Honors

Expansion of

America

Mr. Brett Eppolite

Ramapo College of NJ- BA History- 2001

Football Coach Maple Shade: 2001-2002

Baseball Coach Washington Twp.: 2003-2006

Baseball Coach Gateway: 2007

Masters Program- School Counseling at

Wilmington University Completed May 2011

13th year at Washington Twp.

Background

Room- L-109

Email- beppolite@wtps.org

Extension- x9289

Email is quickest and most effective

Contact Information

Set and work toward your goals.

Act like a young adult.

Come to class on time and prepared.

Actively participate in class discussions

Don’t just absorb information- think critically,

evaluate, and analyze

General Expectations

We will cover:

Abolition of Slavery, Reconstruction,

and the Jim Crow Era

Conquest of the West

Industrialization and Immigration

The Progressive Era

American Imperialism

World War I

The 1920’s

Time Period 1865-1929

Discussion of Readings and Class notes

Reading and interpreting historical documents

Problem-based tasks

Comparison Studies

Sharing views on controversial issues (Fame or Shame)

Films and excerpts of documentaries

Class Activities

Readings Assignments

View and take notes from “Notes Presentations”

Studying for tests and quizzes

Finishing up activities started in class

Homework Tasks

All students should set a goal for their final grades

5 keys to success:

Keeping organized

Doing homework

Studying- good techniques

Consistency- All 4 MP’s

Midterm/Final Exams

Goals for this year:

Can be completed on any material learned that week

(Optional- worth 3 bonus points!)

What to do:

List 3 things you learned and relate them to the topic of the

chapter.

Answer one of 3 critical thinking questions:

How will you use what you learned

Controversial topic- agree or disagree

Compare or contrast what we learned with another time period

Template is found on Coursesites

History Journals

Grading System

Total Points

To calculate grade, divide points earned by points possible

Assignment Points Earned Points Possible Percentage

Homework 10 10 100

Quiz 40 50 80

Class Activity 20 20 100

Test 65 80 81

Journal 3 0 -

Total 138 160 86

Marking Period 1- 20%

Marking Period 2- 20%

Midterm Exam- 10%

Marking Period 3- 20%

Marking Period 4- 20%

Final Exam- 10%

* Final Grade is what goes on the transcript

Final Grade Format

Have student quiz themselves or you can quiz them. (vocabulary, large general concepts)

Have students write out descriptions rather than read through their notes. (identifications of key laws, people, terms)

Write an outline of the points you plan to write about in a large essay.

Write down the teacher’s questions in class. (esp. review days or beginning of the period)

When answering multiple choice questions try to eliminate two answers.

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