Advanced Placement: US History
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
U.S. HISTORY
SYLLABUS
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MR. WEATHERFORD
PATRIOT HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. Weatherford
Classroom Phone: (951)361-6500, ext. 2064
Email: dan_weatherford@jusd.k12.ca.us
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Letter of Introduction
August 9, 2011.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to my class in Advanced Placement U.S. History.
This course is offered with the intent of equipping you, the student, for success not just in this subject area, but in life “outside of Patriot High.” Hopefully this course will challenge you to “step outside of yourself” and expand your worldview. In this course, you will be introduced to the people, ideas and events that have combined to shape American life and culture. Through our studies together, I hope to …show more content…
The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students should learn to assess historical materials – their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance – and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An AP United States History course should thus develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay …show more content…
• Only grades of “A”, “B”, or “C” qualify for the additional gradepoint available to students in AP courses.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
To be successful in this course, students must be in class on time, attend regularly, come prepared to do work and learn, and clearly demonstrate a cooperative attitude. Attitude is the primary determinant in assessing the “class participation” grade weight – therefore one’s words and actions are regularly factored into one’s overall grade (10%).
In the event that a student speaks or acts in a manner that offends, disrupts or negatively impacts the learning environment (i.e. defiance, rudeness, refusal to do work) - I reserve the right to act immediately and directly, up to and including the possible immediate removal from class. In such an instance, the student will NOT be allowed to re-enter until I have met with or contacted a parent or guardian.
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ABSENCES / LATE WORK / HOMEWORK
First and foremost, each student must seek my assistance whenever an assignment, grade, or activity is not understood or when the student receives a grade lower than
U.S. HISTORY
SYLLABUS
[pic]
MR. WEATHERFORD
PATRIOT HIGH SCHOOL
Mr. Weatherford
Classroom Phone: (951)361-6500, ext. 2064
Email: dan_weatherford@jusd.k12.ca.us
p.2
Letter of Introduction
August 9, 2011.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to my class in Advanced Placement U.S. History.
This course is offered with the intent of equipping you, the student, for success not just in this subject area, but in life “outside of Patriot High.” Hopefully this course will challenge you to “step outside of yourself” and expand your worldview. In this course, you will be introduced to the people, ideas and events that have combined to shape American life and culture. Through our studies together, I hope to …show more content…
The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students should learn to assess historical materials – their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance – and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An AP United States History course should thus develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay …show more content…
• Only grades of “A”, “B”, or “C” qualify for the additional gradepoint available to students in AP courses.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
To be successful in this course, students must be in class on time, attend regularly, come prepared to do work and learn, and clearly demonstrate a cooperative attitude. Attitude is the primary determinant in assessing the “class participation” grade weight – therefore one’s words and actions are regularly factored into one’s overall grade (10%).
In the event that a student speaks or acts in a manner that offends, disrupts or negatively impacts the learning environment (i.e. defiance, rudeness, refusal to do work) - I reserve the right to act immediately and directly, up to and including the possible immediate removal from class. In such an instance, the student will NOT be allowed to re-enter until I have met with or contacted a parent or guardian.
p.4
ABSENCES / LATE WORK / HOMEWORK
First and foremost, each student must seek my assistance whenever an assignment, grade, or activity is not understood or when the student receives a grade lower than