AP WORLD HISTORY BBRIDGET SHEE ANDERSON • UBC Bachelor of History/English • UBC Bachelor of Education • MA in Arts with a specialty in Social Studies Education • MUN Advisor at JHS • E-MAIL IS THE BEST WAY OF GETTING HOLD OF ME!!! Bshee-anderson@everettsd.org IF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING…. • Thursdays at lunch – come in for help • Monday/Wednesdays at 2:15 for help - Textbook Efficiency Days (1-2 x a month) - Essay Work Days (usually 1x a month) HOMEWORK • EVERY NIGHT approx. 5-7 pages, notes • Sometimes articles or short project HOMEWORK CHECK…10% of grade - Random checks 1-2 x a week - if no homework, they can’t do test corrections – but they can show it to me next day for ½ credit GRADES • Tests are approximately 45% of grade • TEST CORRECTIONS can be done (1/2 pt) - at school - at home Essays are approximately 45% of grade ESSAY CORRECTIONS can be done (up to a 9) - “How to” is on-line WEBSITE AND RESOURCES • Homework, readings, due dates, instructions, review sessions, notes, etc… • Students should have BARRONS or PRINCETON test prep book AP EXAM • • • • May 2016 Cost $91.00* International Exam 1-5 SCORING…MY SCORES If student does AP Exam, no final exam! If student scores well on an AP Exam… AP PSYCHOLOGY IF STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING…. • Thursdays at lunch – come in for help • Monday/Wednesdays at 2:15 for help - Textbook Efficiency Days (1-2 x a month) - Essay Work Days (usually 1x a month) HOMEWORK • EVERY NIGHT approx. 3-7 pages, Cornell notes OR Scientific journals, articles, cards • Sometimes a short project/activity • RESEARCH PROJECT HOMEWORK CHECK…10% of grade - HOMEWORK CHECKS at test time – looking for COLOR-coded Cornell Notes with applications and summary TEST CORRECTIONS • TEST CORRECTIONS can be done -1/2 point for every question wrong -Correct answer and why; why the others are incorrect • FRQ CORRECTIONS can be done WEBSITE AND RESOURCES • Homework, readings, due dates, instructions, review sessions, notes, etc… • Students should have BARRONS or PRINCETON test prep book AP EXAM • • • • May 2016 Cost $91.00* International Exam 1-5 Our students do very well… If student does AP Exam, no final exam! If student scores well on an AP Exam… WORLD HISTORY • TEXTBOOK • ON-LINE TEXTBOOK WORLD HISTORY Mrs. Shee BShee-Anderson@everettsd.org WORLD HISTORY CONTENT 1450 – Present Day 1st Semester: Renaissance – 1900’s 2nd Semester: WWI – Present WORLD HISTORY SKILLS Text-based skills: finding and elaborating Analysis skills: Why did it happen? What is significant about it? What effect did it have? Synthesis skills: How can these analysis skills be applied to new situations & events Mapping/Geography: game, tests Reading/Writing Skills: Primary sources, historical essay writing & organization WORLD HISTORY ACTIVITIES - Socratic Seminar Games Simulations Writing: Postcards, Amazing Race, CBA, essays, test writing - DBQ (Document-Based Questions) - Group Activities and Presentations - Station Activities WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES • WEBSITE (check it out!)