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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, Yijing

Reminders

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 SAQ

Reminders

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 Art

Reminders

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 Religions

Reminders

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 3

Reminders

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, 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 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 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) 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 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 ______________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Today’s Activities

SAQs o Japanese Ceramics and Human Beginnings

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 ______________________________________________________________________

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 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 2

Reminders

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 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 ______________________________________________________________________

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 Socieities

Files

Syllabus ______________________________________________________________________

Monday 27th August, 2018

Today’s Activities

Welcome and Syllabus Overview AP WH (Collegeboard) - Account, Framework, Exam Overview Historical shorthands

Files

Syllabus Digital Text (on USB in classroom) ______________________________________________________________________

Monday August 20th, 2018

Today’s Activities

Course Preview o Multiple Choice Quiz + Geography Review o Reading Analysis

Files

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 20th

AP 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, Yijing

Reminders

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 SAQ

Reminders

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 Art

Reminders

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 Religions

Reminders

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 3

Reminders

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, 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 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 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) 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 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 ______________________________________________________ ________________

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Today’s Activities

SAQs o Japanese Ceramics and Human Beginnings

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 ______________________________________________________ ________________

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 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 2

Reminders

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 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 ______________________________________________________ ________________

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 Socieities

Files

Syllabus ______________________________________________________ ________________

Monday 27th August, 2018

Today’s Activities

Welcome and Syllabus Overview AP WH (Collegeboard) - Account, Framework, Exam Overview Historical shorthands

Files

Syllabus Digital Text (on USB in classroom) ______________________________________________________ ________________

Monday August 20th, 2018

Today’s Activities

Course Preview o Multiple Choice Quiz + Geography Review o Reading Analysis

Files

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 20th

AP 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