Welcome to the 10th Grade AP World History: Modern
This is for the new AP Course that started during the 2019/2020 school year.
There are Nine Units for the course:
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.
PowerPoint presentation for Opening Day
Link to the CollegeBoard website for students
This is for the new AP Course that started during the 2019/2020 school year.
There are Nine Units for the course:
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.
PowerPoint presentation for Opening Day
Link to the CollegeBoard website for students
Special Assignments for the start of the school year
Map Reading is essential to a complete understanding of the course. Below are three important links that are a crucial course requirements. My World Maps Assignment covers the main countries within five global regions. I strongly urge every student to complete all of these maps and know where the countries are situated as they are an integral part of the curriculum. For those who struggle with maps, and that includes 99% of the average students, I strongly suggest that the next time that you have a few minutes to spare, open the following links and take these map challenges. The first is https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007 and then try www.sporcle.com/games/tags/map
Other relevant documents that are special assignments that will be used during the school year are shown below.
Ways of the World Textbook Reading/Quiz Calendar
Textbook reading and writing assignment on the Mongol Empire
Article on Christopher Columbus by Dr. Alan Singer.
Bittersweet: Sugar, Slavery, Empire and Consumerism in the Atlantic World, a Podcast with a transcript that is followed by seven key questions to be answered based on the content.
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."
What is Syncretism? A short presentation that explains this important concept
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 help the essay vocabulary.
The Thesis Statement worksheet
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.
The Cause and Effect essay worksheet
Perhaps the hardest part of the AP essay is covered in this document which contains essay instructions for the requirements on : Context and Contextualization
Other important test-taking skills that will covered during the year
Primary and Secondary Source Analysis worksheet
The Multiple Choice Analysis worksheet
Map Reading is essential to a complete understanding of the course. Below are three important links that are a crucial course requirements. My World Maps Assignment covers the main countries within five global regions. I strongly urge every student to complete all of these maps and know where the countries are situated as they are an integral part of the curriculum. For those who struggle with maps, and that includes 99% of the average students, I strongly suggest that the next time that you have a few minutes to spare, open the following links and take these map challenges. The first is https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007 and then try www.sporcle.com/games/tags/map
Other relevant documents that are special assignments that will be used during the school year are shown below.
Ways of the World Textbook Reading/Quiz Calendar
Textbook reading and writing assignment on the Mongol Empire
Article on Christopher Columbus by Dr. Alan Singer.
Bittersweet: Sugar, Slavery, Empire and Consumerism in the Atlantic World, a Podcast with a transcript that is followed by seven key questions to be answered based on the content.
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."
What is Syncretism? A short presentation that explains this important concept
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 help the essay vocabulary.
The Thesis Statement worksheet
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.
The Cause and Effect essay worksheet
Perhaps the hardest part of the AP essay is covered in this document which contains essay instructions for the requirements on : Context and Contextualization
Other important test-taking skills that will covered during the year
Primary and Secondary Source Analysis worksheet
The Multiple Choice Analysis worksheet
Special Assignment: International Women's Day, March 8th.
