Note to Parent: In this course you will notice the emphasis placed on writing. This is because ninth grade is the beginning of the rhetorical stage, where the student will concentrate on his mode of expression. The high school student is capable of expressing himself well, and just needs practice to do so. In this syllabus the student is assigned six papers over the course of the year, each paper gradually increasing in length, and each written with a particular, designated, approach to the subject matter. You might look at the part of the Warriner's English Grammar and Composition, Third Course that discusses writing summaries and reports.

Read Christ and the Americas pp. 1-19. Study the maps in this section as you read the text. There are questions on page 19. Rather than answer these questions either orally or in writing, find the textual evidence for the answer to each question. Don’t write down the answer, just write the number of the page on which the answer may be found. (OR take the Chapter 1 online quiz if you are in Teacher Services.)

Hammond: Review the maps on p. U-5 in the Atlas of United States History. 

McNally: Also, study the maps on p. 10-16 in Rand McNally Atlas of American History.

The student could also use the historic maps found here: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701sm.gct00482/?sp=1&st=slideshow#slide-1 

You will be reading more than 10 books, including framework texts, during this course. At the end of each semester, you will be asked to upload a list of books read as one of your assessments to earn the literature credit. We encourage you to use the file in your syllabus resources titled Book List Assessment, to track these books throughout the year. This file can then be uploaded to the Week 16, Day 1 and Week 32, Day 1 assessments for your literature course.

Note: Please take a moment to review the resources, attached to this syllabus, that are generic to the grade level and/or subject, e.g. the rubrics (these are found to the right of week 1, day 1). Some of the PDF files found here are taken from the printed copy of the corresponding syllabus, if there is one. There are also resources specific to the particular course that will be assigned or referenced within the syllabus assignments. We also encourage students to review the Letter about Plagiarism and the Letter about AI and Academic Honesty at this time. Answer Keys or Assignment overviews for the syllabus, if applicable, are only found via the parent log-in; the student log-in may access all other syllabus resources. 

Read Christ and the Americas pp. 34-49. Find the textual evidence for the questions. (OR take the Chapter 3 online quiz if you are in Teacher Services.)

Hammond: Review the flags of discovery and settlement on p. U-66 in the Atlas of United States History. 

Read Christ and the Americas pp. 66-78. Find the textual evidence for the questions. (OR take the Chapter 5 online quiz if you are in Teacher Services.)

Hammond: Review the maps on p. U-6 and the information about the French explorers on p. U-7 in the Atlas of United States History. 

McNally: Study the maps on pp. 16, 20, 21, 22 and 23 in the Rand McNally Atlas of American History.