Welcome Back Mustang Parents: Honors American Government Class with Tyler Meinhart

Welcome Back Mustang Parents: Honors American Government Class with Tyler Meinhart
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Welcome back Mustang parents! This semester, your child will be taking Honors American Government with Tyler Meinhart in room 206. We kindly

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Slide1Welcome Back, MustangParents! Tyler Meinhart/Room 206 Class: Honors American Government *Please sign in at the front of the room

Slide2Contact Information:Tyler Meinhart • Room 206 • Website: http://teacherweb.com/MD/MarriottsRidge/ Meinhart/gallery1.aspx • Email: tyler_meinhart@hcpss.org

Slide3Introduction:• 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

Slide4Why teaching matters to me:

Slide5Class Website

Slide6What 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

Slide7Grading: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.

Slide8Quarter 1: Principles of GovernmentalSystems • A.) Purposes of Government • B.) Types of Governmental Systems • C.) Historical Foundations of American Government • D.) Principles of the American governmental system

Slide9What we’ve covered:• A.) Purposes (from Preamble) • B.) Types (power by authority and level) • *English origins of the American Government

Slide10The Remaining Quarters:• II: Structure, Organization and Functions of American Government • III: Influencing Government • IV: Financial Literacy/Influencing Government/Establishing Justice

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