CLASSROOM RULES AND PROCEDURES



Dear Parents:

Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year at Ironwood Ridge High School! Your son/daughter is enrolled in my Pre A.P. Global Studies class. Please take a few minutes this week to read my syllabus, which you will find online at . It contains information such as grading procedures, class rules and policies, guidelines for success and a course description.

Your student’s first assignment (10 points) is to read my class syllabus, complete the syllabus scavenger hunt handout, and return this letter with student and parent signatures by Monday, August 15th. Please contact me with any questions. I look forward to working with you!

See you at OPEN HOUSE!

August 24th at 6 p.m.

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April Kozubal, M.A.

Pre- A.P. Global Studies and World History Teacher

Co-Sponsor, IRHS History Club

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Pre- A.P. Global Studies- Ms. Kozubal

Ironwood Ridge High School

2475 W. Naranja Drive

Tucson, Arizona 85742

Why did Great Britain vote this summer to leave the European Union? Why did the government of Turkey almost get overthrown? What started the civil war in Syria? What are the goals of ISIS? Why are we deploying more troops to Iraq? Why was Brazil selected to host the Olympics? We have so many questions to explore this year!

Course Description:

In this 9th grade honors elective class, students will study 20th century world history and how it has shaped our world today. Students will learn about the history, geography, culture and current events of Latin America, the Middle East, South and Central Asia, Europe, the Russian Republics and Africa. We will analyze complex issues such as globalization, the war in Syria, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, overpopulation, genocide and our relationships with allies and foes. This class will help prepare you for the types of writing required on the AP World History exam. This course carries a weighted grade.

This class will be fun and informative.

For each region we study:

▪ we will complete political and physical maps

▪ we will learn about the region’s history

▪ we will learn about the various cultures of the region

▪ we will learn about the environment

▪ we will learn about current events and major issues

▪ We will watch videos and slideshows and take virtual internet tours.

When you are finished with this course, you will be an informed world citizen!

Biography – Ms. Kozubal (Ka-zoo-bull) (It’s Polish!)

This summer, along with my colleague, Ms. Gipson, I took students to Eastern Europe for a hands on history experience to visit places such as the Berlin Wall, Auchswitz, and the House of Terror in Budapest. We learned so much about other peoples, times, and places and I can’t wait to share it all with students this year!

This is my 22nd year of teaching high school students! It is my 16th year teaching at Ironwood Ridge and my 4th year as co-sponsor of the IRHS History Club. I have been teaching at IRHS since it opened in 2001. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona and then returned to earn a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Teacher Education . I am certified by the state of Arizona to teach Social Studies on the secondary level. I lived in Germany for five years and have traveled widely in Western Europe, including recent educational trips to Poland, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria , Czech Republic, Great Britain and France. My family is from Kankakee, Illinois. I have two amazing kids who are in 3rd and 5th grades.. In addition to Pre A.P. Global Studies, I will be teaching World History. My previous experience includes serving as Social Studies Department Chair, National Honor Society Advisor and four years on the Teacher Advisory Council to the Superintendent. (TAC).

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▪ Grades are posted online. While I update grades every week, please note, we complete our work in units of study, three, four or five weeks long.

▪ All assignments must be completed on time; late work will not be accepted.

▪ There are no “extra credit” assignments in this class.

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Major Assignments: 1st quarter: foreign policy debate: terrorism

2nd quarter: Asian Holidays calendar

3rd quarter: Travel Guide of Europe

4th quarter: DBQ essay

Student Expectations

In order to achieve success in this class, each student is expected to:

❖ Complete all assigned work, including homework.

❖ Participate in classroom discussions and activities.

❖ Ask questions if you don’t understand or you’re not sure.

❖ Have a positive attitude.

❖ Put forth your best effort. Turn in work that you are proud of.

❖ Get organized. Write down your homework and your due dates in a

student planner and bring required materials to class each day.

❖ Demonstrate respect toward other students and the teacher.

❖ Help create a classroom community.

Materials needed:

1. College ruled paper

2. Black or blue pen and pencil for daily work

3. A box of Kleenex.

4. colored pencils

5. two pocket folder

Required Texts

▪ Textbook: World Geography (McDougall Littell)

▪ Website:

▪ Global Studies supplemental readings binder for each semester (Will be distributed in class)

Ms. Kozubal’s Classroom Policies

✓ Quality work policy

Students are expected to turn in neat, legible work. Illegible and/or sloppy work will be re-done in order to earn a grade. Answer all questions (except vocab words) in complete sentences ALWAYS.

✓ Tardy Policy

Students are expected to arrive to class on time. It is disruptive and disrespectful to the teacher and the rest of the class to come to class late. A student is late if they are not in their assigned seat and ready to work when the bell rings. This class starts when the bell rings.

1st & 2nd tardy per semester = verbal warning

3rd tardy per semester = lunch detention and/or parent contact

4th tardy per semester = office referral.

✓ I-pods, cell phone policy –They must be put away unless we are using them for research. Must be in your backpack before the bell rings.

✓ Attendance Policy

Good attendance and promptness are essential to good performance in school. Absence from class is often the greatest single cause of poor performance and achievement. Whenever a class is missed, whether excused or not, that experience can never be completely made up. Completing the make-up work does not compensate for the loss of insight gained during class discussion or the loss of competency gained through explanation, drill, and supervised activities.

The attendance policy will be followed as outlined in the Student Handbook: students with excessive absences per semester will be placed on a behavior contract by IRHS administration and may lose the opportunity to earn credit for the class.

✓ Makeup Work Policy

Students are required to make up any work they miss when they are absent. Students are allowed one day for each day of an excused absence to make up missed work; tests must be made up within three school days (during conference period or before school).

✓ Late work policy

Late work will not be accepted. (Please contact the teacher if there are exceptional circumstances.)

1) Be on time. Be in your assigned seat and ready to work when the bell rings.

2) Be respectful. Follow teacher’s directions. Treat teacher and fellow students with courtesy. Do not talk while the teacher is talking. Use appropriate language. Do not write or draw on any school property. Keep your work area neat.

3) Be productive. Use your classtime wisely. Complete your assignments. Participate in discussions. Socialize outside of class. No ipods, cell phones, or other electronic items that will distract from the classroom environment. These items must be turned off and be put in your backpack.

Consequences for breaking the rules:

If you choose to break a rule:

1. Verbal warning.

2. Teacher/student conference and/or seat change.

3. Detention/parent contact

4. Referral to Principal/ in-school suspension.

*Consequences for I-pods, cell phones, other electronics:

A. First time: verbal warning and confiscation of phone until the end of class.

B. Second time: lunch detention

C. Third time: your P.E.D. will be confiscated and turned over to admin. office at the end of the period. You will have to wait to be called down by admin . office to retrieve your phone.

Teacher contact

Students - Conference period: If you have any questions, concerns, or need extra help, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be happy to meet with you during conference period. You are encouraged to come to conference hour before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Conference hour may be used for meeting with your teacher, tutoring, making up tests, making up missed work, meeting for a class project, researching in the library, club meetings, and parent/student conferences (by appointment).

Parents: The best way to contact me is by email at akozubal@. I am a part-time teacher, which means I am not on campus at the end of the school day.

Website: My website is located at . Select “Ironwood Ridge,” “Faculty and staff.”

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Grading scale:

A = 90-100% D = 60-69%

B = 80-89% F = 59 and below

C = 70-79%

Classwork = 25%

Homework = 15%

Class projects/Participation/Discussion = 25%

Tests = 20%

Final Exam = 15%

All percentages are approximate.

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