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AP WORLD HISTORY
BBRIDGET SHEE ANDERSON
• UBC Bachelor of History/English• UBC Bachelor of Education• MA in Arts with a specialty in Social Studies
Education• MUN Advisor at JHS
• E-MAIL IS THE BEST WAY OF GETTING HOLD OF [email protected]
IF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING….
• Thursdays at lunch – come in for help
• Monday/Wednesdays at 2:15 for help
- Textbook Efficiency Days (1-2 x a month)
- Essay Work Days (usually 1x a month)
HOMEWORK
• EVERY NIGHT approx. 5-7 pages, notes• Sometimes articles or short project
HOMEWORK CHECK…10% of grade
- Random checks 1-2 x a week- if no homework, they can’t do test corrections – but they can show it to me next day for ½ credit
GRADES
• Tests are approximately 45% of grade• TEST CORRECTIONS can be done (1/2 pt)
- at school- at home
Essays are approximately 45% of gradeESSAY CORRECTIONS can be done (up to a 9)
- “How to” is on-line
WEBSITE AND RESOURCES
• Homework, readings, due dates, instructions, review sessions, notes, etc…
• Students should have BARRONS or PRINCETON test prep book
AP EXAM
• May 2016
• Cost $91.00*
• International Exam 1-5
• SCORING…MY SCORES
If student does AP Exam, no final exam!
If student scores well on an AP Exam…
AP PSYCHOLOGY
IF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING….
• Thursdays at lunch – come in for help
• Monday/Wednesdays at 2:15 for help
- Textbook Efficiency Days (1-2 x a month)
- Essay Work Days (usually 1x a month)
HOMEWORK
• EVERY NIGHT approx. 3-7 pages, Cornell notes OR Scientific journals, articles, cards
• Sometimes a short project/activity• RESEARCH PROJECT
HOMEWORK CHECK…10% of grade
- HOMEWORK CHECKS at test time – looking for COLOR-coded Cornell Notes with applications and summary
TEST CORRECTIONS
• TEST CORRECTIONS can be done -1/2 point for every question wrong -Correct answer and why; why the
others are incorrect
• FRQ CORRECTIONS can be done
WEBSITE AND RESOURCES
• Homework, readings, due dates, instructions, review sessions, notes, etc…
• Students should have BARRONS or PRINCETON test prep book
AP EXAM
• May 2016
• Cost $91.00*
• International Exam 1-5
• Our students do very well…
If student does AP Exam, no final exam!
If student scores well on an AP Exam…
WORLD HISTORY
• TEXTBOOK
• ON-LINE TEXTBOOK
WORLD HISTORY CONTENT
1450 – Present Day
1st Semester: Renaissance – 1900’s
2nd Semester: WWI – Present
WORLD HISTORY SKILLSText-based skills: finding and elaborating
Analysis skills: Why did it happen? What is significant about it? What effect did it have?
Synthesis skills: How can these analysis skills be applied to new situations & events
Mapping/Geography: game, tests
Reading/Writing Skills: Primary sources, historical essay writing & organization
WORLD HISTORY ACTIVITIES
- Socratic Seminar
- Games
- Simulations
- Writing: Postcards, Amazing Race, CBA, essays, test writing
- DBQ (Document-Based Questions)
- Group Activities and Presentations
- Station Activities
WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES
• WEBSITE (check it out!)