End of the Year Information

May Madness Bio Links

Final Set Up

You will be given a quote regarding the individual and history, and you will be tasked with forming a conversation about how rulers we have discussed fit into the discussion.  If you reference 5 unique rulers (not any that your partner has mentioned) with an explanation of their connection, you will do fine.  Use the short bios created by your peers to help you!

Round 4 Minion Assessment 

Round 4

Round 4 Rules and Regulations 

I will send out an email to teacher to see if anyone would be willing to serve on our judge-panel for round one on Monday.

Round 3

Minion Assessment - Round 3  - Leaders need to submit one of the assessments for EACH of their minions

Round 3 Scorecard

Round Three Information

Round Three will begin on TUESDAY - (contrary to the big calendar - I wanted you to be able to meet with your minions).

This time, the spotlight will be on the minions!  Minions will take turns asking the questions this time, and the leader will have to answer the question 'town hall meeting' style.

ROUND THREE, part I: 
Friendly Lackey's will ask their leader questions that will demonstrate the question: "What are your greatest strengths"?

Each leader and their lackey's will get 7 minutes for this section.  The lackey's can ask as many questions as possible in that time.  Leader with the higher seed goes first (or can pass to their opponent)

ROUND THREE, part II:

Enemy lackey's will ask the opposing leader questions that will demonstrate the question: "What were your biggest mistakes?"

Again, each leader/lackey's will have 7 minutes to answer the questions asked by them.  The lackey's can ask as many questions as possible in that time.  Who ever went second last time will go first this time.

REQUIREMENTS: A VISUAL IS REQUIRED; PROPS/COSTUMES OPTIONAL

Round 2 Voting Form

Round 2 Voting Form - You'll need to use this form for EACH competitor in round 2.

Minion Assessment - For Cassi, Kush, Shivesh, Shravya, Hafsa, Ashay, Olivia, and Arvind

May Madness Round 1 Final and Round 2 Info

Now that the preliminary round of voting has been completed, we have some stragglers who had a buy in because of their placement on the seed list.

Click this link to vote for the final three stand-offs of the first round.

For those of you who did not make it out of Round One, you are now a minion to the victor.  As a minion your job is to help your leader achieve success.  You are at their whims, and your role may be to help research the competitor, act as a practice debate partner, etc.  You will get a grade based on your helpfulness as a minion!

Minion Assessment Form - to be completed by the Minion Supervisor/Victor

If you DID move on, you have an entirely new challenge ahead.  On June 6, we will have the second round of head to head debates.  For round two, each leader is allowed up to a 3 minute* statement.

Topic: What is your lasting legacy and what makes you a ruler worthy of this competition? Following the statement, each may ask the other up to three questions. The higher seed asks first, then lower seed asks, then higher, then lower and so forth. You have one minute to answer the question and time will be called.

Breakdown: 6* minutes for statements - 3 per side, Question 1A - B1 min to answer, Question 1B - A1 min to answer, etc.

*3 minutes is not the minimum, you do not need to use all three of those minutes. You will not be allowed to go over three minutes, and will be cut off from talking if statement exceeds three minutes.

For Round 2, visuals, costumes, props are OPTIONAL, but may be used. Any and all props/visuals/costumes must be of your own design (ex, can't just print off a map).  

Voting will by done by your classmates digitally. All debaters may use ONE 3x5" index card. No violence and all language must be PG-13 (keep it clean for the kids in the audience, folks.)

May Madness Round 1

List of Links HERE

VOTING ROUND 1 HERE - Vote for one ruler per pair.  For the random people without a Round 1 vote, those will happen tomorrow once the play into  round one happens tonight.  

MAY MADNESS

Now that the AP exam is over, the class will be shifting to two simultaneous activities.

The first is the traditional May Madness game, where each of you will take on the rolls of "great" leaders from world history and have a tournament to determine which was the "greatest."  The description of the project is linked up here, and details about the rounds are linked up here.  Much of the work for the tournament will be your homework and will be completed outside of class time. Comment on this post with who you will be representing!

While you are working on the May Madness outside of class, we will spend time in class working on a current events project.  The class will select an area of the world and an issue in that area.  The regions are aligned with those we've been looking at all year long, and the issues reflect the themes of AP World's curriculum.  After the region is identified, the class will generate a list of questions that need to be answered in order to be informed about the current issue the region is facing.  The class will then find answers to those questions.

Students will then be tasked with finding where the conversations about this issue are taking place.  Is it being discussed on Twitter? Facebook? Instagram? Newspaper comment boards? UN security council minutes? Students will then analyze the conversation to determine who the responsible players are; join the conversation, become a credible (knowledgable) participant in the dialog, seek to present solutions/ways forward, and get feedback on their ideas.  We will flesh this out more as we go along.

For homework tonight, visit each of the following links for each of the topics below, read the short articles about the issues, and come into class with a set of priorities about what you want to get involved with! These are just my suggestions for topics, a valid argument for something else can be made!

Territorial Claims Made by China

Boko Haram's Kidnapping of the Nigerian School Girls

Russian Aggression in the Ukraine

Israeli/Palestinian Peace Prospects

Protest in Venezuela

Class work 5/16

1) Complete this survey APWH End of the Year Survey It is anonymous and your answers will help me upgrade this class into newer and improved version for next year.  I appreciate your feedback! 

2) Rough draft of a friendly letter that will be given to a APWH student next year.  In this letter you can/should reflect on your time in APWH, what you wish someone had told you at the beginning of this school year, what you would do differently if you could do it again, what you enjoyed (and maybe what you didn't like), what they can look forward to and what you are taking away from your experience in APWH.  These are just general ideas...

Homework 5/16 - PROOFREAD YOUR LETTER and maybe have a pal read it over because you don't want next years juniors to think the seniors can't read or write (they might get uppity).  Then, type your letter up (you can do whatever font etc, just make sure it is legible!)  and print it out.  Do not sign your letter with your real name, but you can do 'AP Survivor' or something else that is appropriate if you'd like.  

Keep your letters under two pages typed (maybe a page+) and I will make them double-sided.  Due Monday! 

Classwork 5/16

Moving on from WWII (but not really), we are going to start to wind down our study of WHII with the Cold War and the more recent implications of the Cold War on the world.

Next week, we'll work on how WWII flows directly into the Cold War, but for now lets just refresh memories from last year.

Today in class, please read THIS ARTICLE by Jeremy Suri, a Cold War historian and professor (this is similar to the types of readings you get in college, fyi).

Before you read:
Geopolitics is a term that refers to the study of how geography (and economics) can influence politics (ex/ where things are in the world, how to rule them, what is closer/far from your border, etc)

Indochina = where Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos are today

After you read, answer the following questions on your blog;
- What were President Truman and Stalin's fears about each other in 1945?
- What does Suri mean by 'third world'?  What regions is he referring to?
- What were some unintentional effects of Reagan and Gorbachev's meeting in 1988?  Do we still see any of those effects (or the effects of the effects) in the world today?

Whatever you don't finish in class is homework!  

AP History Review

Explore this site - he a GOD among AP Review Freeman-Pedia

Past APWH Essay Questions - a list of the essay prompts, broken up by Period (Notice how none are from the 8000BCE-600BCE time frame)

AP Test Info - helpful hints

World War II Notes
End of the Year History (Post WWII, Cold War, Decolonization, specific to regions)

Reading Homework until the AP Exam

If you have time...Stalin video - first 29 min [I think the whole thing is pretty good if you have the time to watch it)]

Friday in Class: Rise of Mussolini and Hitler/fascism and watching Mao video (first 22 minutes)

Friday Homework: If absent, watch the Mao section - everyone = reading pgs 1006-1020 (YES THE THOUSANDS) 

Monday in Class: Rise of Nationalism (Africa and India)
Monday Homework: Read 1032 - 1046 (Since you've done WWII before in USII, skim the Europe bits and read the parts about Asia a bit more diligently) and 1057-1059 

Tuesday in Class: WWII Activity - Holocaust discussion 

Tuesday Homework: Read 1064-1077 about the Cold War, Getafive Diagnostic Test  (login code 

7429AFE) BEFORE FRIDAY. 

Wednesday in Class: Cold War 

Wednesday Homework: Skim 1084-1090, Read 1095-1106

Thursday in Class: Outline DBQ 

Thursday Homework: Finish Chapter 39

Friday in Class: Global Struggles 

Friday Homework: Skim chapter 40

WEEK OF MAY 12-16

Monday in Class: Review weak areas in groups (per diagnostic test results)

Monday Homework: STUDY STUDY STUDY

NO CLASS TUESDAY BECAUSE OF MCAS! >:[ 

~~AM AP STUDY SESH 7:45-9:00: content? practice test?~~

~~AP STUDY SESH AFTERSCHOOL?~~

Wednesday in Class: Review 

Wednesday Homework: STUDY STUDY STUDY

~~AM AP STUDY SESH 7:45-9:00 - Essay Refresher~~
~~AP STUDY SESH AFTERSCHOOL~~

Thursday: AP EXAM OMGSDKFHD.  Spread your AP wings Period 4, you got this.

Friday: "I survived AP World" 'Party' - snacks are welcome. We'll watch Monty Python and not read chapters ever again.

~~AP AM or Afterschool study seshs are optional, but are in your best interests to attend whatever you can~~

Homework 4/30 and 5/1

Forgot to put homework on the board! 

Read pgs 985-1001 - It's about the Global Impact of the Great Depression (repeats a lot from USII) and the Rise of Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler. 

 

Semi-Plan for This Week

Monday - WWI
HW: Read 'World War in World History' - blog post: To what extent was WWI a global war?  Why did most Asians fight for the allies if they were pro-German?

Tuesday - Finish WWI Review
HW: Study!

Wednesday - Test Ch 32-34

APWH April Vacation

For vacation, in lieu of the traditional assignment - please read/take notes on Ch 24 - WWI.  We will discuss this in class on the Monday we come back, and the test for Chapters 32, 33, and 34 will be on the 29th (the Tuesday after we come back).

If you would like, you DO have the option of completing the traditional vacation assignment page as an extra credit essay.  If you choose not to, you will not be penalized.  If you do it and do super bad on it, you get what you get and you don't get upset.  This should be done the exact same way the others have been done (500 words etc), Turabian citation, etc.  

It is due on the Monday we come back! 

In Class Scramble

Scramble For Africa

Instructions:

Claim territory according to your goals.

Begin with Portugal and then Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and then finally, Italy. Place a flag on the map to claim territory until all countries have used up their paper.
You may place over another country’s claim.
Once all countries have claimed territory, resolve any conflicts through wars.

Rules for WAR:

Wars are conducted through Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Best 2/3 rounds wins, and keeps the territory.
Loser must remove their square and cannot place it back on the map. Your soldiers are dead.

Homework 4/15

Read pgs 927- 938 (finishing the reading for ch33)

Your homework for vacation is to read ch 34 and take notes on what you read! (Ch 34) We will talk about it and it will be on the test on Wednesday 4/30.

Homework 4/14

Grab a map of the world, and using pgs 918, 923, and 926 create an ultimate map of imperialism (who has what land where).

You will need a key to keep track of all the imperial powers.  

HW for your blog:  

• Post any questions you have in regards to the map that you've created.  Any 'huh'? moments? 
• Reading: pgs919-927 (plus the white man's burden) 
• Answer the question in italics on pg 913 about WMB (white man's burden). 
• You can do all your blog postings in one post.  

Homework 4/11

Chapter 32 Notes (+ Ottoman notes)
Bloody Sunday Video - Hollywood movie vs. actual information

Read pgs 909-915 (Imperialism in Ch 34)


Political Cartoon:
Create a political cartoon that represents a problem/reform of your region (Japan, Ottoman Empire, Russia, China) - it should not incorporate all areas in Ch 32. Cartoons should be visible, but not huge--a regular sheet of paper will do! (81/2 x 11).  Most political cartoons are not like cartoon strips with multiple panels, they exist in only one panel. Political cartoons work on a metaphorical level, not a literal level, so you can feel free to exaggerate to make a point!

In addition to your cartoon, post two paragraphs on your blog - one explaining the historical significance of the event you depicted and one explaining your cartoon itself.

Homework 4/7

Read about the Decline of Russia (887-892) and the Conflicts between China and Europe (892-900)

Test will be on Wednesday, April 9th!

Homework 4/4

Skim pgs 853-854 and 864-865 (O! Canada!)

Although it won't be on the test on Tuesday, we need to move on content wise - for the weekend, read 879-886 and answer the italics question (about the Young Turks) on your blog.

Homework 4/3

I am the WORST homework-poster of them all.. here is a link to the Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx in 1848.  SUPER lengthy - skim it, choose a few parts to read and enlighten yourself upon on of the most influential documents in world history.

Homework - We're talking about the idea of Industry and what industry can do to a society, so please skim pgs 825 - 836 and read 836 - 842.

We will also have a test next week - Tuesday? on Ch 28, 29, 30 (and small # of pgs from 31).  It will be 1/2 of a regular test (35 questions) but will also include outlining an essay (any essay).

I will get your DBQ back by Monday - Game changer...after today we have 26 days of school until the AP test.  From this point on, you could be the recipient of ANY essay at ANY time.  Brush up on your essay rubrics!

Homework 4/1

Read pgs. 789 - 811 (finishing ch 29)

and watch John Greene's Industrial Revolution video:  LINK HERE

Homework 3/31

French Revolution (pg786) to pg 798 (stop at 'emergence of ideologies)

Homework for the Weekend 3/28

Atlantic Revolutions

HW - After talking about Adam Smith and his economic ideas, watch Niall Ferguson's Ted Talk '6 Killer Apps of Prosperity' about why he believes the Western world was able to succeed more so than other regions (think - why the West? Why not everyone else? )  

Link to the TED TALK  (also embedded below) 

On your blog, post a response to Ferguson (and maybe tweet him @nfergus).

IN ADDITION, in preparation for next week, read this excerpt from Briton's Anatomy of a Revolution

On your blog, summarize each step of the revolution in 2 sentences or less.

**You can post both parts of the assignment in the same blogpost**

Adam Smith

I will be out for a bit during this period for a meeting, so while I'm gone read the Adam Smith sections:

Adam Smith Biography

Adam Smith Reading

Brainstorm 3 questions to ask Adam Smith!  (post on your blog for safe keeping)

Link 3/21

Is society doomed?

Homework 3/20

Tonight for homework, please read the next section of the textbook, pgs 770-775.

Tomorrow in class - decline of the empires

Reminder - TEST ON 19-27 ON MONDAY! 


Video Clip on Kabuki theater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67-bgSFJiKc&feature=youtu.be

In Class and Homework 3/19

For class today: Islamic Empires Pocketmap pg 755

Homework:  Post completed map to blog &  read pgs 753-762

STUDY STUDY STUDY.

Homework 3/17

Chapter 27 Powerpoint

YOU SHOULD BE STUDYING FOR THE TEST ON THURSDAY!!!

Homework:  In the powerpoint above, watch the two video clips at the end (1st one - 16min-23min; 2nd one - beginning til 17min)

Homework 3/12

We finished talking about Ch 26 today, so skim read the rest of the chapter! Read 724-731 (Ming and Qing (China)

The Chinese Dynasty Song Lyrics


And now..the moment that we've all been waiting for..THINGS THAT WILL BE ON THE TEST!

• Chapter 19 - Africa (all of it)
• Chapter 20 - Growth of Christianity & Crusades (522-534)
• Chapter 21 - Latin America and Oceania (all of it) 
• Chapter 22 - Plague and the recovery from the plague, Early Exploration (576-590)
• Chapter 23 - Trading Posts, Russian Explorers, Columbian Exchange (612-624)
• Chapter 25 - Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas & Colonial Societies (666-686)
• Chapter 26 - Africa and Slavery (all) 
• Chapter 27 - China and Japan (all) 

This SEEMS like a ton, but tests are usually 6-7 chapters at a time.  This equates out to about 7 chapters worth of content.  

Homework 3/10

Starting to Read Ch 26 - pgs 698-712.  Make sure to read the excerpt by Olaudah Equiano on pg 710 and answer the question in italics on your blog.

Full DBQ Essay during long block on Wednesday.  You will receive documents and question that day.

Test will be after Chapter 27.  It will cover 19-27 (most of the chapters we covered about Europe aren't on it..I'll give you more specific chapters when I get them figured out).  Test will most likely be the middle of next week.

Again - AP WH KEY CONCEPTS
Annotated DBQ Rubric (Buddhism in China Question)

How to Write an APWH DBQ Thesis

DO:  

• address all parts of the question
• if it talks about the ‘political and social impact’ you need to address both SOCIAL and POLITICAL impacts in your thesis statement.
• Give the context of the essay
• ‘Historical Background’ is helpful for this
• Dates, Regions, Eras, etc.
• ANSWER THE QUESTION.
• If it asks for ‘social IMPACT of Buddhism’, do not describe how Buddhism developed.
• Take a position
• If it asks for social impact, make sure you mention what the social impact is (good, bad, etc)
• Make sure your groupings are connected to and support your thesis.
• If your question is ‘social impact’ one of your groupings should be documents that show the social impact.  You could also create a ‘positive social impact’ and a ‘negative social impact’ sub group.
• Each relevant grouping should be a paragraph.

DON’T:

• Only restate the question.
• “There were many political and economic effects of the ..........)”
• TOO VAGUE
• “There was a large impact on the Native American population. “

Does not address the question - ‘social and political’ impacts

Homework for the Weekend 3/7

Bentley CH 25

Born With A Silver Spoon reading - Where is the silver going?  Where is it coming from?  Who are the major players in the 'silver trade'?

Homework

Pgs 666-678 about European settlement into the 'New World'

Homework 3/4

Reading - For homework tonight, please read pgs 642 (Absolute Rulers) to 648 (to early capitalism) and 655 (Science and Enlightenment) - to 659 (end of ch 24)

Blog post reflection - reflect on the practice DBQ - where did you have issues? what did you think was easy?  what would you like to work on more (additional docs? point of view? set up of the essay?) Did you finish the essay?  Basically, tell me what you thought!

...and congrats!  you have now reached the time period in history where the WHII classes start in September :)

Practice DBQ

Tomorrow in class we will practice writing a DBQ essay.  Remember, the DBQ is about your ability to 'think like a historian' by analyzing documents and crafting an argument based on the evidence provided - NOT about content we have learned in class.  Some call it 'the great equalizer' because even if you aren't strong with the names, dates, events needed for the other essays, being able to just write the essay style well will be a big help.

Hints for the DBQ

Check out the GETAFIVE.COM DBQ essay videos.

Review the grading score guide.

You will also be using the same plague documents we have looked at several times already, so the information will not be new for you.  Take this opportunity to set up a guideline for yourself to write the essay.

The question is 'Why was the bubonic plague so devastating to European society?'

Begin by making groups - think about very basic descriptors/'first level' groups (sneakers, boots, all female, all male) but also begin to group the documents about what they say (or don't say!)  These second level categories are what we want to look at.  If you're grouping a doc set by the opinions of all women about a particular topic, consider an additional document you could add to that specific group!

Homework for the Weekend 2/28

In-Class on Friday: Global Explorers Throw-Down
Each group will receive an explorer.  On your big paper, you should create a visual that promotes your explorer as the 'Explorer Extraodinaire"

Information to research:
Who - who are they, where are they from, background info
Where are they going? (or trying to go) - do they make it?  (sketch of their journey)
When are they traveling?
Why?  What is their goal? God, Gold, Glory?
Technology used?

Why should your explorer be the ultimate explorer?

AFTER your visual has been created, hang it on the wall.  You will have 2 minutes to sell your explorer to the class.

Where are you getting your information?  Ch 22 and 23.

Explorers:
Columbus
de Gama
Dias
Prince Henry the Navigator
Magellan
James Cook
Sir Frances Drake
Zheng He
Ibn Battuta
Marco Polo

Powerpoints: European Exploration, Ch 22 Notes

Homework:  Read the following pages - Skim 617-626, Read 632-642

Blog Post - Does Columbus deserve his own holiday?  Why does he have one?  Should we reconsider?

Homework 2/27

Skim/Read pages 598-617 about European Exploration.

Homework 2/26

Tonight for homework, please watch a section of THIS youtube video.  You can watch the whole thing (its interesting!) but 56:42 - 1:21:35 is the main section to watch.

Pay attention to Menzie's use of evidence.  He is kind of what you DON'T want to be as a historian - he uses makes the evidence fit his thesis, and not creating a thesis after analyzing evidence.

Post the following answer to the question below:

Do you buy Menzie's argument that Zheng He's fleet made it to America before Colombus? Evaluate the evidence he used and explain why or why not? 

DBQ Document Chart

So found my document chart at home, turns out you don't need to worry about the two blank columns because you need the question to do that part.  We'll work on it tomorrow! For tonight, just worry about the Doc, Year, and 'Type' column (which I've updated with additional info below)

February Vacation

Just in case you needed it, here we are at ANOTHER vacation from school (blessing? curse?)

For Feb Vacation, your tasks will be to:
-Complete the Vacation Reading Assignment.  It will count as a project grade.  If you've already done your movies, you are out of luck and must do a book this time!  Go back to November for the links to the assignment sheet and rubric!

- Read CH 22.  We are very quickly approaching the AP exam (although it feels like years away) and we will have to kick it up a notch for term three.  Break the chapter into manageable chunks and we will jump right back into it when we come back from vacation.

Crusades Notes
Inca & Aztec Notes 

Homework 2/11

Finish Reading Ch 21 (Focus on 549 - 555 [Incas] tonight) and the rest Thursday ASSUMING we won't have school tomorrow.

So tonight is:
Inca Reading (549-555) and Aztec Podcast w/ 3-2-1 post.
Thursday Night (with out a snow day) is the rest of CH 21.

If a snowday, reading and podcast due for Friday.

Aztec Podcast 

Post on Blog:
3 Things you had NO idea about
2 Things you found interesting
1 thing you would ask the Aztecs

Homework 2/11

Starting to read Ch 21!  Reading 540-549 (Blue heading to blue heading)

Tomorrow we will discuss the Crusades and then we will be moving on!

Homework 2/10

For tonight, please read pgs 529-534 (finish the chapter).

In addition, Fordham University has published a primary source by St. Thomas Aquinas working to argue and provide proof for the existence of God, which you can read HERE

On your blog, please post a response to the following question(s):
What are the five examples of proof that Aquinas gives to prove the existence of God?

Chapter 19 Notes

Ch 19 - Africa

Reminder - if there is school tomorrow there will be an Africa Quiz! If not, then Thursday, Essay Friday

With your last official CCOT essay in class, I want you to consider the following things as you prepare/write your essay this week: 

- I see A LOT of vagueness in essays, which unfortunately does not prove to me (nor the College Board) that you know what you are talking about.  Words like many, very, and several are meaningless.  "He made several mistakes on Monday."..."There were many changes..."  Neither of those statements say anything significant.

VS.  "John Doe made many mistakes on Monday, such as not setting his alarm, forgetting his Chem notebook, and missing the school bus.  This lead to John Smith having the worst day of his life"
- You've taken the same vague idea you were working with before ('many' mistakes) and actually listed his mistakes.  This would be a GREAT topic sentence, because it sets up the main ideas of your paragraph without giving away your details.

Your evidence will count when you start to discuss specific things that make John's day bad.  He stayed up late watching Downton Abbey; he was too busy talking to Jane Doe.  Specific names, places, pieces of technology, specific factual information - will all help you out.  Try to incorporate your evidence evenly and avoid 'evidence vomit' in your essay (all the evidence, all at once).

Your analysis is the 'because...' statement.  Why did a change or continuity happen? "The statistical happiness of Burlington High students increased in 2014 BECAUSE of the new rotating schedule which allowed students to mix up their schedules and create variety on a day to day basis. "  That sentence highlights a change (the levels of happiness increasing) and a reason for it (the new rotating schedule).  "Burlington sports teams continued to dominate the Middlesex league from 2013 to 2014 BECAUSE no other cities in the league could establish a worthy opponent" (for a continuity).

Global Context -  Often left out.  What is happening in other places that is similar to what is happening were you are discussing OR what has happened somewhere else (or in many places) that has caused a change to occur.  EX/ The decline of the Pax Romana and the fall of Rome RESULTED in a decreased amount of trade on the Silk Road and an increased amount of trade in the Indian Ocean.  EX/ The demand for silk and porcelien was still high in western Europe and Africa, so the Indian Ocean trade continued to connect China to other parts of the eastern hemisphere.

How to do well:

• Know the rubric - know what gets you points and keep track of your progress as you write (perhaps write a quick 'thesis - all parts of the question - evidence - analysis - global context' at the top of your paper and cross them off as you go.   
• Know the facts - work on remembering key pieces of information about the SPICE categories.  Who's a big deal in politics?  What kind of government?  What is being traded?  Where are they trading with? etc. This is your evidence.  
• Read the question carefully!! What exactly is it asking you?
• Look at some example CCOT essays online - see what gets you points (and what doesn't).

Homework 2/3

- Quiz Tomorrow on Ch. 19 - 5 sets of 2 vocab terms, define each and explain the connection & 5 MC questions

- CCOT Essay on Wednesday - Based on Africa (ch 19)

- Reading for Thursday - Skim pgs 510-513, Read 522-529

Ch 19 Reading pgs 487 - 496

African Kingdoms and Trade Routes

Post a picture of your beautiful Africa maps to your blog!

Homework!

Essay Progress Link - Don't forget to make a copy for yourself!

Homework for 1/29: Read pgs 484-487 (to islamic kingdoms)

Post  on your blog: Would you like learn history verbally like the Griots in Africa?  Why or why not?

Mongol Verdict and Review Information

AND THE VERDICT IS....

Key Concepts APWH  - We've only done units 1-3

Doesn't follow our book, but covers general topics we've covered
HUBBS Review 8000BCE - 600CE
HUBBS Review 600CE - 1450CE 

Don't forget Getafive.com - our class code is 7429AFE and you can watch lectures, take quizzes, and review essay formats!

AP Midyear Essay Info

You will have both the Comparative Essay and the Continuities/Change Over Time essays on the midyear.  For each essay category, you will have a choice between two essay topics.  You will have to write one essay and outline one essay, but you get a choice of which essay topic you will write and which you will outline.

FOR EXAMPLE:
Comparative - Choice A or Choice B
CCOT - Choice A or Choice B

I will choose comparative choice B and CCOT choice A, and  I will write out the whole CCOT essay and outline my comparative essay.  OR I could write my Comparative and outline my CCOT.

In Class 1/16

Hi All!  Unfortunately I will not be in class today, January 16.  Because there was a general consensus yesterday that you'd like to review Ch 1-6, make that your goal for today.  Use your classmates as your resources.  Tomorrow, we'll talk about the Dynasties and Ch 17/18.

The answer to the question - well what do I need to know?

Think SPICE (Social, Political, Interactions with the Environment, Culture/Religion, Economy)
How do these groups make money?  How is their social structure?  Religion - beliefs vs. deities), Farming?  Technology?

Use your time wisely and keep it down to a dull roar (and be nice to the substitute!)

Mongol Trial #2

Process of the Trial

Wait for it...Mongols Crash Course (they're the exception!)

To guide your progress a bit -

If you are a witness, start to create a backstory for yourself.  Creating an identity will help you place the facts into a context and will help you remember your role.  For example, if you are a Chinese peasant - what is your timeframe?  where would you have lived?  what would you have done there?  How did the Mongols change your life? If you are a named witness, like Guillaume Boucher, find out as much about that person as possible and then think about how they would have thought about the Mongols/how their life was impacted by the actions of the Mongols. Besides knowing your character inside and out, think about what questions/points the other side MIGHT ask you.

If you are a lawyer, you can break up the roles and have one person in charge of a opening statement, one person in charge of the closing argument, maybe two in charge of direct questioning of your witnesses, and two in charge of cross-examining witnesses.  

Trial Definitions

Yesterday in class we created the following working definitions of the charges brought on the Mongols. 

Terrorism - the act of causing fear, terror, or physical harm to others, usually for a specific reason or cause. 

Genocide - the systematic, deliberate, mass extermination of a race, culture, or a group of people.  

Kidnapping - the deliberate stealing of a person for an intended purpose without their consent. 

Things to be working on

• Chapter 18 reading - on your own.  18 will be on the midyear and the information will be IMMENSELY helpful in your trial prep. Sooner better than later! 
• Know your role.  Who are you going to be and what do you need to know to get your stuff done?
• Within your groups - group witnesses meet with your other witnesses to see who's saying what/focusing on what; lawyers meet with lawyers to see who's doing what; lawyers meet with witnesses to focus on questioning and what needs to be said in the courtroom
• Social Media - group blog = what your group worked on that day; personal blog = what you are doing to prepare, your plan of action.  Each one every day! Twitter will be a bigger deal during the trial.  
• Send me your group blog addresses.

Timeline

Tuesday - Finish Ghengis Khan bio.  Time to work in groups.

Wednesday - 20min. world conquerors video, time to work in groups. 

Thursday - Tartars video - time to work in groups. HW - Khan of Khan video (on last blog post - youtube) 

Friday - Final day to work in groups, finalize plan. 

Monday - Trial Day One

Tuesday - Trial Day Two /Wrap Up 

Mongol Trial

Over the next week, we will be spending some time looking deeper into everyone's favorite world-dominating nomads, the Mongols!  We will be looking at the actions of the Mongols and putting them on trial for several crimes against humanity.  It is your job (with your teammates)  to put together a case that will help put the Mongols away forever or clear their name of all accusations.

All of the handouts of the trial are linked below:
Overview of the Trial
Process of the Trial and Witness List
Role of the Witness
Role of the Lawyers (Defense and Prosecution)
Mongol Trial Score Sheet
Rubric for the Overall Project

The videos we will watch parts of in class are all available on YouTube:
World Conquerors
Tartar Crusaders 
Khan of Khans

Each team will need to create a Mongol Trial Blog and a Twitter handle.  See more about this requirement n the Process of the Trial handout!!