World History Advanced Placement with Mr. Duez
Fall Final Review & DBQ Skills Week
Week at a Glance:MON: America Before Columbus Documentary with Questions
TUE: Mock AP Test Review
WED/THU: MOCK AP TEST - 70 questions 55 minutes. Corrections on this test will be due on Monday
FRI: Black Death History; Analysis of Documents using Point of View
Final Exam Week:
MON: CORRECTIONS ON MOCK AP TEST ARE DUE IN CLASS. Black Death History; Whap the DBQ - Thesis Writing in Groups
TUE: Review the FRQ prompts from the fall; Final Review
WED-FRI: FINALS
Monday, December 9, 2013
Quote: “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” ― Vince Lombardi Jr.
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* How does The Americas change after 1492?
* What is the impact culturally on native Americans and Europeans from Columbian Exchange?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Copy discussion questions from the board for the video. (same as the questions above)
2. Video/Notes/Dicussion - America Before Columbus, part 2.
3. Mr. Duez will pick up the questions & answers for a grade.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Quote: "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." - Abraham Maslow
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* What is the 'story' of the fall semester? Is there an arc or progression?
* How do Units 1, 2, and 3 flow?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the Fall Review Packets.
2. Review Posters: In groups students will create a poster that illustrates and summarizes each of the three units we have studied this fall.
3. At the end of the period, we will present the posters and discuss the 'story' or 'arc' of the fall semester.
**MOCK AP TEST is next class.**
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 & Thursday, December 12, 2013
Quote: "You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." - Steve Jobs
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* Fall Semester Review!
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep for the Mock AP Test for the fall semester.
2. MOCK AP TEST - Fall Semester. 70 questions in 55 minutes.
Mr. Duez will have these corrected and students will mark their test on Friday. Students will have the weekend to do corrections, due on Monday.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Quote: "A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother." - Author Unknown
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* Mock test corrections.
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What was the hardest part of the MOCK AP test last time?
2. Students will get their MOCK AP Test and answers back. Students will mark their tests and corrections on the questions are due in class on Monday.
Corrections must be written out in sentence form with an explanation of how their new response is correct.
3. Students can begin working on corrections in class.
Monday, December 15, 2013
Quote: "A smile is the shortest distance between two people." - Annonymous
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* Compare the views from European world and Islamic world in response to the Black Death.
* How does one "WHAP" the DBQ?
* Use Point of View when analyzing documents.
* Categorize documents according to analysis to answer prompt with a clear, yet thorough thesis.
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the rest of the pages of the DBQ on The Black Death. Read the first three documents and analyze them. Use SOAPStone to guide you. (10 min)
2. Cooperative Discussion - The Black Death DBQ Handout - work in groups of 4 to discuss the Black Death and the documents. (10 min)
3. Understanding Point of View - We will analyze photos and images to determine point of view. (15 min)
Tuesday, December 16, 2013
Quote: "In the end there doesn't have to be anyone who understands you, just someone who wants to." - Annonymous
Learning Targets & Essential Questions:
* Compare the views from European world and Islamic world in response to the Black Death.
* How does one "WHAP" the DBQ?
* Use Point of View when analyzing documents.
* Categorize documents according to analysis to answer prompt with a clear, yet thorough thesis.
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Use the Black Death packets to create a thesis statement.
2. Cooperative Discussion - The Black Death DBQ Handout - work in groups of 4 to discuss the Black Death and the documents. Create a group thesis statement.
3. Create a single class thesis statement to answer the prompt.
Final Exam is next class. The remainder of the period will be spent on answering any questions regarding it.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2013
7:25 - 8:39 -- 1st Period Exam
8:46 - 10:02 -- 5th Period Exam (ADA 9:15)
10:09 - 11:25-- 7th Period Exam
THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 2013
7:25 - 8:31 -- Advisory
8:38 - 9:58 -- 2nd Period Exam
10:05 - 11:25--3rd Period (ADA 10:50)
FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 2013
7:25 - 8:31 -- Advisory
8:38 - 9:58 -- 4th Period Exam (ADA 9:00)
10:05 - 11:25--6th Period Exam
Have a Happy Holidays!