Welcome to the no fear
zone
APUSH
Mrs. Burgess
1st hour, 5th hour, 6th hour
Attendance and nameplate cards
Will three students please give out the name tags to
everyone in the class? You know you want to
volunteer. I’ll be taking attendance.
Any students without a name tag?
Front Cover: First and last name (write fairly large)
Back Cover: 3 specific goals you have for this
class.
Inside: Tell me an interesting and specific fact about
yourself that might distinguish (hobby, unique
experience, etc.
Navigating for success and being
greener
www.apushsuccess.wikispaces.com (also
can be reached through HHS website
www.hamiltonhuskies.com
Registering for this class in tii
Must be completed by this Friday, July 26th. –
picking up work.
Do it early so we can deal with any issues before
7/26.
Once you register, be sure to check your
assignment calendar for all due dates for
uploading work to tii. The majority of
assignments in this class done at home will be
uploaded.
How to avoid problems of plagiarism, and how to
use tii as your helper to avoid not using your own
voice and knowledge enough on your work.
The boring but necessary syllabus
Questions on the syllabus??
Note the information on active reading quizzes,
notes, and the notebook requirement (see
handout).
The major thing to understand is that you can be
very successful in this class, and my goal is to
help you navigate to success.
Let me know today if there is any issue
preventing you from being able to access
information on line.
Signature pages for the syllabus Reminder
Syllabus page understanding by you and a parent,
and returned by next Monday (July 29) (10 pts)
Ethics page understanding must be signed by you
and a parent, placed in Section 1 of your
notebook. This will be part of your notebook setup requirement (see syllabus)
Navigating The Assignment Calendar
Any Questions??
Book Check- Out
By group you will need to bring your ID and the American
Pageant and Green Document Book to my desk for checkout of those 2 books.
Written back-up – Carefully write last 4 numbers of the
Hamilton bar code in the appropriate column for the
American Pageant and Document book.
AMSCO Book – Record the number written on the bottom
of the book pages in the appropriate column.
Double-check your numbers/Don’t leave with any
books that have not been recorded manually and
electronically.