U.S History Government Economics Tuggle   Pioneer High School   Course Description   Performance Objectives:   The goals of these courses are multifaceted.  Students are to learn the social, economic, and political history of the United States, of course.  But they will also learn social skills; recognize cause and effect; learn to compare and contrast; and better interpret the analysis and synthesis of data. Students will inquire into a great variety of issues and learn to interpret historical data.  In addition, students will work independently, with a partner or in small groups throughout the course.   Required Reading/ Activities:   Students will be obligated to read all assignments given out of their textbook, additional handouts and primary source readings.  These required readings are essential to one’s performance in the class due to the significant amount of information that they may pertain.  Student evaluation will reflect their involvement on these assignments.   In Class Assignment/ Credit Policy:   Absences can’t be helped, but should be kept to a minimum because students lose valuable instruction/interaction, which cannot be duplicated.  Appointments, etc., should be made after school or on days off if at all possible.  Students are responsible to find out what assignments they will miss or need to make up. Assignments will be due one week after they are assigned, for full credit.  For every productive day in class, students will earn 1 hour of credit. Therefore, every 6 hours of productive work equals 1/2 credit or every 12 days equals 1 credit.   Standards for Grading   There will be numerous types of assignments given during a class period.  These assignments range from readings, worksheets, projects, tests, etc.  Every assignment will be given a point value based upon difficulty and time span that we spend on each individual requirement. Grading will be based on the following:             In class assignments---70%                              100-90=A             Tests/Quizzes---20%                                        89-80=B             Participation/Citizenship---10%                        79-70=C                                                                                     69-60=D Recommended Out-Of-School Study/ Accelerated Credit    For those students lacking credits in any of the Social Sciences, it is highly recommended that they do out of school study.  These assignments allow a student to catch up in credits, by matching in school credit with out-of-school or accelerated credit. Therefore, every hour of productive work in class may be matched with one hour of out-of-school work. -For instance, a student that earns 2 credits in class, may match this credit with 2 credits of accelerated work out-of-class.  Equaling 4 credits in one of the Social Sciences.