Course Syllabus

NAME _________________________             DATE ________________________ 

BLOCK ________________________ 

2021-2022

Ms. Neal United States and North Carolina History 

    SOCIAL STUDIES* SYLLABUS 

        & TEAM PROCEDURES** 

Information for Student and Parents/Guardians 

 

Contact Information:

email: jackieneal@fcschools.net 

Phone: 919-496-1855

 

*GRADING WEIGHTS FOR REPORT CARD

 

60% Tests, Projects, Quizzes

40% Homework and Classwork

Policies

Cell Phones and earbuds:

Strike one- put it away

Strike two- take it/leave on desk/shelf/ etc minor incident/ call home

Strike three- goes to admin. Needs to be picked up by parent

 

 

Late work Policy:

All missing work will need to be turned in by the end of each unit or a 0 will be given as a grade and no make-up will be given to change the grade. Everyday an assignment is late, 10 points will be taken off. After 5 days late (50 Points) a grade of a 50 will be given as the highest possible grade.

Office hours:  2:00-3:00  Please call if you need to schedule a parent-teacher conference 919-496-1855 ext 274.  The code to join this class is 

 

 

**SUPPLIES

Composition Notebook

Pens

Pencils

Colored pencils

*WHAT WILL YOU STUDY THIS YEAR? 

(This is a general overview, the order may be changed and modified as needed.) 

 

*Textbooks: 

North Carolina The History of an American State - class set only - will not be issued. 

The American Journey, United States and North Carolina History – Glencoe 

 

North Carolina The History of an American State

Chapter 26: Government and Politics

Chapter 1:   The Geography of North Carolina

The American Journey

Intro Review of NC History from Exploration to Colonial Era

Unit 3: Creating a Nation, 1763-1791  (Revolutionary War)

Chapter 5: Road to Independence, 1763-1776 

Chapter 6: The American Revolution, 1776-1783

North Carolina History: Revolution in North Carolina

Chapter 7: A More Perfect Union, 1777-1790

Unit 4: The New Republic, 1789-1825

Chapter 8: A New Nation, 1789-1800

Chapter 9: The Jefferson Era, 1800-1816

Unit 5: The Growing Nation, 1820-1860  (Path to the Civil War)

Chapter 11: The Jackson Era, 1824-1845

Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny, 1818-1853

Chapter 13: North and South, 1820-1860 

Chapter 14: The Age of Reform, 1820-1860

North Carolina History: Reform and Expansion

Unit 6: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1846-1896  (Civil War and Reconstruction)

Chapter 15: Road to Civil War, 1820-1861 

Chapter 16: The Civil War, 1861-1865

*WHAT WILL YOU STUDY THIS YEAR? cont.

 

Chapter 17: Reconstruction and Its Aftermath, 1865-1896

North Carolina: Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit 7: Reshaping the Nation, 1858-1914

Chapter 19: The Growth of Industry, 1865-1914

Unit 8: Reform, Expansion, and War, 1865-1920  (Path to World War I)

Chapter 20:

Chapter 21: Progressive Reforms, 1877-1920 

Chapter 23: World War I, 1914-1919

North Carolina History: Decades of Change

Unit 9: Turbulent Decades, 1919-1945  (Depression and World War II)

Chapter 24: The Jazz Age, 1919-1929

Chapter 25: The Depression and FDR, 1929-1941 

Chapter 26: World War II, 1939-1945

North Carolina: The Great Depression and World War II

Unit 10: Turning Points, 1945-1975  (Civil Rights Era, Cold War, Vietnam)

Chapter 27: The Cold War Era, 1945-1954 

Chapter 28: America in the 1950s, 1953-1960

Chapter 29: The Civil Rights Era, 1954-1973

Chapter 30: The Vietnam Era, 1960-1975

North Carolina: Changes and Challenges

Unit 11: Modern America, 1968-Present  (Post Cold War, 9-11, Iraq, Afghanistan)

Chapter 32: New Challenges, 1981-Present 

North Carolina: Modern North Carolina

Declaration of Independence

U.S. Constitution

Personal Finance – basic level

 

**Grades: Terrell Lane Middle School operates on a 10 point grading system. 

100 – 90 = A,  80 – 89 = B,  70 – 79 = C, 60 – 69 = D, 59 and below = F 

Assignments, tests, quizzes, research papers, maps, charts, daily FFMs, worksheets, homework, etc., are all used to access a student’s performance. It is vital that student’s study outside of class as well as put forth a good faith effort inside the classroom. Grades alongside EOGs promote you onto the 9th grade. It is suggested that all returned work be held until after the grading period. 

 

*FFM: First Five to Fifteen Minutes of class - each day as the student enters the classroom, 

she/he will complete an assignment that is listed on the board.  Each day has a particular theme that is associated with it.  On Mondays, students will write about something pertaining to current events, on Tuesdays, students study a political cartoon and practice interpreting its meaning, on Wednesdays, students will complete a journal entry, on Thursdays, students will complete an assignment that has them look at some sort of aspect relating to North Carolina culture, and on Friday’s students will complete an activity that serves as a review for the information that has been discussed throughout the week in class. 

 

Please note that journal assignments for any class are not private, they will be graded and your work may be shared with the class or others. Missed FFMs need an excused absence to be made up. 

 

*Homework/Classwork: Homework and classwork must be turned in on time. There will be a penalty for late work – 10 pts. per day up to two days. Homework allows students the advantage of using their textbooks, library, parents, and study groups. Please do not think of it as unimportant. Missed work due to illness must be turned in upon returning to school, each teacher will allocate an appropriate time to complete missed work due to illness. ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED ON-LINE THROUGH TLMS’ WEB SITE BY TEAM. 

 

*Notes: As you go through your schooling, you will have to learn how to take notes during all of your classes.  Therefore, I plan to give each of you lots of practice in taking notes during our school year.  It is my goal to have each of you to come up with a particular style of note taking that you prefer to use.  Notes will be taken almost every day therefore students need to come to class with notebook paper, pens, and required supplies. Notes are important and teach students how to gather pertinent facts and prepare them for high school. Notes will be graded as a homework assignment. 

*Tests: Test will be given on one or two chapters. Tests taken in a color other than black or blue ink will not be graded. Missed tests need an excused absence to be made up. 

*Quizzes: Quizzes are normally over assigned reading and must be taken without any material helps. This will allow the student to demonstrate his/her ability to retain and retrieve information. Missed quizzes need an excused absence to be made up. 

*Extra Credit: When necessary extra credit is allowed on a limited basis. A student that desires to boost a low grade may ask me for an extra credit assignment. I will allow up to two extra credit assignments per grading period. Extra credit is only assigned when all required work is done first. You must get prior approval before you begin any extra credit. 

**Classroom Day-to-Day Procedures: 

**Line Up For Class 300 Hall: All students are to line up outside the classroom before each class (except for homeroom) and wait to be asked to enter by the teacher. Students are to stand one behind the other and are not permitted to open and close lockers (except their own) or examine the contents. In some cases a double line may be necessary due to class size and/or to keep the top hall way free of students. Jaguars never stand at the top of the hall around the water fountain before class. 

 

Getting Started: Students are expected to come into the classroom ready to learn, unpack for the day, and begin the FFM. Students are to take their seats within two minutes and are not to walk around the room without permission. Please do not get up and walk around the room to throw out trash without permission – I prefer all trash wait until dismissal. Do not stand to adjust clothing, pants, or tuck in shirts. 

**Talking: Students are to refrain from talking to those around them – please allow the teacher to direct the day and wait for permission to have open conversations. Do not talk while the teacher is talking and NOTEWRITING OR PASSING NOTES COUNTS AS SILENT TALKING AND IS RUDE AND DISRUPTIVE.  

**Asking Questions: Teachers love questions! Appropriate questions designed to advance instructions or add to the lesson are strongly encouraged. Students are to raise their hand and WAIT to be called on before speaking.