Readings and Special Assignments
June
Special Assignment
Project Work
May
Special Assignment: Review Charts
Review all items under the Study Guides.
Special Reading
China
Africa
Africa
Sample
Spodek Work
April
Special Assignments: Big Concept Position Papers
Big Concepts Part 1:
Go to Point of View and Point of View 2 under the Skills Tab. Follow the instructions there.
Big Conepts Part 2
Do you agree or disagree with the following? Defend your answers with 1/2 page position statements. The other 1/2 should include historical examples of how these ideas were used.
Go to Point of View and Point of View 2 under the Skills Tab. Follow the instructions there.
Big Conepts Part 2
Do you agree or disagree with the following? Defend your answers with 1/2 page position statements. The other 1/2 should include historical examples of how these ideas were used.
Big ConceptsCommunist Manifesto http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/communist/summary.html Bertrand Russell http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/russell The Prince http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/prince/ |
Big ConceptsSaint Augustine http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/augustine Plato http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/plato 3 others from http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/ |
Special Readings
Wood Quizes/ See: http://demott.weebly.com/master-calendars.html
Cold War Readings
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/coldwar.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm
Cold War Readings
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/coldwar.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/botw/primary-sources.html?d=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm
Sample
Spodek Work
March
Special Assignment: Big Events Magazine Editor
Do Big Events 1 or 2 as assigned and be ready to present your findings
Big Events1:
You are the publisher of a magazine and must come up with the World's Most Important Events. Because of budget constraints, you can only chose three items to do indepth reports on for the upcoming magazine. Chose and be ready to defend your decisions. Write a one page Position Paper on each of the chosen items. Be sure to do some preliminary research on all of the items as you will be expected to also defend why not to include certain items. Once chosen, you are asked to make a rough draft outline of the background information regarding the history behind the marker event, and the effects of the chosen item on three different time periods. The list is as follows: The Invention of Fire (Wood 29), The Mandate of Heaven (Wood 59), The Phoenician's Alphabet (Wood 75), The Examination System in China (Wood 98), The Development of Monotheism(Wood 116), The Development of Arabic Numerals (Wood 152), Russian Acceptance of Byzantine Culture (Wood 176), Construction of the Grand Canal (Wood 195), The Mercator Map Projection (Wood 269), Peter the Great and the Sextant (Wood 321), Korean "Turtle Boats" (Wood 333), Hygiene on the Battlefield (Wood 405), World War I (Wood 479), The Atomic Bomb Controversy (Wood 495), The Chinese Communist Revolution and Women's Rights (Wood 509) |
Big Events 2 (Triggers)
You are an investigative reporter who needs to find the following information to the following triggers a. background conditions, b. Short term results, c. long term results, d. major figures, e. brief discription of what happened. The Triggers are as follows: Washington at Fort Necessary, Gavrilo Princip and the assasination, Sharon and the Intifada, Sepoy Mutiny and the British reaction, Edward the Confessor and the Battle of Hastings, Battle of the Ditch and Jewish-Muslim relations, Constantines Conversion and the Byzantine Empire, Justinian's Code and Russian Orthodoxy, D-Day and the American Era, the Daytona Accords and the Birth of Modern Terrorism, the Battle of Tours and Charlemagne, The Battle of Thermopoly and the Delian League, the Hykos Invasion and the Isolation of Egypt, King Leopold's Kongo and the Rwanda Genocide, Fall of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire, Chamberlain and the Battle of Little Round Top, Battle of Actium and Death of Cleopatra, Rise of Safavids and Islamic Sectarian violence, Battle of the Deccan Plateau and Buddhism, Battle of Waterloo and Congress of Vienna, Soweto Massacre and the end of Apartheid, Armenian Genocide and the Darfur Genocide, Peace of Augsburg and the Rise of Calvinism, Munich Conference and the Phoney War, Start of the Han Dynasty and the End of the Han Dynasty, Battle of Vienna and Partitioning of Poland, Pizzaro's assault on Incans and Latin American Social Hierarchy, Taiping Rebellion and Annexation of Manchuria, Nat Turner's Rebellion and Racism in America, Brisith massacre in India and Indian Independence. |
Special Reading
Wood Quizes/ See: http://demott.weebly.com/master-calendars.html
Nationalism, Imperialism and Resistence
Nationalism, Imperialism and Resistence
Sample
Spodek Work
February
Special Assignments: Big Name: Trading Cards
Big Names in World History (10 "Trading Cards" from each region)
Regions:
(Europe) Ireland, Italy, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Russia
(Middle East) Kuwait, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, Oman
(Asia) China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal
(Africa) South Africa, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Rhodesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Senegal, Congo, Angola
(North and Central America) USA, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, El Salvador, Haiti, Panama, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bermuda
(South America) Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecudor, Brazil, Colombia, Trinadad and Tobago, French Guiana
Regions:
(Europe) Ireland, Italy, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Russia
(Middle East) Kuwait, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, Oman
(Asia) China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal
(Africa) South Africa, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Rhodesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Senegal, Congo, Angola
(North and Central America) USA, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, El Salvador, Haiti, Panama, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bermuda
(South America) Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecudor, Brazil, Colombia, Trinadad and Tobago, French Guiana
Special Reading
Wood Quizes/ See: http://demott.weebly.com/master-calendars.html
Migrations
Migrations
Sample
Comparison Cards: Akbar and Elizabeth I
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Spodek Work
Create three worksheets for your assigned Chapter in Spodek. The worksheets should be worth 25 points. Be sure to provide an answer key
January
Special Assignment: Travelers in History: Photostory 3
3 sources/ 3 minutes
Required Readings
Traditions and Encounters (Bengley and Ziegler) Chapter 22: Reaching Out: Cross Cultural Interaction
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073406937/540529/Chapter22.pdf
SPODEK concerning your assigned Traveler
One Additional Source regarding your assigned Traveler.
Traditions and Encounters (Bengley and Ziegler) Chapter 22: Reaching Out: Cross Cultural Interaction
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073406937/540529/Chapter22.pdf
SPODEK concerning your assigned Traveler
One Additional Source regarding your assigned Traveler.
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Topics List
Create movie on ONE of the following as TRAVELERS:
Martin Guerre
Ibn Battutu Marco Polo Zheng He John of Montecorvino Matteo Ricci |
Rabban Sauma
Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama Peter the Great Vladimir Lenin Mahatma Ghandi |
Special Reading
Absolute Monarchs: Review the PowerPoints made by the class of 2009-2010 http://demott.weebly.com/political-systems.html
Create a 25 item matching quiz regarding the PowerPoints
Read these Primary Sources on Peter the Great, Create a Summary of other's views of him; http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html
Then read the document below and discuss the contents on the wikispace http://russianhistorydiscussions.wikispaces.com/. Remember to use courtesy when posting on wikispaces.
Create a 25 item matching quiz regarding the PowerPoints
Read these Primary Sources on Peter the Great, Create a Summary of other's views of him; http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html
Then read the document below and discuss the contents on the wikispace http://russianhistorydiscussions.wikispaces.com/. Remember to use courtesy when posting on wikispaces.
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Sample
Posting Discussions on Wikispaces
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Spodek Work
Quizlet Study Guides Chapters 1-15 (50 Events, 50 People, 50 Concepts, 50 Dates, 50 Places)
December
Special Assignments:Revolutions in History: Moviemaker
Moviemaker Topics
After reviewing Brinton's Theory of Revolutions, pick 2 Revolutions and Compare/Contrast them, making reference to Brinton in your movie.
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Special Readings: Race in Latin America
Pardos Readings:
1. Read the Required Readings
2. Create a PERSIA WHC chart dealing with the time and place considered in the readings.
3. Develop 10 questions per reading. Each question should be a why and / or how question.
4. When Videoconferencing, ask your questions.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 above for Optional Readings for Extra Credit.
1. Read the Required Readings
2. Create a PERSIA WHC chart dealing with the time and place considered in the readings.
3. Develop 10 questions per reading. Each question should be a why and / or how question.
4. When Videoconferencing, ask your questions.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 above for Optional Readings for Extra Credit.
Required Readings
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Optional Readings
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Sample
Test Corrections 1-12
Take the December Test "as a class" being able to explain your answers as well as your reasons for NOT answering a certain way. Then as a class explain the answers to the previous tests taken in this class.
Take the December Test "as a class" being able to explain your answers as well as your reasons for NOT answering a certain way. Then as a class explain the answers to the previous tests taken in this class.
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Spodek Work
Creating 33 questions with answers for assigned chapter (10-12) based on group work for submission.
November
Special Assignment: Hot Seat Questions
HOT SEAT QUESTIONS
Be able to answer in a full twenty minute discussion these questions. We are aiming at depth to the answers.
So for every question below, students are to have:
a. 5 subquestions per main question (i.e. 50 questions total)
b. 3 historical examples per question (i.e. 150 examples total)
c. 1 thesis statement per main question (i.e. 10 thesis statements total)
d. there should be a mix of specific and general in your answer
e. Students should note, No WHC = No Points awarded
f. This should feel like a discussion; remember NO Question in an AP class is a short answer question.
The Main Questions:
1. How does trade influence migration?
2. How does new economic systems affect social class?
3. How does a politcal system influence social status? How does social status influence political systems?
4. What is the relationship between social status and economics?
5. Contemplate why (ostensibly) there is only a few significant female figures in world history... non-white figures... impoverished figures.
6. What is meant by the sentiment that no man ever finds America alone.
7 How does racism advance the world?
8.To what extent does religion get in the way of imperial ambition?
9. What is the role of rights and privilege in history?
10. Was Napoleon Bonaparte correct?
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/flash/fl_home.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_war/campaign/page_12.html
Be able to answer in a full twenty minute discussion these questions. We are aiming at depth to the answers.
So for every question below, students are to have:
a. 5 subquestions per main question (i.e. 50 questions total)
b. 3 historical examples per question (i.e. 150 examples total)
c. 1 thesis statement per main question (i.e. 10 thesis statements total)
d. there should be a mix of specific and general in your answer
e. Students should note, No WHC = No Points awarded
f. This should feel like a discussion; remember NO Question in an AP class is a short answer question.
The Main Questions:
1. How does trade influence migration?
2. How does new economic systems affect social class?
3. How does a politcal system influence social status? How does social status influence political systems?
4. What is the relationship between social status and economics?
5. Contemplate why (ostensibly) there is only a few significant female figures in world history... non-white figures... impoverished figures.
6. What is meant by the sentiment that no man ever finds America alone.
7 How does racism advance the world?
8.To what extent does religion get in the way of imperial ambition?
9. What is the role of rights and privilege in history?
10. Was Napoleon Bonaparte correct?
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/flash/fl_home.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_war/campaign/page_12.html
20 Documents
Document Based Question:
a. Use the document library to analyze the Points of View of the authors/creators of the following documents/images? How does this make history a biased topic of study? (you may for extra credit answer the essay question provided on the link)
After doing these three questions in groups, pick 20 documents from either the Stearns Reader or the Spodek documents to read and answer the questions by the end of the month. See http://demott.weebly.com/documents.html for your options. Be sure to do documents that are relevant to the Spodek readings you have read thus far. See test schedule for where you should be with your reading (http://demott.weebly.com/ap-world-history.html)
i. 2.5 Menius: the counterattack on Legalismhttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545727-,00.utf8.html
ii. 4.6 The First Philipic: Warning against Macedonian Imperialismhttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545756-,00.utf8.html
iii. 5.2 The War with Cattilinehttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545766-,00.utf8.html
a. Use the document library to analyze the Points of View of the authors/creators of the following documents/images? How does this make history a biased topic of study? (you may for extra credit answer the essay question provided on the link)
After doing these three questions in groups, pick 20 documents from either the Stearns Reader or the Spodek documents to read and answer the questions by the end of the month. See http://demott.weebly.com/documents.html for your options. Be sure to do documents that are relevant to the Spodek readings you have read thus far. See test schedule for where you should be with your reading (http://demott.weebly.com/ap-world-history.html)
i. 2.5 Menius: the counterattack on Legalismhttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545727-,00.utf8.html
ii. 4.6 The First Philipic: Warning against Macedonian Imperialismhttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545756-,00.utf8.html
iii. 5.2 The War with Cattilinehttp://wps.prenhall.com/hss_craig_wrldhisdoc_1/0,,545766-,00.utf8.html
Special Readings: The Story of India (PBS)
There are six lessons presented by PBS. After the teacher assigns you an individual chapter in Indian history, click on to the appropriate lesson and be sure to follow the instructions on the site. Your group will be asked to present your findings to the rest of the class.
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/teachers/lessons/
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/teachers/lessons/
Sample
5 Subquestions per Question above. Answer the following in your notes and continue working on the answers to b-f above.
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Spodek Work
Submit Chapter 7-9 Study Guides for your group. This should include a full chapter (as assigned), and may take a variety of forms.
October
Special Assignment: Timed Essays
Please do the following for the end of October. The more essay practice you have, the stronger your argumentation will be in May.
Answer the following to be submitted by the end of the month (one from each category…more for extra credit)
1. Compare/Contrast
a. Compare the political structures of Rome with that of Han China. How do these systems relate to another governmental type discussed in class lectures (i.e. Japanese/European feudalism, Polish Democracy in the Early Modern Period)?
b. How has geography played its part in the rise of early river civilizations? How does this geographic explanation to rises and falls in civilizations explain the sustainability of Japanese power or Polish power?
c. Compare the military growth in early empires with that in the early modern/modern world. What universal themes run through both military eras?
d. To what extent does social pressure determine the strength of a nation. Consider the social movements prevelant in Rome as well as the growth of the merchant class and enfranchisement of the Szchlata (Polish nobility) in your answer.
2. Change and Continuity Over Time
a. To what extent has the ancient world lived on? Why do these ideas remain important, whereas others simply are allowed to die out?
b. To what extent are enlightenment ideas replicas of ancient philosophies?
c. To what extent does religion continue to play a role in historical events? Why is this so?
d. What are the economic reasons for the rise and fall of civilizations? Are there any patterns that can form a universal truth about power economics?
Answer the following to be submitted by the end of the month (one from each category…more for extra credit)
1. Compare/Contrast
a. Compare the political structures of Rome with that of Han China. How do these systems relate to another governmental type discussed in class lectures (i.e. Japanese/European feudalism, Polish Democracy in the Early Modern Period)?
b. How has geography played its part in the rise of early river civilizations? How does this geographic explanation to rises and falls in civilizations explain the sustainability of Japanese power or Polish power?
c. Compare the military growth in early empires with that in the early modern/modern world. What universal themes run through both military eras?
d. To what extent does social pressure determine the strength of a nation. Consider the social movements prevelant in Rome as well as the growth of the merchant class and enfranchisement of the Szchlata (Polish nobility) in your answer.
2. Change and Continuity Over Time
a. To what extent has the ancient world lived on? Why do these ideas remain important, whereas others simply are allowed to die out?
b. To what extent are enlightenment ideas replicas of ancient philosophies?
c. To what extent does religion continue to play a role in historical events? Why is this so?
d. What are the economic reasons for the rise and fall of civilizations? Are there any patterns that can form a universal truth about power economics?
Special Readings: Early India
Read the readings below and provide 10 questions and 10 answers per article.
Harrappan Culture
http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/harappa-mohenjodaro.html
Aryan Invasion Debate
http://www.vedanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=2
Language on Tamil Culture
http://micheldanino.voiceofdharma.com/tamilculture.html
Harrappan Culture
http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/harappa-mohenjodaro.html
Aryan Invasion Debate
http://www.vedanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=2
Language on Tamil Culture
http://micheldanino.voiceofdharma.com/tamilculture.html
Sample
Chuck Norris your essays: it is ok to disagree with the general consensus. Often essays that go "above and beyond" and take a "knowledgable risk" (rather than a risk for risks sake alone) are the ones that succeed.
I have split a short letter in half concerning Burning at the Stake. Consider the author's point of view (items listed below) after reading PART I. Then go on to read PART II and re-examine your answers.
Answer the following items concerning POINT OF VIEW
Bias - personal perspective
Validity - evidence of truth
Motivation - the why someone is saying/presenting/representing something
Societal Position - your role in society
World Historical Context - when, where
NOTE the questions above deal specifically with Author of the reading.
I have split a short letter in half concerning Burning at the Stake. Consider the author's point of view (items listed below) after reading PART I. Then go on to read PART II and re-examine your answers.
Answer the following items concerning POINT OF VIEW
Bias - personal perspective
Validity - evidence of truth
Motivation - the why someone is saying/presenting/representing something
Societal Position - your role in society
World Historical Context - when, where
NOTE the questions above deal specifically with Author of the reading.
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Spodek Work
Submit Chapter 4-6 Study Guides for your group. This should include 1/2 a chapter (as assigned) and be in the form of notes from your group.
September
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Special Assignment: History of Africa
Summarize the assigned chapter from the History of Africa books (Students will be given different chapters to work on). Submit work on the wikispace: http://historyofafrica.wikispaces.com/ Begin discussions on the selected sections. Remember to use courtesy while posting.
Special Readings: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race (Class) Mongolians and the Silk Road (Individual)
As a class, read the Jared Diamond piece below (using one of the documents that is able to be uploaded) and answer the questions.
Individually, read the Mongolian and the Silk Road Readings and follow the instructions listed.
Individually, read the Mongolian and the Silk Road Readings and follow the instructions listed.
Reading: The Worst Mistake in the Human Race: Jared Diamond
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the_worst_mistake_in_the_history_of_the_human_race_by_jared_diamond.docx | |
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Questions: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race: Jared Diamond
After reading the notes to the article in the file below, answer the following questions:
1. What is the worst mistake in the history of the Human Race (in your opinion)?
2. What are the pros and cons of being a hunter-gatherer?
3. Is Diamond's argumentation solid? Why or why not?
4. What are three examples that support Diamond's view?
5. Is civilization itself an example of progression or regression? Explain your answer.
1. What is the worst mistake in the history of the Human Race (in your opinion)?
2. What are the pros and cons of being a hunter-gatherer?
3. Is Diamond's argumentation solid? Why or why not?
4. What are three examples that support Diamond's view?
5. Is civilization itself an example of progression or regression? Explain your answer.
Mongolians and the Silk Road
Write 10 questions per reading and provide answers for them. Switch with a friend.
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Sample
Essays and essay fragments
Identify the thesis statements in each essay/essay fragment. What are the strengths/weaknesses of each thesis statement? What are the strengths/weaknesses of each essay? How would you improve them?
Identify the thesis statements in each essay/essay fragment. What are the strengths/weaknesses of each thesis statement? What are the strengths/weaknesses of each essay? How would you improve them?
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Spodek Work
Submit Chapter 1-3 Study Guides for your group. This should be in the form of notes from your group.