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Welcome BackMr. Walker
Government/Economics/World History
A little about meMy wife Robin and I
just celebrated our 1st anniversary in June
We have two dogs that keep us busy
And one very fat catSidne
yMarty
Holly
A little about meGraduated Burleson
High School in 1998Earned my
Bachelors degree at TCU in 2004
This will be my 8th year teaching at Peaster.
Favorite TV Shows
Favorite Movies
InterestsMost History Channel ProgramsFiction NovelsMedieval/Mesoamerican artifactsCollege Football (primarily TCU)NFL (Go Cowboys)Travel (when possible)
ExpectationsTaking Notes is Crucial!NO FOOD OR DRINK IN CLASSROOM: Exception-Bottled
Water.NO GUM!Assigned Homework is due by the START of class the following
day.When I am teaching the only thing on your desk should be your
text, a spiral for taking notes, a pen or pencil and your “Gotcha” cardNO PURSESNO CELL PHONESNO EREADERSNO LIBRARY BOOKSNO HOMEWORK FOR OTHER CLASSES
ExpectationsAssignments are to be done in Dark Blue or Black
Ink or Pencil ONLY! NO EXCEPTIONS.Assignments are to be turned into the clear tray on
my desk designated by your class period.Make up work will be found in the black trays to
the left of my clear trays. Picking up make up work is your responsibility.Note: if you are gone for an extra-curricular event,
YOU are responsible for swinging by to collect your assignment BEFORE you leave campus. The assignment is due at the START of the next class period I see you
“Gotcha card”An easy way for me to understand if you are keeping up
with me is through this “Gotcha” card.On a three by five index card I want you to color one
side green and the other side red.
Any other decoration is up to you as long as I can clearly see one side is green the other red and I can clearly see it on your desk from wherever I am teaching from.
“Gotcha Card”As I am teaching if your card is on the green
side, it is a visual cue letting me know “I got this, I understand what your saying”
If your card is flipped red I will know that you are not following me and I will change technique to try and help you understand.
However I cannot spend all day on one point, I will have to move on at some point. If this should happen I will come to you once I am finished with the lesson and work with you individually.
Tardy BellAs per School policy once the tardy bell rings
I will close and lock my door. If you are tardy you will need to go to Mrs. Norris and get a tardy slip
The Tardy slip is your key back into the classroom.
In the event you are kept after by a teacher or administrator your tardy will be excused as long as you have a official pass from a teacher or administrator.
Three tardies in this class results in an unexcused absence and you loose your semester exam exemption status.
Cell PhonesUnless we are doing an assignment using cell
phones, they should never be out or even on.If I see or hear a cell phone, even if its just
the buzz from the vibration feature, I will take it up and it will go to my “Bank of Walker”
At the end of the period I will take the cell phone to the office where your parent/guardian will be the ONLY ones to collect them per School Policy.
Grading PolicyGrades are broken into two groups
Daily Work Test Grades
Both account for 50% of you grade in this class, however there are also chapter quizzes that come after every two chapters we cover. These quiz grades count at two daily work grades and there is NO REVIEW for quizzes
You will need to study your notes and/or the text book to prepare for the quizzes.
Grading PolicyThere are only four test grades per grading
period (occasionally a project will take the place of the three weeks test or as a fifth test grade)Three Weeks TestSix Weeks TestNotebook TestCurrent Event
Late Work PolicyI will only accept late work ONE day after it
is due.If an assignment is late I automatically
deduct 30 points from the assignment. Meaning the best you can get is a 70 at that point.
If an assignment is more than a day late I will not accept it and you will earn a zero for that assignment.
Current EventsMost every Friday (depending on how
holidays land) we will take time to see what is going on in the world as you will be required to present a current event.
You will need to present a Current Event once per grading period.Economics: Business ArticleGovernment: Political Article (not necessarily
US politics)World History: an Article from outside the
United States
Current EventsYou will need to find an article online or in the
newspaper about your subject area.The article must be between 500-1000 words. Meaning
about 1-3 pages if columns were spread out across the whole page.
You need to read and summarize the article on notebook paper and turn the in article to me.
You will then give a two-three minute presentation of your article to the rest of the class.
The assignment is not really about the “what” of the article, but more about “why is this important?”
This counts as a Test grade
Cumulative TestsThe three and six weeks tests are cumulative
even across grading periods.Examples:
Economics: I may be near Christmas and we are in the heart of the Stock Market Project, but the tests may still ask you about supply and demand (2nd six weeks)
World History: We may be near the Thanksgiving break and I may be covering Feudal Japan, but the test may still ask you questions about Greece, Rome and Egypt
Government: It may be the middle of the 2nd grading period (six weeks) and were talking about Congress, but the test may have questions about the origins of government (chapter 1)
Cumulative TestsIf you are in Government or Economics there
will also be an essay portion on your exams.These essays will pertain to what we are
currently studying this grading period.The essay portion will be given the
Wednesday before the Three or Six Weeks Test and will account for 30% of the test grade
EssayWhen given an essay question a certain format must be
followed.Example: Compare and Contrast Socialism to Capitalism
and determine which is the better economic philosophy. (3 MKP)
KP stands for Minimum Key Points that I am looking for in the Essay.
Three clearly distinct sectionsThesis (There must be a clear stance taken)Body (the Key Points of the subject and an understanding of
those points )Conclusion (restating the stance taken and supporting
evidence given in the body)
Notebook TestEarly in the last week of the grading period you
will have a notebook test. You will need to keep all assignments I have
given back to you in a binder/folder of some sort. DO NOT just shove them in your book or backpack, that is how assignments get lost.
On the day of the Notebook test you will take out your notebooks and use them to take a simple 10 question test.Example Question: How many questions were on
Guided Reading 3-4?
Book CheckYou will need to have your book at all timesThe book must be covered: If your book cover gets
torn up and we do not have anymore, cover it with something.Stretch book coverNewspaperGift Wrap
Once a week, MOST weeks I will check your books to make sure they are covered and it’s the book you are supposed to have. Rarely is it the same day twice.
This counts as a daily grade.
Hall Pass PolicyYou are allowed six hall passes total a semester; they
may be used in any order.A hall pass can only be used with the teacher’s
permission.A hall pass may not be used during active instruction.The teacher has the right to refuse a hall pass.These passes may be used for any reason you need to
leave the room. Exception: Nurse’s passAn unused pass for the corresponding 6 week period
will be used to drop the lowest gradeThis is to be kept in your notebook the entire semester.
Homework PassesI will take homework passes issued to you by
the school, however I will only take ONE per six weeks.
Homework passes can be used on any daily work except for quizzes and book check grades.
You may not use a Homework pass on a Test or project.
If I issue you Homework passes (via one of the review games we play) you may use as many of those as you like, as long as they have not expired.
DO NOT ask “Can we see our three/six weeks grade?”
You will wait until the report cards are printed.