MR. Demchak's Class Information
9th – 10th
Grade 2012-2013
Things to
bring everyday:
1. Notebook - 3 ring binder
2.
Homework
3. Outline
4. Textbook:
Bill Bennett’s America: The Last Best HopeIn this
sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle and victory, Dr. Bennett captures
what is unique about America. With riveting stories about presidents, senators,
first ladies, and inventors, this is no ordinary textbook. Dr Bennett doesn’t
just report history; he puts readers right in the middle of the
action.
Dr. Bennett’s aim in writing America: The Last Best Hope, is to
examine our history rightly, to present the entirety of our firmament in order
to see what our Founders saw we could be, what foreigners who came here saw, and
what we ourselves can—even today—see once again.
Take the time to get acquainted
with www.roadmaptothelastbesthope.com a supplement for the
text. It offers many resources that enhance the textbook and test preparation.
“America: The Last Best Hope is unlike any history textbook because
it reads like a novel. Bennett ingeniously blends historical accounts with
anecdotes that capture the fascination and interest of even students who were
previously unconcerned with history.”
Sam Kramer Freshman Truman
State University
5. Paper, Pencil, and Pen
• Failure to
bring school supplies to class could result in disciplinary action
as
described in the CCS Disciplinary Policy.
• Grading
A= 100-93 B= 92-85 C= 84-73 D= 72-65
F= 64 and below
• Quarter
Grades• 25% Homework assignments
• 70% Tests and
quizzes
• 5% class participation including chapter plays
• Final GradeEach quarter
represents 2/9 % of the final grade, the exam 1/9 (refer to
handbook)
• General Rules for the
Classroom1. Follow directions the first time they are
given.
2. Be in your seat when the bell rings.
3. Come to class with all
materials mandated by the teacher.
4. Do not talk while the teacher or
someone else is speaking.
5. Stay in your seats unless given permission to
get up.
6. Keep hands, feet, and all objects to
yourself.
Specific
GuidelinesJournal Entries- From time to time either to
reflect on the homework assignment or following a class discussion I will ask
you to write a few sentences starting with some phrases like these. I learned..
.Or I was surprised... Or I'm beginning to wonder... Or I'm gaining a better
understanding of... Or I cannot agree with... Or I would like to find out more
about...
I'm here to
help- If you have problems or questions I am here to help. See
me before school (I get here by 7:30), before class, 3rd period, at lunch,
during break or after school. I stay for at least a half-hour and will stay
longer. I will make study sessions available when needed.
Prayer - Please remind me to pray before
we start the day's lesson. Students should remind me in an appropriate fashion
(raising their hand and waiting to be called upon). The first student to remind
me in an appropriate manner to pray will receive extra credit as a way of saying
" thank you ".
Absences- Students have the number of
days they are absent to make up work. All absent work should be turned in marked
" absent" after an absence. If you miss my class but you were at school for any
part of the day (sports, drama, sick at the nurse, etc.) you must turn in your
assignments that day before the end of school. Long-term projects are due on the
assigned date regardless of whether you can come to class that day. If you are
not sure what is considered a "long-term project" and what is not it would be in
your best interest to turn the assignment in question in on the day it is
due.
Late work -
Students can turn in any assignment late for half credit. The deadline for
homework turned in late is the day of the chapter test that the assignment
pertains to. No late work is accepted after the deadline - no exceptions. Please
turn it in marked "Late"
Plagiarism
- All work turned into me should be the students own work.
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: copying some one's answers on a test,
homework, or other assignment; letting someone copy answers on a test, homework,
or other assignment; copying information from a book, magazine, encyclopedia,
web site, or other source and portraying this information as something you have
written. Working with someone else should not produce identical answers to every
question. You are not prohibited from working with a friend, but you are
expected to form separate responses.
Extra credit- Extra credit assignments
will be given from time to time. Extra credit cannot exceed 3% of the student's
total points for the quarter. One extra credit assignment that students can take
advantage of is as follows:
• Using the pages assigned for homework,
create a time line highlighting the events described in the assigned
reading.
Extra credit is to be turned in along with the homework
assignment.