Welcome Back, Mustang Parents!

1. Welcome Back, Mustang Parents! Tyler Meinhart/Room 206 Class: Honors American Government*Please sign in at the front of the room

2. Contact Information: Tyler Meinhart • Room 206 • Website: http://teacherweb.com/MD/MarriottsRidge/Meinhart/gallery1.aspx • Email: tyler_meinhart@hcpss.org

3. Introduction: • Majored in history and minored in German at the University of Pittsburgh • Went to Johns Hopkins University for Masters in Teaching • First taught at Oakland Mills Middle and High Schools • Second year at Marriotts Ridge

4. Why teaching matters to me:

5. Class Website

6. What we do in class: • 1.) Warm-up • 2.) Introduction to day’s lesson • 3.) Activity • 4.) Review and summary • 5.) Preview of next’s day topic and importance

7. Grading: • I use the standard Howard County grading scale: • 89.5% – 100% A • 79.5% – 89.4% B • 69.5% – 79.4% C • 59.5% -- 69.4% D • 59.4% and Below E • I grade on straight points – I do not weigh grades.

8. Quarter 1: Principles of Governmental Systems • A.) Purposes of Government • B.) Types of Governmental Systems • C.) Historical Foundations of American Government • D.) Principles of the American governmental system

9. What we’ve covered: • A.) Purposes (from Preamble) • B.) Types (power by authority and level) • *English origins of the American Government

10. The Remaining Quarters: • II: Structure, Organization and Functions of American Government • III: Influencing Government • IV: Financial Literacy/Influencing Government/Establishing Justice