WELCOME TO WELCOME TO UNITED STATES UNITED STATES HISTORY…HISTORY…RECONSTRUCTIORECONSTRUCTION TILL PRESENTN TILL PRESENT

Expectations of ClassExpectations of Class

• COMPLETE WORK ASSIGNEDCOMPLETE WORK ASSIGNED• FOLLOW THE RULESFOLLOW THE RULES• HAVE A GOOD TIMEHAVE A GOOD TIME• PASS THE CLASS!!! PASS THE CLASS!!!

MATERIALS NEEDED…

• NOTEBOOK• TEXTBOOK• PAPER• PENCIL/PEN

CLASSROOM RULES

• BE ON TIME• BE PREPARED• BE RESPECTFUL• LIMITED HALL PASSES• NO CELL PHONES DURING TEACHING TIME• BE SUCCESSFUL!!!

YOUR GRADE

• NOTEBOOK (15%) (bellringers, notes, class work, test/quizzes, vocabulary

• END OF COURSE(20%)• COMMON ASSESSMENTS• TEST & QUIZZES• PROJECTS (researched based)

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNTIES

• 5 ARTICLES: newspaper, magazine, or internet• POSTER (drops lowest grade)• Spirit Play (October)• AFTER SCHOOL MOVIES (2 pts. Each)– Saving Private Ryan– The Boy in the Striped Pajamas– We Were Soldiers

GRADING SCALE

– 93-100 (A)– 85-92 (B)– 75-84 (C)– 70-74 (D)

ABOUT ME…ABOUT ME…

• Graduated from here in 2002• 3rd year of teaching (World Geography)• Coach Soccer and Softball• Married for almost 2 yrs. • Have a Great Dane (Sandy Reese)• Laid back, easy going, but expect you to do

what is asked of you

FOOD FOR THOUGHT…To know the value of one year… ask the student who failed the exam.To know the value of one month… ask the mother of a premature baby.To know the value of one week…ask the editor of a weekly newsmagazine.To know the value of one day… as the wage earner who has six children.To know the value of one hour… ask the lovers waiting to meet.To know the value of one minute… ask the person who missed the plane.To know the value of one second… ask the person who survived the accident.To know the value of one millisecond… ask the silver medalist.

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