contract