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Goal for US History

Students will advance in their mastering of 4 essential skills needed to understand the relationship between events in US History to their present and future.

• 1. Reading

  2. Writing

  3. Speaking

  4. Listening

Lesson Format

All lessons this school year will follow the same basic approach. Below is an infographic with the information. Lessons will always start with the base of the pyramid and work through sequential steps to reach the top of the pyramid.

1. Secondary Sources

2. Primary Sources

3. Synthesis

4. Demonstrate use of knowledge

5. Apply knowledge to College, Career and/or Citizenship

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Teacher Informs Parents of School work (TIPS)

Below is the first TIPS assignment of the year. I assign TIPS assignments for the first part of the year as a tool to communicate to parents about the type of work we are doing in class. Please make sure that you fill out the questionnaire at the end and sign the TIPS page so your child can earn a homework grade.

Lunch Detention

Lunch Detention Policy

Mr. Lord

Temp. 7

Overview: To make sure students come into class on time and are always ready to learn at the start of class Mr. Lord’s US History classes will have a Lunch Detention Policy. If a student is late, unexcused to class, student will be assigned a lunch detention. If student is late, absent, or does not follow the procedures of a lunch detention then two more lunch detentions will be assigned. If student is late, absent, or does not follow the procedure of a lunch detention during either of the two remaining lunch detentions, the teacher will call student’s home and write up a PS-74 to the appropriate administrator. Once a student properly complies with a lunch detention, or once a PS-74 is written the student will start with a clean slate, meaning if they are late to class again the procedures start at the beginning, i.e. student gets assigned one lunch detention.

Defining meanings:

Late unexcused:

• • student enters classroom one second or more after the bell to start class rings. Note: If student has a pass or if teacher/staff sends an email explaining why student was late then no lunch detention will be assigned.

Lunch Detention Procedures:

• • During the student’s next lunch period, (from when lunch detention was assigned) student will report to Temp. 7 before the bell rings, and will go sit in the back of the classroom quietly. If student is late to Lunch Detention then student will still serve this Lunch Detention and two more will be assigned.

  • Student will sit still and not distract class for the first five minutes of the period.

  • While sitting quietly in the back of the class for the first five minutes of the period student cannot:

    1. Talk to anyone in my class

    2. Use phone in anyway

    3. Do work for another class

    4. Read

    5. Put head on desk

    6. Close eyes

  • When the five minutes have been completed, student will stand up quietly, walk to the front of the class pick up a pass and go to the cafeteria.

  • If student distracts class once they leave class, i.e. shouting or causing a disruption, student will be assigned two additional lunch detentions, or if 2 more were already assigned have a teacher phone call to home and a PS-74.