1. Welcome to APUSH
Mr. Fox

2. Grading Policy Homework 10% Exams/Quizzes 40% Essays/Projects 30%
50 question multiple choice (most are Stimulus Based Questions)
AP level questions
Curved
Quizzes for chapters/key terms/people
Essays/Projects 30%
Long Essasys and DBQ essays
Homework 10%
Most of the Hw’s are the readings and/or primary source documents w/ questions. Review sheets count as 3 homework's and must be completed in order to play Jeopardy!
Class Participation/Classwork 20%
Answering Socratic method questions
It’s effort!
Class Presentations/ Readings and Discussion

3. Expectations Teacher Behavior Materials Effort Student Attendance
Lateness is not an option!!!!
1 point off your final grade per lateness
If absent, bring note or parent can me.
Behavior
Materials
Effort
AP is an OPTIONAL course!!!!
If you gonna go swimming, you dive in, not pinky toe at a time!!
In college, about 2/3rds of the material covered for the course is expected to be learned outside the classroom.
READ THE BOOK!!!!!!
TUTORING!!!!!! Saturday’s thru the year. Perks given!!!!
Monkeys can copy notes
(proven fact actually, University of London study showed they can copy images), students review notes!!
Extra Credit
Outside the Class
Teacher
Be prepared, on time, rarely absent, know the content and be available.

4. Helpusfox.weebly.com Class website- Availability becomes 24/7
Homework posted. You can assignments to me if you like.
Resources- history links, Power points!!! AP info
The power points are put up so you can view them again if you like and also if (and definitely when) I’m going too fast and you can’t copy all the notes
Calendar
Student Blog- If you have any questions at home, post on blog and I or even another student can help you answer the question.
Videos

5. Homework #1- Class Contract
Parent is to go to helpusfox.weebly.com
Review grading policy
Send an to with contact info (phone numbers, address, best time to call etc.)
Tomorrow we start!!!!!