- La Cima Middle School
- 7th Grade Course Information
Panneck, Jeff
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CLASS CONTENT
This 7th grade social studies class will begin by studying the pre-Civil War U.S., causes of the U.S. Civil War and the main characters, battles, and documents of the U.S. Civil War. Then your young person will continue their study of U.S. history by studying Reconstruction, the growth of industry, Progressive reforms, overseas expansion, WWI and the Jazz Age (1920’s). In addition, students will be learning about current events.
TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLIES
The primary textbook for this class is The American Journey. We only have a classroom set of textbooks, so students will not be issued individual textbooks. However, a student may checkout a textbook to take home if necessary.
School supplies that you will need to bring to class daily are:
~ Pencil and pen (any color except white)
~ Colored pencils and/or markers ~ A large 3-ring binder with plastic
~ Loose leaf paper case for supplies
TARDY POLICY
I consider being on time to class a respectful and important habit. It is my job to begin teaching as soon as class begins. It is your job to be on time and prepared to learn. Students who come to class late will be serving lunch detention.
ASSESSMENT (Grading)
Every student will begin with an A+ at the beginning of each quarter. At the end of each quarter it is possible for all my students to be assessed at the highest level and receive A’s. I do not grade on the curve.
The concept behind my grading system is the idea of stewardship. Stewardship is taking good care of things you have been put in charge of. A student needs to take good care of the points they have been given. If you take good care of them, you will be rewarded well, if you do not take care of your points, you will be rewarded poorly.
Assignments will be given a point value (that corresponds to a standard letter grade), and points will be taken away for work that does not meet standards. The grading scale is as follows:
A+ 97-100 % B- 80-83 D 64-66
A 94-96 C+ 77-79 D- 60-63
A - 90-93 C 74-76 F 59 and below
B+ 87-89 C- 70-73
B 84-86 D+ 67-69
*Parents/Guardians can access their young person’s grade on-line at any time. Grade print-outs will only be issued for parents/guardians with no on-line access.
*Late work is not accepted unless prior arrangements have been made or you have
been absent.
*Cheating is an automatic O% and the parent(s) will be contacted.
*Homework: Homework, when given, is usually due in a week.
*Papers without a student name will not receive credit.
*Make-up work: If you have been absent please check the Assignment Folders on the wall for the graded work (both homework and in-class work) that you missed. It is your responsibility to make-up all missing work, tests, and quizzes after being absent.
*Extra Credit: Students may read an historical fiction novel and write a 2 page summary for up to 75 points extra credit. Students may complete one per quarter.
RESTROOM/LOCKER PASSES
You are encouraged to use the 4-minute passing period responsibly by meeting your restroom/locker needs. Students will be issued 3 “toilet tickets” each quarter if they need to leave the classroom. I also accept passes from other grade-level teachers.