AP World History Course Syllabus Revised August 2011



AP World History: Modern Course Syllabus??Ms. Escorciaemail:luisa.escorcia@Rm L233Conference: 2th: 8:25-9:15?Textbook: (AP version): Traditions and Encounters 6th edition______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Course DescriptionThe AP World History: Modern course focuses on developing students’ knowledge of world history from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the present. We will study significant events, developments, and processes in six historical periods and focus on five main course themes. Throughout the course, students will develop and use historical reasoning skills and practices including analyzing and sourcing historical evidence and interpretations, comparative thinking, contextualization, causation, evaluation of continuity and change over time, and argument development based on evidence.Students will be challenged to think globally and make connections among historical developments in different times and places encompassing the five major geographic regions of the globe: Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Together we will explore differing perspectives, experiences, and interpretations of history in order to better understand the world in which we live. AP World History is a reading and writing intensive course; we will analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources beyond the textbook, as well as write essays in preparation for the AP Exam on May 14, 2020.The Nine Periods of AP World History Modern: The Six Themes of AP World History: Modern: 1. Interaction between humans and the environment 2. Development and interaction of cultures 3. State building, expansion, and conflict 4. Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems 5. Development and transformation of social structures6. Technology and Innovation(We will use the acronym S.P.I.C.E.-T for these themes: Social, Political, Interaction between humans and the environment, Cultural developments/interactions, Economic systems, Technology.)Required MaterialsRequired Outside Reading:5 subject notebookSandage, Tom A History of World in Six GlassesFolder for handoutsSuggested Material and resourcesCracking the AP World History Exam, 2020 edition (or any other AP World History Exam prep book)Advanced Placement World History: Modern (2019 edition), AMSCO Publication Crash Course World History John Green’s YouTube video Khan AcademyOnline textbook___________________________________________________________________________________________________________Coursewide Expectations and PracticesTeaching StrategiesLectures- Note-taking is recommended during lectures in the student’s choice of formats, depending on learning style.?Discussions- Socratic circles will be used to review the ideas surrounding major turning points in world history. Students are encouraged to develop questions from the readings ahead of time and take notes on the topics discussed in class. Overall topics of Socratic seminars will touch on questions of periodization for the unit (what events would cause it to fit in that particular unit or one of the surrounding units?)?Group Activities- Frequently, pairs or small groups will evaluate primary source articles to determine point of view. Other group work will include small projects that can take several days in class to complete. Grades will be earned based on the final product AND the individual contribution of each group member.Student EvaluationHomework- Chapters will need to be read each week; it is vital that students keep up with the weekly reading. Chapter notes, study questions, and vocabulary will be due the morning of the reading quiz. Students will need to submit reading questions (Key Questions) into . Students are more than welcome to use the student computers during tutorials in order to submit notes before each quiz day. ?AP-Style Essays- Sixty percent of the AP exam grade is based on 3 different kinds of free-response questions, which are centered around the historical thinking skills. We will be practicing the writing of acceptable thesis statements, identification of point of view, comparison and contrast of different civilizations, and bias. Practice of essay-writing skills will take place weekly. Students will also learn how to distinguish good AP-style essays from poor-quality essays.Book Study- The class will read The History of the World in Six Glasses in the spring semester. All students will need to have a copy of the text by the beginning of March. A three part assignment will need to be completed for each historical section of the book.Weekly Quizzes- Reading quizzes will be given each week. The quizzes are based on the main ideas of the chapters assigned. Quizzes are AP-style multiple choice and short-answer free response. Students will also be quizzed on vocabulary terms and their historical significance. Small group discussion-students will frequently work in small groups or partners to analyze historical articles or visual sources for purpose, point of view, intended audience, context, and connections to other disciplines/time periods. Students will be assessed on the quality of their participation and the annotations of the sourceUnit Tests- Unit tests will be made up of historically significant dates, people, organizations, and places, as well as AP Exam-style questions regarding the major themes of the unit of study. Late Work Policy: Student work turned in 1 day late will receive up to a 15pt. deduction. Student work turned in 2 days late will receive up to a 30pt. deduction. Students may turn in work 5 or more days late for a maximum score of 50.Academic Integrity: Students must turn in their own, original work. Assignments that are plagiarized (from either another student or online sources) will be subject to a zero. ................
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