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2011 – 2012 AP World History
Mr. Scott D. Provost
[email protected]
Syllabus and Course Outline
http://z12.invisionfree.com/World_History_Board
Course Description
This course is the study of global history. We will be working together to try to get an
understanding of the global experience of all human civilizations. This subject is very broad, and
contains a huge amount of available information. It is also very specialized when the study is
focused on the topics and issues that are global or hemispheric in scope. This is NOT the study of
the multitude of details that is available for the study of any given locality, society, or time period.
It is the study of those aspects of the human experience that relate to the experience of the larger
groupings of humanity, like complex societies, civilizations, hemispheres, and humanity as a
whole.
This course examines the history of the human experience from a global perspective in a thematic
nature. The development of human societies from hunter-gathering groups and early agricultural
societies into major civilizations and other complex societies will be traced. The understanding of
global political, economic, religious, social, intellectual and artistic (PERSIA) dimensions will be
essential in order to gain the most from this course.
Goals of the Course
The goals of this course are to provide skills, information, and tools for historical analysis of the
world historical experiences of humanity. In specific terms:
1. Students will be expected to have a basic literacy in world historical information so that they
can analyze and discuss important trends and developments, using specific names, terms, and
concepts accurately.
2. Students will be expected to discuss critically a series of issues involved in the study of world
history and to write short executive summary essays in which their conclusions are defined,
explained, and proven.
a. AP World History requires that all students learn specifically how to write three (3)
separate essay formats: Compare and Contrast (C/C), Change and Continuity Over Time
(CCOT), and a Document Based Essay Question (DBQ).
3. Students will be expected to complete multiple choice tests composed of specific elements
based on primary and secondary source material.
4. Students will be expected to interpret and apply data from primary documents, including
political cartoons, maps, letters, etc.
5. Students will be required to effectively use analytical skills of evaluation, cause and effect,
compare and contrast and change over time.
6. Students will have to work effectively with others to produce products and solve problems.
7. All students will prepare for and successfully pass the AP World History Exam in May.
Themes of AP World History
1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
· Demography and disease
· Migration (Push – Pull Factors)
· Patterns of settlement
· Technology
2. Development and Interaction of Cultures
· Religions
· Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
· Science and technology
· The arts and architecture
3. State Building, Expansion and Conflict
· Political structures and forms of government
· Empires
· Nations and nationalism
· Revolts and revolutions
· Regional, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations
4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
· Agricultural and pastoral production
· Trade and commerce
· Labor systems
· Industrialization
· Capitalism and socialism
5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures
· Gender roles and relations
· Family and kinship
· Racial and ethnic constructions
· Social and economic classes
AP World History Historical Thinking Skills
1. Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence
2. Chronological Reasoning
3. Comparison and Contextualization
4. Historical Interpretation and Synthesis
Course Readings
Basic Text:
Bulliet, Richard W., et al. The Earth and Its Peoples. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2005.
Supplemental Readers:
Alfred J. Andrea & James H. Overfield. The Human Record: Sources of Global History Volume I
& II. 5th ed. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Grading Policies
Class
Unit Tests / Essays / Projects
Homework
Class Work / Quizzes / Notes
55%
5%
40%
School
A = 90–100
B = 80–89
C = 70–79
D = 60–69
F = 70–59
Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will be given an immediate zero and referred to
the discipline office for further action. Copying another students homework is cheating.
Classroom Routine
1. Students are expected to be seated and ready to work when the bell rings.
2. Students are expected to sit in their assigned seats for the duration of the class period (unless
otherwise noted by the instructor). Do not gather around the door at the end of the
period.
3. Please Do Not Write on My White Boards.
4. Please don’t sit behind my desk or take things without asking.
5. If you need to stay in another teachers class THAT teacher needs to call or email me. If they
do not you will be given a tardy for the day.
6. Cell phones, MP3 players, and other electronic devices need to be put away and turned off
during class time.
7. Laptops and other wireless devices may only be used at appropriate times at Mr. Provost’s
discretion.
8. Participation is a test grade. All students start each nine weeks with a 70. For every question,
comment, inquiry, etc. that adds to the learning environment students earn one point.
Therefore you need to say 20 things every nine weeks to earn an A. However, for every
tardy, improper comment, or inappropriate behavior, five points will be deducted from this
grade. In other words: Be on time, be respectful, be mature, and participate – otherwise it
will negatively affect your grade.
Work Requirements and Materials
1. Materials you will need: a 3-ring binder, notebook paper, a blue or black pen, a #2 pencil,
colored pencils, highlighters, and your school planner/agenda.
2. This is a college level course, therefore all answers must be written in grammatically
complete sentences.
3. YOU are responsible for getting and making up all work missed due to absences. If work
was due on the date you were absent it is due the date you return. All work is posted ahead of
time, therefore any work missed during your absence should be turned when you return.
4. All work is due at the beginning of the period on the assigned due date. NO LATE WORK
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
5. Since this is a college level course, the Honor Code will be strictly enforced. Students will be
given a disciplinary referral for ALL Honor Code violations. In addition parents will be
notified and a zero will be given for that assignment. COPYING SOMEONE’S
HOMEWORK IS CHEATING.
6. TESTS and ESSAYS CAN ONLY BE MADE UP BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL.
You will have to schedule an appointment if you need to make-up a test or in class essay. If
necessary, students may be given an alternate assessment or different essay topic for any test
or essay missed.
Course Outline
This course will have as its chronological frame the period from approximately 8,000 B.C.E. to the
present. The following is the recommended chronological outline of the six periods to be covered
as per the AP World History Course Description.
8,000 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E
600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
600 C.E. – 1450
1450 – 1750
1750 – 1914
1914 – Present
2 Weeks
4 Weeks
7 Weeks
7 Weeks
7 Weeks
7 Weeks
(Chapters 1 – 3)
(Chapters 4 – 7)
(Chapters 8 – 14)
(Chapters 15 – 20)
(Chapters 21 – 27)
(Chapters 28 – 33)
All units will be accompanied by vocabulary and map skill exercises, supplemental readings,
individual and group class work, and multiple homework assignments. In addition there will be a
consistent effort to enhance and support 10th grade FCAT reading standards.
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