U.S. History Syllabus 2015 - 2016.doc

How to get access to a printed textbook

Complete and print out the form on the school board web page. http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/Students/StudentsLR/OptionalAccesstoPrintInstructionalMaterials.aspx (Links to an external site.)

Turn the form into the school media specialist.

How to access the online book

go to http://www.successnetplus.com/ (Links to an external site.) (do not use internet Exploere as your browser. Instead, use Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Rockmelt, etc.)

User Name: Student ID + scpsfl  (ex. 12345scpsfl)

Password: Birthday (YYYYMMDD) + scpsfl   (ex. 19950101scpsfl)

How Students will Access their Online Resources.pdf

Extra Credit Opportunities

Students can receive up to 30 points of extra credit each quarter by way of current events, class room supplies, and by watching historically based movies. Students are only allowed to turn in one extra credit assignment per week.

Class materials (1)

Students may only buy one class material for extra credit and receive 10 points, per quarter. Students may buy, but are not limited to, copy paper, tissues, sanitizer, expo markers, post-its, and color pencils.

Current Events (3)

You can complete 3 current events and receive 10 points for each (30 points total per quarter). Students must print out the first page of the article and type a 100 word summary and a 100 word opinion on it. Students should choose topics that are of significance and not cover something related to pop-culture (sports, music, entertainment)

Movies (1)

Students can watch one movie from the list below per quarter and right a 200 word report on it. The report is not a summary of the movie. Instead students must discuss the films historical accuracy\inaccuracy, symbolism, and themes.

Semester 1

Amistad, Glory, Lincoln, Gone with the Wind, Queen, Gettysburg The Conspirator, Dances with wolves, Open Range, Tombstone, Wyatt Erp, Geronimo, Far and Away, Gangs of New York, Iron-jawed angels, Fly Boys, Citizen Kane, Public Enemies,

Semester 2 

Water for Elephants, The Great Gatsby, Cinderella Man, The Grapes of Wrath, Raisin in the Sun, Goodnight and Goodluck, Saving Private Ryan, A League of their Own, The Aviator, 13 Days, Apollo 13, Malcolm X, Forrest Gump, Nixon, All the President’s Men, Frost Nixon, J Edgar Hoover, Pearl Harbor, Across the Universe, 42, Hairspray, Glory Road, The Help, Platoon, Milk, W.