Homework
Academic Expectations
Course Outline - What will we learn about?
Mr Thomas
100

The due date of the signed syllabus

What is Monday, September 14th?

100

Three Before Me Means...

Ask others for help with directions before asking Mr Thomas

100

True or false - we will never discuss Current Events in class

False 

100

100 points for each of the four places Mr Thomas mentioned in his biography

Connecticut (Northern Connecticut okay but not required) 

Washington, DC

Puerto Rico

New York City (Harlem accepted too) 

200

Course materials that are due in-class on Friday, September 18th 

What are 3 ring binders, paper, divider, folder? 

200
True or False - Extra Credit is allowed 

What page can you find it on?

True - Page 5

200

Name three of the religions we will study this school year

Judaism, Atenism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity

200
The international sporting events that Mr Thomas mentioned when discussing college in Washington, DC

1994 Winter Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics 

300

The homework that was due today (Thursday, Sept 10th) 

What is the Human Family poem or questions or anything similar to that?

300

Penalty per day of late work

What is 5 points per day?

300

Name three societies we will study in Units 1, 2, 3, or 4

Mesopotamia, Shang, Indus River Valley

Greece, Rome, Islamic African

300

Mr Thomas has how many children?

(Extra points for their ages) 

2 daughters 

5 and 12

400

The location to turn in your homework each day 

What is the 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5 organizer or any answer similar to that?
400

Using Plagiarism or AI will result in

What are academic consequences? In other words, what are failing grades, zeros, and consultation with the administration that can mean even worse consequences

400
We will study societies in the Caribbean and the Americas in which unit?

Unit 1, 4

400

Name two of the things Mr Thomas likes

dancing, studying, water, beaches, hard rock and heavy metal, being a nerdy history person, etc

500
True or False, for the first two weeks of school, if you do not understand something on homework assignments, you should use plagiarism or AI to complete your work. 

False 

Instead you should write "I do not understand" on the document

500

100% All The Time Means...

What is participating and working 100% of the time?

500

About how many years ago in human history does the course start?

We will study until which century in human history?

We will start 100,000 years ago


We will study until 1400 and 1500's

500
Mr Thomas called himself a freedom dreamer What does that mean?

power of imagination as a tool for individual and collective liberation 

In other words dreaming and acting for freedom not just for myself but for others