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Agenda: May 12 - May 15, 2014

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Preparation for the AP Test on Thursday
Week at a Glance:
MON- Mock AP Test - Last one.
TUE- Review for AP Test: Game in groups covering the 2013 AP Released Test, Periodization, Themes, Geographic Locations, Historical Thinking Skills, & FRQ analysis.
WED/THU- Party Prep, Quick Review, Last minute tips
FRI- PARTY! Celebrate the tremendous effort you have put in and the challenge you have accepted & met.
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TURN IN YOUR TEST CORRECTIONS FROM 2011 AP TEST AS SOON AS YOU HAVE THEM COMPLETED. 
Only a couple of days left. Get yours before they are gone forever.
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Quote"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

Agenda:
DO NOW QUESTION: What do you need to do to score points on the DBQ? The CCOT? The Comparison FRQs? Do you know the rubrics?
1. 2013 AP RELEASED TEST - ALL PERIOD.
Good luck on your AP Test!
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Quote:  "Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day." - Polish Proverb

Agenda:
DO NOW QUESTION: How can you 'cram' and how shouldn't you 'cram' before a big test like the AP World History Exam?
1. Review Link: Freeman's Key Concepts Charts
Practice Exam & Course Overview (great to review)
Last minute tips on preparing for the AP test. 
2. Review Game, Part I: Review for AP Test: Game in groups covering the 2013 AP Released Test, Periodization, Themes, Geographic Locations, Historical Thinking Skills, & FRQ analysis.
Don't leave any blank. Bubble.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 & Thursday, May 15, 2014
Quote“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”  - Albert Einstein

Agenda:
DO NOW: What final questions do you have?
1. Review Game, Part II.

2. Plan the party for Friday! 
4. If time remains, and it will on Thursday because students will have already taken the AP Test....
Video Study: Full Episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain: Mozambique. 
If extra time, we'll discuss recent history with a focus on Mozambique
How did colonization from Portugal, communism, and revolution impact the people living in Mozambique. How is it unique in Africa? 
What do they need to succeed in the modern world?
8 Years of No Reservations: "Anytime you can walk in another person's shoes, the world is a slightly better place."
No Reservations: Mozambique - The Grand Hotel
"Woman washes clothes in the pool behind ruins of Grand Hotel." -- Tony Bourdain
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Quote"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. Courage is what counts." - Sir Winston Churchill

Agenda:
1. PARTY!
Time to celebrate all of the hard work. 
Or is that sand in his mouth?