Mr.

OdomSocialStudies
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Welcometomyclass.Therearethreerulesinmyclassthateveryonemustfollow.

1.Cometoclassontimeandprepared.

2.Classtimeisworktime.

3.Disrespectwillnotbetolerated.

Rulebreakerswillreceiveawarningontheirfirstoffense.Secondoffensewillresultina60
minutedetention.Thirdoffense,a90minutedetention,andfourthoffense,anofficereferral.

Thisdoesnotapplytoanygrossorflagrantviolationofschoolrules(fighting,threatsofviolence,
opendefiance,profanity,etc.)Suchoffenseswillresultinanimmediateofficereferral.

Myjobistohelpyousucceed.Iamavailableeverydayfrom7:007:20AMfortutoring.

Gradesarefiguredasfollows:
Tests:60%
Dailygrades,quizzes,etc.:40%

Attheendofagradingperiod,thetotalnumberofpointsyouveearnedwillbedividedbythetotal
numberofpointspossibletogiveyouraverage.

Gradesareasfollows:
A=10090%
B=8980%
C=7970
D=6960%
F=59%andbelow

MakeupWork(fromtheLCSDStudentHandbook):
Allworkmustbemadeupforanyabsence.Makeupworkistheresponsibilityofthestudent.
Workmustbemadeupwithinareasonabletime,asdefinedbytheteacher.Ifthestudenthas
anextendedillness,he/she(orparentsorguardian)mustobtainassignmentsfromtheschool
andmakeupworkearly.

Thesubjectmaterialwewillbecoveringisasfollows:

Unit1:UnderstandingGeographyandtheSocialSciences.

Unit2:NativeAmerica.

Unit3:Contact,ConflictandConquest.

Unit4:ARevolutionoftheMind.

Midterm

Unit5:Colonizationandthestruggleforglobalempires

Unit6:TheAmericanRevolution

SemesterExam

Unit7:TheEarlyRepublic

Unit8Expansion

Unit9:Industrialization

Midterm

Unit10:Slavery

Unit11:Sectionalism,SecessionandWar.

Unit12Reconstruction,ReactionandRegression.