Time for some big ideas.
Tips & Tricks.
"Cheat Codes" for success.
and Life Hacks.
YOU CAN DO IT!
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Conquering the AP Test: Big Ideas, Tips/Tricks, Cheat Codes, & Life Hacks
Last week before the AP Test.
Time for some big ideas.
Tips & Tricks.
"Cheat Codes" for success.
and Life Hacks.
Conquering the AP Test: Big Ideas, Tips/Tricks, Cheat Codes, & Life Hacks
Time for some big ideas.
Tips & Tricks.
"Cheat Codes" for success.
and Life Hacks.
Agenda: Last 2 Weeks of the Year - May 28 - June 7, 2013
Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Review Week & Final Exam
WEEK at a Glance:
MON - No School - Memorial Day
TUE - Hotel Rwanda
WED/THU - Hotel Rwanda
FRI - Extra Credit Due, Review for Final Exams
Last week of the school year...
MON & TUE - Review
WED - Finals 1, 2, 5 - None in WHAP
THU - Finals 3, 6
FRI - Finals 7, 4
DONE!
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013Quote: "And we shall shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun." - John Lennon
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Could a genocide ever happen in the United States? Why/Why Not?
2. Continue Viewing Hotel Rwanda Movie. Use the handout to follow along with the movie and help you discuss.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 and Thursday, May 30, 2013
Quote: "Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain and most fools do." - Benjamin Franklin
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Could a genocide ever happen in the United States? Why/Why Not?
2. Continue Viewing Hotel Rwanda Movie. Use the handout to follow along with the movie and help you discuss.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Quote: "To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Prepare extra credit ~ both video project and review to turn in - This is the FINAL DAY.
2. Work on Video Project with Mr. Duez
3. Review for the final exam.
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Quote: "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." - Dalai Lama
Agenda:
1. Work on video project with Mr. Duez
2. Review for the final exam.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Quote: “People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.” - George Carlin
Agenda:
1. Last Day - Photos and Fun.
2. Review for the final exam.
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| My boy Gryff knows how to have a good time. |
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Through Friday, June 7th, 2013
Quote: “DFTBA - Don't Forget To Be Awesome." - John Green
Thanks for a GREAT SEMESTER!
Agenda:
1. Final Exams.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:
Agenda: April 22 - April 26, 2013 (TAKS Testing Week & AP Review Week)
Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
AP Test Review Week #1 - Units 1 and 2
WEEK AT A GLANCE:MON - Periodization & Themes of World History AP
TUE THRU FRI - TAKS Testing and "Strange Schedule" List of things to accomplish:
- Tuesday morning for all AP World History students: MOCK AP Test all morning;
- Ferguson's China: Triumph & Turmoil, Part I with questions & discussion;
- DBQ, CCOT, and Comparison Essay Refresher;
- Using MAP to analyze documents;
- Perfecting your thesis statements;
- 3 FRQ Prompts - analyze, create thesis & plan, write as much of one of them as possible
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Quote: "I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Annon
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD PRINT OUT THE DUEZ AP "MONSTER REVIEW" AND BEGIN STUDYING IT AT HOME. YOU WILL NEED TO BRING IN CERTAIN PORTIONS DURING THE NEXT 3 WEEKS FOR IN CLASS WORK.
This week, pages 1 through 31 are essential history to understand. Also the tail end of the Monster Review deals with the 3 FRQ prompts. It is a good idea to have that handy as well.
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Pick up the Periodization Activity Handout
2. Periodization Activity: Work in cooperative groups to discuss "Periodization" using the handout. Which starting date would work best to you? Understanding Periodization is vital for success on the AP Test.
3. Notes, Video, Discussion: Review of Units 1 and 2
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| Ferguson's "Triumph and Turmoil" is a great look at the development of China. |
Tuesday, April 22, 2013 through Friday, April 26, 2013
Quote: "Without me, it's just aweso." - Anon
Agenda:
EVERYONE WILL TAKE THE MOCK AP TEST ON TUESDAY MORNING.
- Print the DUEZ AP "MONSTER REVIEW" AND BEGIN STUDYING IT AT HOME
- WHAP Exam Tips; WHAP-AP-TEST-REVIEW-NOTES - Focus on Map Regions
- Tuesday morning for all AP World History students: MOCK AP Test all morning;
- Ferguson's China: Triumph & Turmoil, Part I with questions & discussion;
- Notes, Video, Discussion: Review of Units 1 and 2
- Duez's WHAP - Monster Review
- DBQ, CCOT, and Comparison Essay Refresher;
- Using MAP to analyze documents;
- Perfecting your thesis statements;
- 3 FRQ Prompts - analyze, create thesis & plan, write as much of one of them as possible.
Video Study - China: Triumph & Turmoil Episode I - Emperors, part IV
Students will answer these questions with the video.
Students will answer these questions with the video.
Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fifth of humanity can live under a Communist system of government with a capitalist economy when, according to all the laws of history, it should fall apart.
Held together for more than 2000 years, firstly by imperial rule and now by an imperious Communist Party, what does China stand for? Ferguson talks to the people who know -- including its new billionaires, survivors of Chairman Mao's regime, ardent young nationalists and those defending China's rural poor.
Next week:
Review of Units 2 & 3
Continued look at Periodization, Themes, and FRQ process/analysis
MOCK AP Test on block day 70 questions; Friday - 3 FRQ prompts to break down.
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| Yeah, there's that. |
Prep for Fall Mock AP Test
Notes: WHAP-AP-Test-Review-Themes-Regions-People-Periods
Great videos to help your study and review of the semester:
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 1
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 2
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 3
Student videos to help your review:
WHAP Survival Guide: Studying
WHAP Survival Guide: The Test
World History AP in 20 minutes
Great videos to help your study and review of the semester:
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 1
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 2
Andrew Marr's A History of the World, Episode 3
Student videos to help your review:
WHAP Survival Guide: Studying
WHAP Survival Guide: The Test
World History AP in 20 minutes
Agenda: Week of Dec. 3 - Dec. 7, 2012
WORLD HISTORY ADVANCED PLACEMENT - WHAP!
FALL SEMESTER AP REVIEW WEEK
Week at a Glance:MON: Historical "Periodization", Tips on AP M/CH
TUE: WHAP Themes, Tips on AP M/CH
WED/THU: MOCK AP Test (70 questions from fall sem in 55 min), After we'll "Introduce the DBQ"
FRI: Finish discussion on "How to WHAP the DBQ"
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Quote of the Day: “We shall neither fail nor falter; we shall not weaken or tire...give us the tools and we will finish the job.” - Winston Churchill
Learning Targets for the week:
Targets from The College Board AP World History Course Description
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
Period 3: Regional & Trans-regional Interactions 600 to 1450
Essential Questions/Themes for the week:
Themes from The College Board AP World History Course Description
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
• Demography and disease
• Migration
• Patterns of settlement
• Technology
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures
• Religions
• Belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies
• Science and technology
• The arts and architecture
Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict
• Political structures and forms of governance
• Empires
• Nations and nationalism
• Revolts and revolutions
• Regional, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations
Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
• Agricultural and pastoral production
• Trade and commerce
• Labor systems
• Industrialization
• Capitalism and socialism
Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures
• Gender roles and relations
• Family and kinship
• Racial and ethnic constructions
• Social and economic classes
Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION - What are the benefits of taking the AP Exam?
2. Notes, Video, Presentation: What you need to know about the AP Exam (Guide).
Students will work in cooperative groups to answer questions regarding periodization, themes, and regions of WHAP.
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| The beautiful Juniata River in Huntingdon, PA. |
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
Quote of the Day: “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely...” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Learning Targets for the week:
Targets from The College Board AP World History Course Description
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
Period 3: Regional & Trans-regional Interactions 600 to 1450
Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Can you guess what score you will need to get on the WHAP Test to earn credit at each of these institutions of higher learning?
University of TexasTexas A&MTexas StateUniversity of HoustonStanfordHarvardUniversity of HawaiiBaylor UniversitySam Houston UniversityStephen F. Austin UniversityJuniata CollegeSan Diego State University
2. Notes, Video, Presentation: What you need to know about the AP Exam (Guide).
Students will work in cooperative groups to answer questions regarding periodization, themes, and regions of WHAP.
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| You may not realize, but our very own Peter Weller will be the voice of the animated Batman in "The Dark Knight Returns." |
Wednesday, Dec. 5 and Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012
Quote of the Day: “My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” - Dave Barry
Learning Targets for the week:
Targets from The College Board AP World History Course Description
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
Period 3: Regional & Trans-regional Interactions 600 to 1450
Agenda:
1. MOCK AP TEST: 70 multiple choice questions in 55 minutes. All from the fall semester up to 1500 and the end of Unit 3 and Chapter 13 of Strayer.
2. Notes, Video, Presentation: "How to WHAP the DBQ! (Guide)."
Seriously, I wasn't joking. It's Peter Weller. As Batman. Seriously. Seriously Awesome!
"I'm not finished yet." - The perfect line for the man.
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Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
Quote of the Day: "The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing." - Benjamin Franklin
Learning Targets for the week:
Targets from The College Board AP World History Course Description
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
Period 3: Regional & Trans-regional Interactions 600 to 1450
Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: Pick up the DBQ Packet. Analyze the first document using M-A-P.
2. Notes, Video, Presentation: "How to WHAP the DBQ! (Guide)."
3. Focus on P.O.V. - Point of View.
2. Notes, Video, Presentation: "How to WHAP the DBQ! (Guide)."
3. Focus on P.O.V. - Point of View.
Quizlet - For Chapter 6
So many ways to study and learn. These are out there on the "Internets" -- take advantage of them!
Click below to see The Quizlet info for Ch. 6.
Click below to see The Quizlet info for Ch. 6.
Review Game - "Death Match!"
We didn't finish this in all classes. So, here you go. How can you possibly fail? (There are FITTY questions though)
REVIEW GAME
REVIEW GAME
Survivor Game Presentation
I wasn't planning on sharing this, but we didn't finish every single question in every class. So here you go. Good luck on the test tomorrow.
LINK to the Survivor Game that we played in class that covered Unit 1
LINK to the Survivor Game that we played in class that covered Unit 1
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