US History through 1865

Ms. Esposito
esposic1@ccs.k12.va.us
 First Semester Units
► Geography of the United States
► Being an Historian
► American Indians of North America
► European Exploration of the Americas
► Colonial America
► American Revolution
► Midterm Assessment
 Second Semester Units
► New Republic (government)
► Westward Expansion
► Civil War
► Targeted SOL Review
► Final Project
 Interactive Notebook
► Required every day in social studies
► Collected at the end of every unit
► Rubric is on page 2 of the notebook
► Model notebook is kept in class and is accessible
to all students
► Student-created textbook
 all testable information will be on the right side of the
notebook
 designed to teach students how to organize and
highlight information, as well as take notes
 Class Structure
► Every day students are required to
 title, date and number their notebook pages
 update their table of contents
 answer the Hook
 participate in the lesson
 answer the What’s the Point (SOL question)
► Many days students will be required to complete a
Sinker – an assignment designed to apply the
information learned that day
 Assessments
► At least a week’s notice will be given before
all assessments
► A study guide will be provided at least a
week before the end of the unit
► Study guide is due the day before the test
► Test score and retest information is sent
home after every test for a parent signature
► Students are required to retake a test if he
or she scores a D or lower
 Grading Policy
► Final Assessments – 50%
 Projects
 Unit Tests
► Quizzes – 25%
► Class work (including notebook) – 15%
► Homework - 10%
 Materials
► Our America (textbook)
► A History of US series by Joy Hakim
► Historical documents, pictures and photos
► SMART Board and projector