Download Major Instructional Goals AP WORLD HISTORY Course

Major Instructional Goals
AP WORLD HISTORY
Course Description
The AP World History course requires students to engage with the
dynamics of continuity and changes across the historical periods which are
included in the course. Students will be taught to analyze the processes and
causes involved in these continuities and changes.
Rationale
The purpose of the AP World History course is to provide students
with an overview of the major world events and personalities that have
helped shape modern world history. The course will provide students with a
global and multicultural perspective and students will be provided the
opportunity to develop analytical and critical thinking skills.
Major Instructional Goals and Objectives
Goal 1. The student will demonstrate understanding of the interaction
between humans and the environment
Objectives:
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Evaluate the interconnection between demography and disease
Explore migration by peoples and ideas
Analyze patterns of settlement
Assess the role of technology in relation to the interaction between
humans and the environment.
Goal 2. The student will demonstrate understanding of the development
and interaction of cultures
Objectives:
a. Evaluate the interaction of world religions from a historical
perspective
b. Assess belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
c. Analyze the contributions of science and technology
d. Synthesize the development of the arts and architecture
Goal 3. The student will demonstrate understanding of state-building,
expansion, and conflict
Objectives:
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Assess political structures and forms of governance
Compare empires
Evaluation the development of nations and nationalism
Analyze revolts and revolution
Investigate regional, trans-regional, and global structures and
organizations
Goal 4. The student will demonstrate understanding of the creation,
expansion, and interaction of economic systems
Objectives:
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Analyze the agricultural and pastoral production
Evaluate the development of trade and commerce
Assess labor systems
Summarize the impact of industrialization
Compare capitalism and socialism
Goal 5. The student will demonstrate understanding of the development
and transformation of social structures
Objectives:
a. Compare gender roles and relations across time and cultures
b. Evaluate the impact of family and kinship from a historical
perspective
c. Assess racial and ethnic constructions
d. Investigate social and economic classes
Goal 6. The student will evaluate the perspectives of the different social
sciences by use of the tools of social science inquiry
Objectives:
a. Develop a research plan and identify appropriate resources for
investigating social studies topics
b. Distinguish between and analyze primary sources and secondary
sources
c. Distinguish between fact and opinion and analyze sources to
recognize bias and points of view
d. Interpret maps, statistics, charts, diagrams, graphs, timelines, pictures,
political cartoons, audiovisual materials, continua, written resources,
art and artifacts
e. Create maps, charts, diagrams, graphs, timelines and political cartoons
to assist in analyzing and visualizing concepts in social studies