ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY



ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY

Course Description

Miss Park

Room 113

jpark@hbuhsd.edu

(714) 893-6571, Ext. 4113

School webpage:

Class webpage: apwhwithmisspark.

The AP World History course is an academic, yearlong, college-level course with a focus on the development of human interaction and the global processes that have shaped history from 8000 B.C.E to the present. In addition to the textbook, students will be engaged through a variety of sources including primary source documents, maps, simulations, plays, debates, videos, lectures, and assignments incorporating technology. Remember, this is a college-level course and it is expected that students come prepared at all times!

Furthermore, an important part of learning history is discussing the various aspects of any given topic. Discussions are an open forum for students to express their views in an environment of tolerance, understanding, and honesty. It is expected that all students come to class with open minds, listen to others, and respect differing opinions.

FOUR HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS

1. Crafting historical arguments from historical evidence

2. Chronological reasoning

3. Comparison and contextualization

4. Historical interpretation and synthesis

COURSE THEMES:

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 structures

CONCEPT OUTLINE

➢ Period 1: Technological and environmental transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.

➢ Period 2: Organization and reorganization of human societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.

➢ Period 3: Regional and transregional interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450

➢ Period 4: Global interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750

➢ Period 5: Industrialization and global integration, c. 1750 to 1900

➢ Period 6: Accelerating global change and realignments, c. 1900 to present

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Students must come to class prepared with the following at ALL TIMES:

1. Textbook: The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History. Fourth Edition. Bulliet, Richard. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 2007. The textbook must be covered at all times! The website for the book is .

Students are strongly encouraged to visit this website regularly to benefit from the useful resources available.

2. Three-ring binder (2-2 ½” recommended) with dividers for class handouts, class notes, assignments, and essays.

3. Paper

4. Writing materials (pens, pencils, eraser)

5. Date planner for assignments

COURSE GRADING

Class grades will be determined by dividing the total number of points earned by the maximum number of points available in the semester. The grades for this course will be based on the following categories and the approximate percentages of the total grade:

Exams and Quizzes 65%

Assignments 15%

Final Exam 20%

• Unit Exams will be given at the end of each unit (usually incorporating 2-3 chapters) and will include multiple-choice, short answer, and essay components.

• Quizzes will be on topics within each unit or a single chapter. Quizzes are designed for checking and reinforcing student progress through the course material.

• Assignments are comprised of textbook reading/question assignments, document analysis, projects (in-class, Internet-based, group and individual), and essays. The essays will exercise those writing and analytical skills necessary for success on the AP Exam. All due dates will be clearly posted on the class webpage and in class.

Letter Grades will be based on the following approximate percentage scale:

90-100% = A

80-89.9% = B

70-79.9% = C

59-69.9% = D

59- Below = F

HONOR CODE

The Honor Code will be strictly enforced in this class. Students who plagiarize or cheat on assignments (including essays), quizzes, or exams will receive NO CREDIT for that particular assignment, quiz, or exam. Offending students will also be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with MHS’s Honor Code Policy.

MAKE UP WORK:

It is the student’s responsibility to make up missed class work or homework within the time frame given by the instructor (usually ONE WEEK). A missed quiz or exam must be made up either before or after school at an appointed time given by the instructor. Students will have a maximum of five days only to make up a missed exam, at which point the student will earn a zero for that missed exam. If a student fails to appear for a scheduled make up date (unexcused), he will earn a zero. If a student is truant on the day of a missed quiz or exam, he will earn a zero on that quiz or exam. Papers (essays) are expected to be on time, as the due dates will be given in advance and also posted online and on the board. Late essays will be deducted by one letter grade for each day late.

The AP TEST

The Advanced Placement Test will be given in early to mid May each year. It is highly recommended that students use additional preparation materials such as study guides by Barron’s, Princeton Review, and/or Peterson.

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