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Welcome'back'to'America!'
I'Believe'

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!!!!!!!!!!!!1.!Education!is!the!framework!for!our!future.!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!2.!Teachers!motivate!and!encourage!students!to!think!critically!about!the!world.!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!3.!Everyone!is!entitled!to!an!education.!
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Course'Description'
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This%is%the%continuing%History%of%the%United%States,%a%survey%course%that%ranges%from%
the%colonial%period%to%the%twenty%first%century.%The%Spring%Semester%will%begin%with%
the%United%States%Imperialism.%The%purpose%of%the%course%is%to%involve%students%in%
the%study%of%the%economic,%political,%cultural,%and%environmental%development%of%the%
United%States%so%that%they%are%better%able%to%understand%their%place%in%the%unfolding%
of%this%countrys%history.%This%course%puts%an%emphasis%on%writing%and%establishes%a%
commitment%to%primary%materials.%
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Units'of'Study'
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Imperialism%
WWI%

WWII%
The%Cold%War%

Roaring%Twenties%

Korean%&%Vietnam%Wars%

Great%Depression%

Civil%Rights%Movement%

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Student'Expectations'
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1.!Be!in!the!classroom!with!all!materials!before!the!bell!rings.!
2.!Study!25!minutes!every!night.!This!time!should!be!spent!reading,!reviewing,!and!
taking!notes!on!readings.!
3.!Raise!your!hand!and!participate!in!class!discussions!daily.!
4.!Complete!class!projects!on!time,!and!pass!exams!over!units!of!study.!
5.!Respect!your!peers,!your!teacher,!your!classroom!and!yourself.!
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Classroom'Rules'
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1.!No!gum!chewing,!and!no!cell!phone!use!without!permission.!
2.!One!student!at!a!time!at!the!water!table.!
3.!Do!not!interrupt!a!classmate!while!they!are!speaking.!
4.!Raise!your!hand!to!answer,!dont!call!out.!
5.!Come!to!class!prepared!and!ready!to!learn.!
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Positive'and'Negative'Consequences'of'Behavior'
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Attendance/Tardy'Policy''''''''''
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Verbal%Warning%
Phone%Call%Home%
Deans%Referral%

pmash@salpointe.org''

1.!Absent!students!must!email!me!before!school!begins!each!day!they!are!absent.!!
2.!Students!are!responsible!for!acquiring!all!missed!notes!from!their!classmates;!any!
handouts!will!be!distributed!upon!the!students!return.!
3.!If!absence!is!due!to!a!serious!illness!or!injury,!please!contact!both!the!teacher!and!
the!counseling!office.!
4.!If!absent!on!the!day!of!an!exam,!the!student!must!take!the!exam!at!7:30!on!the!day!
they!return!to!school,!unless!other!arrangements!have!been!made!with!the!teacher.!
5.!If!you!know!you!will!be!absent!in!advance,!it!is!your!responsibility!to!see!me!before!
the!day!you!are!absent!to!get!any!materials!required.!If!you!know!you!will!be!absent!on!
the!day!of!a!test,!it!is!your!responsibility!to!take!the!exam!before!the!absence.!
6.!Tardy!students!must!sign!in!upon!arrival.!School!rules!will!be!followed!for!tardies.!
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Grading'
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The% grading% scale% provided% in% Student/Parent% Handbook% will% be% followed.% Grades% are% numerically%
recorded,% and% unweighted.% Recording% is% done% once% all% students% have% completed% the% assignment.%
Parents% may% secure% their% password% for% use% of% the% system% from% Mr.% Mounts.% Students% may% use%
NetClassroom%to%check%on%grades.%

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School'Rules'
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Cell'Phones'(Student/Parent'Handbook'pg.'38)'
Cell% phones% and% other% portable% communication% devices% may% be% used% at% Salpointe% Catholic% High%
School.%These%devices%are%permitted%to%be%used%on%campus%in%an%appropriate%manner.%Salpointe%does%
not% provide% technical% support% for% and% accepts% no% liability% for% loss% or% damage% to% electronic% devices.%
They%may%be%used%in%a%classroom%for%educational%purposes%only,%and%only%when%the%teacher%asks%the%
students% to% take% out% and% use% their% device.% Otherwise,% they% are% to% remain% on% silent% and% out% of% view%
from% the% time% a% student% enters% until% they% exit% the% classroom.% Students% excused% from% class% to% use%
restroom%must%leave%phone%on%their%desk.%Parents:%Please%do%not%text%students%between%8:00%a.m.%and%
3:00%p.m.%Suspicion%of%inappropriate%use%will%be%reported%to%the%Deans%Office.%%
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Consequences%of%inappropriate%use%of%a%device:%%
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%The%device%is%turned%in%to%the%Deans%Office.%%
%The%device%will%not%be%available%for%retrieval%until%after%school%the%Monday%following%the%infraction.%%
%A%second%violation%will%result%in%a%parent/guardian%being%required%to%pick%up%the%device%after%
school%the%Monday%following%the%infraction.%%
%A%third%infraction%will%result%in%the%student%being%unable%to%have%a%device%on%campus%for%the%
remainder%of%the%semester.%

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Cheating/Plagiarism'(Student/Parent'Handbook'pgs.'26S27)'
Plagiarism%is%a%serious%form%of%cheating.%Plagiarism%includes%presenting%as%ones%own%work,%the%ideas,%
words,%or%any%created%product%from%another%person%or%source.%A%student%will%be%considered%guilty%of%
plagiarism%if%he/she%copies%someone%else's%paper,%project%or%ideas%without%properly%acknowledging%
the%source%when%appropriate.%Taking%a%photo%of%same%with%intent%to%commit%fraud%is%also%plagiarism.%%
Dishonest%scholastic%work%is%a%serious%violation%of%the%Salpointe%Code%of%Conduct.%Students%are%fully%
responsible% for% the% content% and% integrity% of% all% academic% work% submitted% as% homework,%
examinations,%projects,%research%papers,%etc.%Texting%exams%or%exam%answers%is%illegal%and%subject%to%
consequences% below.% Dishonest% work% is% not% limited% to% the% act% of% cheating% alone,% but% also% includes%
unacceptable%behavior%during%an%exam%as%defined%by%each%teacher's%predetermined%guidelines.%
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Consequences:%%
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%1st%offense:%Students%involved%in%dishonest%scholastic%work%will%receive%a%zero%for%their%work.%
Teachers% will% inform% parent/guardians% by% email% of% this% incident,% and% a% copy% will% be% sent% to% the%
Principal,%Assistant%Principal%for%Student%Services,%Class%Counselor,%and%the%Deans.%The%incident%will%
be%included%in%the%students%education%records.%%
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%2nd%offense:%See%Type%II%discipline.%Multiple%incidents%of%cheating%may%lead%to%expulsion.%%
All%parties%involved%will%receive%the%same%consequence.%DO%NOT%make%your%work%available%for%others%
to%plagiarize.%
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Please&sign&below&to&note&that&you&and&your&parents&have&read&these&procedures/&policies.%
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We%have%read%the%guidelines%for%U.S.%History%and%understand%the%policies,%procedures%and%consequences%stated.%
We%agree%to%follow%these%guidelines%and%work%together%to%have%the%best%learning%experience%possible.%
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