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Welcome to U.S. History to 1877
Lynne [email protected]
Website: HPMS (Click Staff/Click Avdellas)
Thanks for Coming!
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About Me… Ninth Year at Harper Park Taught 5th and 6th Grade in Fairfax County
Public Schools Master’s Degree in Middle School
Education – George Mason University Undergraduate Degree from Dickinson
College – Major in Political Science and Policy Management Studies
Live in Leesburg, married with a 9th and 11th graders who attend Tuscarora HS
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Middle School U.S. History: Laying the Foundation
Introduction To Basic Facts and Concepts
Middle School High School… and beyond
In-depth Study andExploration
BackgroundKnowledge
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Topics Covered This Year Geography The Confederacy
Period Using Primary Sources
U.S. Constitution
Early Native Cultures in North America
U.S. Expansion
The Age of Exploration: America and West Africa
Reform and Abolition
Colonial America The Civil War War for Independence
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Teaching Approach
Knowledge• SOL Objectives• People, Places, Events
Skills• Critical Thinking• Map Reading• Writing• Public Speaking• Content Reading
Attitude• Political Efficacy• Enjoy Learning• Appreciate History
This Year I Will
Emphasize All Three Learning
Objectives!
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History Alive: Making it Relevant Components of the Class
Current Events Interactive Study Notebook (ISN) Tests, Homework, Quizzes Simulations, Discussions, Debates,
Journals, Role Plays, Trade Books, Computer Projects
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Homework and Test PolicyHomework- Weekly and due on Thursday or Friday
depending on when they have History. Students will pick from list of assignments
and will complete one on topic covered in class that week. (List is in their notebook and on website.) See R12 and R13 for details
Tests-C,D, F test corrections
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Partnership
My Role How You Can Help Prepare Students Well for Their SOL
Check Your Child’s Agenda
Provide Well-Thought Out and Organized Lessons
Ask About the Class
Be Responsive to Any Questions or Concerns You Have
Take Them on Historical Field Trips
Keep Website and Homework Hotline Up-To-Date
Occasionally Quiz Them Using Their Interactive Notebook
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A Closing ThoughtI dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptures there.The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a sixth grade teacher: the tools she usedWere books and music and art:
One was a sixth grade parent with a guiding handAnd a gentle loving heart.
And when at last their work was doneThey were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had worked into the childCould never be sold or bought.
And each agreed they would have failedIf they had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school,And behind the teacher stood the home. By Ray A. Lingenfelter
An Elementary Principal
