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Agenda: Week of September 3 - 7, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Unit 1 - CH 1, 2, 3 -- First Humans, Farmers, & Civilizations
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MON: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
TUEReading Check Quiz Chapter 1 & 2; Review Quiz
WED: Video Documentary - Andrew Marr's History of the World, Episode 1: Survival (first 15 min); Human Migration from Africa; First Farmers - Civilization Emerges
THUDocumentary: Guns, Germs, & Steel: Episode I "Out of Eden" with questions
Why did civilization occur where it did on the globe? 

FRINotes, Discussion, Video: River Valley CivilizationsHow did early civilization develop? What do they share in common? Introduction to the Early River Valley Civilizations: Focus on Egypt & Mesopotamia; Students will create direct comparisons of RV Civs.; Crash Course WH: #1 - Agricultural Revolution

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next Monday - Chapter 3 Quiz - you can use hand-written notes
WED next week UNIT 1 Test: CH 1-3 First Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations

Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Learning Targets:
★To establish the relationship between the First Civilizations and the Agricultural Revolution
★To contrast civilizations with other forms of human communities
★To explore when, where, and how the First Civilizations arose in human history
★To explore how the emergence of civilizations transformed how humans lived and how their societies were structured
★To show the various ways in which civilizations differed from one another
★To explore the outcomes of the emergence of civilizations, both positive and negative, for humankind

Essential Questions:

1. What distinguished civilizations from other forms of human community?
2. How does the use of the term “civilization” by historians differ from that of popular usage? How do you use the term?
3. “Civilizations were held together largely by force.” Do you agree with this assessment, or were there other mechanisms of integration as well? 
4. In the development of the First Civilizations, what was gained for humankind, and what was lost?

Key Concept 1.3 — The appearance of the first urban societies 5,000 years ago laid the foundations for the development of complex civilizations; these civilizations shared several significant social, political, and economic characteristics.
I. Core and foundational civilizations developed in a variety of geographical and environmental settings where agriculture flourished.
II. The first states emerged within core civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley.
III. Culture played a significant role in unifying states through laws, language, literature, religion, myths, and monumental art.
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Monday, September 3, 2018

LABOR DAY 2018
NO SCHOOL
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Quote"No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious." - Deepak Chopra

Agenda:

1. DO NOW: Prep for the reading check quiz over Chapters 1 & 2. You can use your handwritten notes.

2. READING CHECK QUIZ - Chapters 1 & 2

3. Review the quiz

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next Monday - Chapter 3 Quiz - you can use hand-written notes
WED next week UNIT 1 Test: CH 1-3 First Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations
And they will probably last a little longer...
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Wednesday, Sept 5, 2018
Quote"No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious." - Deepak Chopra

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Explain the first human migration and how it occurred. 

2. Video DocumentaryAndrew Marr's History of the World, Episode 1: Survival (first 15 min)
We will watch the intro & a few portions to get a feel for what this time period looked like. This video series is much like "Strayer Come to Life" and students in the past have really connected with it. It has made reading the text book much easier because students can visualize and imagine the time period much easier. 

3. Notes, Discussion: Human Migration from AfricaFirst Farmers - Civilization Emerges

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next Monday - Chapter 3 Quiz - you can use hand-written notes
WED next week UNIT 1 Test: CH 1-3 First Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations


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Thursday, Sept 6, 2018 
Quote"Everything we do, every thought we've ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Copy the questions from the screen that we will use to guide our viewing of the documentary. 

2. Documentary: Guns, Germs, & Steel: Episode I "Out of Eden" with questions
Why did civilization occur where it did on the globe? 

3. Discuss documentary. Do you agree with Diamond? 

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next Monday - Chapter 3 Quiz - you can use hand-written notes
WED next week UNIT 1 Test: CH 1-3 First Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations
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Friday, September 7, 2018
Quote: "Science is nothing but perception." - Plato

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What accounts for the initial breakthrough of civilization?

2. Notes, Video, & Discussion: Part I: Comparing River Valley Civilizations: Egypt & Mesopotamia How did early civilization develop? What do they share in common?

3. Crash Course WH: #1 - Agricultural Revolution

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next Monday - Chapter 3 Quiz - you can use hand-written notes
WED next week UNIT 1 Test: CH 1-3 First Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations

Agenda: Week of August 27 - August 31, 2018

Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Summer Reading Unit - Standage - Six Glasses
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Strayer Unit 1: First Humans, Chapters 1, 2, & 3
Week at a Glance:
MONQuiz over Summer Reading - A History of the World in Six Glasses; 10 Questions M/Ch; Open notes can be used, provided they are handwritten.
TUE - Introduce of Themes of World History, Periodization, & AP History Disciplinary Practices & Reasoning Skills; Introduction to the LEQ (Long Essay Question) - "The Comparative Essay"
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
This Tuesday: Quiz over 6 Glasses
Wed/Thu this week:  Timed Writing FRQ: Compare 2 of the Six Glasses of World History from the book A History of the World in Six Glasses
This Friday - Article due in class with Socratic Seminar- Diamond's "Mistake
Next week Tuesday: Quiz - Chapter 1 & 2 "First Peoples & First Farmers"
Next week - Unit 1 - 1st Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations; Including Video Documentary - Part 1 of documentary - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of Eden" by Jared Diamond
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STRAYER CHAPTER 1 (PDF of the newest edition, combines CH 1 & 2 of your textbook)
Learning Targets Chapters 1 & 2:

Time Periods of WHAP:

Examination of the major themes of WHAP:
The course covers these 6 themes:
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures
Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict
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?
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Quote: "I am a great believer in luck. I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson

Agenda:
1. Quiz over Summer Reading - "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Standage
10 M/Ch & T/F questions. 10 minutes. Students can use their hand written notes during the quiz. 

2. Review Quiz: Go over each question to be sure students understand their mistakes. Special attention to the Comparative LEQ and evidence to write the essay next week. 

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
This Tuesday: Quiz over 6 Glasses
Wed/Thu this week:  Timed Writing FRQ: Compare 2 of the Six Glasses of World History from the book A History of the World in Six Glasses
This Friday - Article due in class with Socratic Seminar- Diamond's "Mistake
Next week Tuesday: Quiz - Chapter 1 & 2 "First Peoples & First Farmers"
Next week - Unit 1 - 1st Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations; Including Video Documentary - Part 1 of documentary - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of Eden" by Jared Diamond
The symbol for "Beer" -- ancient Sumerian writing. (The symbol is a clay pot)
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Quote: "Luck is the IDOL of the IDLE." - Proverb

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Compare 2 of the Six Glasses that Tom Standage wrote about. (Think in terms of SPICE)

2. LEQ Comparative: How to write the Comparative Essay. Write like "Law & Order" - the courtroom lawyer. Opening statement - thesis & claim; Context - explain the circumstances surrounding the question; Provide evidence - prove your claim; Prove beyond a reasonable doubt - Analysis & Reasoning to prove to the reader that you understand the entire complexity of the question. 
Cooperative Activity: Students will work in small groups to write up a comparison of 2 of the drinks. They must have several points of evidence. Present evidence to the group quickly. 

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
This Tuesday: Quiz over 6 Glasses
Wed/Thu this week:  Timed Writing FRQ: Compare 2 of the Six Glasses of World History from the book A History of the World in Six Glasses
This Friday - Article due in class with Socratic Seminar- Diamond's "Mistake
Next week Tuesday: Quiz - Chapter 1 & 2 "First Peoples & First Farmers"
Next week - Unit 1 - 1st Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations; Including Video Documentary - Part 1 of documentary - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of Eden" by Jared Diamond
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 & Thursday, August 30, 2018
Quote: "Unless you pay the price for success, you will not know it's worth." - Apoorve Dubey

Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prepare for the first Timed-Writing FRQ prompt. 

Timed Writing FRQ: Compare 2 of the Six Glasses of World History from the book A History of the World in Six Glasses
2. Pick up Article due in class with Socratic Seminar- Diamond's Mistake
10-15 minutes to read and annotate. Due Friday in class.

2. Notes, Discussion, Video: Strayer Chapter 1 "First Peoples, First Farmers" 

How to use the website to prepare for the Quiz over CH 1 Monday:
  1. Copy Target Sheet
  2. Read through Mr. Duez's notes (or watch YouTube Lectures) and take notes.
  3. Read Strayer & take notes
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
This Friday - Article due in class with Socratic Seminar- Diamond's "Mistake
Next week Tuesday: Quiz - Chapter 1 & 2 "First Peoples & First Farmers"
Next week - Unit 1 - 1st Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations; Including Video Documentary - Part 1 of documentary - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of Eden" by Jared Diamond
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Friday, August 30, 2018
Quote: “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

**PEP RALLY SCHEDULE** Shortened Periods at the beginning of the day. 6th & 7th Periods won't be nearly as short for WHAP. 

Agenda:
2. Socratic Text Based Discussion over Diamond's "Mistake" in small groups of 4 students
Use your question, summary, and remember to refer to the text to discuss the article.

3. How to prepare for Quiz over Ch. 1 & 2; Read the pdf version of the newest Strayer which combines Chapter 1 and 2 from our version to help

ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
Next week Tuesday: Quiz - Chapter 1 & 2 "First Peoples & First Farmers"
Next week - Unit 1 - 1st Peoples, Farmers, & Civilizations; Including Video Documentary - Part 1 of documentary - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Out of Eden" by Jared Diamond

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.