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Agenda: Week of August 20 - August 24, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Summer Reading Unit - Standage - Six Glasses
Week at a Glance:
MON - Welcome, Introductions, Intro to A History of the World in Six Glasses
TUE - Success Plan; Advanced Academics Letter; How to use the website; 6 Glasses Q & A
WED/THU - How to WHAP - through 6 Glasses: Periodization, Themes, & Historical Thinking with 6 Glasses
FRI - Quiz over Standage's 6 Glasses. Review the quiz results.
How to prepare for the test next Thu over the summer reading - Standage's 6 Glasses.
AHS PEP RALLY SCHEDULE PERIOD FRIDAY

WHAP Introduction Information First 2 Weeks To Do List
WHAP Success Form - A checklist of "Things to Do" to achieve success in WHAP.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
Advanced Academics letter due on Monday, August 27th
The survey will help Mr. Duez to better help you!
Unit: Introduction to Course And Summer Reading Discussion - A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

Targets:
Examination of the major themes of WHAP:
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures
Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict (Political)
Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures

Essential Questions:
1. How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
2. How did the use of wine in Roman culture differ from that of ancient Greece?
3. Why do Christians Drink Wine and Muslims Do Not?
4. How did Columbian Exchange change the globe?
5. What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
6. How does 'coca-colonization' explain American dominance in the 20th century?
WHAP this year APUSH next year. Advanced Placement moves you!
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Monday, August 20, 2018
Quote: "Begin with the end in mind."

Agenda:
1. DO NOW - Find your name on the screen & your seat in the classroom. 

2. History Pre-Quiz. Using a sheet of paper, write down your answer to each question that is presented on the screen. (These focus on the ideas in the summer reading)

3. Expectations for the year. 

In broad terms:
Why we are here in AP World History? 
To learn about the 10,000 years of human history from a global perspective while putting ourselves in the shoes of those we study. This is not a history class devoted to big events and big names. But rather Change and Continuity, Comparison, and Historical Context. We will learn to do the work of a historian. This includes a lot of writing and you will improve as a writer more this year than any other year of school.

What I expect: 
Very hard work and daily improvement.

Our Goal: 
Pass the AP Exam on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

3. Who Are You?
WHO ARE YOU?
  • What is your name
  • Why did you decide to take AP World History?
  • What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?
Present in partner groups. We will most likely finish these throughout the week as we proceed.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
Does Standage match each period with a drink, roughly? 

The 5 Themes of AP World History. 
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2018
Quote"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Laozi

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up from the front table - Success Plan

2. Video Clip: How to Use The Website, by Aidan Duez. (5 min) 
Discuss any questions after the video ends. 
Pull up the website, walk through how to find the resources needed to study.
Concentrate on how to prepare for the Six Glasses quiz on Friday & test next Wed/Thu.

3. Six Glasses ComparisonStudents will discuss six glasses in terms of grouping the drinks
A. Which have similar characteristics? 
B. Which drinks contributed to world history in similar ways?
C. Using the AP World History Themes (SPICE), group the six glasses & major issues by SPICE grouping. 
D. Justify the theme & why it is essential for that time period in history.

4. Who Are You?
WHO ARE YOU?
  • What is your name
  • Why did you decide to take AP World History?
  • What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?
Present in partner groups. We will most likely finish these throughout the week as we proceed.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
The beach and Six Glasses... two great things that work great together! That's why it's summer reading folks!
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Quote: “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Which 2 six glasses that Standage refers to are the most similar? 
Explain How & Why? (Think in terms of WHAP Themes: S.P.I.C.E.)

Video of author Tom Standage discussing each drink on CBS Sunday.

2. FINISH -- Who Are You?
WHO ARE YOU?
  • What is your name
  • Why did you decide to take AP World History?
  • What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?

Present in partner groups. We will most likely finish these throughout the week as we proceed.

3. Periodization through Six Glasses:
I. Individual students will copy down the periods of world history written on the board. 

Using their notes from the summer reading, they will pencil in each of the six glasses to where they correspond.

II. Individual students will write the important historical events that occur during those time periods.

III. Working in pairs, students will put their heads together to fill in anything they may be missing. We will also write each drink next to each period on the board. Then write the corresponding important events that may have occurred in those time periods. Students have a better understanding of how Standage's Six Glasses connect with world history.

Discuss these questions in pairs and then as a full class:
A. What was the impact of beer and wine on world history? 
B. Explain what a spirit drink is and what is the significance of this drink on world history?
C. How is coffee a "revolutionary" drink?
D. How is Tea and Coca-Cola similar

E. Students will discuss the impact of trade on the globalization of the planet.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
History is many things to many people. To me, it is pretty awesome.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Quote:  "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." --John Lennon

1. DO NOW: How did Columbian Exchange change the globe? How does Standage describe it? Which drinks were involved?

2. FINISH -- Who Are You?
WHO ARE YOU?
  • What is your name
  • Why did you decide to take AP World History?
  • What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?


Present in partner groups. We will most likely finish these throughout the week as we proceed.

3. Students will be placed in six groups. Each group will have a question that they will write down and discuss. Prepare one answer for their question:
1. How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
2. How did the use of wine in Roman culture differ from that of ancient Greece?
3. Why do Christians drink wine and Muslims do not?
4. How did Columbian Exchange change the globe?
5. What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
6. How does 'coca-colonization' explain American dominance in the 20th century?

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Quote: “If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” - Milton Berle

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Students will pick up the LEQ Handouts on the front table. 
LEQ RUBRIC
LEQ Organizer

PRESENTATION: Tips on Writing a Thesis

2. FINISH (if needed) -- Who Are You?
WHO ARE YOU?
  • What is your name
  • Why did you decide to take AP World History?
  • What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?

Present in partner groups. We will most likely finish these throughout the week as we proceed.

3. Introduction to the "Long Essay Question" 
LEQ: Comparative (With 6 Glasses)

4. Comparing Two of the Six Glasses:
a) How can they be compared - HISTORICALLY?
b) What historical significance does each drink have?

ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 27th: Completed the student Survey due
Monday, August, 27th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter due

Next Monday, Aug. 27th: Quiz over Six Glasses
Next Wed/Thu, August 29th & 30th: Timed Writing Comparative over Six Glasses

Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.