C o u r s e   D e s c r i p t i o n

From www.facinghistory.org

Facing History and Ourselves is based on the belief that education in a democracy must be what Alexis de Tocqueville called "an apprenticeship in liberty." Facing History helps students find meaning in the past and recognize the need for participation and responsible decision making.

Students must know not only the triumphs of history, but also the failures, the tragedies and the humiliations. Facing History believes that students must be trusted to examine history in all of its complexities, including its legacies of prejudice and discrimination, resilience and courage. This trust encourages young people to develop a voice in the conversations of their peer culture, as well as in the critical discussions and debates of their community and nation.

For more than 27 years, Facing History has engaged teachers and students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development of the Holocaust and other examples of collective violence, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.

Facing History students learn that apathy and indifference stifle hope. They discover how violence destroys families and nations. They seek opportunities to confront the isolation that fuels the misunderstandings, myths, and misinformation they have about the “other.” Facing History helps students find answers to their questions. How can we prevent violence and end racism and antisemitism? How do we find the courage to protect human rights so that “never again” truly means that we have learned something by studying the events that led to one of the most violent times in the 20th century?

Attendance and Absences

• Students will need to login to the daily attendance assignment in Schoology to mark their attendance.

• Students who are in class will mark their attendance at the very beginning of the class period.

• Students who are not in class but at home will need to mark their attendance before 2:30 PM.

• All students on Friday virtual days will need to mark their attendance at the beginning of the virtual class.

Materials Needed

• Almost all work for the class will be completed using the student’s computer. All assignments and assessments will be turned in or completed in Schoology.

• Students will need headphones.

In-Class Days

• All students will be required to wear a facial mask while in class. All students will be assigned a specific seat that will be at least six feet from the nearest student.

1. •Class will begin with students first completing the daily attendance assignment in Schoology. Students will need to copy down and answer the daily question projected from the television.
   

Virtual Students Only (Students who are not attending any in-class lessons.)

• All students who signed up for the all virtual schedule will login to the class during their assigned class period using the Zoom information below.Students will login on the Monday and Wednesday schedule. There will be no virtual (Zoom calls) lessons on Tuesday and Thursday. Students should login two minutes before class begins.

Distance Learning Days

• Students must remember to mark their attendance in Schoology on both distance learning days when they are not present at school.

• The distance learning assignments will be posted the weekend before the distance learning assignments are due. All distance learning assignments will all be turned in on Schoology by 10PM on Thursday.

• Students can complete the distance learning assignments anytime between the date it is posted and the due date on Thursday of that week.

Virtual Fridays

• Students will need to use the Zoom login information below to login to their class one minute before class is to begin. Students do not need to login any earlier during 2nd-7th periods, because I will be finishing a previous class zoom call

• Go to -  https://zoom.us

• Zoom Meeting Id - See Schoology for Id

• Password - See Schoology for Password

• Students will need to login to Schoology to mark their attendance.

• During the Friday virtual class the distance learning assignments will be discussed and any answers for the activities will be given.

• These virtual meetings will be a maximum of 25 minutes.

Assignments and Readings

• Students will have multiple assignments to turn in weekly. There will be two books students are required to read one each nine weeks. A copy of the book will be supplied to each student. Students do have the option to purchase their own book.

Quizzes and Tests

• All quizzes and tests will be completed in Schoology.

Quiz and Test Retakes, Make-Up Work, and Late Work

• All assignments are expected to be completed. If the assignment is not turned in on time, the student is expected to turn in the assignment for a late grade. One day late will be the loss of a letter grade, and all days after that will be a maximum of 70%. Students are NOT expected to have any zeros for assignments.

• Students must fill out this Google form when they have quiz retakes, make-up work, and/or late work to be completed:

• https://forms.gle/iXYhcmnbBEnRsrb98

• Students’ grades will NOT be updated until they fill out the Google form.

Contacting Me

• It is expected if there are any questions concerning assignments, quizzes, tests, etc., the student will first review all directions and information online in order to find the answer to his/her question. If students cannot find the answer, they should email me. It is the responsibility of the student to email me their questions or concerns.

1. •Parents and/or Guardians can email me anytime with questions or concerns. However, I do request that parents and/or Guardians do their best to allow their child to be the main person responsible for emailing me with their questions concerning assignments, class work, quizzes, etc.
   

G r a d e s

I do NOT give grades.  You must earn your grade in this class.  There will be a 1,000 points each nine weeks.  The grade break down will be:

A93 - 100

B85 - 92

C75 - 84

D70 - 74

F0   - 69

T o p i c s   F o r   E a c h   N i n e   W e e k s

            Identity

            We and They

            Germany in the 1920's

            The Nazis Take Power

            Conformity

            Escalating Violence

            The Holocaust

            Bystanders and Rescuers

            Judgment

            Choosing to Participate