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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. Please fill out and return the following: Please Print Student Name:_______________________________ Student email:_____________________________ Parent Name:_____________________________ Parent email:____________________________ Home Telephone #_______________________ Parent Cell Phone #__________________________ The student named above does does not have a computer & printer with internet access at home. I have read the above course outline and syllabus for AP World History; I have reviewed the class webpage and printed the August / September Calendar; I am aware that AP World History is a college level course and I will be held to such standards; I understand that any violation of the above syllabus is punishable by a behavioral referral and/or academic consequences. Student Signature:___________________________________________________________ Parent Signature:____________________________________________________________