•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:oCreate 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 featureoRework 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______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•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 HellespontoAnnotate, SOAPSTone, SPICE
Reminders
•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 Online
Reminders
•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 Online
Reminders
•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 Eurasia
Reminders
•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 Thursdayo“What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?”oYou will be writing a response to this question in class on Thursday (9/20)oPlease 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 response
Reminders
•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 Worksheet
Reminders
•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)oYour 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.oGrading:▪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 grade
Reminders
•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______________________________________________________________________
•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 SAQ
Reminders
•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 HammurabioTie each law to one or more SPICE categories. Be able to explain WHY the law fits that category•Short Answer Question OverviewoReview 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______________________________________________________________________
•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:oWhat benefits does foraging provide that agriculture doesn’t?oWhat negatives exists for societies that do foraging only?oWhat 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 Societies
Reminders
•Read and take notes on Chapter 2______________________________________________________________________
Thursday 30 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
•Lecture: Early humans and beginnings of agarian societies
Reminders
•Study for Friday’s quiz•Office Hours: 5pm in @ RM306•Read and take notes on Chapter 2______________________________________________________________________
AP World History Summer Assignments SY18-19Download 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 13thPart 2 (Diagnostics)- July 20thPart 3 (Lessons - Period 1) - August 10thPart 4 (Practice Questions) - August 20th
•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:oCreate 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 featureoRework 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______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•Study for Unit 2 Exam on Friday•Come in after class to discuss redos, retakes, and review______________________________________________________________________
•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 HellespontoAnnotate, SOAPSTone, SPICE
Reminders
•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 Online
Reminders
•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 Online
Reminders
•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 Eurasia
Reminders
•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 Thursdayo“What are the issues involved in using ther term, ‘Civilization’, as an organizing principle in world history?”oYou will be writing a response to this question in class on Thursday (9/20)oPlease 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 response
Reminders
•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 Worksheet
Reminders
•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)oYour 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.oGrading:▪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 grade
Reminders
•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______________________________________________________________________
•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 SAQ
Reminders
•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 HammurabioTie each law to one or more SPICE categories. Be able to explain WHY the law fits that category•Short Answer Question OverviewoReview 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______________________________________________________________________
•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:oWhat benefits does foraging provide that agriculture doesn’t?oWhat negatives exists for societies that do foraging only?oWhat 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 Societies
Reminders
•Read and take notes on Chapter 2______________________________________________________________________
Thursday 30 August, 2018
Today’s Activities
•Lecture: Early humans and beginnings of agarian societies
Reminders
•Study for Friday’s quiz•Office Hours: 5pm in @ RM306•Read and take notes on Chapter 2______________________________________________________________________
AP World History Summer Assignments SY18-19Download 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 13thPart 2 (Diagnostics)- July 20thPart 3 (Lessons - Period 1) - August 10thPart 4 (Practice Questions) - August 20th