Grading
What are the three grading categories?
Quizzes
Classwork and Engagement
Major Assessment
What country are we studying this year?
The United States of America
What house is Mr. Murray in?
Aquila
How often will we have homework?
Rarely
Name three things you should do when you come in to start class.
1) Silent entry
2) Find assignment in bin at the front of class
3) Go to your seat
4) Get materials that you need out
5) Start Do-Now
Name three things you can do to earn a high classwork & engagement grade,
Answers Vary (Mr. Murray will check)
What is our essential question in 7th grade?
What are the stories we can tell about America as a nation?
What did Mr. Murray spend most of his childhood?
California
Where can you find work if you are absent?
Google Classroom
When may you move around the room?
When given permission
What percent of your grade are Quizzes?
25%
Social Justice in social studies means we try to give a voice to who?
The voiceless or unheard
Name three states Mr. Murray has lived in?
California, Texas, New York, Ohio, & Kentucky
When you are absent the expectation is:
Complete the work on your own or come get help from Mr. Murray during lunch/recess.
In order to go into the hallway you must have a:
Pass
What percent of the grade is Classwork & Engagement?
35%
What does thematic learning of social studies mean?
Focus on a theme or idea.
What is Mr. Murray's daughters name?
Reese
If you do not complete work in class you will have to complete it at:
Home
If you do not have a pencil you can grab a:
Golf Pencil
What percent of the grade are Major Assessments?
40%
Name one our of units from Trimester 1.
-Thinking like Historian
-Data Science: Voting Rights
-Periodization of the United States
What year teaching is this for Mr. Murray?
10 Years
Extra Credit will never be given when:
Asked by students or families
What is the bathroom policy?
When you need to go, not when you want to go.