Syllabus

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Text:
//The Americans//, McDougal Littell Inc. Copyright 1998

Course Description:
This course is designed to show students the history of the United States of America and how that along with its people have shaped the nation we live in today. We will cover various topics in a survey format including: Colonial America, The Revolutionary War, The Bill of Rights, The Civil War, and much more.

Evaluation Process
This course will be scored on a point total scale. The points will come from tests & quizzes, essays, projects, and homework. Late assignments, without substantial reasons, will receive a 10 point per day that the assignment is late. After 3 days the grade will become a 0.

A: 900-1000 B: 800-899 C: 700-799 D: 650-699 F: 649 and below

Attendance:
Students are expected to attend class every day. If the student misses a class for any reason they are expected to make up the work. If the student is absent that day that an assignment is due the student will receive 1 extra day to complete the assignment unless the student had ample time to complete the assignment. Students are also expected to participate in class discussions in a scholarly manner. Failure to abide by these rule and extensive absents can result in the loss of points.

Homework:
Students will be expected to complete homework in a timely fashion. Homework will be counted towards the students grade. Student are allowed to miss 1 homework assignment per 9 weeks; after the 1 homework assignment students will lose 1 point per assignment to their overall homework grade.

Cheating/Plagiarism:
Cheating and/or plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated on any level. If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment the student will lose all credit for that assignment and their grade shall be a 0. If the infraction occurs again the student will be referred to the principle for further punishments.

Contact Info:
If you should need to contact me for any reason you can reach me via email at jpgainza@knights.ucf.edu I will promptly respond to your email via another email or a one-on-one meeting before or after class.