Sutton Memorial High School Mission Statement: At Sutton Memorial High School, we are committed to providing a foundation on which all students have the opportunity to pursue academic excellence and personal development in a safe, supportive, and challenging learning environment.

Description of the Course: This course will focus on the five chronologically based units starting with the 1930’s and the Great Depression and ending with the present day U.S. Students will explore the causes and effects, the social, political, and economic impact these events had, they will be able to analyze primary sources for each event, and they will be able to express their own ideas about the subject matter both orally and through writing.

Textbook: American Odyssey, The United States in the 20^th Century (Book must have a cover on by Wednesday)

Materials:-A three ring binder (the holes on the rings should at least be 2” inches)

-Lined paper to go in the binder

- One subject notebook with holes in it that will be used as a writing portfolio.

History and Social Sciences Department Learning Expectations towards ALL SHS students:

1. Aware Citizen

2. Cooperative Learner

3. Independent Learner

Classroom and Expectations: ALL students by the end of the year will be able to:

1.

Describe, summarize, and analyze all the major events learned in the course.

2. Identify key figures and define key words that we encounter throughout the year.

3. Answer essential questions that we come across.

4. Write narrative, argumentative, and exposition essays on a given or a self chosen topics.

5. Use technology as a tool for research and other assigned tasks.

* Classroom Behavior expectations can be found in the 2006-2007 SHS Student Handbook

Grading: 35% Homework- There will be 10 or more homework assignments per quarter, which will be graded with either a V+ (complete and accurate), V (mostly or somewhat complete and/or accurate), V- (less than half complete and/or accurate), 50 (quarter complete and/ or accurate), I (incomplete can be made up for full credit with proof of absence), 0 (cannot be made up)*.

*Each student has one free homework that he/she can make up per quarter.

30% Quizzes- There will be five or more quizzes during each quarter. Students will be quizzed on material that we have gone over in class and/or reading assignments.

35% Tests- There will be three or more test grades per quarter. Tests can be essays, standardized test, and projects.

Contact Information: telephone #: (508) 581-1640 ext. 3215 email: stamosd@suttonschools.net After School: Wednesday 2:00-3:00 or by appointment.

I have read this syllabus and I hereby agree to follow it to the best of my abilities.

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