United States History

United States History (Juniors) is a New York State mandated course, required for graduation. This is a full year course, ending with the administration of the Regents exam in June. The Regents exam is the student's final exam and, as such, accounts for 20% of the year's grade in the course. As with all courses, there are requirements to fulfill to achieve completion. The guidelines used to compute student grades as well as general classroom requirements are provided for your information

GRADING PROTOCOL

There will be 600 to 800 total points available each quarter. The total scored by the student divided by the total possible will be a percentage that will represent the student's grade.

TESTS : 400 to 600 points

( approximately 70%)

There will be 3 to 4 unit tests per marking period. Each unit test will be either a multiple choice question test, DBQ test ,Thematic essay test or some combination. In addition, there will be a comprehensive quarterly exam and a mid-term, consisting of all three types of questions. These will count as two test grades. This will total 5 or 6 test grades per quarter. If a student is legally absent for a test, they will have to arrange a makeup upon their return to school. Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero. An illegal absence (cut, truancy) on a test day or on a day when the student should have made up a test they missed will also result in a grade of zero on that test.

ASSIGNMENTS : 100 points.

(approximately 15%)

Written homework , when assigned, will be collected and graded. These must be handed in on time--no late work will be accepted, unless a student is legitimately absent, in which case, the assignment must be handed in the very next time the student is present

PARTICIPATION: 100 points

(approximately 15%)

Approximately 15% of the points available will come from the student's participation, which will be based primarily on compliance with the Classroom Guidelines (see link). Cutting class, a serious sign of academic immaturity and disrespect, will result in a loss of half the available participation points for each cut. Cutting class is a foolish way to lose points. Don't be foolish.