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Tues, Oct. 30th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-quiz #8 - East Asia • Reading: The Travel Records of Chinese Pilgrims Faxian, Xuanzang, YijingReminders
• Study for Chapter 7 Quiz • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Wednesday, Oct 24th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Reading: “A European Christian in China” Txtbook pgs. 315-318 • Unit 2 Test Redos: o Create 1 flashcard using a vocab term from question for each question done incorrectly. Flashcards need to include: ▪ Historical identification/definition ▪ Related time period and place ▪ Drawing, sample sentence, or significant feature o Rework short answer question ▪ On another piece of paper, rewrite an answer to the short answer questions. • Focus on SOCIAL systems (refer to SPICE chart for what the ‘social’ category consists of) • Please explain your answers clearly and with historical examples.Reminders
• Study for Chapter 7 Quiz • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Thursday, Oct. 18th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• China and India Notes • Ban Zhou Excerpt and SAQReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Wednesday, Oct. 17th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Continuation of Classical Religions notes from yesterday • Pre-Hellenistic Art vs. Hellenistic ArtReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Tuesday, Oct. 16th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Notes on Classical ReligionsReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Monday, Oct. 15th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Geography and Timeline of Second-Wave Civilizations o Persia/Greece Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o Roman Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o China Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o India Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3Reminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Monday, October 8th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Document Analysis: Herodotus: The Histories - Xerxes on the Hellespont o Annotate, SOAPSTone, SPICEReminders
• Study for Chapter 6 Pre-Quiz for tomorrow • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• In-class LEQ: “What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?”Reminders
• Study for Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-Quiz #5 • Britannica OnlineReminders
• Study for Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Friday, September 21st, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Chapter 4 Quiz • TurnItIn and Britannica OnlineReminders
• Organize for next week’s in-class essay prompt: o “What are the issues involved in using the term, ‘civlization’, as an organizing principle in world history?” ▪ Come up with a thesis that answers the question ▪ Remember your SPICE! Use them to categorize your ideas. • Get started on Chapter 5 reading • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Wed & Thurs, September 19-20th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Lectures on cultures and traditions of Ancient EurasiaReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 4 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 5 reading • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Chapter 4 Pre-Quiz • LEQ for Thursday o “What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?” o You will be writing a response to this question in class on Thursday (9/20) o Please take the time to consider how you might write a thesis for this question. Also consider what historical examples you can provide to support your responseReminders
• Review for Chapter 4 Quiz on Friday • Start reading Chapter 5 • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________________________Monday, September 17th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE Posters and Reflection WorksheetReminders
• Chapter 4 Pre-quiz on Tuesday • Redo SAQ (after meeting with me about it) ______________________________________________________________________Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SAQ: Human Beginnings • SPICE Group Posters (Due Monday, 9/17 @ 8:35am) o Your group will be assigned one SPICE category to make a poster about. The poster should explain the category clearly as it will be posted on the classroom wall. o Grading: ▪ Category (Social, Political, Interaction, Culture, or Economy) must be shown prominently on the A3 poster ▪ Key Terms for the category should be shown on the poster clearly (refer to SPICE handout) ▪ Key Questions for the category should be show on the poster clearly (refer to SPICE handout) ▪ 1 Historical Example should be provided and should explain how it is related to the SPICE category ▪ Neatness, Accuracy, and Quality of the poster will count towards the gradeReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 3 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________________________Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SAQs o Japanese Ceramics and Human BeginningsReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 3 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________________________Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-Quiz #3 • Preview of SAQReminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 3 • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________________________Monday, September 10th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE: Code of Hammurabi o Tie each law to one or more SPICE categories. Be able to explain WHY the law fits that category • Short Answer Question Overview o Review what short answer questions are and tips. We will be practicing short answer question writing on Wed (9/12)Reminders
• Chapter 3 Pre-Quiz tomorrow (Tues, 9/11) • Read and take notes on Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________________________Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE: The 5 Themes of AP World History (excellent resource from Mrs. Osborn of RHS) o Using Spice on Chapter 2Reminders
• Chapter 2 Quiz tomorrow (Friday, 9/7) • Read and take notes on Chapter 2 • Start reading Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________________________Monday 3 September, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Reading: Reevaluating Foraging (Sapiens excerpt) - Yuval Noah Harari • Think about the following questions as you are reading: o What benefits does foraging provide that agriculture doesn’t? o What negatives exists for societies that do foraging only? o What is the author’s main argument about human evolution in regards to foraging vs. agriculture?Reminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 2 • Chapter 2 Prequiz tomorrow ______________________________________________________________________Friday 31 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Quiz: Ancient Agrarian SocietiesReminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 2 ______________________________________________________________________Thursday 30 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Lecture: Early humans and beginnings of agarian societiesReminders
• Study for Friday’s quiz • Office Hours: 5pm in @ RM306 • Read and take notes on Chapter 2 ______________________________________________________________________Wednesday 29th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Notecards • Notetaking (textbook)Files
• Notetaking/Notecards PPT • Alternative note-taking method ______________________________________________________________________Tuesday 28th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• PreQuiz #1 - Ancient Agrarian SocieitiesFiles
• Syllabus ______________________________________________________________________Monday 27th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Welcome and Syllabus Overview • AP WH (Collegeboard) - Account, Framework, Exam Overview • Historical shorthandsFiles
• Syllabus • Digital Text (on USB in classroom) ______________________________________________________________________Monday August 20th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Course Preview o Multiple Choice Quiz + Geography Review o Reading AnalysisFiles
• Primary Sources o A Selection of Math Problems from 1850BCE Egypt ______________________________________________________________________Summer Assignments
AP World History Summer Assignments SY18-19 Download me! Summer assignments are here! Please see the PDF listed above for more information. The suggested dates for completion are: Part 1 (Intro Lessons) - July 13th Part 2 (Diagnostics) - July 20th Part 3 (Lessons - Period 1) - August 10th Part 4 (Practice Questions) - August 20thAP World History
Useful Links -
• Naviance • Plusportals • TurnItIn • Britannica Online • Converting .Pages to .Doc • CollegeBoard’s AP World • History Course Site ____________________________Useful Documents -
• Semester 2 Assignment Calendar • HowTo: Context Articles • Context Article Worksheet • HowTo: Flashcards • Flashcard Template • HowTo: DBQs and LEQs • SPICE and SPICE questions • HIPPO (How to source) • SOAPSTone Organizer ____________________________Textbook Outlines -
• Unit 5 (1750-1900CE) o Chapter 17 o Chapter 16 • Unit 4 (1400-1750CE) o Chapter 15 o Chapter 14 o Chapter 13
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Tues, Oct. 30th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-quiz #8 - East Asia • Reading: The Travel Records of Chinese Pilgrims Faxian, Xuanzang, YijingReminders
• Study for Chapter 7 Quiz • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Wednesday, Oct 24th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Reading: “A European Christian in China” Txtbook pgs. 315-318 • Unit 2 Test Redos: o Create 1 flashcard using a vocab term from question for each question done incorrectly. Flashcards need to include: ▪ Historical identification/definition ▪ Related time period and place ▪ Drawing, sample sentence, or significant feature o Rework short answer question ▪ On another piece of paper, rewrite an answer to the short answer questions. • Focus on SOCIAL systems (refer to SPICE chart for what the ‘social’ category consists of) • Please explain your answers clearly and with historical examples.Reminders
• Study for Chapter 7 Quiz • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Thursday, Oct. 18th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• China and India Notes • Ban Zhou Excerpt and SAQReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Wednesday, Oct. 17th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Continuation of Classical Religions notes from yesterday • Pre-Hellenistic Art vs. Hellenistic ArtReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Tuesday, Oct. 16th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Notes on Classical ReligionsReminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday, Oct. 15th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Geography and Timeline of Second-Wave Civilizations o Persia/Greece Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o Roman Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o China Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3 o India Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3Reminders
• Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday, October 8th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Document Analysis: Herodotus: The Histories - Xerxes on the Hellespont o Annotate, SOAPSTone, SPICEReminders
• Study for Chapter 6 Pre-Quiz for tomorrow • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• In-class LEQ: “What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?”Reminders
• Study for Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-Quiz #5 • Britannica OnlineReminders
• Study for Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Friday, September 21st, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Chapter 4 Quiz • TurnItIn and Britannica OnlineReminders
• Organize for next week’s in-class essay prompt: o “What are the issues involved in using the term, ‘civlization’, as an organizing principle in world history?” ▪ Come up with a thesis that answers the question ▪ Remember your SPICE! Use them to categorize your ideas. • Get started on Chapter 5 reading • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Wed & Thurs, September 19-20th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Lectures on cultures and traditions of Ancient EurasiaReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 4 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 5 reading • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Chapter 4 Pre-Quiz • LEQ for Thursday o “What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?” o You will be writing a response to this question in class on Thursday (9/20) o Please take the time to consider how you might write a thesis for this question. Also consider what historical examples you can provide to support your responseReminders
• Review for Chapter 4 Quiz on Friday • Start reading Chapter 5 • Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday, September 17th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE Posters and Reflection WorksheetReminders
• Chapter 4 Pre-quiz on Tuesday • Redo SAQ (after meeting with me about it) ______________________________________________________ ________________Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SAQ: Human Beginnings • SPICE Group Posters (Due Monday, 9/17 @ 8:35am) o Your group will be assigned one SPICE category to make a poster about. The poster should explain the category clearly as it will be posted on the classroom wall. o Grading: ▪ Category (Social, Political, Interaction, Culture, or Economy) must be shown prominently on the A3 poster ▪ Key Terms for the category should be shown on the poster clearly (refer to SPICE handout) ▪ Key Questions for the category should be show on the poster clearly (refer to SPICE handout) ▪ 1 Historical Example should be provided and should explain how it is related to the SPICE category ▪ Neatness, Accuracy, and Quality of the poster will count towards the gradeReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 3 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________ ________________Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SAQs o Japanese Ceramics and Human BeginningsReminders
• Continue reviewing Chapter 3 (quiz on Friday) • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________ ________________Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Pre-Quiz #3 • Preview of SAQReminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 3 • Get started on Chapter 4 reading • Come in to review with me for make-ups or future quizzes ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday, September 10th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE: Code of Hammurabi o Tie each law to one or more SPICE categories. Be able to explain WHY the law fits that category • Short Answer Question Overview o Review what short answer questions are and tips. We will be practicing short answer question writing on Wed (9/12)Reminders
• Chapter 3 Pre-Quiz tomorrow (Tues, 9/11) • Read and take notes on Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________ ________________Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• SPICE: The 5 Themes of AP World History (excellent resource from Mrs. Osborn of RHS) o Using Spice on Chapter 2Reminders
• Chapter 2 Quiz tomorrow (Friday, 9/7) • Read and take notes on Chapter 2 • Start reading Chapter 3 ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday 3 September, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Reading: Reevaluating Foraging (Sapiens excerpt) - Yuval Noah Harari • Think about the following questions as you are reading: o What benefits does foraging provide that agriculture doesn’t? o What negatives exists for societies that do foraging only? o What is the author’s main argument about human evolution in regards to foraging vs. agriculture?Reminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 2 • Chapter 2 Prequiz tomorrow ______________________________________________________ ________________Friday 31 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Quiz: Ancient Agrarian SocietiesReminders
• Read and take notes on Chapter 2 ______________________________________________________ ________________Thursday 30 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Lecture: Early humans and beginnings of agarian societiesReminders
• Study for Friday’s quiz • Office Hours: 5pm in @ RM306 • Read and take notes on Chapter 2 ______________________________________________________ ________________Wednesday 29th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Notecards • Notetaking (textbook)Files
• Notetaking/Notecards PPT • Alternative note-taking method ______________________________________________________ ________________Tuesday 28th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• PreQuiz #1 - Ancient Agrarian SocieitiesFiles
• Syllabus ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday 27th August, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Welcome and Syllabus Overview • AP WH (Collegeboard) - Account, Framework, Exam Overview • Historical shorthandsFiles
• Syllabus • Digital Text (on USB in classroom) ______________________________________________________ ________________Monday August 20th, 2018
Today’s Activities
• Course Preview o Multiple Choice Quiz + Geography Review o Reading AnalysisFiles
• Primary Sources o A Selection of Math Problems from 1850BCE Egypt ______________________________________________________ ________________Summer Assignments
AP World History Summer Assignments SY18-19 Download me! Summer assignments are here! Please see the PDF listed above for more information. The suggested dates for completion are: Part 1 (Intro Lessons) - July 13th Part 2 (Diagnostics) - July 20th Part 3 (Lessons - Period 1) - August 10th Part 4 (Practice Questions) - August 20thAP World History
Useful Links -
• Naviance • Plusportals • TurnItIn • Britannica Online • Converting .Pages to .Doc • CollegeBoard’s AP World • History Course Site ____________________________Useful Documents -
• Semester 2 Assignment Calendar • HowTo: Context Articles • Context Article Worksheet • HowTo: Flashcards • Flashcard Template • HowTo: DBQs and LEQs • SPICE and SPICE questions • HIPPO (How to source) • SOAPSTone Organizer ____________________________Textbook Outlines -
• Unit 5 (1750-1900CE) o Chapter 17 o Chapter 16 • Unit 4 (1400-1750CE) o Chapter 15 o Chapter 14 o Chapter 13
