Dorinda Doft

New Mexico History

doft_d@jmsk12.com
Dear Parents,
I woud ike to take t!is o""ortunity to ex"ain t!e curricuum, student ex"ectations, and cassroom
"rocedures for t!e u"comin# year. $ itte %it a%out me& I am a #raduate of t!e 'ni(ersity of New Mexico. )!is
is my first year at *oronado Hi#! +c!oo and %efore t!at I tau#!t for two years at New $merica Hi#! +c!oo in
$%u,uer,ue and t!ree years at Hi#!and Hi#! +c!oo.
*ourse -(er(iew
*ourse o%jecti(e is to "ro(ide ric!, ree(ant content to increase student knowed#e of New Mexico !istory.
+tudents wi earn to %e acti(e citi.ens %y in(esti#atin# NM #o(ernment, t!ey wi earn a%out New Mexico/s
"!ysica features, w!ie de(eo"in# ma""in# skis for use in rea ife situations and for test takin#. +tudents wi
ex"ore New Mexico !istorica fi#ures, %ot! famous and ordinary, encoura#in# t!em to refect on t!e "ast and
ook to t!e future from di(erse "ers"ecti(es.
Historica Periods
New Mexico 0eo#ra"!y
Pueblo Revolt
New Mexico Under Spanish Rule
New Mexico Under Mexican Rule
New Mexico Comes Under US Rule
Territorial NM
NM Becomes a State
World War II and NM Today
*assroom 1x"ectations
2 +tudents are ex"ected to foow a sc!oo rues and to treat ot!ers wit! res"ect and courtesy.
2 +tudents are aso ex"ected to #et to cass on time wit! t!eir su""ies.
2 1ectronic de(ices 3ce "!ones, IPods, MP4, etc.5 wi not %e aowed in cass. If t!ey are out durin#
cass time, t!ey wi %e confiscated and taken to t!e office.
2 6ude or offensi(e an#ua#e wi not %e toerated
2 -ff task %e!a(ior suc! as see"in#, takin# excessi(ey, disres"ectin# ot!ers, #ettin# u" out of your
seat, faiin# to %rin# your %ook to cass etc. are #rounds for osin# "artici"ation "oints and interfere
wit! indi(idua earnin# and cass unity. $ itte res"ect and "atience #oes a on# way.
2 7e in your seat w!en cass starts.
*assroom Procedures
2 $s students come into my cass t!ey wi need to #ra% t!eir journa from t!e desi#nated cass %asket
and "roceed to answer t!e %e rin#er, w!ic! wi %e on t!e smart %oard, daiy.
2 8!en finis!ed wit! t!e %e rin#er, students need to "ut away t!eir journa and wait ,uiety for t!e
cass to finis!.
2 +tudents, w!o were a%sent, ook in t!e 9were you a%sent: foder for your cass. Do your %est to kee"
cau#!t u" on your assi#nments. It is your res"onsi%iity to #et your make2u" work.
2 ;ou !a(e unti t!e next day to turn in a make2u" work. If you !a(e an excused a%sence you wi
recei(e t!e amount of time #one to make2u" t!e work.
2 +tudents must demonstrate res"ect for t!emse(es and ot!ers at a times. )!at is students must not
tak w!en ot!ers are takin#, and wi not ex!i%it disres"ectfu or disru"ti(e %e!a(ior. 7e kind to
ot!ers and isten w!en ot!ers are s"eakin#.
<ate 8ork and $%sences
It is t!e student/s res"onsi%iity to turn work in on time and ask a%out missed assi#nments due to a%sences.
+tudents w!o ask for missed assi#nments or tests are to com"ete t!e make2u" work %y t!e foowin# cass. =or
exam"e, if a student is a%sent on Monday, !e>s!e wi need to ask for t!e missed assi#nments on 8ednesday
and turn in t!e assi#nment on =riday. )ests need to %e made u" wit!in a week, no ater. It is t!e student/s
res"onsi%iity to sc!edue t!e make2u" date.
0radin# Poicies
+tudents wi %e assessed accordin# to t!eir mastery of course standards, demonstrated t!rou#! cass work,
!omework 3incudin# c!a"ter ,uestions and ot!er ni#!ty writin#s5, "rojects, essays, tests, and ,ui..es. $
student work is assi#ned a "oint (aue. $ student/s "ercenta#e is %ased on !ow many "oints earned di(ided %y
!ow many "oints were "ossi%e.
Remember: Your grade is what you earn, not what I give you!
+uccess in t!is cass is inked to a student/s commitment. $ttitude and wiin#ness to earn are aso (ery
im"ortant. <earnin# to or#ani.e t!e materias in a t!ou#!tfu essay wi %e critica.
Parents can !e" %y encoura#in# students to tak a%out t!eir daiy acti(ities and !omework. I am ookin#
forward to a #reat year?
Pease do not !esitate to contact me. ;ou can emai me at doft_d@jmsk12.com or reac! me %y "!one at @A@2
B4C2@DE1, %est time to ca is %etween E a.m. and 1F a.m.
Dorinda Doft
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