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  1. Click the photo to go to your Campus Portal to check grades. Continue with this Power Point to receive an explanation of Grading System.

  2. Understand: I Do Not GIVE Grades – You EARN Them

  3. Grading: American History Standards Based Grading System

  4. Grades Are Based on How Well You Understand a Concept • The National, State, and Local Departments of Education set “standards”, or goals on what each student should learn from a class. • That student either gets the idea, or not. • If the student “gets” it, the standard is “Mastered.” • If not “Mastered” the student is given several opportunities to relearn or redo a task until it is “Mastered.” • Grade cards may show that the student almost understands the concept (Almost Mastered), Is making progress (Developing) or has not achieved progress yet (Not Mastered). “No Evidence” shows that the teacher has not covered the subject enough or has not assigned enough projects to evaluate the student yet.

  5. A Student who does not do the assigned work will NOT receive a “No Evidence.” He or she will receive a “Not Mastered.”(unless there has not been sufficient time for completion, as in the case of absence, etc.) Reluctance to do the work may also appear on the grade card in the separate notes on work habits, that is not part of the grade.

  6. Standard in this Class are Written as “I Can Statements. Each “I Can” Statement has a few goals to reach to show mastery.

  7. “I Can…” FIND & EVALUATE the QUALITY of NEEDED INFORMATION by: • A. creating questions to guide my searches. • B. seeking information from various sources, online & offline. • C. determining accuracy of information. • D. identifying a source's point-of-view & bias.

  8. “I Can…” MAKE SENSE of the INFORMATION I COLLECT by: • A. reading & interpreting information, with particular attention to maps, pictures/diagrams, political cartoons, primary sources, & audiovisual information. • B. determining the central idea from primary and secondary sources & providing • C. determining meanings of special vocabulary from text.

  9. “I Can…” • SHARE MY INFORMATION by: • A. logically organizing information for specific audiences. • B. supporting presentations with appropriate visuals, including images, charts, graphs or maps. • C. giving credit to sources, following a standard citation format (MLA).

  10. “I Can…” • DRAW CONCLUSIONS, MAKE PREDICTIONS and DEBATE by: • A. identifying trends & patterns in data. • B. analyzing & interpreting data from various sources. • C. citing specific evidence from text or media to support conclusions or predictions. • D. developing a claim or thesis. • E. providing relevant evidence from text or other media to support claim. • F. considering counter-claims & either refute or support them.

  11. “I Can…” • UNDERSTAND CAUSE & EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS by: • A. making and using effective timelines. • B. tracing multiple cause/effect relationships. • C. making predictions based on cause/effect patterns

  12. “I Can…” • . IDENTIFY & EXPLAIN the PRINCIPLES of DEMOCRACY by: • A. Describing origins of democratic government. • B. Identifying & explaining principles listed in the Declaration of Independence.

  13. “I Can…” • EXPLAIN the SEVEN PRINCIPLES of our CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT by: • Explaining the workings of our government as detailed in the Constitution

  14. “I Can…” • DEMONSTRATE GOOD CITIZENSHIP by: • A. Identifying our rights, limits and responsibilities. • B. Describing and showing how individuals can participate in and influence their government.

  15. “I Can…” • RELATE THE STORY OF OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE by: • A. Describing how America's various cultures and identities (such as religious beliefs, history, etc.) formed this country. • B. Examining the impact of cultural identity and influences on people’s behavior and perception. • C. Recognizing cultural biases and their impacts on cultural interaction.

  16. “I Can…” • CONSIDER CONFLICT RESOLUTION: • A. Recognizing sources of conflict among individuals and cultures. • B. Proposing solutions to conflicts among individuals and cultures. • C. Analyzing effectiveness of proposed solutions.

  17. “I Can…” • EXPLAIN HOW ECONOMIC DECISIONS AFFECT US ALL by. • A. Evaluating opportunity costs. • B. Describing sources of value and wealth in a market and command economy. • C. Describing the impacts of trade relationships and barriers. • D. Analyzing the impact of government involvement in economics. • E. Evaluating the impact of historical monetary and fiscal policies. • F. Explaining how the Industrial Revolution increased productivity and economic growth & how it affected standards of living.

  18. “I Can…” • 12. DESCRIBE HOW THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY IMPACTED AMERICANS YESTERDAY AND TODAY by; • A. Identifying and describing various physical, political, and cultural regions. • B. Explaining how people adapt to, or change their environment to meet their needs. • C. Analyzing push/pull factors of migration and their effects on a particular location, especially in American history • D. Explaining how various regions relate to and change over time.

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