Mrs. Ruland's United States History Class
Course Information and Documents
Class Discussion/Seminar Rubric
There are a number of requirements that a unique to the US History G/T students and the AP Scholars Program
Online Textbooks — These online sources can augment the information in your textbook.
This page also has links to the important information and procedures that my students must be familiar with.
USH Components of Civilization
All students in my United States History classes must know these 7 components of civilization and their definitions.
SQ3R Guided Instruction for US G/T
SQ3R Guided Instruction for US Honors
This guided instruction will help students in my classes learn how to do the SQ3R which is the required format for all reading assignments.
All students in my United States History classes are required to use this form for their weekly news analysis. I also have an HTML version, but the quality is not as good. Additonally, I have a site for some online resources.
Mrs. Ruland's Tutorial on Plagiarism and Paraphrasing
This contains vital information that all students must be familiar with. The tutorial is available for reference at any time.
I also offer my students bonus opportunities during the year as stated in the Grading Policy. There are three types of bonuses that are available at any time. Students are reminded that all bonuses are due no later than 1 week before the end of the marking period.
Museum Exhibit Review (pdf)
Museum Exhibit Review (non-pdf)Students that have visited a museum or a historic place in the last 6 months may write a review using this format. The most care should be taken with the last question. That is the answer that will show that you had some intellectual connection with the site.
Students may suggest a WWW resource to add to my list of resources. They may also suggest a description for an existing listing. Any new suggestions must meet criteria for a beneficial research site. Descriptions must be written in a manner that would be appropriate for a teacher to use to describe a site. If you want to do a number of descriptions, you might want to go to a single page and complete a block of links. (This will make it very easy for me to use your description.)
This page gives instructions on what to write to receive bonus credit for watching movies.
Historical Movies in Chronological Order
Last updated July 29, 2008
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