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AP World History
Marietta High School
Dr. Cindi Bishop ~ Mr. Beau Dominguez ~ Mr. Phillip Rogers
Department: Social Studies
Course Title: AP World History
Email: [email protected]
School Year 2016-2017
Instructor: Dr. Cindi Bishop
Course Website: http://cbishopedu.weebly.com/
AP World History Course Overview
World History is a comprehensive study of the development of civilizations and societies from the
prehistory period (beginning 8,000 B.C.E.) to the present. This course is approached by looking at key
concepts as opposed to memorization of facts, personalities, and events. This approach to the study of
world history allows the student to master the patterns and themes found in the study of history. AP
World History will be taught as a year-long course using a non-traditional A/B rotating block schedule.
This course is built around five themes and nineteen key concepts organized in six different
chronological periods. These concepts and themes will serve to organize the student’s course of study
as well as to allow the student to recognize patterns which remain consistent across historical periods.
The student will also develop and apply the skills of analysis that a historian uses when approaching
the study of a world history. These thinking skills include but are not limited to crafting historical
arguments using historical evidence, chronological reasoning, comparison and contextualization,
historical interpretation, and synthesis. The themes which will guide the course of study are as follows:
• Theme One – Interaction between humans and the environment: demography and disease,
migration, patterns of settlement, and technology
• Theme Two – Development and Interaction of cultures: development and interaction of cultures:
Religions, belief systems, philosophies and ideologies, science and technology, the arts and
architecture
• Theme Three – State-building, Expansion, and Conflict: political structures and forms of
governance, empires, nations and nationalism, revolts and revolutions, regional, transregional, and
global structures and organizations
• Theme Four – Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems: agricultural and pastoral
production, trade and commerce, labor systems, industrialization, capitalism, and socialism
• Theme Five – Development and Transformation of Social Structures: gender roles and relations,
family and kinship, racial and ethnic constructions, social and economic classes
Course Design
As AP World History is designed as a college-level course, a college level text is used as well a variety
of additional primary and secondary resources. These resources allow the student to fine tune his/her
skills as a historian. Among the analytical skills the students are expected to master are recognition of
point of view, interpretation of primary resources (textual, pictorial, maps, graphs, political cartoons,
etc.). These resources will be used to help train the students to develop historical thinking skills such
as crafting historical arguments using historical evidence, chronological reasoning, comparison and
contextualization, historical interpretation and synthesis. A learning management system is used to
support mastery of the content and skills using wikis, discussion boards, practice assessments,
interactive games and study tools. Students will develop these skills through class activities such as
class discussion, small and large group panel discussions, lecture document analysis, and discussion
board assignments. Students will generate individual and group special assignments which are
designed to broaden their thinking and writing skills and expand their content knowledge. In addition, a
wide variety of writing strategies will be utilized and class participants will write often.
Text – Hanson, V. and Curtis, Kenneth R. Voyages in World History. Third Edition. Cengage Learning,
2017, AP Edition.
Materials
Students are required to attend class each day with the following materials:
 Assigned textbook and/or ancillary readings
 Notebook with paper, writing utensils, and all handouts
 Willingness to participate and learn
 A flash drive and pack of colored pencils may also be useful
Grading Policy
In this class you will be graded entirely based on the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
(MYP) Rubric, which includes four criteria. Each criterion will be assessed multiple times throughout the
semester and together will yield 80% of your total grade. Everything which is graded will be given an
MYP score 1-8 based on criteria spelled out in the rubrics for each assessment. For Aspen (gradebook)
purposes you will only see a converted point score which corresponds to the MYP score. The table
provided gives you the point breakdown for each MYP score.
All formative assessments (minor assessments) will be worth 20 points (this includes homework,
classwork, quizzes, reflections, etc.). All summative assessments (major assessments) will be worth 80
points (tests, essays, year ending projects, etc.) At the end of the semester your lowest formative
assessment score will be dropped; however no summative assessment scores will be dropped. The
four MYP criterion which will be graded are as follows:
Criterion A:
Criterion B:
Criterion C:
Criterion D:
Knowing and Understanding
Investigating
Communicating
Thinking Critically
When your work is returned it will have your MYP score (1-8) circled at the top. In ASPEN you will only
see the converted score you received for your work. For example if you received a MYP score of “6” on
a minor assessment then you will see a score of 17.8 out of 20 in Aspen. These points and
percentages are calculated in accordance with the MCS conversion scale for MYP. That scale is as
follows:
Each assignment will only assess one or two criteria at a time. Each graded assignment will indicate on
the assignment which criteria(s) are being used. Be sure to reference the rubric in order to know what is
needed to reach each mark band.
Advanced Placement Exam: The culmination of this course will be an exam that may result in
transferable college credit being awarded (depending on your score). This exam is in May, covers the
entirety of the course content, and takes the place of a final exam for this course. More on this later.
Missed Summative Policy
Should you be absent on a summative assessment date, the following procedures will apply:
Student will request a make-up test appointment. Appointment will be scheduled by teacher for student
in Performance Learning Center (PLC). Teacher will provide student with a written notification of PLC
appointment. Student will have approximately 5 calendar days from notification to fulfill their
appointment. Failure to complete your appointment will result in a grade of 65 (Band 1) being input into
Aspen for that assignment. The grade of 65 will then become the permanent score for that test.
If there is a presentation component to the summative assessment that is missed, student will need to
schedule a make-up session for after school with teacher. If student is part of a group presentation and
does not attend school on the due date, then a grade penalty of one MYP scale reduction from the
group grade earned will automatically be subtracted from the individual student’s score. Presentation
dates will be announced in advance and students should verify these dates with their teacher and
group members.
Test or Summative Assessment Repair
Any student who scores less than a 3 on any summative assessment (example: test, essay, cumulative
project) will have an opportunity to perform corrections in order to increase his/her score. However,
while the student will receive feedback on these corrections, the percentage score in ASPEN will not
increase beyond the equivalent of a 3 on the MYP rubric*.
*Example: John Student receives a 2 on an essay. John completes corrections and resubmits. John
receives feedback and a new MYP score of 3. His percentage equivalent score will then increase to
match the new score of 3.
Missed Daily Work Policy
Work is due on the stated date. Late work may be submitted up to 7 subsequent class periods. For
each day late, grading will begin one band lower on the MYP rating scale (see previous page).
Behavioral Expectations
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Be in your seat when the bell rings, pencil already sharpened.
Please raise your hand and be recognized by the teacher before speaking.
Be courteous to your classmates, teacher, and all guests.
Keep hands, feet, and all other objects to yourself.
No Food or drink are allowed in class.
Remain in your seat until your teacher dismisses you. Do not mass at the exit door.
CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
As per the school’s policy, cell phones are not to be used during class time unless directed
by the teacher for instructional purposes. THE TEACHER WILL NOT SPEND A VAST
AMOUNT OF TIME POLICING CELL PHONES. At your teachers’ discretion, policy violators
will be required to store their phones in a safe location of your instructors’ choosing. A
separate Cell Phone and Technology Use Policy handout will be provided to all
students.
Persistent policy violations will result in the teacher confiscating your device and you having
to retrieve it from the office after school hours.
The following is the MHS five step sequence of consequences when classroom behavior is sub-par:
1. Student is issued a warning.
2. Student has a brief conference with the teacher after class.
3. Student is issued a detention to be served within two days.
4. Parent is called and informed of the problem.
5. Student is referred to an administrator.
Keys to Success
Students are expected to:
1. Attend class prepared and on a consistent basis.
2. Head their paper with name, date, period, and assignment name.
3. Be attentive and participate in class.
4. Check all work for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and neatness.
5. Complete all work in a timely manner.
6. Complete home assignments and work assigned over breaks.
7. Complete the College Board WHAP assessment in May, 2017.
Academic Integrity
Cheating is considered a serious matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will
receive a grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her parents will be
notified.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
 Copying anyone's answers to questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework
assignments. Including photography and electronic retrieval from a Cloud storage service such
as Drop Box.
 Taking information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit
to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the
author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
 Looking onto another student's paper during a test or quiz.
 Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's
permission.
 Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.
Course Web and Communication Tools
Throughout the semester, students are expected to check the class Schoology portal on a daily basis. If
you are absent, it is your responsibility to check the blog and come prepared to the next class. All
handouts and assignments will be posted to Schoology and/or uploaded to our Weebly site at
http://cbishopedu.weebly.com/
Please use the code M8R9H-2C7P6 to join our Fall 2016 AP World History group on Schoology.
The Remind code for our class may be retrieved at https://www.remind.com/join/bggh7
Please place this document in your course notebook for future reference
AP World History Syllabus Notification and Agreement
Dr. Cindi Bishop
My signature below signifies my understanding of the course requirements and my agreement to
respect and adhere to the expectations set forth for this class.
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