Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!! I am SUPER excited to be your instructor this year. I am ready to go full throttle, and to get this school year underway! This school year we will be incorporating a lot of fun activities/discussions while also learning the necessary requirements that are mandated by the state. I am truly looking forward to a productive, innovative, technology inspired, and enjoyable school year. Always remember that we are Unified. Motivated. Educated & connected with Love.

Hello!
My name is Ms. Phillips, and I will be your 10th grade U.S. History teacher. I have tons of knowledge that I am ready,and willing to share with students’.I am truly excited to get to know everyone, and blast off for the new school year!

EDUCATION

I have completed my Bachelor’s Degree at The University of Alabama. ROLL TIDE!! I am currently in the process of acquiring my Master’s Degree at Alabama State University.I can not wait to share my love of education with my students!

United States History 1: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution

General information

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!! I am SUPER excited to be your instructor this year. I am ready to go full throttle, and to get this school year underway! This school year we will be incorporating a lot of fun activities/discussions while also learning the necessary requirements that are mandated by the state. I am truly looking forward to a productive, innovative, technology inspired, and enjoyable school year. Always remember that we are Unified. Motivated. Educated & connected with Love. 

Course Description

This course is the study of the early history of the United States. It forms the foundation for understanding the development and principles of modern American society. Beginning with the earliest explorations of American continents. Students will be offered a chronological study of major events, issues, movements, individuals, and diverse groups of people in the United States from a national, and Alabama perspective. In addition, students will be gaining essential knowledge regarding this period of our nation’s past, develop historical-thinking skills, which include chronological thinking, historical comprehension, historical analysis and interpretation, historical research, and analysis and decision making. 

Work Description

Students are expected to contribute to class discussions and effectively participate in class activities. In order for class discussions to work, student preparation and participation is critical. Reading/ researching is essential for students to see the big picture of history. “History is not a series of snapshots, but a video that runs continuously. Do not blink and miss the whole picture”. 

Student Responsibilities: Students are expected to take active roles in their learning. As active learners’ students must:

• Complete all assigned homework and classwork ON TIME!

• Come to class ON TIME and prepared with the necessary material. (This includes homework/assignments that were given prior)

• Complete ALL reading assignments in entirety before coming to class. 

• Please keep all cell phones put away. (Show respect to others while others have the floor)

• Label papers correctly with name, date, assignment, subject, and period (keep your things ORGANIZED. It will help in the long run) 

• STUDY for test (get plenty of rest before test day-if you keep up with your assignments you will not have to cram)

Course Materials

Daily Supplies

• 3 ring binder 

• Journal 

• Black or Blue pen 

• Pencil 

• planner

• Assignments (if they were given to you prior)

• IPADS  

• Academic Dishonesty 

  Cheating of any sort, or plagiarism WILL NOT be tolerated at any point. A grade of zero will be issued for any assignment that a student has been caught cheating on. ABSOLUTELY no copying from peers, or no unauthorized communication. Also, there will be no communication during ANY exam (this will be considered cheating). Students can be entitled to suspension or

   

  Late Work

  For late work to be excused, it is the student responsibility to bring a documented excused absence. Excuses will be accepted in person and through email. Students will have TWO DAYS to submit their excuse. If late work is permitted upon the instructor's permission without documentation, a penalty of 10% will be taken off grade every school day. It is also the student responsibility to communicate and complete all makeup work within THREE DAYS following an excused absence. If the student’s absence is excused and he/she does not complete the assignment, a grade of zero will be recorded. If the student's absence is unexcused, he/she will not be allowed to make up the assignment and a zero will be recorded for all missing assignments. 

  *Subject to change upon instructor request

  *REMEMBER COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY

   

  Cell Phone Policy 

  NO CELL PHONES WILL BE ALLOWED. This is a policy that has been issued by administration, and will be followed accordingly. Each student will have an assigned number and your cell phone will go in your assigned slot in the cell phone holder. 

  Failure to turn in your phone, and it is seen 

  1st offense: Verbal warning 

  2nd offense: Phone will be taken up and returned after school

  3rd offense: Phone will be turned into the office

   

  Late Projects

  Late projects will ONLY be accepted with the proper documentation. (This also includes the proper notification). ALL projects are due on the due date. If there are any problems, it is the student’s responsibility to communicate with the instructor ASAP. NO PROCRASTINATION. Do not wait for the deadline to communicate with your instructor.

  a write up. Group thinking is highly encouraged. It is highly discouraged for students to copy from websites, peers, etc.

   

  Attendance

  Attendance is MANDATORY!!!! Each class section students are expected to be PRESENT and ON TIME!!Attendance will be recorded daily. After student receives 3 unexcused absences, a chronic absentee form will be filed in the office (this can be found in the student code of conduct manual). If student is absent on the day of exam, it is the student’s responsibility to make up the exam on the next class section with an official excuse from the office. 

   

  Tardies 

  Students are expected to be seated when the tardy bell rings. Students will need to submit a written excuse for entry into the classroom. After the tardy bell ring students must sign the tardy log. After the 3rd offense a phone call and a disciplinary referral will be issued.  

  Consequences

  1st offense= Warning 

  2nd offense= warning/call parent or guardian 

  3rd offense= write up/talk with dean of students 

   

   

  Grading Categories/Percentage/Grading Scale

  Exams=20%

  Essays=20%

  Projects=20%

  Journals=10%

  Classwork=10%

  Homework=10%

  Participation=10%

   

   

  Standard Grading Scale

  90%-100%=100% =A

  80%-89%= B

  70%-79%= C

  60%-69%= D

  O%-59%=F

   

  ACOS Critical Standards

• Compare effects of economic, geographic, social, and political conditions before and after European explorations of the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries on Europeans, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous people.

• Compare regional differences among early New England, Middle, and Southern colonies regarding economics, geography, culture, government, and American Indian relations 

• Trace the chronology of events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, passage of the stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, passage of the intolerable acts, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the publication of Common sense, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

• Describe the political system of the United States based on the Constitution of the United States

• Explain key cases that helped shape the United States Supreme Court including Marbury versus Madison, McCulloch versus Maryland, and Cherokee Nation versus Georgia. 

• Describe relations of the United States with Britain and France from 1781 to 1823, including the XYZ Affair, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine. 

• Describe causes, courses, and consequences of the United States’ expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the treaty of Paris of 1783, the Northwest Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Louisiana Purchase, the Indian Removal Act, The Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican War and cession Texas Independence, the acquisition of Oregon, the California Gold Rush, Texas Independence, and the Western Trails.

• compare major events in Alabama from 1781 to 1823, including statehood as part of the expanding nation, acquisition of land, settlement, and the Creek War, to those of the developing nation.

• Explain dynamics of economic nationalism during the era of Good Feelings, including transportation systems, Henry Clay’s American System, slavery and the emergence of the plantation system, and the beginning of industrialism in the Northeast. 

• Analyze key ideas of Jacsonian Democracy for their impact on political participation, political parties, and constitutional government. 

• Evaluate the impact of American social and political reform on the emergence of a distinct culture. 

•  Describe the founding of the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin and the role played by later critics of slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Angelina and Sarah Grimké, Henry David Thoreau, and Charles Sumner.

• Summarize major legislation and court decisions from 1800 to 1861 that led to increasing sectionalism, including the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Acts, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dread Scott decision. 

• Describe how the Civil War influenced the United States, including the Anaconda Plan and the major battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg and Sherman's March to the Sea.

• Compare congressional and presidential reconstruction plans, including African American political participation. 

• Explain the transition of the United States from an agrarian society to an industrial nation prior to World War

  Classroom Discipline Plan

  Ms.Phillips, U.S. History 1

   

  Ms. Phillips’s classroom will follow a Progressive Discipline Plan in order to ensure all students are treated fairly and equally regarding discipline concerns. When the student choose not to follow the class rules, to talk excessively at inappropriate times, or to not put forth a positive effort in class, one or more of The Progressive Discipline steps will happen.  

   

  Step 1: Warning

• Usually a warning is given to stop disruptive activity or behavior. Warnings may be verbal, non-verbal or written.

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  Step 2: Parent Notification

• Initial contact will be made to the parent either by phone or email

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  Step 3: Student Referral to the Dean of Students

• A referral to the Dean of Students will be made for any student disruption based on the severity of the incident. 

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• The student may receive various consequences by the Dean of Students based on the infraction committed in the classroom. This includes but not limited to: detention, in-school support (ISS), and recommendation for expulsion. 

• 1. Be prepared for class when the bell stops ringing.  This means have the materials needed for class, stop talking, and be ready to begin the day’s work.  Materials you will need to bring to class include:  assignments, appropriate

  Severe disruptions will result in a student being removed from the class and send to the Dean of Students with a recommendation that a student be strongly disciplined. Each discipline situation is unique. Consequences may change depending on the infraction.

   

  Each student shall:

  writing instruments (pencil, black ink pen, or blue ink pen), and paper for assignments and taking notes. If you are not in your seat when the bell stops ringing, you will be counted tardy. 

  2. Respect each class member’s right to learn and the teacher’s right to teach.

  3. Respect others’ person and property.  (Keep hands to self, don’t copy, don’t cheat, don’t steal, and don’t play with objects in class).

  4. Listen to what others are saying.  Class discussion is an important part of this class.  Do not ridicule or criticize another class member.

  5. Make an honest attempt to cooperate and participate in all activities.  

  6. Follow any given instructions when they are given.

  7. Never use offensive or objectionable language.

  8. Students are responsible for obtaining missed assignments during absences.  Students who are absent from class, but not truant, will have the number of days absent plus one additional day to make up missed work.  Arrangements can be made if more time is needed.

  9. Students that are caught cheating in class will be given a zero for the assignment and may be disciplined further.  Any communication during a quiz or test is considered cheating.

   

  Use common sense in class.  Show respect for all members of the class.  If you are not sure if something is allowed, ask.  Use the appropriate behavior at the appropriate time.

   

  Violations that may Warrant Interventions

• Eating and/or drinking in class

• Cheating/Plagiarizing

• Fighting/Harassment 

• Graffiti/Vandalism

• Tardy/Truancy

• Defiance

• Profanity

• Violation of School Dress Code

• Any other behavior that is deemed defiant, inappropriate or a disruption to school activities may warrant an intervention or consequence to be issued by the Dean of Students.

• Other Points of Interest

• Cell Phones are only to be used before school, during lunch and after school. Use of a cell phone at any time other than the time stipulated is considered to be a disruption of the instructional process. Cell phones can be confiscated if seen in use outside of the stipulated times. Any confiscated item may be retrieved at the end of the class period.

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• Electronic Devices such as but not limited to iPods and Air Buds are considered a disruption of instructional activities. These items may not be seen or used at school. These items may be confiscated if seen. Earphones are only to be used during the specified time identified for cell phone use (before school, during lunch, and after school). If earphones are used at any other time during the school day, they are subject to confiscation.

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• Hats and Hoodies are NOT ALLOWED to be worn at any time in the classroom, cafeteria, gymnasium and all other indoor structures. These items are subject to confiscation, if the aforementioned policy is violated. Failure to comply with the request for confiscation WILL result in a referral for defiance of staff, and could result in a disciplinary action up to suspension. 

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• Ms.Phillips reserves the right to revise the discipline plan if it is not providing a positive learning environment. 

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