WELCOMESIT DOWN

RELAXNO CELL PHONES

United States HistoryMr. McKethan

CELL PHONES• Why do you think you

need a cell phone on during these 50 minutes?

• Hold up hand

and then …

Fire Drills/Emergencies

How do you eat an elephant?

How do you eat an elephant?Get ready for the first day:

1. Am I in the right room?

2. Where do I sit?

3. What are my expectations of you

Be on time

Be respectful

Be prepared

4. What will I be doing this year?

5. How will I be graded?

6. Who IS this teacher?

7. Will the teacher remember what it’s like to be a teenager?

What are class expectations?

Be on timeBe respectfulBe prepared

•Do the right thing•Do the best YOU can

stop worrying about so-and-so!•Do not confuse fair, no non-sense with uncaring!

YOU ARE JUNIORS--YOU ARE JUNIORS--ENOUGH SAIDENOUGH SAID

BE ON TIME

OF 128 calendar days

or 3072 hours

or 184,320 minutes

This class @ 50 minutes per session

EQUALS 37 hrs, 30 minutes, OR

ONLY 1.2% of your time!!!!!!

Who is this teacher?• Education Experience

– Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in history– Master’s degree in counseling and guidance– principal, superintendent certificates

• Teaching Experience– TAMU-Commerce– University of Maryland, Far East Division– University of Marlyand, European Division– Clovis (NM) Community College– MCC– public school

• Married; two daughters; grandson Cole 5; Caleigh 2• Lived: US (including Washington, D.C.), Korea, UK, Saudi Arabia

Nuts and Bolts• Classroom procedures

– Raise your hand– Restroom

• If I’m talking, DO NOT– Interrupt the class – Sharpen your pencil– Visit– Go to the trash can

• IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION,

• write it down• raise your hand

• Supplies– Notebook, paper, pen,

pencil1. calendar and reference

handouts2. maps 3. chapter vocabulary4. chapter notes and quizzes5. graphic organizers

– pocket tissue– post-its– hand sanitizer– highlighter– map colors

Engagement

Sensory Memory

Permanent Memory

Working Memory

Warm-up• THINK about what you

already know!• Using this knowledge,

WRITE a idea, subject, period, event, etc. on a post-it.

• One item to one post-it • Hang on to them • Wait for further

instructions.• PAIR-SHARE

What do you already know?• Dates, Wars, Founding documents• Amendments: 1-10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19• Common eras-Discovery, Colonization,

Revolutionary War, Constitutional, Early Federal, Western Expansion, Ante-bellum, Civil War

• Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Populism, Progressivism, Empire (1898)

• 20th Century-1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990

• Presidents-Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, TR, Wilson, FDR, Kennedy, Clinton, Bush I and II

Final Exam Schedule2010

Jan 13 8:30 – 10:00 1st period10:15 – 11:45 3rd period12:00 – 1:30 12:00 – 1:30 5th period 5th period

Jan 14 8:30 – 10:00 2nd period10:15 – 11:45 4A/4B period12:00 – 1:30 6th period class

Jan 15 8:30 – 10:00 7th period class

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SEE YOU

WHEN DOES SOCIAL STUDIES TEST?

• Apr 2010• BE ON TIME

• YOU HAVE ALL DAY

Get plenty of rest, eatLeave your cell phones at home/car Bring your smart pencil, highlighter

Take your timeStop worrying about so-and-so!

TAKING TAKS• RTFQ• Word Content• Look for 100% words• Highlight modifiers• RTFQ • Eliminate the wrong

answers

TRUST YOUR INSTINCT

• Pick the right answer

How will I be graded?

Pass/Fail for MHS

Letter Grade for MCC

YOU ARE STARTING YOUR

COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT

TAKS SOCIAL STUDIES

DO YOU WANT TO GRADUATE?

What’s on the test?55 Questions

Multiple choiceUS history before 1865 7US history since 1865 40World History 2Geography 6

MAPS, CHARTS, GRAPHS, CARTOONS, POSTERS