Mr. Martinek – United States History – 1860 – Present Day
Room A - 174
Homework – To be signed tonight
Contact:
Parents, you can monitor the progress of your child by accessing the county’s PowerSchool Website. If you need to contact me personally the best way to do so is via e-mail:
Please contact me at this e-mail address if you have any questions about the syllabus, grades, or just want an update about behavior.
Textbook:
Danzer, G, et al. (2007). The Americas. McDougal Littell: New York. ($65) – Do Not Lose!
Materials needed:
200 note cards, Pen, Pencil, Paper, 3 ring 1.5”-2” notebook with pockets, black fine tip marker, set of colored pencils.
Cell phones / Class Rules:
Are not to be in class and should be off all day during school. If you are caught with a cell phone or disruptive during class the following will happen:
1st offense : call home, phone confiscated, and incident report
2nd offense: call home, parent must come get phone, incident report
3rd offense: referral
Make-up work:
Late work will not be accepted unless the student is absent. If the student does not have his / her work on the day that it is due they will receive a 0. In the case of an absence the work can be turned in on the day they return only.
Parents help?
I utilize a ticket program in which I give out pens / notebooks / note cards / highlighters / candy every Friday. I cannot afford to fund this program myself, so I am asking if you could contribute one or more of the above items. Your child will be given extra tickets for bringing your items in. I also tend to run out of facial tissues, if you could send in a box that would be great. Thanks!
Research Paper:
Worcester County Public Schools require all U.S. history students to complete a 10 page research paper in MLA format. Since this is a requirement failure to complete a satisfactory (D or above) paper will result in automatic failure of the class. This paper will be done during the end of the semester and a rubric and other requirements will be sent home.
Units: The following units will be covered in U.S. History-
Constitution and Independence, Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward movement, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, World War I, Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War
Signature :
We have read the syllabus and the syllabus and understand the high expectations of the U.S History class. I will do my best to uphold the integrity of SDHS and WorcesterCountyPublic Schools all year.
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