Agenda: Last 2 Weeks ~ June 1, 2017

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Genocide: Rwanda & Legacy; Review Week & Final Exams
WEEKS at a Glance:
Monday May 21 - Fri June 2
MON - Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions Hotel Rwanda: What is Genocide? Brief history of it. Then show the first part of the movie. 
TUE - Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions
WED - Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions
FRI - Extra Credit Due; Discuss the 2018 AP World History Free Response Questions

ASSIGNMENTS:
Extra Credit due on Friday
We'll pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions when we finish the movie in class.

 Monday, May 28th is Memorial Day - No School

SENIOR FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:
WED, May 23 - Periods 3/5/7
THU, May 24 - 2/4/6
FRI, May 25 - 1
Last week of the school year...
MON - No School - Memorial Day
WED - Finals 1-3-7
THU - Finals 2-4
FRI - Finals 5-6
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Monday, May 21, 2017
Quote: “People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.” - George Carlin

 Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions

 2. Notes - Rwandan Genocide: Preview of the movie and discussion about Genocide

 3. Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions

 ASSIGNMENTS:
Extra Credit due on Friday
We'll pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions when we finish the movie in class.
How can I do anything about it?
EndGenocide.org: 
“Never Again!” That’s what leaders in the United States and throughout the world declared after the Holocaust. Yet tragically, in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur millions of people lost their lives, lost their families or were forced to flee their homes. History doesn't have to keep repeating itself. The powerful movement in response to the Darfur genocide showed us that by acting together, we can compel our elected leaders to act on their responsibility to protect innocent men, women and children from brutal regimes. We believe that, working together, we can prevent mass atrocities and we can end genocide by:
  • Sounding the alarm and demanding action;
  • Stopping the enablers of genocide and mass atrocities; and
  • Making genocide prevention a core value in U.S. foreign policy.
Genocide Prevention Task Force (Part of the US Holocaust Museum):
The Genocide Prevention Task Force was launched in November 2007, and released its report to the public on December 8, 2008. Co-chaired by Madeleine K. Albright and William S. Cohen, the task force was co-convened by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The American Academy of Diplomacy, and the US Institute of Peace, and it was funded by private foundations. Its purpose was to spotlight genocide prevention as a national priority, and develop practical policy recommendations to enhance the capacity of the US government to respond to emerging threats of genocide and mass atrocities.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2017
Quote: "And we shall shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun." - John Lennon

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions

 2. Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions

ASSIGNMENTS:
Extra Credit due on Friday
We'll pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions when we finish the movie in class.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2017
Quote: "Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain and most fools do." - Benjamin Franklin

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions

 2. Movie: Hotel Rwanda, Hotel Rwanda Discussion Questions

ASSIGNMENTS:
Extra Credit due on Friday
We'll pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions when we finish the movie in class.
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Friday, May 25, 2017
Quote: "To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Get the Extra Credit ready. 

 2. Collect Extra Credit 

 2. Discuss the 2018 AP World History Free Response Questions

ASSIGNMENTS:
Extra Credit due on Friday
We'll pick up the Hotel Rwanda Questions when we finish the movie in class.
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Monday, May 28, 2018
MEMORIAL DAY! 
NO SCHOOL
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018 
Thru
Friday, June 1st, 2018
Quote: “As they say in my hometown, Don't Forget To Be Awesome." - John Green

Thanks for a GREAT YEAR! 

 Tuesday - Sign exemptions
Discuss local Houston history & culture. 
Great places to eat in town this summer. :) 

 Agenda:
1. Final Exams the rest of the week
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Agenda: Week of May 14, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Review for the AP TEST
Week at a Glance:
MON: FRQ Quiz 2010 - 2004; Review FRQ Questions from the quiz.
TUE:  Most missed questions on Mock Test 2; Mr. Duez's Cheat Codes, Big Ideas, Life Hacks, Tips n Tricks, for the AP World History Test
WED/THU: Review from the Review tab above
FRI: PARTY!

 AP TEST ON THURSDAY MAY 17 - 7:30 am THIS IS THE WEEK YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR:
Want to DO VERY WELL?: Write better essays
USE THE SAQ, DBQ, & LEQ TABS AT THE TOP

USE THE AP-TEST-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE: 
Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Quote: "Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

Agenda:
1. DO NOW- Prepare for the FRQ Quiz, paper, black pen

2. FRQ Quiz 2010 - 2004 - Students will write out as much as they can for planning three of these essay prompts from a single year, chosen by Mr. Duez at random. This is an exercise in planning your essays, answering the prompt, and preparing to score as many points as possible. 

3. Review FRQ Questions from the quiz.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Quote: "Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day." - Polish Proverb

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Play along with the questions on the screen, they will auto flip through a number of questions and concepts for review of AP World History.

2. Review the Most Missed Questions from the Mock Exam

WHAT CAN YOU BRING FOR THE PARTY ON FRIDAY? :)

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Quote: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”  - Albert Einstein

 Agenda:
1. DO NOW - What questions do you have in preparation for the AP Test?

 2. Review Most Missed Questions on the MOCK/Practice Tests
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Friday, May 17, 2018
Quote: "Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. Courage is what counts." - Sir Winston Churchill

Agenda: 
1. PARTY - CELEBRATE TAKING THE AP WORLD HISTORY TEST!

You have conquered the beast!
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Agenda: Week of May 7 - May 11, 2018

 Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
REVIEW
Exam is Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at 7:30 am - Gym
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON: FRQ QUIZ: Writing Quiz On Monday - Questions from the years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
TUE: SMALL GYM AT 7:30 FOR MOCK AP TEST! 
No WHAP classes - due to testing 4th & 6th only.
WED: Discuss the MOCK Test #2; Review the most missed questions.
THU: SAQ; Review the most missed questions.
FRI: SAQ; Mr. Duez's Tips, Tricks, Cheat Codes, Life Hacks for the AP World History Exam

 ASSIGNMENTS:
On Monday - Writing Quiz
Tuesday: MOCK TEST - In Gym at 7:25 am
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE
Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 

 We have a different testing bell schedule on Tuesday this week:
THURSDAY - NO LATE ARRIVAL - 1-7 Periods
Monday & Friday - Regular Bell Schedule
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Monday May 7, 2018
Quote: "The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places."  - Unknown

 Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prep for writing the... 
Writing Quiz - Questions from the years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

 2. Writing Quiz - Questions from the years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
20 minutes to write as much as possible over three essay types:
SAQ
DBQ: Document Based Question
LEQ: Long Essay Question 

Plan out your response, outline it, try to complete thesis statements w/evidence, etc. I realize you will not be able to write full essays.

 3. Review the Writing Quiz: We will go over one or two of the questions at the end as a full class. 

 ASSIGNMENTS:
Tuesday: MOCK TEST - In Gym at 7:25 am
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE
Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
Fall of the Berlin Wall. Before/After. Be sure to review the Turning Point Dates on the review tab.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Quote: "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."  - Albert Einstein

 TUE: SMALL GYM AT 7:30 FOR MOCK AP TEST! 

 No WHAP classes - due to testing
3rd & 6th periods only

 ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE

Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Quote: “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” - Charles Darwin

 Agenda:
1.  DO NOW: How did the MOCK AP Test go for you in the gym? What areas were concerns for you? What ways were you more successful than you had imagined? What did you learn from the experience? 

 2. Discuss results on Mock Test #2 that we took in the small gym yesterday.

3. Review the top missed questions from the Mock Tests

 ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE

Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Quote: “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” - Stephen Hawking

Agenda:
1. SAQ DO NOW: Students will do an SAQ Question on the screen. We will discuss the answer as a class.

 3. Review the top missed questions from the Mock Tests

ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE

Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
Review Each of the Time Periods in AP World History. You need to be able to know when things happened. Context!
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Quote: "There is only one success: To be able to spend your life in your own way." - Christopher Marley

 Agenda:
1. SAQ DO NOW: Students will do an SAQ Question on the screen. We will discuss the answer as a class.

2. DBQ Work: Attacking the DBQ

 3. Mr. Duez's Tips, Tricks, Cheat Codes, Life Hacks for the AP World History Exam
Focus on Dates, Big Ideas, and Test Taking Tips

ASSIGNMENTS:
Next Monday - Writing Quiz #2 over years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
USE THE AP-REVIEW TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE

Study & Prepare --- The AP Test is coming! 
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MOCK AP Practice Test - Spring

Great job on the first MOCK Test for AP World History this spring. 
We'll take our second MOCK Test on Tuesday next week at 7:30 am in the Gym. I'm looking forward to seeing scores improve. I know with test corrections, review, studying those questions that we the most missed, and just getting a second chance to take an exam like this that scores will go up.

Keep working. The AP Test will be here before you know it. 
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