Reference Sheet for Mr. Dumont’s US History Classmrjdumont.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/1/1/12110869/ref2016.pdf · Reference Sheet for Mr. Dumont’s US History Class Email : [email protected]

Reference Sheet for Mr. Dumont’s US History Class  

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Binder Set­up (5 tabs):  1­Current Work  2­Review  3­Geography  4­News  5­Data  

  MrJDumont.weebly.com is “the blog ” for the class. This is where students can find                         the daily agenda as well as any and all information about the class.  Students will start here everyday, and will begin each class by completing that                         day’s “Review ” of the previous class. Students who are absent are required to read the blog post(s) for the day(s) they                             missed to determine what they need to make up, and will be responsible for                           catching up on their own.  

  TreeOfEd.com is a “digital textbook” created specifically for Milwee students by Mr.                       Danner and Mr. Dumont, featuring text, images, videos, assignments, and rubrics.                     Most of our assignments will be found on this site, and “the blog” will link to them as                                   they are assigned. Students should keep these assignments in the “Current Work ”                       section of their binders. Each unit will end with a culminating project of the student’s choice. Each student                           will compile a portfolio of all of the projects they’ve completed throughout the year,                           which will be kept in their three­prong folder. 

Every Monday, we will learn about two foreign countries (1st semester) or three                         U.S. states (2nd semester). Our goal isn’t to become experts on these locations,                         but rather to become familiar with names, locations, images, and key information. After learning about the new countries/states, students will take a Geography                     Quiz. In the first semester, students must label a map with the 7 continents, 4 oceans,                             AND an assortment of the countries we’ve learned so far. Similarly, in the second                           semester, students must label a map with an assortment of the states we’ve                         learned so far. Notes and quizzes will be kept in the “Geo ” section of their binders. 

Current events will be assigned on Monday of each week for students to research,                           summarize and analyze. One or more news items will be posted on                       mrjdumont.weebly.com , under the “News” tab, and students will choose an event to                       research. The following Monday, students will turn in a paragraph (6­8 sentences)                       summarizing the event, their opinion of what happened, and their opinion of how it                           was covered. These will be kept in the “News ” section of their binders. 

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