Government and Economics Honors 2014-2015

Mrs. Cynda Wood

Room #119
Email: cynda.wood@owensborocatholic.org
Wesite! """.acesin119.com
Co#rse $vervie"!
This course is a course set up to have students understand the United States
government, how the economy functions, its effect on the world, and the importance of
being informed citizens. It will be broen up into two semesters, having an e!am at the
end of each semester covering that semester"s material. The first semester will
concentrate on #overnment while the second will be primarily focused on $conomics,
however at times it is important to understand a concept about one to understand a
concept about the other.
The class will be taught at the %onors level, and will be designed to help prepare
the students for college, as well as e!pecting a certain amount of personal responsibility
of students that choose to tae the class at the honors level.

%e&t! #lencoe"s &ivics Today' &itizenship, $conomics, and (ou
'#((lies! Three)ring noteboo, loose)leaf noteboo paper *preferably college ruled+,
pens and pencils, highlighter, art supplies when re,uested *or use what is provided+
)oteoo*s! (ou will be re,uired to tae notes in class, which should be included in your
noteboo. This noteboo should also include information that I will give you in class,
writing assignments through the year, and any other handouts that are given. These
noteboos are sub-ect to be graded at anytime if I feel students have not been bringing
them to class or eeping their materials together. $ach semester will be graded separately
in the noteboo. .t the end of the semester, students will stop being responsible for those
materials.
Co#rse +olicies!
/ate wor will not be accepted after a wee, unless further arrangements are
made. $ach day it is late points will be deducted accordingly.
.ll material assigned in class is sub-ect to assessment.
(ou will have either a ,uiz, test, or pro-ect to be graded on each unit, possibly all
three.
0ot everything will be a graded assignment' some things will be participation,
others -ust to chec for learning.
&heating will be punished to the highest e!tent outlined in the handboo,
including plagiarism.
.ll ma-or typed assignments will be submitted to turn)it)in.com
Gradin,! #rading will be divided as follows'
%ests and ma-or (ro-ects! .5/
Home"or* .5/
Writin,! 15/
+artici(ation 10/
0#i11es 5/
I update I012 often, so please chec I012 with grading ,uestions and then feel free to
email me if further information is needed. #rades not turned in when the assignment is
put into I012 are put in as zeros. This does not mean the grade will stay a zero,
especially if the reason is an e!cused absence, rather the assignment is not currently in.
Cond#ct! .ll rules of the student handboo apply. .bove everything else, respect
yourself, each other, 1&%S, and me in the classroom.
2sences! It is the responsibility of the st#dents to arrange for any mae)up
assignments, including tests. They will not be given during class time *e!ceptions being
study halls that align with my planning period+. They must come see me before or after
school and mae a scheduled appointment *using signupgenius, a lin to this site is
provided on www.acesin334.com+ to mae up wor after school or before school. This
must be done within a wee of the student returning unless other arrangements have been
made. If this is not done, the student will receive a zero for that assignment, which can be
very harmful to their grade and more importantly their understanding of the course.
5ae)up assignments will generally be different from the assignments that are given in
class, they will cover the same material, but not necessarily in the same format to insure
the validity of the assignment, and in some cases to mae the best use of time.
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