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WELCOME PARENTS!

WELCOME PARENTS!. CONTACT INFORMATION. Jennifer Thompson JThompson@manhattan.k12.ca.us 310-545-4878 ext. 3301 B.A. Theatre, USC M.A. Education, USC 7 th Year Teaching (7 th /10 th /8 th ). CLASS WEBSITE. www.thompsonamericanhistory.weebly.com. REMIND 101. Text alerts and reminders

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WELCOME PARENTS!

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  1. WELCOME PARENTS!

  2. CONTACT INFORMATION Jennifer Thompson JThompson@manhattan.k12.ca.us 310-545-4878 ext. 3301 B.A. Theatre, USC M.A. Education, USC 7th Year Teaching (7th/10th/8th)

  3. CLASS WEBSITE • www.thompsonamericanhistory.weebly.com

  4. REMIND 101 • Text alerts and reminders • (619) 821-2134 • Period 1: @2a042 • Period 2: @cb7eb • Period 3: @e5a285 • Period 4: @e5a285 • Period 5: @31f95 • Period 6: @066c2e

  5. COURSE DESCRIPTION • United States History to 1914 • Major Focus— • Constitution • Westward Movement • Civil War and Reconstruction

  6. TOUR OF THE ROOM • Events Calendar • HW Board • Assignments Calendar • Table of Contents • Posted Grades • Assignments Tray/Portfolios

  7. EXPECTATIONS • Must have required materials • Academic Honesty • RESPONSIBILITY • Participation in activities/discussion • RESPECT • All students start out with an S in citizenship

  8. GRADING • Basic point system and grading scale (90%-100%=A) • Projects/Unit Packets/Current Events will go down 10% each day they are late • Late HW is given partial credit • Stamps

  9. CHAPTER PACKETS • Each chapter has its own section • Cover Page (Unit title/ standard/relevant illustrations) • Table of Contents • Turned in at the end of each chapter and graded • Kept in back of room until Trimester Exam

  10. CURRENT EVENT PRESENTATIONS • Three times throughout the year • Once per trimester • Students were assigned dates • Select current news article • Fill out graphic organizer • 1-2 minute presentation to class about the event

  11. EXAMS and PROJECTS • Test is given at the end of each chapter • There will be a cumulative exam at the end of each trimester • Example projects this year • Music Video for Bill of Rights • Facebook Biography Project • North vs. South Board game • Civil War scrapbook

  12. STUDY TECHNIQUES • Common Core • Much larger focus on close/active reading and argumentative writing • Evidence-Based products • Emphasis on WHY and HOW

  13. STUDY TECHNIQUES • Terms list posted on website at the beginning of each unit • Flash Cards: BOSTON MASSACRE WHO: Angry colonists vs. British red coats (led by Cpt. John Preston) WHAT: Rioters attacked redcoats leading to shots being fired (5 dead—1st victim was Crispus Attucks) WHEN: March 5, 1770 WHERE: Boston, Mass (King’s street) WHY: Rising tensions b/c of Britain's harsh ruleled to a triallawyer was John Adams (innoncent on basis of self-defense)Paul Revere called it a “bloody massacre”

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