BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTMr. SakoleRoom 314

WelcomeContact Information:Thomas.Sakole@lcps.org (best)571-252-2300 (not-so best)

For those of you who watchedLOST… Despite the resemblance,unfortunately I am not DominicMonaghan.

Curriculum VitaeEducation:

B.A. – History B.A. – Education

The College of William and Mary

M.A. – EducationGeorge Mason University

My Website

LCPS Vision Many chapter assessments will be

completed AT HOME in Vision

REMIND Used to be called Remind 101 Receive text messages to student/parent

phones• SOME homework/quiz/test due dates or instructions• Changes due to snow days

Send a text to:• 571-384-3594

With the message: • @518557

AP WORLD HISTORYCurriculum –

Designed as a survey course by the College Board, a not-for-profit educational company.

Based around 5 historical themes and 6 chronological eras

European history accounts for only 20% of the curriculum

Covers period from around 8000BCE to the present day (10,000 years covered in 8 months)

AP World HistoryAP Testing

Students take an AP Exam on Thursday May 14th

Potential to earn up to 6 college credits from one AP course

College Credit The scores that are required to earn

college credit vary per college/university• UVA = score of 5 to get 3 credits• James Madison = score of 5 to get 6 credits• George Mason = score of 4 to get 3 credits,

5 to get 6 credits• Mary Washington = score of 3 to get 3

credits

WORK LOADAP World History requires:

1. Reading almost every night from a college level textbook

• Approximately 1 hour a night• Approximately 2-3 hours per chapter

2. Reading comprehension assessment 3. Taking unit exams consisting of multiple

choice questions and at least 1 essay4. At least 1 major project per quarter and

several minor ones

ASSESSMENTUnit tests (45 % of student’s grade)

Essays (25% of student’s grade)

Chapter Assessments – Socratic Seminar, Quizzes, etc. (20% of student’s grade)

Projects (10% of student’s grade)

TRENDINGTrending is a tool I use to reward

students who work to improve their performance over the course of the year:

1st Quarter – D+/C-2nd Quarter – B-3rd Quarter – B+4th Quarter – A

This grade trend is taken into consideration in calculating the student’s final grade

EXPECTATIONS1. The student will complete all reading

assignments2. The student will be ready to participate

in class and will participate responsibly3. The student will advocate for him/herself4. The student will make up all

assessments and missing work in a reasonable amount of time (1 week is the expectation)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What more can I tell you about me or the AP World History Class?

If you would like to ask a question or make a comment specific to your child, please feel free to email/call me at a later time!