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"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.  -John Maxwell 

 

Hello,

 

My name is Mr. Earl Robinson. I am grateful for the opportunity to teach here at Ponchatoula Jr. High School this year and I am super excited about our journey together. This year I will be teaching 7th & 8th grade Social Studies. Please feel free to visit the appropriate tabs on this page and do not hesistate to contact me if you need any additional information. I'm looking forward to an awesome year!!

 

 

 

CLASS SYLLABUS

 

 

     

 

Mr. Earl Robinson

7th & 8th Grade Social Studies

Room 108: 2nd Building, 1st Floor
[email protected]

 

Class Learning Platforms

OnCourse: All classroom materials and assignments will be organized under topic headers in Oncourse. This will be the primary platform for learning both virtually and the traditional format.

 

Zoom:Zoom will be used for all digital class instruction, as well as individual teacher-to-student support. 

 

Office Hours

                 

 

 

Monday.-Friday: 

 

 

 

Class Times           

 

 

 

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To be productive members of society, students must be critical consumers of information they read, hear, and observe and communicate effectively about their ideas. They need to gain knowledge from a wide array of sources and examine and evaluate that information to develop and express an informed opinion, using information gained from the sources and their background knowledge. Students must also make connections between what they learn about the past and the present to understand how and why events happen and people act in certain ways. 

 

To accomplish this, students must:

  1. Use sources regularly to learn content.

  2. Make connections among people, events, and ideas across time and place.

  3. Express informed opinions using evidence from sources and outside knowledge.

 

In grade 7, students explore the formation of the American identity as they learn early United States history from the eve of the Revolution to the end of Reconstruction (aligned with the Grade 7 GLEs). 

 

In grade 8, students explore the economic, political, and social changes that have formed Louisiana’s identity as they learn about Louisiana’s geography, colonial Louisiana, Antebellum period, Civil War and Reconstruction Era, Jim Crow Louisiana, Civil Rights Era and modern day Louisiana (aligned to the Grade 8 GLEs).

 

 

Grading Scale         


A=100-93%

B=92-85

C=84-75

D=74-68

F = Below 67

 

 

 

 

  
         

Class Expectations 


  • Respect yourself, the teacher & others

  • Put forth your best effort at all times

  • Be prepared for class each day

  •  Follow directions when given

  • Pay attention, participate and ask questions

  • Preserve a positive learning environment

  • Take responsibility for your actions

 

Course Materials

  • Heavy-duty pocket folder with brads for securing loose leaf paper and handouts

  • Pens, pencils, colored pencils, & highlighters