Us Government Jenna Platte Jplatteaacps org Google Voice

Us Government Jenna Platte Jplatte@aacps. org Google Voice Phone Number (call or text) 302 -646 -6054

HSA • Students must pass the government HSA to gradate • Students must also pass the class to graduate

st 1 Semester Units of Study • Foundations of Government • Democracy and Elections • The Legislative Branch • The Executive Branch • Foreign Policy

Weekly Outline • Meet 2 x a week: Mondays and Thursdays • Mondays will be direct instruction on a new standard • Thursday will be application of the content • Weekly assessment (about 10 questions) • Post on Thursday due Saturday night by midnight

Grading • • Assessments = 55% 21 st century skills = 25% Homework=10% Quarterly assessment = 10%

Assessment Redo’s/Grade Remediation ● Students are encouraged to attend Flex Learning every Wednesday 9: 20 -10: 00 am and remediation during Red Block on Friday review the standards they missed on the assessment and then there will be an assignment/activity to complete to earn back points

Late Work Policy • Assignments that are not turned in on the due date for any reason including absences will be recorded as a 0% in the gradebook until being submitted. • Late assignments will be accepted with a penalty of 10% applied to the final grade for every class period past the due date. • Late assignments must be submitted within 5 school days and may not be resubmitted for re-dos. Assignments turned in after 5 school days will receive an automatic 50%. • ** Assignments are not considered late in cases of excused absences and will not be subject to the 10% penalty.

Online Expectations • Attend all Google Meets at scheduled times • Attendance will be taken, just as it would be in day school. • If you are absent for any reason an email needs to be sent, and you need to check Google Classroom for any, and all, materials you may have missed. • Google Avatar- Your Google Avatar should be a picture of you, not a cartoon/celebrity. We want to connect and build a community with you. • RESEPECT • Just as in the classroom, you will be respectful of your classmates and me. • Have your video on • Use the raise hand option (if available) • Utilize the chat feature appropriately • Please remember that this is “school” all language and attire should be appropriate. • Turn in all work on Google Classroom- DO NOT EMAIL ME YOUR WORK! • Check all of your work before submitting to ensure you are attaching/turning in the correct and completed document assignment • DO NOT TURN IN BLANK DOCUMENTS • Do not waste my time trying to trick me by turning in a blank assignment. I am smarter than that and it is an insult to my intelligence • If you do not do the work, wait and then turn it in late once you have completed it.

Email Etiquette ● ● ● ● Use your AACPS email for all communications with teachers and staff. If using a personal email address, make sure it is school appropriate! You will need one anyway for college and career applications, etc. Be polite and respectful; not demanding. (Say thank you!) Make sure that your email contains your name and class period. Write in complete sentences (don’t write like a text message!) The subject line should state what your email is about. The better you are at online communication, the smarter and more respectful you sound. Turn on notifications for your email and check at least once a day.

Suggestions for Success with Virtual Learning • Get ready for the day • Do not attend class while laying in bed, half asleep • Pretend you are actually going to school • Have a designated work area where you will go to “attend” class • USE A PLANNER! • Check the Google Classroom regularly • Utilize flex time

Set up for success • If students are in class and actively participating, they will be successful in class and on the HSA

• Jplatte@aacps. org 302 -6466054 • Google Voice Phone Number (call or text)