1. Welcome Back

2. About Me

3. Content

4. Focus Skills over strictly content
Transferable
Reading, writing, debating, perspective, research, public speaking, group-work, analysis, choice, etc.

5. Skill Focus for Each Marking Period
Marking Period 1: Using information in documents to help form an argument and prove a thesis.
Text-dependent Analysis
Marking Period 2: Research and Research-Paper writing
Research Paper
Marking Period 3: Presentation Skills
Research Presentation
Marking Period 4: Combining the Skills
TDA/Research/Present

6. Assessments How we develop the skills? Differentiated Assessments
Frequent Practice/Analysis/Reflection/Repetition/Improvement
Difficulty level
Will become much easier IF YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS ABOVE!
Differentiated Assessments
Projects, presentations, papers, debates, etc.
Quizzes

7. Grading 85% = Assessments 15% = Class Assignments Journal Classwork
Participation

8. Daily Journal/Participation
Journal: Half a point each day
First 4 minutes of class
After the late bell rings
Write a 4 sentence response to the journal prompt
Copy down homework and assessment dates
Participation: Half a point each day
Are you working effectively and cooperatively?
Total: 1 Point Each Day
Maintain a 4 Point Average and you can REDO and RESUBMIT work for 1/2 Credit.

9. Redoing Assignments Tied to weekly grade Weekly grade =
Daily journal grade = .5
Daily participation = .5
.5+.5=1 point per day
Each week = 5 possible points
4 or higher average = redo assignments
Check at the end of EVERY WEEK
Averaged out with original grade

10. Current Events 3 per marking period
1 from each category (World, U.S., Bizarre)
Can choose to skip Bizarre and pick, as your third, another World or U.S.
Pick them up in class (after class, during lunch if I am here, or during W.I.N.)
Folders
Check my website for alternative news sources
Friday Current Event Days:
Fill out form!

11. Procedures Journal and homework Late assignments
Starting class
Late assignments
As many days as you are out are as many days as you have to turn in missing work
Letter grade deducted for each day an assessment/project is late
Bins in the back of the room
Sign-out
Pens and passes
Textbooks
Materials
Journal, folder, pen/pencil
Friday = Current Event Day?
Close the door when you leave!

12. This Class Skills and Content Use Content to Learn Skills
What is Social Studies?
How to Make Class More Interesting to You…
The Study of Society…
Current Events
Technology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Economics
Geography
History (wars, revolutions, people, places, etc.)
Law
Philosophy
Political Science (Government)
Psychology
Religion, Sociology, Humanities
Skills and Content
Use Content to Learn Skills
Bring in Topics that Interest YOU!

13. How to Succeed in this Class
Remember procedures
Come to class on time
Get journal done as soon as you sit down
Write down Homework and Assessment dates at the start of EACH CLASS
Use class time wisely
Complete current events early
TURN IN WORK!
Check the website and grade book frequently
See me during W.I.N. or Lunch if you need help ASAP

14. Notes
ALL NOTES FOR EACH MARKING PERIOD WILL BE PLACED ON MY WEBSITE AT THE START OF EACH MARKING PERIOD.
PRINT THEM IN ADVANCE IF YOU HAVE A HARD TIME TAKING NOTES IN CLASS!