Fuquay-Varina High School

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CIVICS & ECONOMICS

SPRING SEMESTER 2016
Course Syllabus

Course Instructor: Ms. K. Moore

Contact Information:
kmoore4@wcpss.net or by phone (919)
557-2511
Meeting Location: Room 802

Academic Support Availability

Regular Academic Support Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30pm-3:30pm
Class Resources: Class assignment, notes, and additional study materials may be
accessed on the class webpage msmoorefvhs.weebly.com
Additional Academic Support Times: May be scheduled with Ms. Moore

Honors/Academic Civics and Economics-Course Information

Civics and Economics has been developed as a course that provides a framework for
understanding the basic Tenets of American democracy, practices of American government as
established by the United States Constitution, basic concepts of American politics and
citizenship and concepts in macro and micro economics and personal finance.
The essential standards of this course are organized under three strands Civics and
Government, Personal Financial Literacy and Economics. The Civics and Government strand is
framed to develop students increased understanding of the institutions of constitutional
democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, the
skills necessary to participate as effective and responsible citizens and the knowledge of how
to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict.
The Economic and Personal Financial Literacy strands are framed to provide students with an
understanding of the role economic factors play in making personal economic decisions, the
ability to reason logically about key economic issues, and the knowledge and skills needed to
manage personal financial resources effectively for lifetime financial security.
Taken together these three strands should help to prepare students to become responsible
and effective citizens in an interdependent world.
The essential standards and clarifying objectives of this course build on the civic and
economic strands taught in grades kindergarten through eight and align with the National
Standards for Civics and Government, the National Standards for Economics and the National
Standards of Personal Financial Literacy.
This course is designed to be both challenging and engaging for students. Students will be
required to complete outside reading and projects to meet the North Carolina Essential
Standards. It is also encourage to continue the conversation of government, personal finance,
and economics in the home.
More information on Essential Standards (including Clarifying Objectives) can be found at the
North Carolina Department of Instruction website.

Required Materials and Additional Supplies

Civics Textbooks: Textbooks will be available in class, for student checkout, and online
at:

Supplemental Reading Materials: Supplemental reading materials, such as novels

or primary sources, may be used throughout the course and will be provided to students
online, in print, or through check out in the Media Center.

Current Events: A large focus of this class will be applying government and economics to
modern events. It is HIGHLY encouraged that students watch the news or read the
newspaper each day. This will help students to understand the material in a more tangible
way and prepare them for life as an informed citizen.

Required materials for students to bring to class EACH DAY:

1. Sturdy, college ruled, spiral notebook; needs to be full size 8.5 X 11 inchesminimum
100 sheets
2. Composition notebook (preferably graph paper)
3. Two-pocket folder
4. Writing Utensils (Pens in blue or black ink and/or pencils)
5. Notes
6. Outside readings and assignments completed as assigned
7. Glue sticks and colored pencils are optional

CLASSROOM "WISH LIST" ITEMS

As a part of daily classroom use, for hygiene and project purposes, Classroom WISH LIST items are

Grading Policies
The following percentages will be used to determine a students grade:

Grading Scale
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
Below 60 = F
Grading Procedures and Available Re-Takes
Students will always be provided with clear expectations for the requirements of
assignments. Grading rubrics will be provided for writing assignments and projects.
Re-takes will be allowed on tests for all students once required remediation and test
corrections are complete. Further information regarding re-takes will be provided after the
first test.

Civics and Economics Final Course Exam

Students will take a final exam at the end of this course. The exam based on the course standards. It
will be administered during the Fall Semester Exam Week. Please note: The final course exam will
count as 20% of the students final course grade. There are no exemptions for the course final exam.

Reporting Grades
Grades are updated weekly. Parents are encouraged to monitor their
students grade through Powerschool. Login information for parents may
be obtained by contacting student services.

Grading Period End Dates

Academic
&
Friday,
October Integrity
23rd
Friday, January 15th

Semester
Grade
Quarter 1=
40%

Please refer to the Fuquay-Varina High School

webpage for
specific
Report Card issue dates as
Course
Work
Expectations
well as conference dates.

Progress Reports will be issued (at a minimum)

every 3 weeks. Parents are encouraged to be on
the lookout for regular progress reports.
Parents and students are asked to please read over and familiarize yourselves with the following
Honor Code, which all students are expected to follow at all times:

Honor Code

1. cheating, including the giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance or unfair

advantage on any form of academic work;
2. plagiarism, including the copying of the language, structure ideas and/or thought of another
and representing it as ones own original work; and
3. falsification, including a verbal or written statement that is knowingly untrue but is
represented as the truth
Any violations of the above will result in a zero on the assignment and possible office
referral.

Due Dates and Missing Work

Students are expected to adhere to due dates and encouraged to pace themselves accordingly.
Above all, students are expected to complete all assigned work to the best of their abilities. Parents
will be contacted if students repeatedly miss assignment due dates.
Each day an assignment is late 10 points will be deducted from the grade. Any late or
make-up must be turned in by the time the unit test is given.

Make-Up Work - Due to Absence(s)

In the case of an absence, it is the students responsibility to retrieve his or her make-up work from the
designated area in the classroom. Students are given one day per days absent to complete and
submit make-up work. Absent students who have missed a test or quiz must make arrangements to
make up the missing assessment(s).
Students are asked to provide as much advance notice as possible if an extended absence from class is
planned. A written note or email from a parent/guardian indicating the dates and reason(s) for the
extended absence are acceptable. At least 48 hours notice is needed to prepare work for
students to complete during an extended absence.

Classroom Expectations
Classroom Agreements
At the beginning of the course, students will review the Civics standard Classroom Agreements.
1. Proceed with Perseverance Keep TRYING!
2. Be prompt and prepared
3. Treat others as you wish to be treatedshow respect both through your actions and language
4. PARTICIPATEConfidently, Equally & Fairly!
5. Have Humorlaughter is the best medicine
6. Do your best-Cant never could
7. No food or drink except for water
Students are invited to make suggestions and add to the agreements. These agreements are
posted in the class and expected to be followed by all students. The school and county handbook
policies and procedures are expected to be followed at all times as well.
If a student chooses to break an agreement disciplinary action(s) will be as follows:

Electronic
Devices
1)
Verbal Warning
- 2) Teacher/Student Conference - 3) Parent Contact - 4) Referral to Office
Students may not use electronic devices (laptops, cell phones, iPods, MP3 Players, CD players, game
refer class
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with this policy will
Discipline Referral Process.
result in confiscation of the electronic device.

First Offense: Device kept by Ms. Moore until the end of day Second Offense: Device goes to
Additional
Information
office for parent
pickup
NO EXCEPTIONS!

Important Resources
Class webpage: msmoorefvhs.weebly.com
For remind text updates: text @civics802 to 81010

Communication: Open communication is very important! Parents may be contacted throughout

the year by email or telephone. Please provide your most updated information for this purpose.
Parents, guardians and students are invited to contact me with comments, questions and/or concerns
at any time. Please remember to frequently visit the class website and sign up for remind texts, as
these too serve as great tools for communication!
After reviewing the syllabus please sign and return the last page of this form no later than
Friday, August 28th. Thank you for your support! I look forward to a fun, fantastic year!
Thank you,

Ms. Kendele Moore

Please complete and return this form to Ms. Moore no later than
Friday, August 28th
GENERAL SYLLABUS SIGNATURES
Student: By signing this Syllabus Acknowledgment Page you are indicating your
understanding and acceptance of the aforementioned Honor Code, other guidelines,
discipline, and class procedures.
Student name (please print): ________________________________________________ Period#
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Student signature: ___________________________________________________________
Date:__________________
Parent/Guardian: By signing this Syllabus Acknowledgment Page you are indicating your
understanding and acceptance of all guidelines, discipline, and class procedures of your
childs participation in this course.
Student/Parent Information
Student Name: _____________________________________________________
Students preferred learning style (lecture, visual aids, group work, etc.)
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Parent/Guardian Name: _________________________________________________
Relationship to student: _________________________________________________
Telephone number(s): ___________________________________________________
Email Address: _____________________________________________________________
Preferred Method of Contact: ____________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name: _________________________________________________
Relationship to student: _________________________________________________
Telephone number(s): ___________________________________________________
Email Address: _____________________________________________________________
Preferred Method of Contact: ____________________________________________
Does your student have reliable internet access at home? ___________
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Is there anything important I should know about your student?

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