Mrs. Murphy’s U.S. History Class
Please take an index card from black tray at
the back of the room (in the warm-up tray)
• At the top, write your child’s name and your
name
Please write any information that you feel I should
know about your child.Go
ahead, brag!!!!
Also, if you feel that your child may be too shy to tell me that
he/she does not like to read aloud, called upon, used in role
playing, etc., please let me know.
• Geography Skills
• Analysis of Primary Sources
•The Reconstruction Era
• Westward Expansion and the 50 States
• Immigration, Industrialization, Urbanization
• Segregation during and after Reconstruction
• Progressive Movement
• US Expansionism
• WW I: At Home and in Europe
• Transportation, Great Migration, Prohibition
• Harlem Renaissance
• The Great Depression and the New Deal
• Pearl Harbor and WW II: Atlantic, Pacific, at Home
• Postwar Rebuilding and United Nations Formation
• Cold War Conflicts
• Civil Rights Movement and Women’s Rights
• Technology and American Life
*An SOL Test is given at the end of this course.
Class supplies:
1. Binder
2. Dividers (at least 6)
3. Composition book
Binder needs to be brought to every history class. All handouts gi
in class will be organized into your binder
Dividers (please have in this order):
• Formatives
• Class notes
• Geography
• Tests and quizzes
• SOL review
• homework
Composition book:
• Can be any color
• This will be kept in class
Formatives
This section will have your warm-up and exit tickets.
I may also give practice tests
Formatives are not calculated into your grade
Formatives help monitor your understanding of
material
Class notes
This section will have the handouts completed in
class
Tests and Quizzes
All your original tests and quizzes will be
returned to you.
These are summative grades and will be
calculated into your grade.
These will be good review for the SOL
Do not misplace these assessments
SOL Review
We will be reviewing for the SOL test all year
Yes, you heard correctly.
I will be giving you periodic SOL formative
Assessments (remember, formatives do not get
calculated into your grade, so do not panic).
These assessments help us both know what information
you are retaining.
Homework
Any papers given for homework go in this section.
This way you always know where you put your
homework.
Once we go over the homework in class, it will become
class notes
Don’t worry ; I always tell you which section papers
need to go in.
Class rules and expectations
START OF CLASS PROCEDURE:
•Step 1. Arrive prepared BEFORE the bell rings.
•Step 2: Pick up the warm-up from basket upon entering the
Classroom
•Step 3. If needed, pick up your composition book from class bin
upon entering the classroom
•Step 4: At the bell, go to your seat and quietly begin warm-up
Homework: All homework is expected to be turned in on
the due date
Grading
4 points = all completed
3 points = ¾ completed
2 points = ½ completed
1 point = ¼ completed
Z did not have hw
Late policy:
• HW reviewed in class may not be
handed in late.
• HW that I collect to grade may be handed in
the next day (not the next class)
TEST PROCEDURES:
TESTS & QUIZES Unit tests will be
given as we complete each SOL.
Quizzes will be given throughout the
unit.
Reassessment Policy
• Students will be provided one opportunity per
Summative for reassessment on non-mastered
objectives.
• Formative assessments linked to the unit must be
completed prior to the original Summative.
• Students must complete a reassessment form and
return it by the next block.
• The reassessment score will be averaged with the
original score for a final Summative grade.
How will reassessments show up in Clarity ?
S-Test:
Reconstruction 58
pts.
F- HW:
Reassessment
corrections
S-Test:
Reconstruction
reassessment 58 pts.
(this will be weighted
1 and the original
score will be changed
to a weight of zero.
A weight of zero does
not get calculated
into the grade
1
1
Z
58
54
50
(this is weighted 1
so it gets calculated
into overall average)
58
50
50
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT:
Should you miss a class, check your block’s folder on the
“While You Were Out” board, the homework calendar for
what you need to turn in, and my website for any power
point notes you missed.
Please see me during resource if you need clarification.
CLASS WEB PAGE:
Homework, projects, study guides, test & quiz dates, Power
Points, and other relevant class information will be available
for download on the class web page. Please refer to the site
for daily homework updates. If there is something you need
that is not on the site, please see me or e-mail me and I will
try to get it to you.
www.lcps.org
GET HELP IF YOU NEED IT:
I am available before school most days for help or questions.
• Just let me know (at least a day ahead) that you will be
arriving early.
Or see me before class and I will write you a pass to come
during your resource.
Feel free to e-mail me anytime.
I am here for you, please let me help anyway I can.
Textbooks will not be issued to every student;
we will be using a class set.
There is an on-line version of The American Journey
text that can be accessed at home through my
Harmony webpage.