History 7:
United States History
Jessica Barbata
Rm. 6
jessica.barbata@pcsed.org
Office Hours: By Appointment (M/T/Th)
Philosophy
 Build Skills Vertically (7-12)
 Outlines, Primary Sources, Timed Writing, Political Cartoons
 Work Across Disciplines
 To Kill a Mockingbird
 Historical Curiosity & LOVE of history
 Ask QUESTIONS!
 Current Events
History 7 Curriculum
Semester 1
Semester 2
 Unit 1: American Revolution  Unit 6: Reconstruction
 Unit 2: Constitution & New  Unit 7: TKMB & Civil Rights
Government
Movement, 1950s-1960s
 Unit 3: Abolition & Reform  Unit 8: Native Americans
 Unit 4: Expansion & Causes  Unit 9: Immigration
of the Civil War
 Unit 10: Women & LGBTQ+
 Unit 5: Civil War
PCS Website
Homework
 On Whiteboard 
should go into planner
 Unit Assignment
Schedule  distributed
in hard copy

Also available
electronically on the
PCS website &
Infinite Campus
Homework
 Students should be working on history homework EVERY NIGHT
 TEXTBOOK
 Section Assessments
 Outlines
 Worksheets
 Primary Source Analysis
 KEY TERMS
 STUDY GUIDES
 Major Assignments: Projects, Essays
History Organizational Packet
(HOP)
 HOPs are entered as a single grade, but include an entire unit of work
 HOPs (with self-evaluation filled out) are due at the end of every unit
(usually on the day of the unit test)
 The evaluation sheet and packet should be looked over by a
parent/guardian and signed
Late Work Policy
 Regular homework is stamped to verify on-time
completion
 Key Terms are checked and credit is given via
a stamp on the HOP
 Assignments submitted in the HOP w/out a
stamp receive up to ½ credit.
Major class assignments such as HOPs, essays,
presentations and projects of any kind will be
marked down HALF A GRADE(5%) for each
day they are late.
Test Retakes
Students can retake tests when they
receive lower than 75%
Test retakes receive a max. of 75%.
Students should schedule their retake
with me (available during Tutorial in
room 5 or in Study Hall at lunch or
afterschool)
Infinite Campus
 HOPs are collected/graded at the end of
a unit
 Infinite Campus won’t change on a regular basis
 Ungraded= no score and/or (T)
 Missing= (M) & 0
 Late= (L)
 Comments/Rubrics
Communication
 Email: jessica.barbata@pcsed.org
 Please have YOUR STUDENT contact
me if they have any questions, concerns or
need assistance.