1. American History
Eliseo Lugo III

2. Welcome to the wonderful world of american history!
Today we will be discussing the following topics:
1. Daily Classroom procedures
2. Classroom Expectations
3. Course Grading Guidelines and Rubric
4. Current Events
5. Political Cartoons
6. Geography

3. Daily Classroom Procedures
2. Upon entering class everyday, students are to answer an admission ticket question and copy down the days objectives into their notebooks.
3. Students will be penalized for late arrival that may result in lunch or afterschool detention.
4. Students must at all times respect one another.
5. Students must participate actively in all discussions /lessons.
6. At the conclusion of each class, students must submit their exit ticket questions, located on the opposite side of their admission tickets.

4. Classroom expectations
1. All students are expected to arrive on time and be ready to work.
2. Students are expected to be respectful of each other at all times.
3. Students may not leave the room for bathroom or drink breaks.
4. Students are expected to maintain a notebook that will be provided for them at the start of each quarter. This notebook will be graded as an assessment at the end of the quarter.
5. Students are expected to copy down all objectives and notes from PowerPoint Presentations into their notebooks.
6. Students are expected to make arrangements to make up any work, time, or assignments they may have missed due to absence.

5. Course grading guideline and rubric
This class will consist of the following areas that will determine your overall grade:
1. Textbook and Online Assignments, Political Cartoons, and Current Events = 13%
2. Class Participation and Attitude = 12%
3. Individual and Group Projects = 25%
4. Formative Assessments (Tests and Quizzes) = 50%

6. Course grading guideline and rubric
All class work will be graded on a 10 point grading system. (Not including Projects or Assessments)
Class work that is submitted on time* and completed correctly may receive the maximum score of 10.
Submitting assignments late will result in a 1-point penalty for every day the assignment is late
Quality of work will also be considered when grading class work.
Individual and group projects will be graded on a 100 point grading system with corresponding rubric that outline criteria for all potential grades.
All formative assessments (Tests and Quizzes) will be graded on a 100 point grading system

7. Course grading guideline and rubric
1 day late = Maximum score possible is a 9.
2 days late = Maximum score possible is a 8
3 days late = Maximum score possible is a 7.
4 days late = Maximum score possible is a 6
5 days late = Maximum score possible is a 5
6 days late = Maximum score possible is a 4
7 days late = Maximum score possible is a 3.
8 days late = Maximum score possible is a 2
9 days late or more = Maximum score possible is a 1*
* “On time” is any assignment that is submitted by the end of the day on the day the assignment is due. Although the maximum score allowed after an assignment is 9 days late or more is a 1, it is imperative that all assignments be submitted!

8. Current Events There will be one current event due every Thursday.
 Every article must deal with either: national, economic or legal news involving the United States. NO LOCAL NEWS!
 Each article URL or clipping must be attached to your review.
 Articles should be diverse in nature. In other words, do not submit every article based on the same subject. 

9. Current Events Each review must contain the following information:
Who the article is about.
What the article is about.
Where the article takes place.
Why the article is relevant for this class.
Your opinion on the article.
Each article submitted will be counted as they are due.
Articles submitted early will earn an additional five points.

10. Current Events Submitting Current Events Online into Lugo’s inbox
1.Research and Find Article
2.Paste Article into A Microsoft Word Document
3.Construct Current Event following guidelines
4.Save Article and Review appropriately.
5.Place Completed Article into my Inbox.

11. Current Events
Key Requirements for submitting Current Event Articles into my inbox
1. Your name must be on the Top of the Article
2. Your class Period must be at the top of the Article
3. You must name your Current Event as follows:
a. Name and class period must be present on title for proper placement of article in correct folder,
b. Number of Current Event must also be in title
c. (Example: Eliseo Lugo Period 3 Current Events #1)
4. Article being referenced MUST BE ATTACHED to your review.
5. All requirements must be met to receive full credit.
All submitted and corrected Current Events will be placed and stored in a corresponding electronic folder.
There will be no hard copies (paper) of current events.

12. Political Cartoons
The procedures for completing Political Cartoons can be found on my webpage.
The Political Cartoon Analysis Sheet can additionally be found on my webpage.
This is what the Political Cartoon Analysis Sheet looks like:

13. Political Cartoons

14. Geography question/end of introduction
Why is it important to know geography when studying US History??????? Answer this question on your exit ticket .