{"id":22,"date":"2017-09-06T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/defaulttemplate1\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2019-08-26T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:23:39","slug":"class-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/class-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Lowrey Middle School<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Eighth Grade Social Studies<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Mr. Salamey<\/b><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog: <\/span><b>http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: salamea2@dearbornschools.org<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Course Description: U.S. History<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following topics will be covered in our eighth grade Social Studies class:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 1: Our Colonial Heritage\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 2: Setting the Stage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 3: Forming a New Nation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 4: Launching the New Republic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 5: An Expanding Nation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 6: Americans in the mid 1800\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unit 7: The Union Challenged\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Textbook<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primary Resource: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History Alive: The United States Through Industrialism (stays in class)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Resources: Primary and Secondary sources (articles, graphs, maps, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Necessary Materials<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u201d Binder, 5 tab dividers, college ruled 200 loose-leaf papers, pens, colored pencils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>60 sheets for classwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>100 for notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>20 for vocab and bellwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>highlighter, black\/blue pens, glue, sharpener, INDEX CARDS (for exit slips), reading tabs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NO PENCILS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>4 Tabs must be labeled:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bellwork<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Classwork &amp; Handouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Vocabulary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(if necessary for other materials)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will need to restock your binder with paper every so often<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Expectations<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prompt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Must be in your seat and doing your bell work on time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procedural<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Follow directions the first time they are given.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepared<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Bring materials to class.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polite<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Respect yourself, your school, your fellow students, and everyone\u2019s property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are absent it is your responsibility to ask me what you have missed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have a binder check every three weeks or so. This will consist of checking Bell work and classwork as well as notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uphold my 4 classroom rules.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Consequences<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warning and\/or loss of privileges<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documentation of behavior and actions taken<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detention with parental contact<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule parent conference with teacher\/team\/counselor<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referral to assistant principal or principal for further detentions\/OSS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Absences<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular attendance is very important for full comprehension of the material and for excellent grades.\u00a0 However, in the event that a student is absent, he\/she will be allowed a time equal to the absence to complete and submit the work penalty-free.\u00a0 <\/span><b>Each student is responsible for talking to the teacher to collect and discuss assignments missed while absent. Parents must call the office to report any absence. 313-827-1800<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Late Work<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> assignments can be turned in 1 day late, <\/span><b>but<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the score will be <\/span><b>marked down 10% off<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ex:\u2026 a 10 pt assignment will be marked off 1 pt\u2026\u00a0 a 20 pt assignment&#8230; loses 2pts, etc)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Grading Procedures<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formative<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bellwork\/Prepared\/Participation<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classwork <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summative<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tests\/quizzes\/projects<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*subject to change<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Grading Scale<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A+<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">97% &#8211; 100%<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reserved for exceptional work!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% &#8211; 96%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% &#8211; 89% <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70% &#8211; 79%\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% &#8211; 69%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E\u2019s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59% and below<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lowrey Middle School Eighth Grade Social Studies Mr. Salamey Blog: http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\u00a0 Email: salamea2@dearbornschools.org Course Description: U.S. History The following topics will be covered in our eighth grade Social Studies class: Unit 1: Our Colonial Heritage\u00a0 Unit 2: Setting the Stage&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/class-info\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1837,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1837"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}