Constitution Class Syllabus Instructor: Mr. Stauffer Room 14 tstauffer@afcschools.net www.facebook.

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Course Description This course is designed to familiarize students with the U.S. Constitution, including the amendments, and certain other aspects of government in the U.S. An emphasis will be placed on civil liberties, the judicial system, and the relevance of the Constitution in todays society. Outcome Statement At the end of the semester students will have studied and learned about the founding and creation of our national government, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as the intricacies of voting, amending the constitution, and also the Illinois State government. Students will analyze, work cooperatively, and interpret the events that shaped our country into what it is today. Textbook: United States Government: Democracy in Action. Remy, Richard C. Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Columbus, OH. 2003. Classroom Expectations: Students expectations of the teacher The Teacher will respect everyone in the classroom, The Teacher will be prepared for class The Teacher will give the students opportunity to learn in a safe environment. Teacher expectations of students Students will respect everyone in the classroom, including yourself Students will come to class prepared (pencil, text book, paper) Students will be on time. History Website: If you miss a class, please visit www.facebook.com/mrtshistoreaze for information about the class that you missed. Also visit the website for more interesting facts, funnies, quotes and tidbits about life. Shazammers: A Shazammer is a daily journal entry that will be completed as soon as class begins. There will be a prompt on the board that the student is responsible for. Each Shazammer is worth five points, and should be made up, if absent, for total points. Shazammers will be collected at various times throughout the school year. Homework and Projects: There will be homework pertaining to the subject matter of the class on a regular basis. Homework is an extension of the classroom and meant to be for individual learning of the broader subject. There will be multiple projects that have to do with the curriculum. The projects will take on many forms including: papers, stories, posters, group projects, research projects and more. All assignments will be written with complete sentences. Tests and Quizzes: There will be section quizzes given after a specific section is studied to assess student learning. There may also be quizzes given at other times during the school year. There will be tests at the end of a unit of study to assess student learning. All quizzes and tests are subject to any of the following formats: short answer, multiple choice, matching, essay, and verbal answer.