Syllabus & Course Guide

Course Name United States History AP (7202)

Schedule MTWRF – 0.5 credit per semester

Instructor Dr. Brandon Hentze

Room B214

Email bhentze@bths201.org

Conference Hours By appt: 10:30–11:30, 1:00–1:30, 3:30–4:30

This course is a chronological study of American history from prehistory to the present. Students will experience a rigorous curriculum that includes extensive reading, writing, and research assignments. Critical thinking and advanced writing skills are a must.. Students, with the recommendation of the instructor, who elect to take the AP exam in the spring, may receive up to three hours of college credit. Note: Additional time outside of class may be necessary to prepare those students who choose to take the AP exam.

• Treat this like a college class (mature, focused behavior expected)
  
  

• Follow all school rules (IDs, dress code, etc.)
  
  

• No phones during class—phones go in the “phone zone” or make special arrangements with the teacher
  
  

• Be in your seat when the bell rings
  
  

• Respect peers and materials
  
  

• Unexcused absences = no makeups

• • Students are responsible for consulting the Pacing Guide posted on the website to determine class activities and lessons for the day they are absent.  Lessons should be completed by the student prior to returning to school.  Any work that is due on the date students are absent should be turned in on the due date.  Students should plan ahead for absences and complete work on a timely basis, not waiting until deadlines in order to avoid complications.    

• • Students who are absent should have a phone number of a trusted classmate to text to find out what they missed in class each day they are absent.   A Pacing Guide and all upcoming assignments are posted on the class website.  

• • Late work will not be accepted without prior approval of the teacher.  If a student cannot make the due date for an assignment, contact should be made with the teacher PRIOR to the assignment due date to request an extension.  Requests received AFTER the due date will be given more critical consideration.

Academic Honesty Statement  

Examples of academic dishonesty would be copying from another student, copying from a book or class notes during a closed-book exam, submitting materials authored by or editorially revised by another person but presented as the student’s own work, copying a passage or text directly from a published source without appropriately citing or recognizing that source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic work for another student, tampering with another student’s work, securing or supplying in advance a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of the instructor, colluding with another student or students to engage in an act of academic dishonesty; and making unauthorized use of technological devices in the completion of assignments or exams. 

Where there is clear indication of such dishonesty, a faculty member or administrator has the responsibility to apply appropriate sanctions. Investigations of violations will be conducted in accord with standards and procedures of the Belleville West Handbook. 

Belleville West Academic Integrity

1. The above definitions apply to all work completed in class. 

2. Students found to be in violation of the policy will receive zero credit for their work. 

3. Students found to be in violation of the policy will be reported to their Assistant Principal and the National Honor Society. 

4. School discipline procedures will apply as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Note: All assignments, assessments, and due dates listed in this syllabus are subject to change at the instructor’s discretion to meet the needs of the class. Students will be notified in advance of any adjustments.