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Civics & Economics
Mr. Benjamin Smith
CIVICS textbook - pdf copy & audio U.S. HISTORY textbook - pdf copy & audio WORLD HISTORY textbook - pdf copy ECONOMICS textbook - pdf copy SOCIOLOGY textbook - pdf copy GLOBAL STUDIES textbook - pdf copy.
Contact Mr. Smith at: benjamin.smith@ucps.k12.nc.us
Grading System:
I use a points based system. All assignments will be given a point value and added together to figure the overall course grade.
Classroom Expectations: You will work hard all day, every day in my class.
This means no personal electronics will be used at any time in my classroom.
You will work hard during class and will have time after school for leisure.
Tutoring: I will make myself available most days before and after school for extra help. Please make an appointment.
Make-up Work: You will use my Canvas site for information on what you missed. Even if you are absent, I will expect you to complete and turn in assignments. I will accept any assignment that is late due to an absence for full credit. You have two days for every day you missed to make up work. Tests must be completed within this time period.
Late Work: If you were present in class for an assignment, I will use my judgment on whether or not I will accept it late. I will accept improved assignments for up to 80% credit. I will accept late work if you NEED extra time.
I will NOT accept late work if you waste time. I will use my best judgment.
Extra Credit: You may design your own extra credit projects throughout the course with my prior approval. You must submit a written proposal detailing what you will learn BEYOND the scope of the course, how you will demonstrate your learning and how much credit you deserve.
Course Textbook: Civics Today
REQUIRED Materials:
Civics And Economicsmr Volkmar's Course Pages Pdf
Charged Chromebook
Three ring binder
Pens & Pencils
Colored pencils
Clear tape
Wish List
Tissues, Tissues, Tissues!!!
Course Description/ Outline:
Unit 1 – Foundations of U.S. Government: 12 days |
Unit 2 – Legislative Branch: 12 days |
Unit 3 – Executive Branch: 13 days |
Unit 4 – Judicial Branch: 14 days |
Unit 5 – Personal Finance: 12 days |
Unit 6 – Economics: 16 days |
Test Review: 3 days |
North Carolina Final Exam: January 18-23 |
The syllabus page shows a table-oriented view of the course schedule, and the basics ofcourse grading. You can add any other comments, notes, or thoughts you have about the coursestructure, course policies or anything else.
To add some comments, click the 'Edit' link at the top.
Course Summary:
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Thanks for visiting the Civics & Economics Page. Here you will find information, links, activities, tools, handouts, and objectives for each unit in Civics & Economics.
This site will continue to grow as I add new things, discover new links, and create items that will be useful for learning Civics & Economics.
On the right are three important sections. The first lists the Goals and Objectives according to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) for each unit. The second lists the handouts associated with the unit. I will be doing my best to keep the list updated as we go along. The third is a link to the Remind page for each Civics and Economics Class. (Remind links only appear on this Main Civics and Economics Page.)
What is Civics & Economics?
C&E is probably the most useful of your required Social Studies courses because it deals with topics that effect you everyday. It is a conceptual course as well as a historical course. That is, it deals with many concepts about government and economics that relate in many ways to many different historic events (not to mention events yet to come in your lifetime).
This course is divided into two parts that are both distinct and intertwined. First, this course examines Government of the United States, its origins, how it works, how it has changed, and an individuals role in government. Everyday we are impacted by our government, in more ways than we realize. The fact that you are here at school today is evidence of that. But beyond that, it is important to know how YOU impact government as well in more ways than you realize. We will pull information from your prior knowledge of US Government, US History, North Carolina Government and History and World History in order to get a more complete picture of the government of the United States. We will be able to clarify rumors and possible misconceptions about how government operates and works.
Second, this course will also examine how and why people make decisions, the function and operation of the United States economic system, and how individuals work within the economics system. Just as with government, we are impacted by economics daily. Economics not only involves money, it is basically a study of decision-making. Each of us is confronted with decisions we must make everyday. Although they may not be major decisions, they are decisions nonetheless. By examining the decision-making process we will be better able to understand the economic system of the United States, and then how that system affects the way we make decisions.
In this course, I expect each of you to be responsible for your education and learning. In order to best prepare you for all the possible topics on which you will be tested, this course will be taught strictly according to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCS). You must think broadly about subjects we discuss and be able to apply it to different situations because the final exam will be about the application of the broad ideas, not necessarily about the specific examples we will use in the class to explain them.
Why Study Civics & Economics?
I am glad you asked because it gives me an opportunity to introduce Crash Course into C&E!!! I know it isn't John Green who is doing the narrating, the series is still on point with what we are doing in here. This is the introduction to Crash Course US Government and Politics.
Civics And Economicsmr Volkmar's Course Pages Page
Online Textbook Resources
Civics And Economicsmr Volkmar's Course Pages
Each page will also include links to the online textbook resources. You will be able to access various activities as well as the student edition of the textbook.Take advantage of the tools the Glencoe Website provides from the online self-quizzes to section summaries and online flashcards for chapter vocabulary. Please note, the publisher has not updated the textbook files, there is no guarantee they will work correctly on the latest browsers. As a result, additional links to the textbook can be found by navigating to the Textbook link in the menu to the left.
Expectations & Rules
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1st Day Presentation about some of the basic expectations and rules for the class. There is always some much to figure out as we go along.