1. AP World History Course Description

2. What is AP? AP stands for Advanced Placement
An AP course is intended to be the equivalent of a 100 level college course
AP examinations are given a mark of 1-5, with “5” being the best
Students may earn college placement and / or credit depending on their score on the AP exam.

3. What is AP? You will be given a score of 1-5 on the examination.
5 = Extremely well qualified
4 = Well qualified
3 = Qualified
2 = Possibly Qualified
1 = No Recommendation

4. What is AP?
A score of 3, 4 or 5 is considered a passing score.

5. What is AP?
Depending on the score, you may receive college credit for an AP examination.

6. What is AP? Each university sets its own policy.
Generally speaking, Ivy League schools will give credit for a 4 or a 5 on a History examination.

7. What is AP?
Students may also earn an extra 2 points from an AP course when calculating GPA.
In AP, an “A” is worth 6 points, not 4
In AP, a “B” is worth 5 points, not 3

8. Expectations
Students should expect to work hard in an AP class—much harder than in a regular or even an honors class.
Students should expect to do research, to write effective essays and how to study in order to be successful at the university level.
Students should expect to be engaged in serious discussions about historical events and processes

9. Material •One 1-2 inch three-ringed binder
•6 subject dividers. You must keep an organized notebook

10. Resources
-Bulliet, Richard et al. The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History. 3rd Edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
- Andrea, Alfred and Overfield, James. The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Volumes I and II, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005
- Cracking the AP World History Exam, by The Princeton Review 2017
-Irish, John P. Historical Thinking Skills. A Workbook for World History. New York: W. W. Norton, 2016
-World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination. DeMoines, IA: Amsco School Publications

11. Material •One 1-2 inch three-ringed binder
•6 subject dividers. You must keep an organized notebook

12. Material •Before tab 1: Class Syllabus •Tab 1: Class Notes
•Tab 2: Handouts
•Tab 3: Vocabulary
•Tab 4: Stimulus Based Multiple Choice
•Tab 5: Document Based Questions
•Tab 6: Long Essay Questions
•Tab 7: Short Answer Questions

13. Material •One Spiral Notebook- 400 pages (Homework Notes)
•1 set of colored pencils
•Black or blue pens
• #2 pencils
•Highlighters
•Loose leaf paper

14. Assessments
Students may expect (announced or unannounced in advance) quizzes during any module
Students may expect short answer questions (SAQs) during any module
Students may expect either a long essay queston (LEQ) or document based question (DBQ) during any module
Each unit will culminate in a major examination with Stimulus Based Multiple Choice questions and either a long essay queston (LEQ) or document based question (DBQ)
Students will write a research paper in the second term.
.Knowing how to write a research paper is a survival skill for university. Students will go through a multi-week process.

15. The AP World History Curriculum Framework
There are four dimensions to the Curriculum Framework

16. Historical Thinking Skills
Analyzing Historical Sources and Evidence
Analyzing Evidence Content and Sourcing
Interpretation
Making Historical Connections
Comparison / Contrast
Contextualization
Synthesis

17. Historical Thinking Skills
Chronological Reasoning
Causation
Patterns of Continuity and Change over Time (CCOT)
Periodization
Argumentation

18. Thematic Learning Objectives
Interaction between humans and the environment (ENV)
Development and interaction of cultures (CUL)
State building, expansion and conflict (SB)
Creation, expansion and interaction of economic systems (ECON)
Development and transformation of social structures (SOC)

19. Geographical Coverage

20. Five Regions (Each region will be 20% of the course)
Americas 2) Africa 3) Europe 4) Asia ) Oceania

21. Geographical Coverage

22. Concept Outline
AP World History is divided into six chronological periods

23. Concept Outline Chronological Period Period Title
Percentage of the AP Examination
Number of Multiple Choice Questions
One: 10,000 BCE to 600 BCE
Technological & Environmental Transformations 5 3
Two: 600 BCE to 600 CE
Organization & reorganization of Human Societies 15 8
Three: 600 CE to 1450 CE
Regional and Transregional Interactions 20 11
Four: CE to 1750 CE
Global Interactions
Five: CE to 1900 CE
Industrialization and Global Integration
Six: CE to Present
Accelerating Global Change and Realignments

24. Recommended Supplemental Workbook
Cracking the AP World History Exam, by The Princeton Review 2017

25. The AP History Examination
The College Board has redesigned AP World History, AP European History and AP United States History so that all three share the same examination format.

26. The AP History Examination
There will be a Multiple Choice section with 55 questions.
You will have 55 minutes to answer the questions.
This will count for 40% of the final grade on the examination

27. Sample Stimulus Based Multiple Choice

28. The AP History Examination
You will be asked to write:
Four Short Answer Questions (SAQs)
One Document Based Question (DBQ)
One of two Long Essay Questions (LEQ)

29. The AP History Examination
You will have 50 minutes to answer the four SAQs, which will count 20% of the final grade on the examination.

30. Sample Short Answer Question

31. The AP History Examination
You will have 55 minutes to write the DBQ which will count 20% of the final grade on the examination.

32. Sample Document Based Question

33. The AP History Examination
You will have 35 minutes to write the LEQ, which will count 15% of the final grade on the examination

34. Sample Long Essay Question

35. “Gladly would he learn, and gladly teach”
I have taken as my personal motto this line from “The Prologue” of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, describing the Clerk

36. “Gladly would he learn, and gladly teach”
I enjoy teaching students very much
I enjoy teaching my subject—history– very much

37. “Gladly would he learn, and gladly teach”
The least stressful part of my day is when I am in class, with my students.
I am looking forward to this school year very much, and I expect to enjoy myself teaching you.
I hope that you will enjoy yourself in this class as well.