Welcome to United States History: Growth and Conflict!
With Ms. Vizas
Rm 134
Email: [email protected]
This Year We Will Study
•8.1 Founding of the Nation
•8.2 The Constitution
•8.3 Foundations of Our Political
System
•8.4 Aspirations and Ideals
•8.5 Early U.S. Foreign Policy
•8.6-8.8 Divergent paths of the Northeast, South, and West
•8.9 Slavery
•8.10 Civil War
•8.11 Reconstruction
•8.12 Industrial Revolution
Daily Supplies to Bring to Class:
Journal
• For Warm-Up, notes, reflections, et cetera
Binder with divider tabs
Colored pencils
Helpful: water, layered clothing
Homework
Weekly Chapter Study Guides• Handed out in class and available on the
LACES website Any unfinished classwork Students have Study Buddies to call
on if they are absent or need help!!!
Assessments
Chapter/Unit Tests and Quizzes
Projects
• will be on LACES website
• 1st--Islam Poster Project
Act it Outs
Historical writing
• Writing with primary and secondary sources
Grading Policy
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89% C= 70-79% D = 60-69% F = 0-59%
Late Work Policy: Partial Credit Half credit for classwork
assignments turned in late. Homework may be turned in one
week past due date for half credit.
How to Help
Check your child’s agenda.
Instead of “Do you have homework?”
say, “Show me your homework.”
Subscribe to Teacher Pages on the
LACES website.
Questions or Comments?