Doctor Ledford Online
WHAp!
or,
world history advanced Placement!
SYllabus
The Basics
Instructor: Alexander Ledford, M.Ed. (x2!)
Phone: 813.294.8050 (Cell), 813.922.1648 (Google Voice)
Email: [email protected]
Prerequisites: None
Primary Textbook: Bentley, Jerry H. and Herbert F. Ziegler (2011). Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. New York: McGraw-Hill
Course Description
This course provides an overview of human history. AP classes are designed to be at the level of a typical college-level survey, so this class will move much faster than a typical high school world history class. We will have two primary purposes in our class; first, we will acquire an understanding of social, political, religious, intellectual, technological and economic issues and events that have shaped humanity. Second, we will train to take the AP World History exam. We will do this by practicing multiple choice questions based on the course material and develop essay writing skills tailored to the exacting specifications of the College Board. In the end, however, you will be developing important skills necessary to succeed in college as you examine how complex societies grew and developed over time. Hopefully, we’ll have some fun, too.
Objectives
At the end of the academic year, students should be able to identify, understand and analyze key social, political, religious, intellectual, technological, and economic issues and events and how these topic influence the modern day. Students will also learn important skills that historians and scholars, in general, need to have: crafting arguments from evidence, chronological reasoning (cause and effect), comparison and contextualization and historical interpretation and synthesis. Broadly, at the end of the academic year, students should be able to see how the interpretation of the past influences the present (and the future), how to make reasonable, logical arguments and how to be an informed citizen in his/her community and the world.
Strategies
Students will be involved in a myriad of different kinds of learning environments, including classroom lecture and discussion, small group discussion, video analysis, worksheets and classwork, various forms of assessments (map, geography and important date quizzes, reading quizzes, unit assessments and practice AP exams). We will also have a small number of projects throughout the year, in addition to review assignments that will be discussed in depth as the AP exam approaches.
Grade Scale
A: 100-90
B: 89-80
C: 79-70
D: 69-60
F: 59-0
Grading
All work in this course will be graded on a 100 point scale. I will try to have grades posted on eSembler within 3-5 days for most assignments. Projects and essays can require additional time, depending on the complexity of the assignment. Please note that I will not assign extra credit for missing work or to bring up a low class grade.
If you are having trouble, please contact me in person, via email or on the phone. I want to help you! If you need additional explanations or help getting started or getting organized, COME TALK TO ME - the sooner the better!
Student/Parent Involvement
The teacher will be available every weekday by appointment for additional help and assistance. Parents are encouraged to register for Canvas to monitor their student’s progress and due dates for assignments throughout the year. Every night, parents should review vocabulary, concepts, and classwork/homework assignments with their students. As this is a college level class offered to 10th graders, it is imperative that any helpful adult lend as much assistance as possible.
Academic Honesty
All assignments, quizzes and exams must be done on your own, unless otherwise stated. Note that academic dishonesty includes not only cheating and plagiarism, but also helping other students commit acts of academic dishonesty. You may not copy from any source, including internet sources, without proper citation. Modern technology allows teachers to check for plagiarism very easily. Plagiarism will result in a zero for that assignment. Subsequent cases of plagiarism will result in zero grades and other disciplinary consequences.
Remember: your teachers are your best resources. Ask us for help!
Course Content
Detailed descriptions of activities will be distributed at the beginning of each unit (or when applicable). The broad time periods for AP World History are as follows:
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 BCE
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE
Period 3: Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 CE to c. 1450 CE
Period 4: Global Interactions, c 1450 CE to c. 1750 CE
Period 5: Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 CE to c. 1900 CE
Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to present
As this is a WORLD history course, each of these broad time periods will be examined in many different locations.
Instructor: Alexander Ledford, M.Ed. (x2!)
Phone: 813.294.8050 (Cell), 813.922.1648 (Google Voice)
Email: [email protected]
Prerequisites: None
Primary Textbook: Bentley, Jerry H. and Herbert F. Ziegler (2011). Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. New York: McGraw-Hill
Course Description
This course provides an overview of human history. AP classes are designed to be at the level of a typical college-level survey, so this class will move much faster than a typical high school world history class. We will have two primary purposes in our class; first, we will acquire an understanding of social, political, religious, intellectual, technological and economic issues and events that have shaped humanity. Second, we will train to take the AP World History exam. We will do this by practicing multiple choice questions based on the course material and develop essay writing skills tailored to the exacting specifications of the College Board. In the end, however, you will be developing important skills necessary to succeed in college as you examine how complex societies grew and developed over time. Hopefully, we’ll have some fun, too.
Objectives
At the end of the academic year, students should be able to identify, understand and analyze key social, political, religious, intellectual, technological, and economic issues and events and how these topic influence the modern day. Students will also learn important skills that historians and scholars, in general, need to have: crafting arguments from evidence, chronological reasoning (cause and effect), comparison and contextualization and historical interpretation and synthesis. Broadly, at the end of the academic year, students should be able to see how the interpretation of the past influences the present (and the future), how to make reasonable, logical arguments and how to be an informed citizen in his/her community and the world.
Strategies
Students will be involved in a myriad of different kinds of learning environments, including classroom lecture and discussion, small group discussion, video analysis, worksheets and classwork, various forms of assessments (map, geography and important date quizzes, reading quizzes, unit assessments and practice AP exams). We will also have a small number of projects throughout the year, in addition to review assignments that will be discussed in depth as the AP exam approaches.
Grade Scale
A: 100-90
B: 89-80
C: 79-70
D: 69-60
F: 59-0
Grading
All work in this course will be graded on a 100 point scale. I will try to have grades posted on eSembler within 3-5 days for most assignments. Projects and essays can require additional time, depending on the complexity of the assignment. Please note that I will not assign extra credit for missing work or to bring up a low class grade.
If you are having trouble, please contact me in person, via email or on the phone. I want to help you! If you need additional explanations or help getting started or getting organized, COME TALK TO ME - the sooner the better!
Student/Parent Involvement
The teacher will be available every weekday by appointment for additional help and assistance. Parents are encouraged to register for Canvas to monitor their student’s progress and due dates for assignments throughout the year. Every night, parents should review vocabulary, concepts, and classwork/homework assignments with their students. As this is a college level class offered to 10th graders, it is imperative that any helpful adult lend as much assistance as possible.
Academic Honesty
All assignments, quizzes and exams must be done on your own, unless otherwise stated. Note that academic dishonesty includes not only cheating and plagiarism, but also helping other students commit acts of academic dishonesty. You may not copy from any source, including internet sources, without proper citation. Modern technology allows teachers to check for plagiarism very easily. Plagiarism will result in a zero for that assignment. Subsequent cases of plagiarism will result in zero grades and other disciplinary consequences.
Remember: your teachers are your best resources. Ask us for help!
Course Content
Detailed descriptions of activities will be distributed at the beginning of each unit (or when applicable). The broad time periods for AP World History are as follows:
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 BCE
Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE
Period 3: Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 CE to c. 1450 CE
Period 4: Global Interactions, c 1450 CE to c. 1750 CE
Period 5: Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 CE to c. 1900 CE
Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to present
As this is a WORLD history course, each of these broad time periods will be examined in many different locations.