Objective: Explain civilization in context of the Early River Valley Civilizations.
Classwork: lecture notes, jigsaw, PERSIA charts of 4 Early River Civs
Homework: Complete PERSIA chart
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
August 26/29 2011
Today we had our Socratic Seminar about Jared Diamond's article based off of his book, Guns, Germs, and Steel. Great work everyone for coming prepared! We learned about what steps lead to the creation of civilization.
Journal: Identify two nations you deem to be civilized. What criteria did you use to determine their civility?
Homework: Answer the 4 questions on "What is a Civilization?" and begin the Unit 1 packet along with the Chapter 1 reading assignment.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
August 23/24, 2011
Welcome to WHAP!
Journal: Why did you choose to take AP World History? What is your favorite time period in history, and why?
Classwork: collect summer work, Columbus activity, introductions
Homework: Read Jared Diamond's UCLA lecture and write 3 Level 1, 3 Level 2, and 3 Level 3 questions for the Socratic Seminar next time.
***Anyone joining the class late, ALL summer work is due by Wednesday Aug 31st or Thursday September 1st
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Welcome to AP World History
Here's the site where you'll find all the critical information you'll need for a successful year in AP World History! Enjoy!
**You will find links to the documents we use in class under the corresponding section of tabs found at the top of this webpage
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