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=Course: U.S. History=
 * Instructors Name: Mr. Nathaniel P. Silva**


 * Email:** __**nsilva@saintlouishawaii.org**__


 * Work Phone:** (808) 739-7777
 * Classroom Location: BH 24**
 * Office Hours: 7:00-3:15 M-F**
 * Course Link:**__http://sls-ushistory11.wikispaces.com__
 * Biography:**
 * **Position at Saint Louis:**
 * Instructor for US History 11 and World Civilizations 10.
 * **Education:**
 * BA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii
 * Master's Degree in Social Studies Education from the Hawaii Pacific University.
 * **Work Experience:**
 * Teacher-intern James Campbell
 * Teacher-intern Maryknoll School
 * Lifeguard-Swim Instructor
 * Basketball Coach for Ages 8-15 Years

Course Description
This essay-based, thematic course is linked to world issues. Students are expected to read, discover, analyze, re-imagine, and relive important events, people, places and ideas of American History. The course will challenge students to recognize the complexity of human existence and the reality of human diversity. Students are encouraged to make connections between the events of the past, the contemporary world and themselves in order to define their place in an ever globalizing society. As an essay-based course, primary emphasis will be placed on the ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
 * Course Title: US History**

Course Targets

 * Be able to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate historical data in primary and secondary sources.
 * Be able to formulate opinions on various topics and academic use academic modes and speech mannerisms to present them.
 * Be able to solve problems in a 21st Century Environment.
 * Be able to learn and work independently to produce written, media, and creative assessments.
 * Be able to recall essential information from audio and visual material.
 * Be able to write effectively.
 * Be able to comprehend sophisticated reading materials.

Prerequisites

 * World Civilizations

Required Text

 * 1) Online and Electronic Textual Materials Provided.
 * 2) Historical Novel from the Booklist on __http://sls-ushistory11.wikispaces.com__.

Materials List

 * 1) Laptop
 * 2) Novel
 * 3) 3D Model Materials
 * 4) Pencils, Pens, and Paper (White and Lined)

Course Outline
**The calendar below is subject to adjustments and revisions and represents Quarter 1. Additional Quarters will be added as revisions are made. Class time will be allotted to read the course novel:** //**Spy**// **by Ted Bell** **. Remember to bring in your book for the** //**LAST DAY OF THE WEEK**////**.**//

Course Outline
Unit 1 DA Unit 1 SA || Unit 2 DA Unit 2 SA || Unit 3 DA Unit 3 SA || Unit 4 DA Unit 4 SA || Unit 5 DA Unit 5 SA || Unit 6 DA Unit 6 SA || Unit 7 DA Unit 7 SA Final Exam ||
 * **Calendar** || **Topics** || **Assignment Description**
 * (On the website, specific details and Assignment Instructions are linked according to their titles.)** ||
 * August || # Course Orientation
 * 1) Map Work: Identifying Event Locations in American History
 * 2) Turning Points in History: People, Ideas and Events
 * 3) //History Day Project// Orientation
 * 4) Annotated Bibliography/Research-Based Outline/Timeline Workshop
 * 5) Submit Annotated Bibliography Rough Drafts || * Course Orientation Assessment
 * Map Assessment
 * History Day Orientation Notes
 * Annotated Bibliography
 * Research-Based Outline ||
 * September || History Day Project || * Re-drafted Annotated Bibliographies Submitted
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Research-Based Outline
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Weebly Websites Crafted
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Weebly Website “Show and Tell”
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Research Paper ||
 * October || **Unit 1 Immigrants to Revolutionaries to Americans** || Unit 1 FA
 * November || **Unit 2 The War that Reshaped America** || Unit 2 FA
 * December || **Unit 3 America Rises from Reconstruction to Progressivism** || Unit 3 FA
 * January || **Unit 4 America Reaches Outward** || Unit 4 FA
 * February || **Unit 5 America Embraces a Scattered World** || Unit 5 FA
 * March || **Unit 6 America's Defeat in its Victory** || Unit 6 FA
 * April || **Unit 7 Cleaning Up a Battered World** || Unit 7 FA
 * May || **Unit 8: Global Issues** || Global Issues Paper and Presentation ||

**Please Print out the following pages, read the document, and sign the document turn it in by Monday of the Second Week of School.**

Gradebook

 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,serif; text-align: center;">**Letter Grade** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,serif; text-align: center;">**Percentage** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">A || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">93-100% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">A- || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">90-92% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">B+ || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">87-89% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">B || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">83-86% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">B- || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">80-82% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">C+ || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">77-79% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">C || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">73-76% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">C- || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">70-72% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">D+ || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">67-69% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">D || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">60-66% ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">F || <span style="font-family: Verdana,serif;">0-59% ||

Additional Grading Information:
 * 2 Grades will be posted during every G Period; typical postings will consist of Participation and an assignment.
 * This is a writing intensive course. Primary assignments will be writing intensive, ranging from essays to projects to a research paper. There will also be several tasks that will assess students' oral skills, which is a reflection of their writing level.
 * Essays will total twice the amount of exams and research papers will be twice the amount of essays.

Classroom Management
A 1-strike policy in effect. Evaluation for Weekly Participation is based on your compliance with the 8 rules below. 1 Checkmark next to your name means 0/50 Weekly Participation Points. Discipline Procedures:
 * Classroom Expectations:**
 * If a student accumulates 3 checkmarks in one-week, a notice will be sent home to his parents and administration will be notified of his behavior.
 * **Students will also lose participation points for every checkmark they accumulate. For example, if a student commits additional infractions within the same week they received a checkmark, they will lose participation points for however many weeks as the number of checkmarks they have accumulated.**
 * 1) Be on time with both arrival //and// departure. (No tardies or early dismissals without proper approval)
 * 2) Give **full attention** to your US History/World Civilization Coursework.
 * 3) No late work.
 * 4) No profanity. No derogatory remarks.
 * 5) Comply with the Saint Louis Dress Code (Hairstyles, Shaving, Shirt Conditions, Shorts, Belts, Shoes).
 * 6) No Social Media (Facebook, YouTube).
 * 7) Respect Adults, All Adults! (Talking badly of other teachers or derogatory remarks about school rules is strictly prohibited.)
 * 8) Uphold the Characteristics of the Marianist Education Standards and the SLS Handbook.
 * The span of time for committing infractions is one grading period (A-G).
 * For continual infractions
 * First Infraction: One Checkmark, **“0” Participation Points.**
 * Second Infraction: Two Checkmarks, **“0” Participation Points for 2 Weeks.**
 * Third Infraction: Three Checkmarks, “0” Participation Points for 3 Weeks, after parents and administration are notified of the behavior.
 * Fourth Infraction: Four Checkmarks, “0” Participation Points for 4 Weeks, parents and administration are notified, you may be placed under an enrollment review, and you will have an after School Detention with the Instructor.

Policies
2 Grades will be posted per grading period (A-G). <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">__http://sls-ushistory11.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tips+and+Tricks__
 * Instructor’s Grading Criteria/Timetable:**
 * Course Policies:**
 * Names and Titling:** In order to facilitate the tracking of assignments and correspondence with the instructor, please use the following naming conventions
 * **Projects:** username-project-unit#.doc
 * **Email Subject Lines:** Please start your subject lines in email correspondence with Course & section username and be sure to specify the SUBJECT OF YOUR MESSAGE. **I will not read any untitled messages.**
 * Extenuating Circumstances:** When a student who is absent returns to US History/World Civilization class, he must have a verification for the absence from the attendance office. If he does not have a slip, he will be sent to the Attendance Office to get the slip.
 * GRADING RUBRIC**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Research Paper and other types of Writing Assignments:
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Final Projects and Final Exams** 1st Semester: 2nd Semester: **Extra Credit Policy:** Extra credit is offered. **Late Work Policy:** No Late Work!! All Assignments and their Due Dates, which are subject to change, can be found at: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">__http://sls-ushistory11.wikispaces.com/Year+Course+Assignments__
 * **The Social Studies' Curriculum places a strong emphasis on writing. Essays and the research paper will be worth at least twice the amount of any multiple-choice or short answer exam.**
 * MLA Style dictates how your paper should appear on the page.
 * MLA Workshops will be offered throughout the course once in class at the beginning and during tutorials from then on.
 * For additional assistance, MLA Formatting Walkthroughs will also be posted on:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">__http://sls-ushistory11.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tips+and+Tricks__
 * Research Paper
 * Final Exam
 * Course Project
 * Final Exam

Plagiarism Policy
Students are expected to be the sole authors of their work. Use of another person's work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Though not a comprehensive or exhaustive list, the following are some examples of dishonesty or unethical and unprofessional behavior: **Plagiarism Definition:** Using another person's words, ideas, or results without giving proper credit to that person; giving the impression that it is the student's own work. **Examples of Plagiarism:**
 * Any form of cheating on examinations.
 * Altering academic or clinical records.
 * Falsifying information for any assignments.
 * Submitting an assignment(s) that was partially or wholly completed by another student.
 * Copying work or written text from a student, the Internet, or any document without giving due credit to the source of the information.
 * Submitting an assignment(s) for more than one class without enhancing and refining the assignment, and without first receiving instructor permission. In cases where previous assignments are allowed to be submitted for another class, it is the responsibility of the student to enhance the assignment with additional research and to also submit the original assignment for comparison purposes.
 * Assisting another student//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">with reasonable knowledge that the other student intends //<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">to commit any act of academic dishonesty. This offense would include, but would not be limited to providing an assignment to another student to submit as his/her own work or allowing another student to copy answers to any test, examination or assignment.
 * In essence, plagiarism is the theft of someone else's ideas and work. Whether a student copies verbatim or simply rephrases the ideas of another without properly acknowledging the source, it is still plagiarism. In the preparation of work submitted to meet course requirements, whether a draft or a final version of a paper or project, students must take great care to distinguish their own ideas and language from information derived from other sources. Sources include published primary and secondary materials, electronic media, and information and opinions gathered directly from other people.
 * A discussion thread, computer program, marketing plan, PowerPoint presentation, and other similar work produced to satisfy a course requirement are, like a paper, expected to be the original work of the student submitting it. Copying documentation from another student or from any other source without proper citation is a form of academic dishonesty, as is producing work substantially from the work of another. Students must assume that collaboration in the completion of written assignments is prohibited unless explicitly permitted by the instructor. Students must acknowledge any collaboration and its extent in all submitted coursework. Students are subject to disciplinary action if they submit as their own work a paper purchased from a term paper company or downloaded from the Internet.
 * The teacher reserves the right to check all student work to verify that it meets the guidelines of this policy.
 * **Academic dishonesty is a serious offense and may result in expulsion.**

Procedures for Processing Plagiarism Offenses
Procedures for processing plagiarism offenses are as follows: Document Version
 * 1) Plagiarism cases will be handled in house for the first offense. Students involved will receive a **“0”** for the assignment, will //**not**// be allowed to resubmit their work, nor will they be eligible for extra credit opportunities. Parents will be notified via the assignment comment section on EdLine.
 * 2) On the second offense, parents, the Dean of Students, and the Vice Principal will be notified and a **“0”** grade will be assessed.