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AP World History Welcome Parents!

Debra Cave, B.S., M.Ed. AP World History Welcome Parents!. AP World History. College-level Global events and trends Historical Thinking Skills Thematic Comparative “ Periodization ” Change & Continuity Balanced Coverage. Historical Thinking Skills.

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AP World History Welcome Parents!

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  1. Debra Cave, B.S., M.Ed. AP World HistoryWelcome Parents!

  2. AP World History • College-level • Global events and trends • Historical Thinking Skills • Thematic • Comparative • “Periodization” • Change & Continuity • Balanced Coverage

  3. Historical Thinking Skills • Historical Arguments from historical evidence • Chronological Reasoning • Comparison and Contextualization • Historical Interpretation and Synthesis

  4. Historical Periodization

  5. Theme One • Interaction between humans & the environment • demography & disease • migration • settlement patterns • technology Example: Period 4: 1450-1750 Increasing Global Interactions Changes and Continuities in the Atlantic World due to the Columbian Exchange

  6. Theme Two • Interaction of cultures • religions • beliefs systems • philosophies • ideologies • science and technology • arts and architecture Example: Period 2, 600 BCE-600 CE, Organization and Reorganization of Human Society Cultural Diffusion on the Silk Roads; Buddhism, sillk

  7. Theme Three • State-building, expansion & conflict • Forms of governance • Empires, nations • Nationalism, revolts, revolutions Example: Period 5 Industrialization and Global Integration Japan’s vs. China’s Reaction to Western Industrialization

  8. Theme Four • Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems • agricultural and pastoral production • trade and commerce • labor systems • industrialization • capitalism and socialism Example: Period 3 Regional and Trans-regional interactions Serfdom, Slavery

  9. Theme Five • Development and transformation of social structures • gender roles & relations • family & kinship • racial/ethnic constructions • social/economic classes Example: Period 6, Accelerating Global Change and Realignments Changing Role of Women

  10. Habits of Mind • Constructing/evaluating arguments; analyzing POV and context. • Assessing continuity/change over time and over different world regions. • Understanding diversity of interpretation • Seeing global patterns; connecting local developments to global processes. • Comparing within and among societies. • Exploring the relevance of world history to contemporary developments.

  11. The Exam • May 15, 2014. • Section I: 70 Multiple Choice (55 min) • Section II: Free Response (130 min) • A. DBQ (50 min) • B. Change Over Time (40 min) • C. Comparison Essay (40 min)

  12. Assignments • Unit Tests (100 pts) • Quizzes (25 pts) • Essays (50 pts) • Homework (25 pts) • Debates/Seminars/ /Presentations (25-50 pts) • Research Papers/Projects (100-200 pts) • Class Participation (varies)

  13. What do I expect from students? • Be Prepared • Be realistic • Accept challenge • Self advocate • Give their best effort

  14. What can you expect from me? • High standards • Fair and reasonable • Support • Flexible • Accessible

  15. Contact debra.cave@apsva.us

  16. Online Grades • Check ParentVue

  17. How You Can Help • Get a Review Book • Discuss global issues • Play devil’s advocate • Read/discuss history • Watch/critique historical films • Contact me

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