Transcript History 10AB FALL, 2007

History 10 AB,
Fall, 2014-15
Welcome
Instructor: J. Victor Ortiz
Foundation for tonight.
• Tonight is an introduction to the class
– A display of the room and how the student is
presented with his/her education.
Contact
• Appointments, grade accounting, and
tutoring:
– My Conference period _Period Four_
• For best results, give me a written note
saying when and why you are coming so I
can be prepared to help effectively.
• try to have plenty of time to thoroughly go
over what you need to know.
– Bring materials
Contact
• Note, phone, e-mail
– E-mail: [email protected] I try to answer each
afternoon.
– URL: www.verdugohs.org
– You can find released notes after the lessons are
completed by the class.
– I can send records and files to you as you request within
a day if I have access to it.
– phone: 818 951-5400
• Leave a time when I can call you for sure.)
– (I only call from school, best time is conference period.
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grades AS THEY HAPPEN?
• With an LAUSD password you can monitor your
son/daughter’s progress on-line, at any time.
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View module headings in nine different languages
(English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Russian,
Farsi, Armenian, Chinese, and Korean). All data,
however, will be in English, only.
Required Subject
• Meets requirements of California State
History-Social Studies Standards
– and state exams (Common Core) in May
• For high school diploma
• That meets the A-G requirements for
colleges and universities
• For better decision making as a citizen
and personal life decisions.
Syllabus
• Follows the California State History-Social
Studies Standards
• Text:
– Class Text: World History: The Modern
World
– Publisher: Prentice Hall
Curriculum Schedule
• A/C Term
• B/D Term
• Basic Training
• CSSSS 10.01: Early Thought
and Modern Western Civilization
• CSSSS 10.02: Democracy
• CSSSS 10.03: Industrialization
• CSSSS 10.04: Imperialism
• CSSSS 10.05: World War I
• CSSSS 10.06 - CSSSS 10.07:
Post WWI Era - The
Totalitarians
• CSSSS 10.08: World War II
• CSSSS 10.09: Post World
War II
• CSSSS 10.10: Nationalism
• CSSSS 10.11: Current Issues
Grades Come From…..
• Cornell Notes
– Homework
• corrections
– Analytical thinking
• Class Discussion
– Homework/class work answers
• Exams (open text/notes)
– Unit
• Periodic Assessments
– Final
• Projects
– (procedural, standard-based)
– Honors Differential: CST-based, guided essay (due two days
after a unit exam)
• Extra Credit (written contract only), see web page,
Student Pack, for ideas.
Class webpage
• Go to www.verdugohs.org
• Find my name, J. Victor Ortiz, click on it
• Again, on the right you will see
– Released documents from current units
• Select the class or document you want to read.
• It is recommended that students print-out the class work
sheets in advance.
– LAUSD forms
– Exam information
– Older unit releases
Class webpage
• On the lower left of the Victor Ortiz page, click
your student’s period number.
– This class is period one, World History
– This class is period three, World History
• Again, on the lower left, you will see the current
homework assignments and important dates.
• Again, on the right you will see
– Extra Credit
– Student Pack.
Syllabus
– Absence: Any worksheets missed due to
absence may be requested one of several
ways:
• e-mail: (recommended, to not fall behind)
• School web site,
– Class page, current and past homework pages.
– my page (released work/handouts links)
• hard copy through the Attendance Office: (will
result in falling behind as student will have current
work to do as well)
Tips for success
• Read carefully and analytically when doing
homework and classwork.
– Homework and study should not take more than 90
minutes each evening.
• Work with your classmates, delegate tasks,
share answers, make sure they are correct.
• Read and study all notes and text each day
when done with a lesson.
• Think history!
Service Learning
• If you still need to get it done, there are projects to do.
• See me about your project idea (yours or LAUSD stock)
soon.
• Community issue
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Community partner
Research
Post findings (project)
Reflective essay
Signed off by teacher and counselor
• You need to complete this in order to graduate.
• Your Counselor can also help you with this.
Success I
• Attend regularly
– No tardies, always clear your absences with the office (I will
announce any SIS issues)
• Inform me of any conflicts with your studies to see if we
can rearrange your scholastic schedule
– Job
– Extra-curricular activity
– Family responsibilities
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Complete your assignments and studies on-time.
Read, read, read text and notes…..
Note all schedules and assignments
Listen to instructions and get clarification
Success II
• Read carefully and analytically when doing
homework and classwork.
• book has material we will refer to in class.
• Homework and study should not take more than 90
minutes each evening.
• Work with your classmates, delegate tasks,
share answers, make sure they are correct.
• Read and study all notes and text each day
when done with a lesson.
• Think history!
Success III
• Make-up work
– You have as many days as you were absent to try for
full credit
• See me after class or later the day you return
• You can keep up by
– getting assignments from the class web page.
– Contacting me by e-mail (I can even send you any worksheets I
have on file.)
– have on file.)
• Late Work: no higher mark than a C-.
• Plagiarism/copying: automatic failure
– If you do not cite a source and use at least six words
exactly from the source.
– You and the person(s) you borrowed from/allowed to
copy any class writing assignment.
Success IV
• You will achieve as much as you prepare
for this course each day.
– LAUSD requires 40 minutes of homework and
study, each night, for a five-day week.
• Almost all your assignments and studies should fit
that time frame.
• Late work: I will accept late work up to 5
school days prior to each grading period’s
deadline. Not after.
– C- max, if it qualifies
Q&A
• Any questions?