Welcome to the 10th Grade AP World History: Modern
This section will be undergoing major changes in the next two months
It will be a gradual process due to the new curriculum change
Just in case anyone needs anything, I will keep the links to my handouts open
The Nine Units for the course are:
Unit 1. The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 to c. 1450)
Unit 2. Networks of Exchange (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 3. Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 4. Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 5. Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)
Unit 6. Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)
Unit 7. Global Conflict (c. 1900 to the Present)
Unit 8. Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the Present)
Unit 9. Globalization (c. 1900 to the Present)
As you scroll through the sub-pages, any item in brown opens to anther document, handout, or map.
This section will be undergoing major changes in the next two months
It will be a gradual process due to the new curriculum change
Just in case anyone needs anything, I will keep the links to my handouts open
The Nine Units for the course are:
Unit 1. The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 to c. 1450)
Unit 2. Networks of Exchange (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 3. Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 4. Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)
Unit 5. Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)
Unit 6. Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)
Unit 7. Global Conflict (c. 1900 to the Present)
Unit 8. Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the Present)
Unit 9. Globalization (c. 1900 to the Present)
As you scroll through the sub-pages, any item in brown opens to anther document, handout, or map.
Special Assignments
Map Reading is essential to a complete understanding of the course. Below are three important links that are a crucial course requirements. The first is my World Maps Assignment that covers the main countries within five global regions. The second is a blank copy of a World Map. The third is a weekly homework assignment on World Regions
Other relevant documents that are special assignments are shown below.
Article on Christopher Columbus by Dr. Alan Singer.
Special Lesson on Industrial Revolution Machines.
This special lesson is a World War I search for maps and images. Download this word document and "enable editing."
Essay Writing Strategies, Tips, and Techniques
The first document opens to the new Rubrics for AP essays effective Fall 2017. To simplify the College Board rubric, I have create a supplemental called AP Essay Writing Skills which is written in less technical and easier language for students to better understand the grading process. In addition this short handout covers Transition Words that will hep the essay vocabulary.
The Document-Based Essay Question is a key part to the AP examination and the following handout covers in details specific APWH DBQ Strategies and Planning essentials for effectively completing this portion of the Free-Response Questions.
Perhaps the hardest part of the AP essay is covered in this document which contains essay instructions for the requirements on : Context and Contextualization
Map Reading is essential to a complete understanding of the course. Below are three important links that are a crucial course requirements. The first is my World Maps Assignment that covers the main countries within five global regions. The second is a blank copy of a World Map. The third is a weekly homework assignment on World Regions
Other relevant documents that are special assignments are shown below.
Article on Christopher Columbus by Dr. Alan Singer.
Special Lesson on Industrial Revolution Machines.
This special lesson is a World War I search for maps and images. Download this word document and "enable editing."
Essay Writing Strategies, Tips, and Techniques
The first document opens to the new Rubrics for AP essays effective Fall 2017. To simplify the College Board rubric, I have create a supplemental called AP Essay Writing Skills which is written in less technical and easier language for students to better understand the grading process. In addition this short handout covers Transition Words that will hep the essay vocabulary.
The Document-Based Essay Question is a key part to the AP examination and the following handout covers in details specific APWH DBQ Strategies and Planning essentials for effectively completing this portion of the Free-Response Questions.
Perhaps the hardest part of the AP essay is covered in this document which contains essay instructions for the requirements on : Context and Contextualization
