APUSH syllabus - 2016-2017
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jon Fitch
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[email protected]
408-910-6015 (do not contact after 8pm PST)
To join Remind: text @fitcha to the number 81010
TEXT BOOK
Textbook: Henretta's America's History, 8th Edition
CONTENT
The course outline is structured around the investigation of course themes and key concepts in nine chronological periods. These periods, from pre-Columbian contacts in North America (represented symbolically by the date 1491) to the present. The instructional importance and assessment weighting for each period varies:
Unit Date Range Instructional % of AP Exam
Time
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1 1491-1607 5% 5%
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2 1607-1754 10% Units 2-5 = 45%
3 1754-1800 12%
4 1800-1848 10%
5 1844-1877 13%
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6 1865-1898 13% Units 6-8 = 45%
7 1890-1945 17%
8 1945-1980 15%
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9 1980-present 5% 5%
Unit Date Range Instructional % of AP Exam
Time
_______________________________________________________________________
1 1491-1607 5% 5%
_______________________________________________________________________
2 1607-1754 10% Units 2-5 = 45%
3 1754-1800 12%
4 1800-1848 10%
5 1844-1877 13%
_______________________________________________________________________
6 1865-1898 13% Units 6-8 = 45%
7 1890-1945 17%
8 1945-1980 15%
_______________________________________________________________________
9 1980-present 5% 5%
Show up and be on time, be prepared, be respectful of everyone, turn in all assignments on time, do your personal best, work hard, pay attention, prepare for assessments and assignments, act responsibly and maturely and all will go well.
Details for everything else below.
Details for everything else below.
IN-CLASS EXPECTATIONS |
ACADEMICS and ACTIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR GRADE |
Welcome! You are guests in my classroom and I am happy to have you.
Do not ask me for a writing implement or paper. You're a senior. We're in a college prep environment. You should be prepared. Turn off and put away electronic devices and headphones BEFORE the bell rings If you have out devices AFTER the bell rings, you will turn them in to me. You know the rules. Appropriate Language
No eating or drinks (unless water) Bathroom Use
Everything Else See student handbook or ask. Ignorantia juris non excusat. |
Grade Composition
20% - Final 30% - Other tests and quizzes 25% - Papers and projects 15% - Homework 10% - In-class behavior including office hours Absences and Tardies
See the DCP handbook. In short, referral and automatic 0% on assignment for you and person(s) who allowed you to cheat from them |