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Living in the USA: THE US History Course at Grant H. S.

Teacher:
Jamie Zartler
jzartler@pps.net
ZartlerLivingInTheUSA.blogspot.com
503.916.5160 x75700

This blog is NOT a replacement for being in class. However it is the first resource for a student who misses class, or is not sure what he or she should be doing on any given day.

Syllabus
This syllabus is tentative, pending approval, but I don't expect there to be changes. If there are changes, it will be posted here.

Schedule of topics/units covered:

Thematic units and essential questions such as the following, provide the context for learning activities, homework, readings, Socratic seminars, essay writing, and project research: • Why a multicultural perspective of U.S. History? How has multiculturalism defined America? • How has the American republic measured up to its founding ideals: equality, rights, liberty, opportunity, democracy for all its citizens? Hisoriography Native-Settler Encounters & Worldviews Revolution, Constitution and Founding Ideals Antebellum America Civil War and Reconstruction Immigration, Poverty & Racism: Then & Now Progressive Era Great Migration WWI and Spanish American War The Great Depression & New Deal A Peoples War Civil Rights and Vietnam War 1960's Peoples Movements 1970's-1980's America's De-Industrialization

Grading

I believe both in the importance of giving students multiple chances to learn and to demonstrate their learning, and in the importance of meeting deadlines.

I grade on a "Point" system, and points are earned in three weighted categories.

75% of each student's grade is based on Summative Assessments (essays, tests, projects). 

10% of each student's grade is based on Formative Assessments (homework, quizzes, graded in-class work, etc.)

15% of each student's grade is based on Behaviors of Successful students. A majority of this score is based on turning in Formative and Summative Assessments On Time.