FIRST DAY

Wed. 9/3

Introduction to class/binders/syllabus/Textbooks

Cosmic Calendar Discussion

Mental Mapping Pre-test w/ Global and Local Connections (use THEMES)

HOMEWORK:

1. "What is World History?" Reading and Q's - 10 points

2.Text Book Scavenger Hunt - 10 pts

3. BRING A THREE RING BINDER and to class!! (lose 10 participation points if you don't bring it)

all due Monday 9/11

Friday 9/5

CHECK: 3 Ring Binder and Organization!!!!!!! (dividers/syllabus/Themes)

Periodization Lesson: Small group Q's and Discussion

Civilization Reading and think about Reflection Q's (sorry no electronic copy yet)

Civilization Roundtable Discussion

HOMEWORK:

2. BRING COMPLETED SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT next class!!!!!! (50 POINTS)

Civilization Discussion

Discussion of AP Test Format - handout useful website: www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

AP THEMES/HABITS OF MIND Handout (put in binder) w/ Discussion and Assessment -Finish at home if not completed in class

Homework:

1. Civilization Narrative Essay Assignment LOOK OVER IT...DON'T DO IT YET...

2. Give an example of each THEME using your textbook. 10 pts

all next class

Civilization Narrative In-Class Essay

Intro to Foundations:

1. Overview Powerpoint 2. Mental Mapping Lesson #1 AFRICA 3. Timeline and Theme Activity (homework if not finished)

PRACTICE DRAWING AFRICA over and over and over....

Stearns Reading (sorry, no electronic copy available) 1/2 the class will read Legacies of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt and 1/2 the class will read Legacies of Ancient Asian River Valley Civilization. You need to make a graphic organizer of the reading you are assigned (ex: Mind Map is highly suggested). Make it easy to read so you can share with other people.

Quiz on Africa

Foundations Themes and TIMELINE FACTOID Activity (participation pts)

Warm-up: Draw Africa/Asia and Share Factoid Activity Responses

Mini-Lecture on Gender in Patriarchical Societies with fill-in notes/discussion (I'll give your Hammurabi reading with optional Love and Marraige in Eqypt reading)

Discuss Hammurabi's Code

Learn to Draw Asia

Homework: Begin Axial Age Reading, Scene 1 and 2 (W. Asia and India) with questions at the end. (sorry, no digital copy!)

Asia Mental Map Quiz

Axial Age small group discussion (Scenes 1 and 2)

Homework: Finish Axial Age Reading - Scene 3 and 4 with Study Questions.

next class

Review Axial Age and key ideas of reading (summing up questions)

Intro to Roman/Han Empires CHAPTER 5

Homework: Read Chapter 5 with Study Guide.

next class

Correct Mulitple Choice q's from Rome/Han Chapter 5

Review of Chapter with PowerPoint Han and Rome

DBQ Explanation and Scoring Guide

Homework: DBQ of Rome and Han

Turn in DBQ!! Congrats on your first AP Essay!

Peer Editting of DBQ's

Intro PowerPoint: Belief Systems Overview

Introduce Religions Mini-Project

Overview of DBQ's with feedback to you!

handback DBQ's

Discuss issues around Religions Project and prepare for presentations next class. RELIGIOND PROJECT DUE TODAY! EMAIL ME BY THE END OF LUNCH!

Intro to Reading in Reilly "Tribal to Universal Religion" ...for next class, read only Hindu-Buddhism section (to pg. 186) for HOMEWORK...answer selected questions on a separate page of paper. 10 pts

Religions PowerPoints by students!

Hellenism #1

Hellenism #2

Judaism

Confucianism with notes

Buddhism with notes

Islam

HOMEWORK: Finish Tribal to Universal Religions Reading for next class.

Finish 2 powerpoints

Schisms PowerPoint Intro

Schisms Group Assignment: Assignment Sheet and Chart (15 points each)

Homework: 4 Mini Readings from Packet (sorry, no electronic copy available yet)...1)The Mosque as a Symbol of the Islamic Empire 2)The Great Oral Tradition and the Epic of Sundiata 3)Women and Power in Byzantium 4)Russia Turns to Christianity Please answer the questions at the end of each mini-reading and take other notes as you see fit. YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ OVER THESE READINGS ON WEDNESDAY! You will be able to use any notes you have taken.

Read Chapter 7 from 173- 182 Stop at "Routes Across the Sahara". Take Notes/ Make Map with important locations movements/ Answer questions on pg. 181 from Diversity and Dominance. 10 pts

Homework: Homework: Finish Chapter 7 from 182-191. Review "key terms" on pg. 191/ Take Notes/Continue Map/

Turn in Chapter 7 Assignments

Document Analysis: "A Jewish Merchant Write Home" using APPARTS method

HOMEWORK:Buddhism spreads on the Silk Road - Reading with questions...10 pts (sorry no digital copy available yet of the reading)

Discuss Buddhism on the Silk Road reading.

Extra Credit: Southernization Reading and Map/Notes

Java Architecture Reading w/ maps (take notes!) - Next Class = Quiz-Discussion

Discussion terms and ideas of Java Architecture reading + Borobudur questions/analysis

Pictures of Syncretism.

Continue discussing/reading/analyzing Encounters and Exchanges in the Indian Ocean. "Encounters and Exchanges in the Indian Ocean" Read Primary and Secondary Sources exeperts HERE IS THE WORKSHEET To go with it: HERE

Homework: Finish IO trade assignment and be prepared for IO Quiz next class

Southernization? Does it exist?

Discuss Umayyad Empire and look at Islamic Architecture and Abbasid Lecture with notes

Begin Dar-al-Islam Study. Map Reading: Stearns book Arab/Umayyad Empire with Questions and Definitions 10 points

Quiz over Spread of Islam (from Ummayad to Abbasid) 15 pts

Collect/Check off Islamic Assignments

Traveler's Overview PowerPoint

Traveler Resume Assignment (Marco Polo/Ibn Battuta/or Zheng He) 50 pts + 10 work pts/day

Homework: Mongols: The Last Nomadic Empire Reading (from Human Drama book) with Questions.

Draw EUROPE!

Workday for Traveler Resume Assignment. (10 work pts/day)

Homework: Finish Project! Due next class! Be prepared to share!

Traveler Project Due. Group Sharing Time: WHO WOULD YOU HIRE? (10 pts)

Discuss Mongol Reading

Film: Mongols: Make Chart for debate (Global Contributes/Catastrophes/General Info for history)

Read Chapter 12: Mongol Eurasia and It’s Aftermath, 1200-1500 (40 points total connected to this assigment) Only up to pg 312

• Make a Map with labels of events/places/movement/dynasties 10 points
• Take Notes in the CHART for Debate ( (Global Contributes/Catastrophes/General Info for history) 10 points
• Make sure you know they key terms at the end of the chapter (bolded in the chapter)

Finish Mongol Film w/ chart notes

Fishbowl Discussion: Mongols - Contribution or Catastrophe?

Quiz over chapter 12

Mental Mapping: S. America Map

HOMEWORK:Begin Chapter 11 Reading - Use 1st 3 AP Themes as a note guide for chapter

Quiz over Chapter 11 w/ Mental Mapping of S. America

Video Clip of Aztecs

Discussion of S. American Peoples 600-1500

HOMEWORK: Begin Africa Time Study: City-States and Empires in Africa (Great Zimbabwe and Bantu Migrations) Reading from Human Drama with Notes Guide

Check off Africa Homework

Review PowerPoint

Group Discussion (small groups) with discussion guide (10 participation points)

Draw Europe as a class

Begin Chapter 9 : first 1/2 only: 218 - 234 w/ Map and Outline Notes (Quiz next class)

Extra Credit Opportunity: Ghana Primary Source w/ Questions "Book of Routes and Realms" 20 points possible

Christian Europe Emerges>

1. Draw Map of Europe

2. Chapter 9 multiple choice activity

Homework: Roots and Impacts of Crusades Chart (finish Chpt. 9) AND "Annals" Primary Source Reading w/ Q's for EXTRA CREDIT .

Medieval Europe PowerPoint (begin)

Crusades Roots/ImpactsDiscussion

Homework: Comparing Feudalism Reading w/ Q's (no digital copy available yet) BE READY FOR DISCUSSION! and Primary Source Reading from Reilley Book: Battle of Jerusalem from Muslim Perspective - Answer Q's on first page.

Video: Gothic Churches (Millenium Series)

Comparing Japanese and European Feudalism Roundtable Discussion

Begin Review