Transcript File - Coach Murdock

World History
Advanced Placement
WHAP
Coach Jones
Coach Lucero
Coach Vasek
Coach Murdock
Mr. Ramirez
Welcome to WHAP!
• WHAP is an opportunity to develop greater understanding of the evolution
of global processes and contacts, in interaction with different types of
human societies. In essence, how did the world get where it is today. To
affect this understanding, students need a combination of factual
knowledge and analytical skills.
• This course highlights the nature of changes in the global framework, their
causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies.
Special attention will be given to the WHAP Themes. This course is truly
global in its scope, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe
represented.
Why Take WHAP?
• AP World History offers motivated students an opportunity to immerse
themselves in the study of global history. This course is taught at a college
level, and will require more investment than the average high school
course. For example, 40-60 pages of reading per week as well as extensive
writing assignments.
• All students are encouraged to take the AP test in May, and those who
score well can receive college credit. Although one purpose of the course
is to provide students with the skills required to do well on the AP test, the
larger purpose is to develop a variety of analytical skills and to "do history"
rather than just reading about it. This requires a great deal of critical
thinking, interpretation of written material, logical argumentation and
analysis. Special attention will be given to the WHAP Habits of Mind.
These skills will certainly benefit all students regardless of their future
plans.
Expectations
• The pace of this class is much faster than the average
high school course, therefore it is imperative that
students have good attendance and complete all
assignments/readings in a timely manner. Students
who fall behind might have serious problems
catching up. All course information will be available
through iTunesU. Please contact me in person or via
email if you are having difficulties.
Classroom Rules
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Respect for your teacher, as well as your fellow classmates are most important.
• The school rules will be enforced.
Communication is the key.
• It is your responsibility to contact your teacher if you need clarification.
Attendance is crucial.
• You are considered absent from class if you are 5 minutes late.
• It is your responsibility to make up work in a timely manner if you are absent.
• Tests are made up in the testing center. Quizzes are made in up in your teacher’s room at lunch.
• If a planned assignment is due and you miss that day, the assignment is due the day you get
back.
• If you have a planned absence, assignment is still due on the due date.
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Preparedness is essential.
• Do not procrastinate! Keep up with your reading every day and do your homework.
Bring your iPad, notebook and pen every day to class. Check iTunesU for other items
that are needed in class. You are expected to complete all tests and assignments when
assigned.
• If you are not prepared for class, I will communicate with your parents.
• Cheating will not be tolerated. The Honor Code will be enforced.
Participation is expected.
• Discussion over readings and current events will be a daily expectation.
Critical Thinking.
• You are responsible for your learning! Up the ante! I do not want you to just learn facts.
I want you to know how and why. I want you to understand the BIG PICTURE!
Respect
• We spend a good deal of time analyzing religions and religious
documents because they reflect the culture and historical
perspective of the people and events that shaped history. Many
religions, cultures, values and cultural practices will be studied. No
particular religious or cultural view will be favored over others;
however, the course will consider how different aspects of culture,
including religion, affected and shaped history. Since this is a global
course, we will explore the point of view of a variety of peoples and
countries, only one of which will be the United States. Be respectful
of others, their opinions, and cultural differences. Rudeness and/or
insensitivity will not be tolerated.
Chronology
The course is divided into five chronological periods
that will be the 6 main units of study:
 8,000 BCE to 600 BCE; Ancient
 600 BCE to 600 CE; Classical
 600 to 1450; Post-Classical
 1450 to 1750; Early Modern
 1750 to 1900; Modern
 1900 to the present; Contemporary
World History Themes
These themes serve throughout the course as unifying threads, helping to put what is particular
about each period or society into a larger framework. The themes also provide ways to make
comparisons over time.
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Interaction between humans and the environment
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Development and interaction of cultures
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Demography and disease
Migration
Patterns of settlement
Technology
Religions
Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
Science and technology
The arts and architecture
State-building, expansion, and conflict
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Political structures and forms of governance
Empires
Nations and nationalism
Revolts and revolutions
Regional, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations
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• Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
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Agricultural and pastoral production
Trade and commerce
Labor systems
Industrialization
Capitalism and socialism
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Gender roles and relations
Family and kinship
Racial and ethnic constructions
Social and economic classes
WHAP Habits of Mind
The AP World History course addresses habits of mind or skills in two categories: 1)
those addressed by any rigorous history course, and 2) those addressed by a world
history course.
Four Habits of Mind are in the first category:
 Construction and evaluating arguments: using evidence to make plausible
arguments.
 Using documents and other primary data: developing the skills necessary to
analyze point of view, context, and bias, and to understand and interpret
information.
 Assessing issues of change and continuity over time: including the capacity to
deal with change as a process and with questions of causation.
 Understanding diversity of interpretations: including analysis of context, point of
view, and frame of reference.
Habits of Mind continued
Three Habits of Mind are in the second category:
 Seeing global patterns and processes over time and space while
also connecting local developments to global ones and moving
through levels of generalizations from the global to the particular.
 Comparing within and among societies, including comparing
societies' reactions to global processes.
 Being aware of human commonalities and differences while
assessing claims of universal standards, and understanding
culturally diverse ideas and values in historical context.
Classroom Supplies
• iPad
• Pen(blue or black)/Paper
***Optional: Purchase the following book at Barnes & Noble or
any other book store of choice.***
• Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2015 Edition (College
Test Prep) (Paperback) by Princeton Review.
• Wood, Ethel. AP World History: an Essential Coursebook.
Reading, PA: WoodYard Publications, 2008. Print.
Grading
80% -Tests, projects, essays
• If you fail a test (69 and below), you may make test
corrections to make a grade no higher than a “70”.
20%- Daily work, quizzes
•All late work will receive a 30 point deduction before grading
the assignment.
iTunes U Set up
• Download iTunesU
– Click Add
– Enroll in a Course
– Enrollment Code is: f7eyzn6fb
– You are now “Awaiting Enrollment”
– The teacher will complete the process.
Contact Information
Coach Jones:
Coach Lucero:
Coach Vasek:
Coach Murdock:
Mr. Ramirez:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Tutorials
Lunch or
By appointment.