1. Mr. Sager 2nd Period Room 708 Spring 2018
AP WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Sager
2nd Period
Room 708
Spring 2018

2. On the index card… List the following information:
Your First and Last Name – Write the name you preferred to be called
Parents/Guardians phone and
Your Schedule – Teacher Name, Subject, Room Number

3. My Background… Grew up in Connecticut
Went to High School in Greensboro - Northwest Guilford
Received a Finance degree from UNC-Charlotte
Worked in Banking in Charlotte
Received a Masters degree in History from UNC-Wilmington
Received a Masters degree in Teaching from NC State
This is my third year teaching, all at Franklinton
Second year teaching AP World History

4. MATERIALS Three Ring Binder to take notes and organize handouts
Notebook paper, pens and pencils
Colored pencils and highlighter
Large Post It pad

5. Rules Expectations and Procedures
Daily Class Structure – when you enter the classroom, there will be handouts to pick up from the front table and a warm up activity on the Smart Board for you to complete
These activities will help you review what we learned the previous day
Use your notes from the previous day to answer the questions on a large post it
We will also have a Ticket Out The Door (TOD) at the end of class to review what we covered that day – answer this on the same post it as the warm up – I will collect the post its at the end of class

6. Rules Expectations and Procedures
1. Absences/ Assignments
Class Website:
2. Tardy policy
3. Homework policy
4. Make-up policy
5. Bathroom/Water Policy
6. Hall Passes

7. Rules Expectations Procedures
7. Food/Drink Policy
8. Stay in your seat until the bell rings
9. Cheating Policy – Don’t cheat
10. Keep the Room Clean

8. RULES 1. CELL PHONES – ONLY ALLOWED OUT WHEN GIVEN PERMISSION FROM ME
2. RESPECT – NO TALKING WHILE I AM SPEAKING OR WHILE ONE OF YOUR CLASSMATES IS SPEAKING –
3. NO SLEEPING IN CLASS
4. END OF CLASS – WE WILL COMPLETE A REVIEW EVERY DAY AT THE END OF CLASS, STAY IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE BELL RINGS –NO STANDING UP OR LINING UP AT THE DOOR
PLEASE BRING YOUR SYLLABUS HOME AND HAVE IT SIGNED – THIS IS DUE TOMORROW

9. GRADING AND TUTORING GRADING: TESTS and PROJECTS: 50 % QUIZZES: 30%
CLASSWORK / HOMEWORK / ONLINE DISCUSSION: 20 %
FOR EACH NINE WEEKS YOU WILL RECEIVE APPROX. 20 GRADES
ONLINE DISCUSSIONS – 3 POSTS PER WEEK – 1 POST THAT RESPONDS TO THE ORIGINAL PROMPT AND 2 POSTS TO CLASSMATES
TUTORING – TUE AND THUR 2:45 – 3:30 or by appointment
anytime –
To be reminded about when tests and quizzes will be or when assignments are due – sign up for REMIND

10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On the back of your index card - answer these questions:
1. DESCRIBE what you think of when you hear “AP”
2. How do you like to learn?
Do you prefer to learn by looking at articles, videos, maps, drawings, graphs?
Do you prefer lecturing and taking notes?
Do you like to be hands on and do a lot of activities
3. Do you have access to technology at home? Smartphone, Computer with Internet Access, etc. (List which ones you have)
4. What is your primary language used at home? Can you speak multiple languages? If so, which ones?
5. Anything else that I should know that will be helpful in the class

11. HOMEWORK POLICY - READINGS
I am going to do my best to make sure that the only homework you have in this class is reading
In order to be successful in this class, you must complete these readings – these readings not only build on what we discuss in class but also may be material that we do not cover in class.
We are all in this together, your classmates and I are here to help you as much as I can but I cannot help you if you do not complete the readings
All readings are posted on my website including when you need to read them by – if you have any questions or difficulty with accessing the readings – please let me know.

12. AP Course Units
1. Foundations- 600 B.C.E. (Technological and environmental transformations)  2. 600 B.C.E C.E. (Organization and reorganization of societies)  3.  (Regional and Trans-regional interaction)  4.  (Global interactions)  5.  (Industrialization and Global Integration)  6. 1900- Present (Accelerating Global change and Re-alignment) 

13. THEME ONE: INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Demography and disease
Migration
Patterns of settlement
*** Focuses on how the environment shaped human societies, but also how human societies have affected the environment.

14. The Peopling of the Earth

15. The Black Death

16. Global Warming

17. THEME TWO: DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Gender roles and relations
Family and kinship
Racial and ethnic constructions
Social and economic classes
*** This theme is about relations among human beings. All human societies develop ways of grouping their members, as well as norms that govern interaction between individuals and social groups.

18. Foot Binding in China

19. THEME THREE: STATE BUILDING, EXPANSION, AND CONFLICT (Political)
Political structures and forms of governance
Empires
Nations and Nationalism
Revolts and Revolutions
Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations
*** This theme encourages the comparative study of different state forms (city-states, kingdoms, empires, and nation-states)

20. City-States

21. Alexander the Great’s Empire

22. THEME FOUR: DEVELOPMENT AND INTERACTION OF CULTURES
Religions
Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
Science and technology
The arts and architecture
***Relates to how the study of the dominant belief system (s) or religions, philosophical interests, and technical and artistic approaches can reveal how major groups in society view themselves and others, and how they respond to multiple challenges.

23. World Religions

24. Architecture

25. Technology

26. Art

27. THEME FIVE: CREATION, EXPANSION, AND INTERACTION OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Agricultural and pastoral production
Trade and commerce
Labor systems
Industrialization
Capitalism and Socialism
*** This theme surveys the diverse patterns and systems that human societies have developed as they exploit their environments to produce, distribute, and consume desired goods and services across time and space.

28. Indian Ocean Trade

29. Communism

30. Atlantic Slave Trade

31. WHAT DOES THAT SPELL?
Social
Political
Interaction
Cultural
Economic

32. AP World History Exam Thursday – May 18 – 8 am – Media Center
To earn College credit, you must get a 3, 4, or 5 on the exam
Section I: Part A
Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 minutes | 40% of Exam Score
Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5.
You will analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.

33. AP EXAM
Section I: Part B
Short Answer (SAQ) | 3 Questions | 40 minutes | 20% of Exam Score
Analyze historians’ interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history.
Questions give you an opportunity to explain the historical examples you know best.
Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.
You’ll have a choice between two options for the final required short answer question, each one focusing on a different time period.
Question 1 (required): periods 3-8
Question 2 (required): periods 3-8
Choose between Question 3, periods 1-3, and Question 4, periods 4-6

34. AP EXAM
Section II: Part A
Document Based (DBQ) | 1 Question | 60 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.
Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
The document-based question will focus on topics from periods 3-6.

35. AP EXAM Long Essay (LEQ) | 1 Question | 40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Section II: Part B
Long Essay (LEQ) | 1 Question |
40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Explain and analyze significant issues in world history
Develop an argument supported by your analysis of historical evidence.
You’ll select from one of three essay choices, each focusing on the same theme and skill but different time periods:
Option 1: periods 1-2
Option 2: periods 3-4
Option 3: periods 5-6

36. AP Course Unit Tests Period 1 - 2 Short Answers (Monday, January 29th)
Period Multiple Choice, 4 SAQ’s, 1 LEQ
Period 3 – 30 Multiple Choice, 4 SAQ’s, 1 LEQ, 1 DBQ
Period Multiple Choice, 4 SAQ’s, 1 LEQ, 1 DBQ
Period 5 - Full Practice Test without Period 6 questions
Period 6 - Full Test from secure docs on Audit Website

37. WRITING ACTIVITY Take out a sheet of paper
In at least 3 paragraphs respond to the following prompt:
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source? (Provide an example of each)
What are some strengths and weaknesses of a primary source?
What are some strengths and weaknesses of a secondary source?
ALWAYS BEGIN YOUR WRITING RESPONSES WITH A THESIS STATEMENT
Many differences exist between primary and secondary sources.

38. HOMEWORK
HW Due By Monday – Read Early Civilizations Reading (posted under today’s date on my website) by Monday
Period 1 Test - Monday