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WELCOME!!!

Ms. Hoetzlein-Sirman

• Room H201

• Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 = Government

• FLEX Lunch = Open Daily except A Lunch on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

About Me...

My summer...

Contact Information

• [email protected]

• 410-414-7036 • 410-610-3943• @hoetzlein on Twitter and Instagram• hhssocialstudies.weebly.com

Mission:Ms. Hoetzlein’s

class is a respectful environment

established to build a foundation for

excellence through academic,

behavioral, and social success.

Welcome to my class...

• Welcome to AP US Government.• I am here to teach; you are here to

learn. I will do my job; you will do yours, and together we will utilize this year wisely and beneficially.

• A positive attitude is the key to success. Let’s keep it at all times.

AP GovernmentSyllabus Highlights

• Folder Checks (every Friday, include vocabulary, notes, current events, discussion questions)

• Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes• Projects (at least one per unit)

AP GovernmentSyllabus Highlights

• 6 Units (each with at least one project, one multiple choice test, and one FRQ)

• 3 tentative field trips (Newseum, Annapolis, The National Archives)

• Supplies (6 paper folders in red, orange, yellow, green, blue or black)

• AP US Government Crash Course review book (amazon.com) or Amsco ($21 due Friday)

The AP US Government and Politics Test

• Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8am• Everyone is expected to take this

test.• Challenging yourself provides the

greatest academic benefit.• http://www.sciencedaily.com/release

s/2015/06/150619114746.htm

MY PROMISE:YOU WILL EARN AN

A OR B, AND INCREASE YOUR

CHANCES OF PASSING THE AP TEST

IF YOU DO EVERYTHING I ASK

Class Policies

There are only five basic classroom policies. Following these policies will help keep our class environment peaceful and productive.If you choose not to adhere to the policies, there will be logical consequences.

Classroom Policies1. Arrive on time.2. Be ready to learn.3. Always act and speak in an appropriate

manner.4. No personal electronics allowed during

tests/quizzes.5. Respect the classroom environment.

BYOD• BYOD is a privilege not a right.

• Follow my instructions or you will lose that privilege.

• RED = turn it off and put it away (testing)

• YELLOW = put it face down in the upper right hand corner of your desk (instructions, discussion, lecture)

• GREEN = use but stay on task (warm-up/objective, Kahoot, research, projects)

Possible Behavioral Consequences

WarningConference with studentYou call home and explain to parentsI make formal parent contactLunch or After school detentionReferral to Administration

Room Procedure: Arrival• Greet me as you enter the room. • Complete any distracting tasks

(pencil sharpening, identifying missing assignments, restroom, hand sanitizer) prior to the bell.

• As soon as the bell rings complete the Warm-up and copy the Objective. This is a time to take advantage of BYOD.

• Remain in your seat, quietly waiting for me to provide direction.

Room Procedure: During Instruction

• Listen carefully as I speak. • Refrain from touching other students and their

property.• Raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged if you

have a question, comment, or concern that you would like addressed.

• Be polite, respectful, prepared, and productive.

Room Procedure: Gotta Go!!!• Do interrupt instruction to ask permission to

leave.• Only ONE person may leave at a time.• Write you name under “Who’s Out” on the

Whiteboard.• Fill out the large clipboard just below “Who’s

Out.” Take the pink or blue mini clipboard with you as your pass.

• When you return, erase your name from “Who’s Out?” and place the clipboard on the whiteboard ledge.

Room Procedure: Missing Work

• As soon as appropriate, access hhssocialstudies.weebly.com for Warm-up, Objective, and Homework.

• Discuss missed activities and assignments with a classmate.

• Find the relevant handouts, which are organized by date in the file cabinet.

• Turn in missing work as soon as possible.

Room Procedure: Group Work• I will assign groups. • Follow the activity steps listed in your

instructions.• You are responsible for (and graded on) your

efforts and the results of the group.• If you have a question ask your team members

first. If no one can answer, appoint one person to raise their hand to ask me.

• You must be willing to help if a group member needs it.

• Stay in group and on task.

Norms of Group Work• Disagree respectfully• Clarify and explain with your peers• Listen and respond • Offer explanations and evidence • Invite inquiry• Every member of the group is

important to the success of the task

Maintaining the Classroom

Pick up any garbage 2mm in diameter or more.Recycle papers (4x4 inches or more), plastic bags, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles.Do not intentionally deface school, personal, or other’s personal property.

Dismissal

Clean your work area and take all garbage to the trash can.Wait in your seat for me to dismiss you. Leave quietly, ONLY after you have been given permission to do so.

Room Procedure: Fire Drill

• Calmly walk out of the classroom, and turn left.

• Follow the tallest person down the North stairs directly to the front parking lot.

• Wait quietly for me.• When dismissed, calmly walk directly back

to the classroom and take your seat.

When There Is a Substitute

We treat guests in our room as courteously or better than we treat Ms. Hoetzlein.

Sit in your assigned seat ONLY.Maintain proper voice levels.Remain on task. Be helpful and courteous.»Subs will report behaviors (good & bad) and

proper consequences will be applied.

Final Thought

“Learning without reasoning leads to confusion; thinking without learning is wasted effort.” 

~Confucius