Civics Honors – 10th
Grade History
Textbook
Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics & You.
Grading
Policy
In
order to assess students according to their progress, there will be major
examinations covering different units, along with a number of quizzes, analysis
papers, class journals, and in class assignments. A comprehensive final exam will
be given during exam week and will count as 25% of the semester grade
The
grading breakdown for each six-week period is as follows:
Unit
Exams – 35%
Daily
Quizzes -- 15%
In
class work 40%
Analysis
Papers 10%
Examinations
Unit
examinations will be given approximately every two
weeks, and will consist of short answer identifications and/or essays. Students can best prepare for the exams by
studying the key terms in the textbook, and by studying notes from class lectures
and discussions. Every exam will focus
on learning, not just memorization.
In class work
In
class work, will focus on analyzing minor primary and secondary source
documents and will be writing intensive activities, with students working both
in groups and alone.
Daily Quizzes
Quizzes
will be given every day, and will cover material from
the previous class. I will drop 5 quizzes each six-week period. Missed quizzes, even those for absences,
count against the 5 to be dropped.
Class
Journals
Students
are required to keep a daily political journal in a notebook, which will be collected each Friday. Class Journals will count as part of the
in-class grade each six-weeks.
Students
will examine two major primary source documents outside of class each six-week
period and will write an analysis paper of at least 3
pages typed for each, according to a format specified by the instructor. Specifics will be discussed
in class.
Materials
Needed
At a minimum, students will need the following items:
a)
3 notebooks – standard 70 page spirals – one
for the class journal
b)
Multiple pens and pencils – bring one to
class every day, and be prepared to use it.
Civics Units
Unit 1 – Foundations of American Citizenship (Chapters
1 - 5)
Chapter
1 – Citizenship and Government in a Democracy
Chapter
2 – Roots of American Democracy
Chapter
3 – The Constitution
Chapter
4 – The Bill of Rights
Chapter
5 – The Citizen and the Community
Unit 2 – The National
Government (Chapters 6-8)
Chapter
6 – Congress
Chapter
7 – The President and the Executive Branch
Chapter
8 – The Judicial Branch
Unit 3 – Political Parties and Interest Groups
(Chapters 9-11)
Chapter
9 – Political Parties and Politics
Chapter
10 – Voting and Elections
Chapter
11 – Influencing Government
Unit 4 – State and Local Government (Chapters 12-14)
Chapter
12 – State Government
Chapter
13 – Local Government
Chapter
14 – Dealing with Community Issues
Unit 5 – The Individual, the Law, and the Internet
(Chapters 15-17)
Chapter
15 – Legal Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter
16 – Civil and Criminal Law
Chapter
17 – Citizenship and the Internet
Unit 6 – The Economy and the Individual (Chapters
18-22)
Chapter 18 – What is Economics?
Chapter 19 – The American Economy
Chapter 20 – Demand
Chapter 21 – Supply
Chapter 22 – Business and Labor
Unit 7 – The Free Enterprise System (Chapters 23-25)
Chapter 23 – Government and the Economy
Chapter 24 – Money and Banking
Chapter 25 – Government Finances
Unit 8 – The
Chapter 26 – Comparing Economic Systems
Chapter 27 – Comparing Systems of Government
Chapter 28 – An Interdependent World
Unit 9 – The “
Chapter 29 – The Foundations of Government in
Chapter 30 –
Chapter 31 – Local Government and Public Policy in
Chapter 32 – Public Participation in Governing
Chapter 33 – Paying for State and Local Government