Course description:
The Advanced Placement World History course is designed for highly motivated college-bound students who have demonstrated academic achievement, higher order thinking skills, and the ability to work independently. The course covers all periods of world history with emphasis on political, economic, cultural, and social history from the time of the first civilizations through the modern era.
Students will read and write extensively and develop individual and group projects throughout the course. Students will especially focus on developing the ability to construct arguments and evaluate evidence in their writings.
The AP World History course is an academic, yearlong course with an emphasis on non-Western history. The class covers the history of the people and cultures of the world from about 8000 years before the common era (B.C.E.) to approximately the present. It is also designed to prepare students to take the College Board Advanced Placement World History (APWH) Exam, scheduled for Thursday
May 17, 2011 for possible college credit.
AP World History is an academically rigorous course that can easily become overwhelming if you get behind in your work. There are substantial reading assignments almost nightly, and quizzes are given regularly. It is also imperative that you keep up with all assignments. Advanced Placement World
History is a college level course. Many college freshmen and sophomores are currently enrolled in a similar course at the university level.
Teaching units:
1 st six weeks:
Technological and Environmental Transformations (to c. 600 B.C.E.)
Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 B.C.E.- c. 600 C.E.)
2 nd twelve weeks:
Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450)
Global Interactions (c. 1450- c. 1750)
3 rd twelve weeks:
Industrialization and Global Integration (c. 1750- c. 1900)
Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (c. 1900- present)
Required materials:
 Textbook: Please bring book with you EVERY DAY!!!!!
Bentley, Jerry and William Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on
the Past, Fourth Edition, New York: McGraw Hill, 2008.
 A 2-inch binder for worksheets and notes
 5 dividers
 A notebook or loose-leaf paper (preferably College-ruled)
 Writing utensils (pencils and pens)
 Highlighters
Recommended materials:
It is never too early to start preparing for the AP test, so I recommend you buy any one of the test prep books they sell at bookstores and online. The Barons flashcards have been useful for students who have taken the class in the past.

Workload:
This is a work intensive course. You will be expected to devote at least an hour per night on the completion of WHAP related assignments. This is an average so there maybe nights when there is more and nights when there is less. Please plan ahead; you have the outline of chapters and units we are covering so if you are busy you remain on track with the required work. Because of the breadth of required coverage, classroom discussion cannot cover every topic sufficiently—keeping up with the reading is absolutely required. Both the AP test and class quizzes and tests will cover material which may not be covered substantially in class.
Weekly Assignments:
You will be required to complete weekly reading assignments for the chapter(s) we will be discussing in class. It is imperative you complete them as they will be used as review materials for tests, quizzes, the AP test, as well as background material for class discussions and assignments. In addition, you will be reading selected primary and secondary historical texts and completing assignments and projects outside of class. This is also a writing intensive course and throughout each unit will be completing various essays and writing assignments.
Test and quizzes:
A test will be given following the completion of each unit. They will include multiple choice questions and essays. Please note that there will be material on the test that was NOT included in class discussions and lectures. You are responsible for everything in your textbook. Reading quizzes will be given at random to check your completion and understanding of the assigned reading assignments.
Grading:
AP classes are set up so that the GPA scale is weighted (i.e. C=3.0) but it is also done so because it is much more difficult to receive a “good” grade. “You must do above average work to even receive an average grade.”
A+= 100-98%
A= 98-90%
B=below 90-80%
C= below 80-70%
D= below 70-60%
F below 60
Contact me:
Office hours- I am typically here by 7:15 am and will stay as long as needed. If you would like to meet please let me know beforehand. You may also contact me via email at mangionewhap@gmail.com
. I also have a blog, http://jwisewhap.blogspot.com/ where you can get information about upcoming assignments, missed work, and review materials.
Expectations:
1.
Come to class on time willing and prepared to learn.
2.
Raise your hand if you wish to speak. I hate nothing more than when someone else is talking while I am trying to.
3.
You may not leave the classroom once class begins (exceptions are only made in emergencies)
4.
Assignments/projects are to be completed by the beginning of class on the assigned due date.
No exceptions!
* If there is a problem, concern, emergency you must contact me prior to when the work is due
5.
Keep an open mind and have fun. You are going to be learning about peoples and cultures vastly different from our own and understand that they make us who we are today. History is fun. If you think 21 st century humans are crazy, you ain’t seen nothing yet!