Ms. Regan SCPS



Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School

Syllabus 2019-2020

Course Title: Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH)

Instructor’s Name: Catherine Regan reganc@

Darnell-Cookman Mission Statement:

To prepare students for collegiate success through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum integrated with professional medical standards emphasizing integrity, the pursuit of academic excellence, and a passion for life-long learning.

Honor Code:

Students at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, School of the Medical Arts will be expected to uphold the four standards of our school and place high value on intellectual rigor and academics.

• Honesty – When students practice honesty, the result is fairness for everyone.

• Respect – Respect is treating others as we would like to be treated. In an environment of respect, work we call our own, is our own.

• Responsibility – Responsibility is the quality of being accountable for our actions and accepting the consequences of our actions.

• Integrity – Integrity is a commitment to a value even when others are not present to witness it.

Enrollment at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School requires a commitment to the honor code standards. Students are expected to acknowledge and properly credit sources. The use of material from a source without credit is considered plagarism. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that work is their own. Students should not submit the work of other students as their own. Students should not provide work to another student. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that the work submitted is their own.

In order to prevent a student from gaining an unfair advantage, these behaviors will result in the following:

1) Grade of zero – all students involved will earn a zero for the work and/or referral to Dean of Discipline.

2) Documentation- the incident will be recorded and a parent conference will be held

Introduction and Course Description:

Because passing the AP exam in this class equals college credit, students will be expected to perform on a college level. This means that there will be reading and performance expectations akin to a college freshman level class.

Accelerated U.S. History will enable students to understand the development of the United States within the context of history by examining connections to the past to prepare for the future as participating members of a democratic society. Students will use knowledge pertaining to history, geography, economics, political processes, religion, ethics, diverse cultures and humanities to solve problems in academic, civic, social and employment settings. 

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Exploration and Colonial History

Unit 2: Independence

Unit 3: Post –Independence and the Critical Period

Unit 4: Jefferson’s Administration/ Growth of Nationalism

Unit 5: The Age of Jackson

Unit 6: Slavery and Sectionalism

Unit 7: Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit 8 : Rise of Business and Labor

Unit 9: Populists and Progressives

Unit 10: Imperialism and World War I

Unit 11: 1920’s – 1930’s

Unit 12: World War II and the Cold War

Unit 13: Post – War Domestic Issues

Unit 14: Foreign & domestic Policy – Eisenhower (Reagan

Unit 15: GHW Bush ( Obama

Students will complete nightly readings from both their textbook and provided primary & secondary sources. Any sources outside of the textbook will either be distributed by Ms. Regan or will be available on my website.

Educational Materials Needed for Course:

Required Texts

Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey The American Pageant: A History of the Republic – 16 ed

Additional Readings

Madaras, Larry, and James M. SoRelle. Taking Sides. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill Contemporary Learning Series, 2007. Print.

Miscellaneous readings assigned, distributed and made available by Ms. Regan

Student Materials Need for Course:

( One "Five Star" five subject college ruled spiral notebook

( Three Ring Binder with 10 dividers

( Pens (blue or black ink only)

( Pencils (for scantron tests only)

Grading Policy:

Grading Scale

A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 F 59-0

Homework/Late Work Policy: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date.

Per district policy on student progression and learning recovery, I will not accept late work as a means to improve grade standings. All work will be accepted for evaluation, and to improve understanding/mastery of standards, but late work will hold no point value.

Under NO circumstances will work be accepted by proxy. Meaning, work may only be handed into Ms. Regan. Students and parents are NOT to deliver homework via staff member or another student. No assignments will be accepted via email unless specifically requested by Ms. Regan.

Make-up Work Procedure: Regular attendance in each forty-five day grading period is necessary for a student to be successful in school. Missing work may be completed for all absences, including suspension. Make-up work is permitted for each day of absence. Your child may earn up to full credit for work submitted within an acceptable time frame outlined within the D.C.P.S. Student Progression Plan.

Parent/Teacher Conference Information: If you have a question about a grade, please check the FOCUS Grade Portal via One View to see teacher notes or comments. If you have questions please email the teacher. If you have questions about the academic progress of your son or daughter you may contact the Guidance Office to speak with a school counselor. You may schedule a conference by contacting the Guidance Office at 630-6800 extension 1030. Parent/teacher conferences are available after 24 hours notice. Parent/teacher conferences may not include all of your child’s teachers. Please request which teacher(s) when scheduling a conference.

Tutoring Schedule:

Tutoring Schedule: Tutoring may be scheduled by appointment after school on Wednesday's from 3:05 P.M. until 4:05 P.M. Arrangements must be made for pickup at that time or there will be a charge of $10.00 if not picked up by 4:10 P.M.(District Policy)

As we draw closer to the exam date, we will be having regular study sessions/tutoring. Schedule TBA.

Other Information:

**Contacting the instructor**

PARENTS:

All written correspondence will be handled by school email (reganc@). Please allow time for a response due to the nature of the email and the availability for the teacher to have the resources at their disposal. A normal turnaround time is up to 48 hours excluding weekends, please be patient. Please be sure to put your students name in the subject line.

STUDENTS:

All written correspondence will be handled by school email (reganc@). If there is a grade portal errors please send an email. This is your record of the request and this is normally the first area that I correct upon arrival to school.

BOOKBAGS/BACKPACKS: Students at this time are permitted to go to their lockers between classes. Because the size of the classroom and the number of students in class book bags and backpacks are PROHIBITED. We do a lot of moving around and repositioning the classroom daily. Students are expected to come to class with their materials in hand. Students that bring backpacks will be asked to go back to their lockers and subsequently marked tardy.

WEBSITE:

reganhistory.

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