AP World History



AP World History

Summer Creek High School 2016-2017

Mrs. Julia Jones & Mr. Nathanael Wooley

Contact Info Mrs. Jones 281.641.5502 Room 1105 (Copper 1)

julia.jones@humble.k12.tx.us

Conference Period – 5th

Mr. Wooley 281.641.5500 Room 1103 (Copper 1)

nathanael.wooley@humble.k12.tx.us

Conference Period – 5th

Course Texts The Ways of the World by Robert Strayer

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

A History of the World in 6 glasses by Tom Standage

Class Goals 1. Learn and perfect the skills necessary for being a university student (i.e. taking proper lecture notes, organization, time management, reading primary and secondary source material, writing essays for analysis)

2. Take the AP World History Exam

3. Get at least a 2 or higher on the AP Exam.

4. Learn that Who we are IS who we were.

Class Materials Spiral Notebook (a big one) (to be left in class for Journals)

Black Pen ONLY

Student Planner

One yellow legal pad 8 ½ x 11 paper (left in class for essays)

Guidelines for Success

1. Look at your course calendar every day.

2. Keep up with your reading every day. (about 45 minutes)

3. Participate in class.

4. Don’t get behind…this course will devour you if you get too far behind.

5. Study a little every day – even when you don’t feel like it.

6. Come in for tutorials regularly.

Class time This is a true college-level class. There will be lectures consistently throughout the year. You must learn to listen critically and participate in lectures and discussions. Generally, lectures will occur on Mondays and Tuesdays. Block Days will be weekly Oral exams and skill day. Friday will be a flex day for us and will change weekly according to our needs.

Grading Policy Formative Assessments (quizzes, daily work etc…) 30%

Summative Assessments (exams, essays, projects etc…) 70%

Make-Ups If a student is absent for an Exam, he or she must complete the make-up exam during tutoring times. Students have 7 calendar days from the date of return to class to make up missed exams.

Late Work Late Work will be accepted up to 5 school days late with a penalty of 20 points per day. Block Days only count as one day since students only see me for one day.

Reassessment Students may reassess ONE Summative Grade below an 85 for any reason during a Nine-Week period. Reassessment will be made available to all students and will be due within 7 calendar days of the date the assessment was returned to the student. A student who reassesses may only receive as high as an 85 for the grade, yet reassessment will not hurt a student (i.e. drop a grade lower than the original grade.)

Conduct Grade Class Participation will be reflected in your contact grades as assigned on Progress Reports and Report Cards. You must learn to become an active learner – and not a passive, silent observer. If you don’t participate in class, your conduct grade will suffer.

Online Work All quizzes will be completed on-line and outside of class. Since these assignments can be assigned and made due at any time on any day, students must stay aware of deadlines.

Due dates and times for online work are absolute and are determined by the teacher. I will communicate deadlines in class, on the course calendar, and electronically as appropriate.

For example, an assignment may become available at 6:00 AM on Friday. It will be due by Saturday evening @ 11:30 PM. Students are expected to complete online work and should not assume that they have extra time to do an assignment if they are absent on the day that the assignment “opens” or becomes available. If an assignment opens on Wednesday at noon, and the student is absent, the student will be expected to complete the assignment by the same deadline as the rest of the class. Students are required to access the assignment via their own computer, phone, or a library computer.

There is NO Late Work for Online Assignments. Please refer to your student handbook for this goal. Bottom line – if you miss a quiz, it is a zero, and it cannot be made up. This is an Humble ISD policy – not just Summer Creek High School.

Extra Credit Individual Extra Credit is not available to students…so please do not ask. Extra Credit will be assigned made available through the following means:

Culture Credits 5 points each Max 4 per semester

History Cinemas 15 points each Max 4 per semester

SCHS Fine Arts 5 points each Max 4 per semester

*Bonus points will be very limited during the first 9-weeks, so please do the optional summer reading assignment!

Tutorials This is incredibly important! The students who are the most successful in the class and on the AP Exams are the ones who take regular advantage of tutorials. Tutorials are available most days before school and after school (but certainly not Friday afternoons).

Summer Assignments

Not Optional: There will be a summative test over important places in world geography during the first week of school. You need to memorize the locations over the summer.

Optional: There are two reading assignments. By completing one assignment, you will receive 25 points that you can add to a summative. If you complete both assignments, you will be able to bring your lowest summative to a 100 (If your lowest summative is still a high grade, you will receive 50 extra points. For example, if your lowest summative is a 90, then it will be raised to a 140). This is a VERY good deal you are being offered. Scoring high on WHAP summatives is NOT easy. Please take advantage of this. Bonus points will be limited during the first 9-weeks.

Class Procedures

Entering the Classroom

Instructions will be on the screen everyday regarding what you should accomplish before the bell rings. All journals should be out and ready to go, all due work should be turned in the appropriate place. I teach bell to bell – so you need to enter the classroom with purpose knowing that you have tasks to fulfill.

Tardy to Class

The SCHS Tardy policy is strictly enforced. I am 41-years-old, 100 pounds overweight, and have not slept through the night uninterrupted in 8 years thanks to my three children, and if I can make it across the building on time, then so can you.

Daily Assignments

It is your responsibility to check the course calendar every day and make sure that your work is ready to turn in. I will not remind. This is a skill that you must develop to be successful in college. If you lose your calendar, it is on my website. Any work that you have to turn in should be turned into your class folder under the Texas Flag. Graded assignments will be returned on Block Day each week.

Checking Grades

It is your responsibility to keep track of your grades online through the Home Access Center. If you wish to speak to me about your grade individually, you must come in before school or after school to do so. Please do not ask me about your grade during class.

Home Communication

I will send an e-mail home once every two weeks to parents informing them of our progress. Your parents will be full aware of the expectations in our class at any given time…so don’t lie to them. (

Ending Class

I dismiss the class, not the bell. Please do not put your stuff away before we are done, or line up at the door before the bell rings. It distracts the people around you who may be trying to listen.

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