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THE WHITE HOUSE IN ACTUALITY, BUT THE KNIGHT HOUSE IN REALITY.

Coach Poindexter’s Class Schedule 2007-08

A:1	U.S. HISTORY
A:2	U.S. HISTORY
A:3	U.S. HISTORY
A:4	PLANNING
B:1	PLANNING
B:2	U.S. HISTORY
B:3	HNRS. U.S. HISTORY
B:4	HNRS. GOVERNMENT

Contact Coach Poindexter

plpoindexter@okcps.org

Course Syllabus U.S. History AND HNRS. U.S. HISTORY

Teacher Name Coach Prinson Poindexter

^{Instructional Objective (Measurable Outcome)}

^{Students will be able to understand and explain the historical background,}

^{Geographical, cultural and physical environment of the United States and the people that made this country what it is today. the objective of this course is the study of U.S. History from the Civil War to the Present. Each student will recognize events and issues that shape of our lives, and by the end of the school year each student will be able to display knowledge of historical concepts, make evaluations about history and have a greater understanding about their heritage.}

^{Instructional Procedures (How will you teach , lecture , assignments ,etc.?)}

^{Classroom teaching will be based upon lectures , PowerPoint presentation and instructional videos, accurate note taking ,}

^{daily worksheets , board work , map work , oral readings from textbook and}

^{current event reports from the Daily Oklahoman ,magazines and other}

^{available materials concerning the United States of America.}

^{Content (Course Outline)}

^{Each week will try to cover one chapter :}

^{1st quarter-chapters 1 through chapter 5}

^{2nd quarter–chapters 6 through chapter 11}

^{3rd quarter– chapters 12 through 16}

^{4th quarter– chapters 17 through 22}

^{Students will be tested over each chapter covered in class , followed by a}

^{Spelling test}

^{Enrichment and Reinforcement ( Reports, projects)}

^{Map work projects in and out of class . Articles about the Current events in the U.S. every two weeks. One history fair research paper .}

^{Evaluation and Assessment (Grading procedures , Scale , Test Requirements)}

^{Grading Scale Evaluations}

^{100-90=A Test results-25%}

^{89-80=B Work in/out of class-25%}

^{79-70=C Attendance-15%}

^{69-60=D Behavioral Attitude-5%}

^{59-0=F Neatness and Appearance-5%}

^Fridays

^{A current event is due every Friday from a newspaper , magazine or}

^{encyclopedia . (Typed or written in ink.)}