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Overview of Advanced Placement World History Advanced Placement World History is a 40 week course that teaches the history of the world from a global standpoint rather than the dominant Western perspective. This perspective places an emphasis on the connectedness of human societies. In order to achieve an understanding of these events, students need both factual knowledge and the ability to critically assess such imformation. The course helps them on both fronts, teaching the historical facts in the context of how progressive changes - environmental, social, political, and scientific influenced the various societies they touched, as well as how these groups interacted with each other. Students will be exposed to various primary sources in an effort to show them how historical analysis works and how they can proceed to make their own informed interpretations of world events, both past and present. A complete course overview can be found at: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/4484.htm/ (It is 133 pages if you want to print it) Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is AP World History? AP World History is an Advanced Placement World History course that covers humanity during the time periods from 8,000 BCE to the Present. We will investigate human change and continuity through trade, religion, politics, society, intellectuality, and technology. 2. Why take AP World History? AP World History is a year long course to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement World History Exam to earn college credit in high school. 3. Who should take AP World History? Any student who is highly self-motivated and exceptionally studious who wishes to develop life-long habits of mind, learn about humanity from 8,000 BCE to the present and wants to earn college credit in high school. 4. How much homework should you expect per night? Since this is a highly rigorous course and the curriculum is MANDATED by the College Board, you should spent approximately one hour per night working on homework, reading, taking notes, going through notes, writing an essay, etc. Your homework will range from reading the assigned text to the teacher-provided primary source materials to written responses to Document Based Questions (DBQ’s). This does not mean that there will never be a night without homework. However, it does mean that you will need to use your time wisely. I do not want emails that you worked for 4 hours on an essay on a Tuesday night, especially since that essay would have been assigned well in advance and you would have had ample time to work on it. You will have a hard time in this course if you procrastinate. Many weekends there will be homework, many weekends there will be take-home quizzes. There will most likely be homework over Winter Break, Spring Break, etc. REMEMBER, THIS IS A COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE! 1 Textbook Adas, Michael, Marc J. Gilbert, Peter Stearns, and Stuart B. Schwartz. World Civilizations: The Global Experience. 4th Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005 How will your learning be assessed? Homework: Assigned Readings, Socratic Seminar discussions over readings, Notes, Historical Maps, AP World History Document Based Questions, In-class/Out of class essays. Quizzes: announced an unannounced based upon the assigned readings from World Civilizations and any other assigned reading. Tests: Given after the completion of each unit and sometimes at the end of a chapter, tests will be announced well ahead of time. Units Period Period Title Date Range Weight on AP Test 1 Technological and Environmental Transformations 8000 BCE to 600 BCE 5% 2 Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies 600 BCE to 600 CE 15% 3 Regional and Transregional Interactions 600 CE to 1450 20% 4 Global Interactions 1450 - 1750 20% 5 Industrialization and Global Integration 1750 - 1900 20% 6 Accelerating Global Change and Realignments 1900 – the present 20% 2 Policies, Guidelines and Rules of Respect 1. This is a college-level course open to all grades (9-12), but the difficulty is college-level regardless of the members of this class. (For example: AP World with all 9th graders is the same difficulty and will encompass the same material and same assignments as AP World with all 12th graders). 2. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS - enough said! 3. A college-level course requires independent, self-directed learning and preparation before class begins. 4. Attendance - it is required. Unexcused absences will not be tolerated for any reason. If you are absent, you must be called in and excused by a parent or guardian within 24 hours (via the Ford Student Handbook.) If your absence is unexcused you will not be allowed to hand in any work that was due on that day, nor will any work be passed out to you that was assigned on that day. It is a zero - NO EXCEPTIONS. If your absence is excused, try to keep up with anything that you can by checking your weekly calendar. (Especially reading.) If you will be out for an extended period of time this can dramatically affect your grade. You will need to take your book home with you. You will need to stay in contact via email and I will get all assignments to you. This also means showing up on time. I will begin as soon as the bell rings. Racing to the room and walking in 5 seconds late is LATE! Tardiness is rude. 5. Food and Drink in the Classroom - you all have a lunch. I understand that you may want to bring a water to stay hydrated, totally acceptable. However, please do not go though the lunch line and bring your hot lunch into the room. 6. Bathroom Policy - Please try to use your passing time or lunch to use the bathroom. If you are tardy, please do not ask to go to the bathroom during the hour. If you are already late, use the bathroom. If you are gone for more than ten minutes you will not be given a bathroom pass again. 7. During Class - Please bring your textbook, a three-ringed binder and a pen or pencil to class every day. If you have a question, please ask and I will do my best to answer it. Be prepared use your weekly calendar so that you know what we will be doing when you come to class. Please dress appropriately for class. A lack of clothing and/or clothing that has drug, alcohol, and or/sex references is NOT appropriate and you will be sent to the office to change. 8. Cell phone/mp3 player policy - there is absolutely no reason that you would need either of these items in my classroom. You are not allowed to take calls/text to anyone, this includes parents. Please ask your parents not to text you during my class. Using a phone or mp3 player for any reason will result in a referral on the Ford II database and loss of participation points. On the second offense - in any class - (because all teachers have access to that database) you will be given a Saturday school. If you do not show up, you will be suspended from school for one day. If this occurs, it is considered an unexcused absence. If this happens you will not be allowed to turn in any assignment due this day or handed out this day. My phone will not be on, neither will yours. This is consistent with the district policy. 9. Academic Dishonesty Policy - if you copy any portion of an assignment you will receive a 3 zero. Any essay that you write will be turned in via turnitin.com. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you copy any portion or use anyone else’s work without citing, this is plagiarism. On the first offense, you will be given a zero on the assignment and there will be absolutely no opportunity for you to make it up. If you are caught a second time, on any assignment, you will fail the semester. If your answers are the exact same as another students, this indicates cheating. If you are copying someone else’s work while it is being passed up the row, it is cheating. I WILL NOT ARGUE WITH YOU OR YOUR PARENTS ABOUT CHEATING. If I catch you copying another teachers assignment in my class, I will contact that teacher. 10. Be Respectful - listen to each other opinions, you don’t have to agree with them, use humor that is appropriate. I have a NO PROFANITY policy. You will lose points off your grade. It is unacceptable and rude and will not happen in this room. In this course we will discuss different peoples and different culture, we will speak about these people and these cultures in a respectable way. Rude racial, religious or cultural comments will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave. I share this room with other teachers, please keep it clean, don’t write on the walls, desks, your textbooks or anything else. The custodians are not here to clean up after us, they are here to maintain the building due to regular wear and tear. I am in this room all day, I will not come to your room and make a mess, please don’t do it in mine. 11. Have fun, ask questions and let’s have a good time together, leaning World History! How do I contact Mrs. Douglas? You may contact me at any time regarding an assignment or a grade. Please, please, please, have your parents check Powerschool regarding grades. For privacy reasons, I cannot discuss grades via email. However, they can see all your grades, when assignments were assigned and due. In addition there is a detailed description of each assignment. If a parent or guardian emails, I will not be able to discuss any grade via email. You also need to check your grade via Powerschool. I will not check grades during class time. [email protected] 586-797-1600 4 Dear Parents/Guardians, My name is Becky Douglas and I am Henry Ford II High School’s Advanced Placement World History teacher. As your son/daughter’s counselor made them aware, the Advanced Placement program is a collaborative program between the high schools and colleges/universities to offer introductory college level courses in high school. Hard working, highly motivated and self-disciplined students will have the opportunity to learn about world civilizations as they have developed from 8,000 B.C.E to the Present over six time periods. In addition to learning the World History content, students will have the ability to develop reading, writing and analytical skills that will serve them throughout high school, college and beyond. At the conclusion of the course, students will have the opportunity to take the AP World History Exam on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The exam is three hours and five minutes long. It consists of 70 multiple choice questions (55 minutes), one document based question (60 minutes), one change over time essay (40 minutes), and one comparative essay (40 minutes). It is strongly suggested that every student take this exam as preparation for college and future Advanced Placement courses. As your son/daughter was made aware by their counselor when they signed up for this course, AP World History may be one of the most challenging courses he/she will take at Ford High School. Students will be given approximately one hour of homework per night and will be expected to have their reading and writing assignments completed before they come to school for the following day. It is essential that students taking this class are committed to the time, effort and energy required to learn the AP World History content and develop the reading, writing, and speaking skills necessary to excel in a college level classroom. Students are required to keep an organized, three-ringed binder for notes, handouts and other learning materials necessary for preparation of the AP World History Exam. By looking at your student’s notebook, you can be aware of your son’s/daughter’s effort and progress in this course. I would like to strongly encourage all parents/guardians to use Powerschool. Your student had a Powerschool login last year in middle school and that remains the same. On Powerschool you can see attendance and grading information for all courses 24 hours a day. You will be able to locate the assignment name and category (participation, homework, test, quiz), how many points the assignment was worth, your son’s or daughter’s points earned, letter grade, the date that the assignment was given, the date that it was due, how much class time was given, and a description of the assignment. It is important for you to know that if you email me regarding a grade, I legally cannot discuss grades via email for privacy reasons. However, checking Powerschool should give you much of the information that you need. I will do my best to get grades entered as quickly as possible. In the event that we do need to speak, all contact information is contained at the bottom of this letter. I look forward to working with you and your child in order to have a successful learning experience. Sincerely, Mrs. Becky Douglas AP World History Teacher [email protected] 586-797-1600 I have read and fully understand the goals, rigor and work associated with the AP World History class that my son/daughter is enrolled in. ____________________________________ 5 Date ____________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature ____________________________________ Student Name (Please Print) This letter is to be turned in to Mrs. Douglas no later than Friday, September 9, 2011. 6 Intro Note Sheet This is the sheet that you will use to take all of your notes on. On the top you will find an area for your name, hour, chapter/section title and date. 1. Please always fill this in so that you can keep your notes in good order and if you lose them and we find them they can be returned to you. 2. The first column leaves an area for page number. (Easy enough) 3. The second column says “Evidence.” These are facts that are noted through a chapter. Yours may be different than someone else’s. This is ok!! In fact, it is good that they are different. 4. The third column says “Questions/Connections.” In this area you might put any connections that you made from a previous chapter, some similarities or differences or questions that you have for me and your classmates when we go over the material in class. Don’t be embarrassed to ask, that’s what this is all about, learning together. 5. The fourth column is the lecture notes that you can fill in that I will give you in class. I have given you five sheets to take notes on Chapter 1. You will probably not fill all five sheets and that is fine. However, you will most likely fill more than one side of a page. 7