Luther Burbank High School
AP World History 2023-24
Instructor:
J. Carlos De León
Room No.:
3301
Email:
jdeleon3@saisd.net
Conference:
By Appointment
Textbook and Supplement(s):
Andrea, Alfred J., James H. Overfield. The Human Record: Sources of Global History. 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004.
Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, Stuart Schwartz, Marc J. Gilbert. World Civilizations: The Global Experience. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2015.
Reilly, Kevin. Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009.
Historical Thinking Skill …
Skill 1:
Identify and explain historical developments and processes.
Skill 2:
Analyze sourcing and situation of primary and secondary sources.
Skill 3:
Analyze arguments in primary and secondary sources.
Skill 4:
Analyze the context of historical events, developments, or processes.
Skill 5:
Making historical reasoning processes, analyzing patterns and connections between and among historical developments and processes.
Skill 6:
Develop an argument.
AP World History Themes …
Theme 1:
Humans and the Environment (ENV) - The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.
Theme 2:
Cultural Developments and Interactions (CDI) - The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
Theme 3:
Governance (GOV) - A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Theme 4:
Economic Systems (ECN) - As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Theme 5:
Social Interactions and Organization (SIO) - The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.
Theme 6:
Technology and Innovations (TEC) - Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.
Make-up Work: Assignments must be submitted on time. Since a sufficient amount of time is allowed for a student to finish an assignment LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED for full credit! When absent from class, you are responsible for any missed assignment(s) … RETRIEVE THEM FROM THE BOX!! Missed tests are made up only after school.
Grading Criteria: Each student will be assessed individually. The assessment will be carried out through a variety of methods including oral presentations, teacher observations, participation, written assignments, projects, seminars, course notebook, quizzes and tests.
Period Grade:
60%
Daily Assignments
40%
Assessments
Personal Project: Throughout the course of both semesters students will develop, organize, and submit a personal project on a specific topic of your choice. It provides you the opportunity to consolidate your learning and develop important skills you will need in both further education and life beyond the classroom. Students complete three elements:
product or outcome - evidence of tangible or intangible results: what the was aiming to achieve or create
process journal - ideas, criteria, developments, challenges, plans, research, possible solutions and progress reports
report - an account of the project and its impact, to a structure that follows the assessment criteria. The report includes a bibliography and evidence from the process journal that documents students’ development and achievements
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Free-Response Essays: A series of free-response essays will be assigned throughout the semester (2-3 per grading period). Each essay will be on a specific topic in-line with CollegeBoard requirements for the free-response portion of the AP World History exam. A timeline and rubric will be issued with each essay prompt.
Primary Source Analysis: Analysis of primary sources – both textual and visual – will be essential. The primary source analysis will assist with the tasks required for the Document-Based Question (DBQ) on the AP World History exam. The use of historical materials will help students practice using evidence to make plausible arguments. Student ability to identify point of view, context, and bias in these sources shall be emphasized.
Simulations: In order to prepare and determine the readiness of each student, periodic AP style examinations will be held. These sessions may be divided into a series of practice exams to be conducted on a number of days due to class period time constraints. Failure to receive an acceptable score in any part of these examinations may require the student to attend tutoring.
Tutoring: Tutoring will be available in the morning from 7:45-8:45 a.m, or 4:15-5:15 p.m. A tutoring schedule will be conveniently posted inside and outside the classroom door. In addition, effective communication (with appropriate discretion) is permitted and encouraged, especially if the set tutoring schedule proves unaccommodating.
Attendance: Excessive absences will result in automatic failure of the course in-line with district and state policy. After two absences guardians will be contacted, and will continue to be so every absence thereafter.
Supplies Required: 3-ring binder; pencils (#2) and pens (black/blue only); notebook paper (NO spiral sheets); composition notebook
Food/Drinks:
Food, sodas, gum, etc., are not allowed in the classroom.
Students may bring bottled water into the classroom.
AP World History: Students are required to study nine chronological eras. The integrated syllabus outline is as follows …
~ ~ 1st Grading Period ~ ~
Week
Topic
1-3
Unit I: The Global Tapestry
Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450
Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450
State Building in the Americas
State Building in Africa
Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450
Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
4-6
Unit II: Networks of Exchange
The Silk Roads
The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
Exchange in the Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
Environmental Consequences of Connectivity
Comparison of Economic Exchange
7-9
Unit III: Land-Based Empires
Empires Expand
Empires: Administration
Empires: Belief Systems
Comparison in Land-Based Empires
~ ~ 2nd Grading Period ~ ~
Week
Topic
1-5
Unit IV: Transoceanic Interconnections
Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
Columbian Exchange
Maritime Empires Established
Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
Changing Social Hierarchies from 1450 to 1750
Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
6-9
Unit V: Revolutions
The Enlightenment
Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
Industrial Revolution Begins
Industrialization Spreads in the Period 1750 to 1900
Technology of the Industrial Revolution
Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
Society and the Industrial Age
Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
~ ~ 3rd Grading Period ~ ~
Week
Topic
1-2
Unit V: Revolutions continued …
The Enlightenment
Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
Industrial Revolution Begins
Industrialization Spreads in the Period 1750 to 1900
Technology of the Industrial Revolution
Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900
Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
Society and the Industrial Age
Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
3-6
Unit VI: Consequences of Industrialization
Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
Effects of Migration
Causation in the Imperial Age
7-8
Unit VII: Global Conflict
Shifting Power After 1900
Causes of World War I
Conducting World War I
The Economy in the Interwar Period
Unresolved Tensions After World War I
Causes of World War II
Conducting World War II
Mass Atrocities After 1900
Causation in Global Conflict
~ ~ 4th Grading Period ~ ~
Week
Topic
1-2
Unit VII: Global Conflict continued ...
Shifting Power After 1900
Causes of World War I
Conducting World War I
The Economy in the Interwar Period
Unresolved Tensions After World War I
Causes of World War II
Conducting World War II
Mass Atrocities After 1900
Causation in Global Conflict
3-5
Unit VIII: Cold War and Decolonization
Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
The Cold War
Effects of the Cold War
Spread of Communism After 1900
Decolonization After 1900
Newly Independent States
Global Resistance to Established Order After 1900
End of the Cold War
Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
6-7
Unit IX: Globalization
Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
Technological Advances and Limitation After 1900: Disease
Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
Economics in the Global Age
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Globalized Culture After 1900
Resistance to Globalization After 1900
Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
8
AP World History Exam Review
9
AP World History Exam Administration
10-12
AP World History End of Year Project
Classroom Rules & Procedures
Rules:
Be on time and prepared for class
Follow all district and school policies
Food and drinks are to be consumed outside of the building
Treat each other with respect
Be willing to succeed
Take care of the classroom and supplies
The teacher dismisses the students, not the bell