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Mr. Gragg's Contact Info

Room Number: A103

Planning Period: 4^th Period (11:15AM-12:05PM)

Phone Number: (405) 739-1741 ext. 5102

Email: tgragg@mid-del.net

Email: tgragg@mid-delonline.net

Website: www.mrgragg.com

Twitter: @MrGragg

Class Twitter: @mrgraggMCHS

Course Objective:

AP U.S. History is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course. In AP U.S. History students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical comparisons; and utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology; America in the world; geography and the environment; and culture and society.

Mid-Del Public Schools Mission Statement:

When the young people of Mid-Del enter our schools, they will be safe. When they enter our classrooms, they will be challenged. When they leave our schools, they will be ready.

Thematic Learning Objectives

Theme 1: American and National Identity (NAT)

This theme focuses on how and why definitions of American and national identity and values have developed, as well as related topics such as citizenship, constitutionalism, foreign policy, assimilation, and American exceptionalism.

NAT-1.0: Explain how ideas about democracy, freedom, and individualism found expression in the development of cultural values, political institutions, and American identity.

NAT-2.0: Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.

NAT-3.0: Analyze how ideas about national identity changed in response to U.S. involvement in international conflicts and the growth of the United States.

NAT-4.0: Analyze relationships among different regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and explain how these groups’ experiences have related to U.S. national identity.

Theme 2: Politics and Power (POL)

This theme focuses on how different social and political groups have influenced society and government in the United States, as well as how political beliefs and institutions have changed over time.

POL-1.0: Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed.

POL-2.0: Explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society and institutions.

POL-3.0: Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.

Theme 3: Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT)

This theme focuses on the factors behind the development of systems of economic exchange, particularly the role of technology, economic markets, and government.

WXT-1.0: Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects on workers’ lives and U.S. society.

WXT-2.0: Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues.

WXT-3.0: Analyze how technological innovation has affected economic development and society.

Theme 4: Culture and Society (CUL)

This theme focuses on the roles that ideas, beliefs, social mores, and creative expression have played in shaping the United States, as well as how various identities, cultures, and values have been preserved or changed in different contexts of U.S. history.

CUL-1.0: Explain how religious groups and ideas have affected American society and political life.

CUL-2.0: Explain how artistic, philosophical, and scientific ideas have developed and shaped society and institutions.

CUL-3.0: Explain how ideas about women’s rights and gender roles have affected society and politics.

CUL-4.0: Explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and changed over time.

Theme 5: Migration and Settlement (MIG)

This theme focuses on why and how the various people who moved to and within the United States both adapted to and transformed their new social and physical environments.

MIG-1.0: Explain the causes of migration to colonial North America and, later, the United States, and analyze immigration’s effects on U.S. society.

MIG-2.0: Analyze causes of internal migration and patterns of settlement in what would become the United States, and explain how migration has affected American life.

Theme 6: Geography and the Environment (GEO)

This theme focuses on the role of geography and both the natural and human-made environments on social and political developments in what would become the United States.

GEO-1.0: Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of various communities, and analyze how competition for and debates over natural resources have affected both interactions among different groups and the development of government policies.

Theme 7: America in the World (WOR)

This theme focuses on the interactions between nations that affected North American history in the colonial period and on the influence of the United States on world affairs.

WOR-1.0: Explain how cultural interaction, cooperation, competition, and conflict between empires, nations, and peoples have influenced political, economic, and social developments in North America.

WOR-2.0: Analyze the reasons for and results of U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives in North America and overseas.

Class Supplies

• 1 inch 3 ring binder specific for this class.
• 5 tabs for the binder.
• College ruled notebook paper to fill the binder.
• Pens and pencils. Pens need to be dark colored ink (not pink, orange, red, etc…).

Mr. Gragg will not supply you any of the above supplies in class.

Policies and Procedures

Class Rules

• Respect each other!
• Do not disrupt the learning process!

Class Procedures

• All Mid-Del and MCHS rules and procedures will be followed. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Bullying
  • Dress code (No caps or hoodies)
  • No outside food and drinks
  • Wearing school identification.
  • No cursing.
• No cell phones, tablets, MP3 players, or other similar devices are allowed to be used or even seen in the classroom. If seen or heard, the MCHS policy will be followed which is a report to the principal for the first time and then In School Restriction (ISR) after that.
• No Headphones are to be worn in class at any time!
• Students are allowed no more than two tardies per 9 weeks. The third tardy will equal one day of After School Detention (ASD) and a call home. The fourth tardy will equal two days of ASD. The fifth tardy and consecutive tardies after that will result in a referral to the principal and subsequent ASD.
• Students are expected to follow instructions quickly and without grumbling or disturbing the classroom.
• Students are to come to class prepared every day, this includes:
  • Any assignments due.
  • Paper
  • Pencil/Pen
• Students should take care of their personal business during passing periods. This includes going to the restroom, visiting the library, and such. Passes are not given often even if the student has administrative passes left for the 9 weeks. Those who abuse any pass time given will no longer be given passes in this class.
• No passes will be given during the first 10 minutes nor the last 10 minutes of class.
• Food and drink are not allowed in the classroom – including water.
• Sleeping, looking as though you are sleeping, or putting your head on your desk at any time in class is not permitted.
• Students are not permitted to engage in personal grooming during class time.
  • Putting on lotion.
  • Braiding hair.
  • Putting on/adjusting makeup.
• Do not move the desks or any other furniture around the room.
• Pick up any papers on the table by the door as you enter the classroom.
• When you come into the room, begin bell work immediately.

Discipline Policy – Unless otherwise stated.

• 1^st Offence – Verbal Warning
• 2^nd Offence – 1 Day of After School Detention (ASD) and a phone call home.
• 3^rd Offence – 2 Days of ASD
• 4^th Offence – 3 Days of ASD
• 5^th Offence – Referral to principal.

This is subject to change based on the severity of the offence. There are times when a referral is the first step.

Grading and Homework Policy

Grading Scale:

Score Range Letter Grade Standard Based Scale

100% – 90% A 4

89% – 80% B 3

79% – 70% C 2

69% – 60% D 1

59% and below F 0

Grades are also broken into specific categories. Each assignment will be submitted to a particular category. The percentage total number of points in that category will make up a percentage of the student’s final grade. The categories are as follows.

Daily Writing Journal 20%

Reading Notes 10%

Weekly Quizzes 10%

Exams 20%

Projects 25%

Assignments 15%

Homework Policy:

The majority of the time, students will be given time in class to complete their assignments. If that time is not used wisely, students will have homework. There may be times when large projects will require work at home.

Make Up Work & Late Work Policy:

The goal of this course is student mastery of the process and content skills. Given this, it is not necessary to have a strict make up or late work policy. When students are absent or missing work they need to visit with the Mr. Gragg to find out what has been missed or to explain why the work is late. Missing work turned in during the same semester will be graded without penalty.

Extra Credit:

Extra credit assignments may be given at rare opportunities throughout the school year. It is imperative that students take advantage of these opportunities when they arise. Extra credit will not be given the last month of a semester.

The information in the syllabus can change.

Extra Credit

In order to prepare the classroom for the school year, you will be given extra credit for bringing the following items. You will receive 10pts per item up to 10 different items so that you can receive up to 100 bonus points to start the school year. Make sure your name is on each item in case it gets mixed with someone else’s. You can only bring two of a single item unless noted.

• Package of white printer paper
• Package of 10 or more markers
• Package of square size post-it notes
• Package of Bic Mechanical Pencils
• Package of Bic Black or Blue Ink Pens
• Bottle of hand sanitizer (medium size)
• Tube of disinfectant wipes
• Rectangle box of Kleenex (square boxes will be ½ the points) – up to 5 boxes
• Package of 2 or more EXPO white board markers
• Roll of masking tape or scotch tape
• Extra 3 Ring Binder
• Extra 5 tabs for a binder

This is all due no later than Friday, August 31, 2018

If you would like to do a bonus assignment but are unable to purchase items, you may do a poster about pre-Revolutionary War America, in which you have done your own outside research. Here are the requirements:

• Needs to be one standard size sheet of poster board.
• Contain at least 15 pictures that represent their topic
• Each picture needs a 1-2 sentence explanation about how it represents that aspect of money.
• Needs to have a large title
• The poster needs to be neat, orderly, and attractive.