History Syllabus

MR. CAPPUCCIO

Why study History?

• Learning from mistakes

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• Analytical thinking & applicable skills
• research skills, information gathering,
• law, government, education, journalism

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• Perspective & Context

World History/Cultures

Unit 1

World Religions

Unit 2

The Renaissance and Reformation

Unit 3

Global Interactions

Unit 4

Absolutism and Enlightenment

Unit 5

Political Revolutions and State Building

Unit 6

Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

Unit 7

The Great Wars

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MAJOR THEMES (USI)�1400-1920

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• Worlds Meet
• Emergence of the Colonies
• Colonialism and Independence
• Confederation & Constitution
• New Government, nationalism.
• Reform, Expansion, and Slavery.
• antebellum era, Civil War
• Reconstruction, industry, & urbanization.
• Gilded Age

MAJOR THEMES US 2

• Progressives & Imperialism
• WW1
• Roaring 20's
• Great Depression & New Deal
• WWII
• Post War & Early Cold War
• Postwar, Great Society, Civil Rights,Vietnam
• 70s, 80's, and today. War, society, and politics.

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GRADING POLICY

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• Tests/Quiz Major Assignment:   50% of Grade
• Tests cover multiple topics, usually at the end of a chapter. Also includes multi day projects.
• Assignments: 40% of Grade
• This includes most daily assignments and smaller short term projects.
• Progress Assessment- 10% of Grade.
• Given once per trimester, and will mostly be based on skills learned during the semester not on memorization.

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Grading Continued

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• Missed assignments- Most assignment will be on google classroom, You are responsible for doing assignments on days that you are absent. You must come to zero period to hand in any late assignment after an absence. Points are not deducted for days you are absent.

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• Late assignments: 1 day late 25% point reduction,
• 2-5 days 50%
• You have 5 days to hand in late assignments. After this time assignments will not be accepted.

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• You must come to zero period to hand in any assignment marked as a Zero or it will not be graded.

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Gradebook Example

Procedures & Expectations

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• Classwork is to be done in the class period, it is not homework.

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• Classwork- all classwork is due at the end of the period unless otherwise stated.

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• If you do not finish by this time it will be counted as a day late and points will be deducted.

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• If I am absent, it is not a day off, work needs to be completed. I cannot stress this enough.

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• Grades for multiple assignments will usually be entered once a week.

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Procedures & Expectations

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• If you miss an assignment and the grade has been entered into the gradebook as a missing or zero you must come to zero period to turn the assignment in. This is the only way a missing assignment will be entered into the gradebook. If you are absent and get the assignment in before it is entered in the gradebook you do not have to attend zero period.

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• Check gradebook for missing assignments: Assignments are numbered, and there will be a COMMENT next to any assignment that is missing or incomplete.

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• If all assignments in a given grading period are missing the gradebook will show a “missing” grade of 0 in the until turned in.

• If you refuse to work and instead choose to sleep, talk, or do nothing, it will be noted in the gradebook for you to see as a comment and you will not be allowed to make that assignment up.

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• Again, work you refused to do is NOT late work and will not be accepted or graded as such.

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• There will be cutoff dates for assignments toward the end of each semester.

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End of Year

• Assignments due before spring break cannot be made up at after May 1st.
• Assignments due between May 1 and Memorial day cannot be made up after June 1.

PROCEDURES CONT.

PROCEDURES CONT.

Bathroom- Raise your hand and ask to go during independent work, not during instructional time (Instructional time includes class discussions)

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• Please Do not ask to go during instructional time. I only talk for 5-10 minutes at a time so please wait until I am done and you are doing classwork.

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• One person at a time going to the bathroom, use smart pass on your chromebook before you leave the room, and sign in at the bathroom station. Please make a pass to the closest restroom.

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PROCEDURES CONT.

School Cell Phone Policy

Cell Phones

• CELL PHONES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN CLASSROOMS!

The Board of Education prohibits the use of internet-enabled devices on school grounds during the

school day (from bell to bell) in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:36-40b. Bell to bell means from the7:35am bell to the dismissal bell. Students are responsible for storing their devices in their locker,

backpack, or other bag throughout the day. More info can be found in Policy 5516.

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This state ban (N.J.S.A. 18A:36-40b) includes cell phones & all other internet-enabled devices such as

smart watches, headphones, and smart glasses. These devices should not be seen or heard at any

time from the 7:35am warning bell until the dismissal bell at 2:26pm.

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PROCEDURES CONT.

Classroom Policy

What does this mean for our classroom Policy?

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• Cell phones must remain in the bag throughout the period.
• Write up, call home, and disciplinary action by the administration will immediately follow any cell phone related incidents.

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Procedures & Expectations

• Assignment Questions- If you are unclear on an instruction or assignment, please :

Wait till the end of instruction to ask a question and

Raise your hand and wait for me to come and help.

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• Test and Quiz Procedures

- All chromebook tabs must be closed

-No open notes

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• Lates

If you are held up make sure to get a pass from the teacher you were with.

After three lates you will be issued a referral.

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AI

• AI use is not permitted on any classroom assignments. All answers are in the provided documents unless otherwise specified.
• Research- All projects must be cited, AI cannot be used as a reference.
• We may do specific projects that will use AI, details will be discussed in the project instructions.
• I will be using go guardian and brisk, and will be monitoring every class. You may be given a zero or have points deducted from assignments that have evidence of AI/ improper internet use.

Procedures & Expectations

• Follow all school rules
• Have your chromebook charged and on your desk,a notebook and be prepared with a pen or pencil.

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• Food should be kept to a minimum- no 8 AM hoagies with extra onions or slushies after lunch please!

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• Use proper etiquette for emails.

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• Pirate time-I will be available on B & D day in Room 211

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• If an assignment is posted and it there is not a “copy” made for you, do not ask for edit access. Go to file and make a copy of the assignment for yourself.

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• If instruction ends before the bell, you must remain in your seat and follow teacher instructions, you are never to line up by the door. If you line up early, you will be asked to return to your seat and you will be the last person to leave the classroom.

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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT BELL SCHEDULE

I feel that every student will learn a great deal in this class and we will do everything necessary to make sure everyone has a successful year.

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Give respect, get respect.

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Hard work is a habit.

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If you need to contact me about anything feel free to email me any time:

gcappuccio@gehrhsd.net

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