Pershing

Middle School 7th Grade Texas History Syllabus Penny Jones pjones1@houstonisd.org 713-295-5240 ext.

The Texas History curriculum followed at Pershing Middle School follows the guidelines set by the TEA). The objectives covered include Texas history through the Reconstruction Era.

As a simple reminder, the necessary supplies for this class are: Composition Notebook GT Only 2 in binder any color 1 set of 5 dividers Paper, pencil, and blue or black pen Map Pencils Below you will find a basic outline for the concepts and units that we will cover through the course of this year in Texas History. Texas History Unit Outline 2011-2012 Fall Semester Unit 1 Primary and Secondary Sources Unit 2 Being a Geographer: Texas Geography Unit 3 Native Americans: The First Texans Unit 4 European Exploration and Settlements Unit 5 Spanish and Anglos Settle Texas Unit 6 The Texas Revolution Spring Semester Unit 7 The Republic of Texas Unit 8 Civil War and Reconstruction Unit 9 The Texas Government Unit 10 Texas Growth Cattle and Oil Unit 11 Introduction to U.S. History For a more detailed description of each unit and resources or updates for this class, please visit my teacher webpage on the Pershing website. Thank you for your time and support and we look forward to an exciting and productive year with you and your child. Welcome to 7th grade! 7 -1 V irgie F aulk 7 -2 M ichelle

Textbook: Website: Tutorials:

Texas and Texans Texans.glencoe.com Tuesday/Thursday mornings and/or afternoons

Grades
The class agenda is written on my board and should also be updated in their agendas daily. * If a student receives below a 70 on an assignment, he/she has one week to correct it (from the day it is returned to him/her). Below is the breakdown of grades for this class.

Tests/Projects 40% Tests are given to measure student comprehension of the class subject matter. At the beginning of each unit, students are given a study guide. Projects are another form of reinforcement of the subject matter and are usually given at the end of a unit. Daily Work 40% This includes homework, review sheets, vocabulary definitions/exercises, graph activities (such as maps, graphs, charts, etc.) and notes. Quizzes 20% This includes both planned and pop quizzes. Students are encouraged to review their notes every day for 5-10 minutes.

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