AP European History
2014-2015
WHY WORLD HISTORY?
WHY WORLD HISTORY?
Grades
 Tests
 At least one / 1 or 2 chapters
 Most ~25 MC, 5-8 idents, 2 short or one big essay
 Quizes
 T&F at various times for various sections – will know in advance!
 Homework
 Primay Sources – Will be discussed & collected
 Book work – Usually not collected but is in your best interest to do it
 At least one formal DBQ&FRQ/ Marking Period
 First paper due in October – “coffee shop”
 Euro DBQ’s are different than U.S. DBQ’s!
 Projects / alternative assignments as the opportunity arises
 Bonus
 Hand written outline for sections covered in Palmer, due at beginning of period
How to be successful in AP Euro
 Read the book
 Read the book
 Listen to what I am telling you
 Ask questions
 Don’t try to memorize everything in the book
 Do the bonus outlines for the tests
 Be flexible
 Think for yourself, trust yourself
 Be here (8th pd probs)
 Don’t focus on the grade, focus on the learning
 Read the book
Technological Considerations
 TurnIt In
 Google
 Need to set up, we will use it
 Moodle
 If Google doesn’t work like I want
 Online study guides
 Encouraged to pick one and use it!
 I prefer “http://socialscientist.us/nphs/euroguides.htm”
THE Test
 Friday 8 May at 12:00
 Part I: 80 MC questions in 55 minutes
 ~ ½ 1450 – Napoleon
 ~ ¼ 19th century
 ~ ¼ 20th century & beyond
 About evenly divided between politics/diplomacy,
social/economic, and cultural/intellectual
THE Test
 Part II – Free response (15 + 120 minutes)
 A. DBQ – 45%
 Scored 1-9
 10-12 documents
 Get up to an 8 w/o any outside information
 B. & C. FRQ – 55%
 TWO essays
 Pick one of three choices for eac
Where are we going?
 Chapter 1 test on Friday
 Tests will be about 1 ½ - 2 weeks apart (longer for combined chapters)
 Napoleon by Christmas
 End of WW2 by mid/late April
 Will do best to announce test dates at the beginning of the unit or
earlier
 Have a trip or going to be out? Let me know!
Handouts
 You should have the following:
 PERSIA Guide (read it, know it, love it)
 FRQ & DBQ Rubrics
 Social History Guide (AP loves this for FRQ’s)