Advanced Placement World HistoryCourse Syllabus 2018-2019Veronica EspinosaDoral Academy Charter Schoolvespinosa@doralacademyprep.org

Required Text:Traditions and Encountersby Jerry Bentley, Herbert Ziegler, Heather Streets Salter · McGraw-Hill Education · Paperback · 544 pages · ISBN 0077504917

Required Supplemental Material: Choose one Cracking the AP World History Exam: Princeton review, 2018 Edition

ISBN# 9781101920053 AMSCO World History ISBN# 978-1680648003

Highly recommended to achieve a higher score: AP® World History Crash Course Book (latest edition)

ISBN# 978-0738606965

Course Description:

The course approaches history in a nontraditional way in that it looks at the common threads of humanity over time — trade, religion, politics, society, and technology —and it investigates how these factors  have changed and continued over time in different places.  

In addition, and as a constant concern, this class will prepare students to take the AP World History exam on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 8 am.  AP World History is an advanced level course designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam administered by the College Board in May of each year.  Final test scores are reported on a 5 point basis; students who score a 3 or better may earn college credit, advanced placement, or both, depending on their college.  

Specifically, the following AP World History themes will be used throughout the course to identify these broad patterns and processes that explain change and continuity over time.  All assignments will focus on one or more of these themes in order to better understand the world, its peoples, and their history.

Classroom Rules1. Phones will be collected at the beginning of class unless needed for that particular day’s

lesson2. Please refer to school policy regarding plagiarism.3. Respect the opinions of all students in the classroom

4. Raise your hand before speaking out (unless otherwise instructed) in order to maintain an orderly learning environment.

Supplies:1. AP supplemental book (Princeton Review required)2. Red Pen3. Highlighter4. Pencil5. Flashcards (for vocabulary)

THE SIX AP WORLD HISTORY THEMES:

1. The relationship of change and continuity from 8,000 BCE to the present.2. Impact of interaction among and within major societies.3. Impact of technology, economics and demography on people and the environment.4. Systems of social structure and gender structure.5. Cultural, religious and intellectual developments.6. Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities, including

the emergence of the nation-state.

The course further includes the following Time Periods and tentative Exam Dates:

I. Technological and Environmental Transformations 800 BCE-600 BCEII. Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies 600BCE-600 CE III. Regional and Trans-regional Interactions 600CE-1450 CEIV. Global Interactions 1450-1750 CEV. Industrialization and Global Integration 1750-1900 CEVI. Accelerating Global Change and Realignments 1914CE-present

AP Exam Review April -May 11AP Exam: Thursday May 16, 2019

Course Requirements and Grading Policies:

 Each student must maintain a separate folder/notebook for this class. It must contain the following sections:

6. Class Notes7. Maps8. Essays9. Guided Readings10. Timelines

It is also highly recommended that you acquire one of the various AP World History Exam Review books as soon as possible (either the Princeton Review or AMSCO).  Some of the Chapter and Unit assessment questions will come directly from the review books.

Home Learning and Reading Assignments: Each student is responsible for completing any homework or reading assignment that the instructor has given.  All reading and home learning assignments will be completed before you come to class and you will be ready to discuss the reading or homework in class.  Home learning assignments will be worth 1 grade. Chapter quizzes will be given to insure that everyone is keeping up with the readings. Chapter quizzes will be worth 2 grades each. (*See attendance policy below regarding absences.)

Essays:  Approximately every two weeks you will write a timed in-class essay modeled on the essays from the APWH test in May.  Each essay will be worth 2 grades each.

Unit Exams:  The five Unit exams in this class will follow the format of the AP exam you will take in May.  Each exam will be comprised of multiple-choice questions and 2-3 essay questions.

Review Proj ect :  There will be a major review project during the 5 review days immediately preceding the AP Test in May. This project will not only give each student an opportunity to improve his or her grade, but it will also serve as a much needed review for course content.  The grade from this review will count as the students’ Final Exam grade.

Class Participation: "Class participation" refers to the degree to which the student takes part in the class discussions, and the quality of that participation. By reading the appropriate assignments you will be prepared for class. Class participation will count for 5% of each nine-week grade. Unexcused tardies may count negatively toward your class participation grade.

Attendance and Make-Up Work: No make-up work (including quizzes or exams) will be given for unexcused absences or tardies to class. Each student has 24-48 hours to bring an excused admit to the instructor and only then will make-up work be administered.

Learning and Writing Strategies for A.P. Exam used in the course:

Document-Based Questions (DBQ’s) are a significant part of the AP Exam.  They test your ability to do a historian’s work—to interpret primary sources & make sense of them.  You will learn to construct essays in which you cite the opinions of various authors in one integrative answer.  Free Response Essay Questions (FRQ’s) will cover the themes of change over time and continuity over time.  Students can expect an essay assignment every two weeks or so.  Learning to address the question asked with a relevant thesis and argument will be an integral part of each unit in this course.Group Presentations/Debates These assignments allow students not only to work in groups but to look at history from different perspectives and views.  These assignments require the students to do research, and assemble information for the purpose of making a historical argumentative point.Overlapping Timelines help a student to see how one unit relates to others and to place intellectual or artistic achievements in context.  Students will visually graph the historical event, important person, literary or artistic achievement(s) underneath the timeline of the political ruler(s).  

www.turnitin.com is a plagiarism website used by the school to monitor and archive all written work turned in by students. WORLD HISTORY - SUMMARY OUTLINE

First Quarter Major Topics (Bulliet, Chs. 1-10):

Human origins and Human Cultures (5 million B.C.E. – 10,000 B.C.E.)Beginnings of Civilizations (10,000 B.C.E. – 1000 C.E.)First Civilizations:  

Africa and Asia (3200 B.C.E. – 500B.C.E.)Ancient Kingdoms (Babylon, Mesopotamia, Phoenicians, Assyrians) Egyptian EmpireRoots of Judaism

Early Civilizations in India and China (2500 B.C.E. – 256 B.C.E.)Empires and Imperialism (2300 B.C.E. – 1100 C.E.):

Persian, Greek, and Roman Empires 2300 (B.C.E. – 490 C.E.)Chinese and Indian Empires (220 B.C.E. – 1100 C.E.)

Rise of World Religions (300 B.C.E. – 1200 C.E.):Hinduism, Jainism, Ahimsa, and Buddhism (300 B.C.E. -1200 C.E.)Judaism and Christianity (600 B.C.E. – 1100 C.E.)Islam (570 C.E. - 1500 C.E.)

Major Assignments:Quiz on Summer Reading (Salt and World Geography)In class essay comparing Polytheistic & Monotheistic religions and CivilizationsTeam Debate on India/China vs. Greece/RomeIn-class practice, review of primary documents with citation practice (Johnson & Halverson)Chapter Exams with FRQ’s, DBQ’s

Second Quarter Major Topics (Bulliet, Chs. 11-20):

Regional Civilizations (750 B.C. – 1650 A.D.):The rise of Europe (500-1300)The Dark Ages (500-1300)The High Middle Ages (1050-1450)

The Byzantine Empire and Russia (330-1613)Establishing World Trade Routes (1100-1500):

Silk Route, The Mediterranean, Indian Ocean World travelers, ExplorersAtlantic Exploration

Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1650) :Cosimo de Medici, Machiavelli, DaVinciCatholic Counter Reformation

Unification of World Trade (1500-1776):Capitalism and Expansion of Europe

Overseas Empires of Europe

Major Assignments: Islam/Chinese’s Dynasty Presentation/Unit Review Project options These topics are the most difficult for students to grasp due to the vast

amount of information associated with the worldwide impact of these culture as per last years data

At –home DBQ: Discuss how world exploration and trade led to the European Renaissance.

Overlapping Timeline for all Major Civilizations and Countries reviewed In-class practice, review of primary documents with citation practice

(Johnson & Halverson) Chapter Exams with FRQ’s, DBQ’s

MIDTERM EXAM (70 multiple choice questions and 3 essays)

Third Quarter Major Topics (Bulliet, Chs. 21-29):

Exploding Technologies (1914-2000)Social Change and Revolutions (1688-1914):

England’s Glorious Revolution Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas

Industrial Revolution (1740-1914):Britain Industrial Expansion and ImperialismNationalismJapan from Isolation to Equality

World Wars I and II (1914-1945):Technologies of mass production and destructionNational Identities

The Soviet Union and Japan (1914-2000):The Russo-Japanese warRussian Revolution (1917)Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin

The Communist Party

Major Assignments:In class DBQ on The effects of the Russian Revolution(with citation (Walch)Team Debate countries involved in WWI & WWIIGroup presentations on 20th Century GenocidesIn-class practice, review of primary documents with citation practice (Johnson &

Halverson)Chapter Exams with FRQ’s, DBQ’s

Fourth Quarter Major Topics (Bulliet, Chs. 30-33):

Modern Nations:China and India (1914-2000)Middle East and North Africa (1914-2000)European Colonialism in the African Sahara:British, French, Belgian, and Portuguese Colonies (1945-1975)

Latin America (1870-2000):Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)South and Central AmericaCaribbean Island Nations

Major Assignments:SPED Chart (Social/Political/Economic Description) on all modern/major Nations

reviewed Group presentations on 20th Century GenocidesIn-class A.P. practice exam 2002Chapter Exams with FRQ’s, DBQ’s

Review for AP Exam/Review Project Final Exam

A.P. World Contract

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DORAL ACADEMY PREP ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY

All Doral Academy Charter students are expected to be honest in the way they carry out, present and submit their work. This means that all parts of all works submitted for assessments, whether internal or external, must either be original to the student or must be properly cited. Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty/malpractice may involve: • Copying materials from a textbook, the internet, or another student and presenting it as one’s own work. • Collusion. • Taking unauthorized materials into an examination room (e.g. electronic devices other than a permitted calculator, notes, smartphones, etc.) regardless of whether this material is used or potentially contains information pertinent to the examination. • Misconduct during an examination, including any attempt to disrupt the examination or distract another student. • Exchanging or in any way supporting, or attempting to support, the passing of information that is related to an examination. • Failing to comply with the instructions of the teacher/proctor or other members of the school’s staff responsible for the conduct of the examination. • Impersonating another student. • Stealing/copying examination papers. • Using an unauthorized calculator during an examination. • Disclosing or discussing the content of an examination paper with a person outside of the immediate school community within 24 hours of the end of the examination.

**The list above is by no means exhaustive.

Distinction between legitimate collaboration and unacceptable collusion or plagiarism There are occasions when group work is entirely desirable and acceptable. This is legitimate collaboration. In such a case, each student involved should play a distinct part so that it is clearly seen how their contribution differs from that of others in the group. Any written work presented must be individual. One student cannot do the writing for another. Unacceptable collusion occurs when one student copies from another with their agreement, or when one student does the work for another.

Actions to be taken by the school if a student is found guilty of malpractice The emphasis of Doral Academy’s academic honesty policy is on prevention, and on students learning the appropriate skills of correctly referencing work. We are aware that students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, and it may take them time to understand this policy. This is not to say that plagiarism is tolerated. Repeated offences will mean that more severe action will be implemented. Student’s found guilty of malpractice in general will be subject to consequences at the discretion of the school administration which can include:

• Meeting with student’s counselor and school administrator about the incident. Parents notified• Zero earned for the assignment• Saturday school detention • Outdoor suspension• Student placed on academic probation for the school year

How are students educated about academic honesty and integrity? Parents will be required to read and sign Academic Honesty and Integrity agreement. Policy will be explained by teacher and may be included in teacher’s syllabi. Policy will be located in both Parent and Student contract. Policy will be detailed in school’s morning announcements

I have read the Doral Academy Prep Academic Integrity Policy and understand the consequences associated with any violation of this policy.

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