Transcript AP World History - East Aurora Schools

AP World History
The WHAP Survival Guide
About AP World
• AP World is a course that will
enable you to learn more about
the world and the cultures that
make it up, than you have ever
known before
• The course also provides skills
that will become vital for your
future ~ for example note
taking, essay writing, and
analytical thinking
• AP World History also comes
with a teacher, Papa Hathaway,
who seems to know everything
about World History
Summer Work
• Even though this part of
the course is not that
enjoyable, do not save it to
the last minute
• Turn in assignments a day
or two in advance so
problems can be avoided
with technical difficulties
• Do not read sparknotes to
help with assignments on
book readings, you are
only hurting yourself
Supplies
• 2 inch or more 3-ring binder
Leave you binder at home or in your locker because it
is a pain to carry around
Use a smaller folder for the current unit
Transfer papers after the unit test into your binder
• 2 or more pens and pencils
Papa Hath can rattle 3 or 4 pages of note per day so
having more than one pen is highly recommended
You only need pencils for test days, but make sure
they’re sharp and that you have a spare because the
tests are extensive
• Notebook
Get a 2-3 subject notebook for your notes that way they
are all in the same place and will remain organized
Time Management
• Use the online calendar
 Plan ahead and use your
time wisely
 If you don’t have much
homework work ahead so
you do not become
overwhelmed
• Try your best not to
procrastinate
 Your quality of work will
go up exponentially if you
take time and do it well
Note Taking
• Do NOT write down
everything Mr. Hathaway
says
 He says a lot, and we know
it is tempting to write it all
down, but when you write
too much you don’t absorb
the information
 Write down the heading of
each slide
• Ask questions
 If you don’t understand the
power point it’s probably
because Papa Hath doesn’t
always proofread
Note Taking Continued
• No note packets,
you’re on your own
 Coming from Ms.
Hailey’s pretty color
coded note packet’s,
Mr. Hathaway’s power
point lectures can be
daunting
 However he starts off
slow and help you
along the way
Essay Writing
• There are three types of essays
you will need to write on the AP
exam
• DBQ
– No outside information is
needed
– Use all documents (the one
more than half rule is out the
window)
– You must describe the Point Of
View in two or more
documents expressed by the
author or source
– Organize the documents in two
or more groups depending on
the question
– Include a paragraph that states
the need for an additional
document, and WHY it’s
necessary
Essays Continued
• Continuity and Change Over Time (CCOT)
– What changed and what stayed the same in a certain period of time
– Include global context which state what else was happening at the
time the essay specifies
– Organize essay into changes, continuities, global context, and
reasons for changes or continuities
Essays Continued
• Compare and Contrast Essay
– Thesis with direct comparison
– Organize essay into similarities, differences, and
reasons for either similarities or differences
Test Taking
• There are FIVE choices
for each multiple choice
question
• Answer all questions
– If you can eliminate at least
one choice take a guess
• Watch the clock
– There are 50 questions on
each Papa Hath test and the
class period is only 40
minutes long
– If you get stuck on a
questions skip it and come
back to it if you have time
Quizzes
• Map Quizzes
 Fill out the map in your
document packet
 Print off a copy of a blank
map of the area for the quiz
and practice filling it in
correctly
 Have a parent or sibling
quiz you on the locations of
the countries (spelling
doesn’t have to be perfect,
as long as Papa Hath can
sound it out)
• Vocab Quizzes
– FLASH CARDS!!!
– Use the wiki, and fill it out
correctly, so that your
classmates can use it too
– The best resource is your
World Textbook
– To receive full credit your
definitions must include
who, what, when, and
where, the more detail the
better
Study Guides
• Study Guides
 Do Them- Papa Hath
made them for a reason
 Don’t do them the
night before or you’ll
go on information
overload
 Test grades have a
positive correlation
with study guide
completion
Readings
• Books
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– They are for the most part
interesting and informative
– Papa Hath gives them to you
early for a reason ( they’re
long)
– Book reviews always follow
the completion of the book
• Textbook readings
– Truthfully, the textbook is long
and boring
– You can survive without
reading it, there is a link on
Papa Hath’s web page for the
textbook, where outlines for
the chapters are available
Studying-Unit Tests
• Do the study guides
• On the textbook website
there are practice multiple
choice for each chapter
(the exact questions often
appear on tests)
• Study with a buddy it’s so
helpful and loads of fun!!!
• Look over notes and
vocab flash cards
Studying-Final Exam
• GET A REVIEW BOOK!!!
• Don’t wait until the last week
before the exam to buy one
• Do the Jumbo AP study guide
Papa Hath gives you, and attend
the after school review sessions
• Ask for review in topic you are
most weak at after school or
during activity period
• Do the school island review
questions
Interdisciplinary Projects
• Use the time in the library
efficiently
• Have fun with the projects
and think outside the box
• Schedule times to meet
and keep the work-log as
you’re going
• Make your final project
intelligent with a
humorous twist
• Choose a topic that is not
necessary familiar or the
easiest
Have FUN!!!- Catherine and
Marissa
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