1. American History I 2018-2019 Grading Policy: Tests – 40%
SUPPLY LIST
Dedicated binder
Notebook paper, pen, pencil, highlighter
Optional, but strongly recommended: Tissue, hand sanitizer
Grading Policy:
Tests – 40%
Homework – 10%
Classwork – 20%
Quizzes – 30%
American History I
Ms. Enright
Room 301
Textbook: United States History
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
Come to class on time.
Come to class prepared.
Be responsible for your learning.
Respect yourself and each other at all times.
EXTRAS:
TEST DAYS are on Tuesdays
TUTORING after school on Thursdays, 4:00-4:45
Make Ups and Missing Assignments
When you are absent, check assignment notebook for assignments.
Per GCS policy, you have THREE days to make up missing assignments from the day you return to school
There is a 20 point per day penalty for late work.

2. American II Pacing (days allocated are approximate)
Electronics Policy:
There is a phone in the room by which we all can be reached in case of an emergency. Therefore, unless your cell phone is being used with teacher permission, it is to be kept out of sight, on silent. Failure to abide by these usage guidelines will result in the student being sent to SI and a Discipline Referral.
No charging phones, ever, period!
Power School:
If you aren’t already using it, PLEASE go to the Grimsley website and get on board.
If you find you are missing an assignment, check the “Is this Yours?” board…If you want credit for it, kindly put your name on it!
Get rid of the head
phones during class!
American II Pacing (days allocated are approximate)
Historical Skills and Critical Thinking - 2 weeks
Unit One: The Nation’s Beginnings (Prehistory-1789) – 6 weeks
Unit Two: The New Republic ( ) – 4-5 weeks
Unit Three: Nationalism and Sectionalism ( ) – 5 weeks
Unit Four: Religion and Reform ( ) – 5 weeks
Unit Five: Manifest Destiny ( ) – 2-3 weeks
Unit Six: The Union in Crisis ( ) – 2 weeks
Unit Seven: The Civil War ( ) – 2 weeks
Unit Eight: The Reconstruction Era ( ) – 2 weeks
Review and Testing – 2 weeks

3. Instructions for Setting Up Your Required Binder:
Make sure your name is on the front or on the front inside of your binder in case it is misplaced. Student property left in my room goes to the Attendance Office if I have no idea to whom it belongs.
Label your tabs as follows:
Class Information (This is where you should put your Syllabus, templates for A/B sentences or Vocabulary Cards, general instructions for assignments, etc.)
Historical Thinking
Unit I: Post-Civil War America
Unit II: Imperialism/Progressivism
Unit III: The Great War and Its Legacy
Unit IV: World War II/Early Cold War
Unit V: Social Movements
Unit VI: Closing of the Cold War
Unit VII: The Role of Terrorism
Miscellaneous