Syllabus

** Mrs. Newman ** ** rnewman@mail.fluco.org **   This course teaches the structure, operation, and process of national, state, and local governments. It includes an in-depth study of the three branches of government and of public policy. Successful completion of this course gives a student one high school credit and six college credits from Piedmont Virginia Community College.    I suggest a three-ring binder, loose leaf paper, pen and #2 pencil.  Current grades will be kept in the FCHS PowerSchool system to which both students and parents will have access. Only final grades will be entered into the PVCC system. The FCHS grading scale will be used for both FCHS and PVCC grades.
 * PVCC US Government PLS 211 & 212 **
 * Learning Outcomes: **
 * Classroom Rules & Expectations: **
 * Respect the right of others to learn in an environment that promotes thoughtful and creative expression.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Seats are assigned. Please let me know if you need special consideration with seating.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Work is due within the first ten minutes of class and a ten point penalty will be assigned if the work is late on the due date. After the due date, work will ** not ** be accepted.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Written assignments may be submitted through googledocs by inviting me to share the document using rnewman589@gmail.com. Written assignments may also be emailed to me.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Materials: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Assessment: **
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1st 9 Weeks/PLS 211 **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">50% final grade/FCHS   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Assignments || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">30%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Reading Quizzes || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 10%  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Class Participation || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 10%  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Exam #1 – PLS 211 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">25%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Exam #2 – PLS 211 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">25%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2nd 9 Weeks/PLS 212 **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">50% final grade/FCHS   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Assignments || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">30%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Reading Quizzes || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 10%  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Class Participation || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 10%  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Exam #3 – PLS 212 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">25%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Exam #4 – PLS 212 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">25%   || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">   ||

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> // American Government: Continuity and Change //, 2008 ed. By Karen O’Connor & Larry J. Sabato <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Reading the textbook is an essential portion of this course. Lectures and class discussions may not always cover the items in the text and reading the text may be necessary participate actively in class discussion. You will be given ** unannounced quizzes ** based on reading. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Please feel free to contact me at the email address and phone number at the top of your syllabus. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">E-mail is the BEST method of contact. My planning period is 3rd. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students who are absent from school or classes are responsible for making up work missed during their absences. Students will be granted one day to make-up work for every day absent, unless the individual teacher gives permission to extended time. It is the student’s responsibility to get the work from the teacher. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An absence is defined as missing more than 1/3 of a single class, or having multiples of five tardies to a single class. Absences are assessed by the individual classes and not by school day. The attendance committee has the discretion to deny credit to a student who has accumulated more than ten (10) unexcused absences to a single class. This includes semester and year long classes. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An excused absence is granted for one of the following reasons: doctor/medical appointment, court appointment, death in the immediate family, school related activity approved by the administration, or religious holiday or instruction. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> The following procedures will be used in the event of student tardiness: <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 1st Infraction – Verbal warning from teacher <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 2nd Infraction – Documented parent phone call by teacher <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 3rd Infraction – Discipline referral and administrative letter <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 4th Infraction – Teacher Assigned Detention <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> 5th Infraction – Referral. One day of ISS for that particular class and one class absence. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After the fifth offense subsequent tardiness will result in a report of the consequences above, until another absence is accrued (10th) and a full day of ISS will be given. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A+ 100 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A 99-94  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A- 93  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">B+ 92 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">B 91-89  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">B- 85  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">C+ 84 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">C 83-78  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">C- 77  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">D+ 76 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">D 75-71  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 399.65pt; mso-element-top: 9.55pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">D- 70  ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Textbook: **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teacher Information: **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">FCHS Make Up Policy: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">FCHS Attendance Policy: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">FCHS Tardy Policy: **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">