US
HISTORY – NOTEBOOK
Mr.
Banducci
NOTEBOOK
OVERVIEW
Compiling a thorough and well-structured notebook is
key to your grade on two counts.
First, your notebook will be graded periodically
throughout the semester and counted towards your participation and class work
grade. In that regard, maintaining a complete notebook provides the most
pedestrian boost to your overall grade. Mathematically, your notebook could
very easily be the difference between a C and an F, a B and a D, or even an A
and a C.
Secondly, your notebook will help you study for the
seven assessments throughout the semester. All seven of those assessments will
be geared directly towards the concepts that I cover in class. Comprehensively,
your notebook could very well be the difference between an A and an F.
EXPECTATIONS
·
Your
notebook should have seven sections covering these topics
1.
American
Beginnings to 1877
2.
Bridge
to the 20th Century
3.
Modern
America Emerges
4.
The
Twenties and the Great Depression
5.
World
War II and its Aftermath
6.
Living
with Great Turmoil
7.
Passage
to a New Century
·
Each
section represents one unit throughout a seven-unit course. Notes should be
distinct to that section which we are covering.
·
Notes
should be taken on lectures, in-class questions, and other assigned tasks.
·
When
you miss class it is your responsibility to make-up the assigned work. You must
get that work from another student, not me.
GRADING
RUBRIC
A – Completely Thorough / Well
Structured
B – Mostly Thorough / Well
Structured
C – Modestly Thorough / Well Structured
D – Minutely Thorough / Well
Structured
F – No Effort Whatsoever