German History and Holocaust Syllabus
Teacher Information
Teacher: Ms. Pelton Room: 208 Ofce Hours: 7:00-7:45 am Monday !r"day or
#y a$$o"ntment
%chool ema"l: catr"na.$elton&mary'"lle.()2.mo.us
Course Description: *n elect"'e h"story course loo("n+ at the com$rehens"'e h"story o,
-ermany u$ to .orld .ar // 0"th $art"cular em$has"s $laced on the Holocaust. Te1t#oo(:
The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as told by the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum #y M"chael 2eren#aum.
Course Objectives
Th"s class $ro'"des an en+a+"n+ and "n de$th loo( "nto -erman h"story and the
Holocaust. /t re3u"res the student to ac(no0led+e the ser"ousness o, the to$"c and to
+"'e "t the de+ree o, res$ect "t deser'es. The e1$ectat"on "s the student 0"ll ut"l"4e and
,urther de'elo$ cr"t"cal th"n("n+5 l"sten"n+5 and 0r"t"n+ s("lls.
*,ter com$let"n+ th"s course5 students 0"ll #e a#le to:
). *naly4e and "nter$ret $r"mary documents.
2. 6"scuss and de#ate rele'ant to$"cs us"n+ all a'a"la#le resources.
7. 6escr"#e the ma8or e'ents that sha$ed -ermany dur"n+ .orld .ar //.
4. 9'aluate the ma8or themes "n the Holocaust and cate+or"4e s$ec":c e'ents
0"th"n these themes.
5. ;om$are and contrast the "m$ortance o, s$ec":c e'ents "n the sha$"n+ o,
-erman h"story and the Holocaust.
Classroom Rules and rocedures:
). <ee$ the sylla#us ,or the durat"on o, the year.
2. Pa$er and a 0r"t"n+ utens"l =$en or $enc"l> are re3u"red ,or !"!R# class $er"od.
7. *ll $a$ers su#m"tted ,or a +rade must ha'e the ,ollo0"n+:
M?* style head"n+- @our name5 "nstructorAs name5 class5 and date
;om$leted on loose-lea, note#oo( $a$er only =$O s$"ral ed+es- ", you ha'e
them5 tear them oB #e,ore turn"n+ "n your ass"+nment>. Mult"$le $a+es need
to #e sta$led to+ether
If I cannot read it% it does not &et &raded' Please ma(e "t le+"#le. /, you
need to ty$e "t5 do so.
/, your $()! does not a$$ear on the ass"+nment5 you 0"ll $OT rece"'e a
+rade.
*' !+tra credit does not e+ist so do not e+pect it,
5. ;ell Phones- cell $hones 0"ll #e ta(en and turned "nto the ofce ", / see them #e"n+
used "n class 0"thout $erm"ss"on. %tudents may use "$ods5 m$7 $layers and other
l"sten"n+ de'"ces 0hen a$$ro'ed #y "nstructor. %tudents 0"ll lea'e cell $hones "n
the classroom 0hen +o"n+ to the"r loc(ers or restroom.
C. /, the student needs to #orro0 a 0r"t"n+ utens"l ,or the class they 0"ll #e as(ed to
rel"n3u"sh an "tem o, 0orth =".e. cell $hone5 "Pod5 (eys5 etc> unt"l the #orro0ed "tem
"s returned.
(ttendance
-' *ttendance $lays a ma8or role "n your +rade. 6a"ly +rades are +"'en ,or
$art"c"$at"on. articipation points cannot be earned if you are not in
class' .hether you are "n class or not m"+ht ma(e the d"Berence #et0een a 2
and an *. The only e1ce$t"on to th"s are school a$$ro'ed a#sences5 ".e. :eld
tr"$s or s$ort"n+ e'ents. %ee the student hand#oo( "n re+ards to the ne0 $ol"cy
on ho0 many days can #e m"ssed and st"ll rece"'e cred"t ,or a class.
Tardies
-' DO $OT .! /(T! TO THIS C/(SS, /, you are tardy ha'e a $ass s"+ned #y a
teacher. Tard"es are handled #y the ofce and ,ollo0 the $ol"c"es la"d out "n the
hand#oo(.
Tests
). There "s a test a,ter each un"t. The cha$ters co'ered ,or each test "s co'ered "n
the course outl"ne.
2. %tudents 0"ll rece"'e a study +u"de at least t0o days #e,ore the e1am. The
study +u"de "s due the day o, the e1am.
7. /, a student "s a#sent on an e1am day they are res$ons"#le ,or ma("n+
arran+ements to ma(e u$ the test e"ther #e,ore or a,ter school. If the test is
not made up 0ithin three days of the ori&inal test day the test 0ill be
scored as a 1ero in the &rade boo2'
apers and rojects
). There 0"ll #e small 0r"t"n+ $ro8ects throu+hout the course. There are also t0o
read"n+ $ro8ects dur"n+ the course.
2. *ll $a$ers and $ro8ects must #e $ro$erly c"ted. @ou can use 0hate'er c"tat"on
,ormat you are com,orta#le 0"th as lon+ as you are c"t"n+ your mater"al.
7. There are 'ar"ous $ro8ects due throu+hout the course. 9ach 0"ll #e accom$an"ed
#y a $resentat"on.
/ate 3or2
). /t "s "m$erat"'e all home0or( #e turned "n on the ass"+ned date. @ou rece"'e
mult"$le rem"nders o, due datesD <ee$ trac( o, themD 6ue dates are $OT
ne+ot"a#le. There are no e1cuses ,or late 0or(.
2. /, a student "s a#sent =th"s $erta"ns only to a E9R/!/96 a#sence as stated "n the
student hand#oo(>5 you are allo0ed as many school days to ma(e u$ your 0or(
0"th no $enalt"es. Ma(e-u$ tests need to #e re-scheduled 0"th"n three days.
91ce$t"ons are #ased on school $ol"c"es.
7. *n ass"+nment can #e turned "n late #ut there 0"ll #e no +uarantee "t 0"ll rece"'e a
+rade.
la&iarism and (cademic Dishonesty
). Pla+"ar"sm "s a ser"ous "ssue and 0"ll #e dealt 0"th accord"n+ly. Pla+"ar"sm "s a
nutshell "s ta("n+ someone elseAs 0or( and cla"m"n+ "t as your o0n. .e 0"ll +o o'er
"n class e1actly 0hat that means. /, you ha'e a 3uest"on o, 0hether or not you are
$la+"ar"4"n+5 (S4D / 0"ll hel$ you :1 "t #e,ore you turn "t "n ,or a +rade.
2. %tudents 0"ll #e re3u"red to su#m"t se'eral ass"+nments to turn"t"n.com ,or re'"e0.
Th"s "s a s"te that chec(s ,or $la+"ar"sm.
7. *ny students cau+ht $la+"ar"4"n+ the"r 0or( 0"ll automat"cally ,a"l that ass"+nment.
*ny students cau+ht cheat"n+ or co$y"n+ 0"ll rece"'e a 4ero ,or the ass"+nment.
Th"s "ncludes the student 0ho co$"es the 0or( and the student 0ho com$leted the
or"+"nal ass"+nment.
Gradin& olicy
). -rade %cale:
)00-F5G * 82-80G 2- CF-CCG 6H
F4-F0G *- 7F-7CG ;H C5-C7G 6
8F-FCG 2H 75-77G ; C2-C0G 6-
85-87G 2 72-70G ;- ?ess than C0G
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German History and Holocaust
Si&nature a&e
-erman H"story and the Holocaust "s an "n,ormat"'e and en+a+"n+ class. /t "s
"m$erat"'e you are "n th"s class to 0or( hard and ha'e ,un.
Th"s class 0"ll #e challen+"n+ and my e1$ectat"ons ,or my students are h"+h.
9'eryone starts the school year 0"th and * and / 0ould l"(e to see you (ee$ that
* throu+hout the semester.
/ encoura+e the $arents o, my students to #e act"'e "n the"r ch"ldAs educat"on and
to ,eel ,ree to d"scuss any concerns 0"th me.
I Once you ha'e read and understand th"s sylla#us $lease s"+n and date #elo0.
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