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World History Meets On "A" Days - 2nd Hour

AP World History meets on "B" Days - 4th Hour

April 16th - April 20

Monday - Reading guide Due - continued discussion and questions on this period

No Homework

Tuesday (AP) - In-class - The Opium War - Chapter 23 in Documents

continue to work in the Review Guide - No other Homework

Wednesday - In-class - The Opium War - Chapter 23 in Documents

Finish work for homework if not completed in class

Thursday - In-class - Documents - Chapter 25 - Russian and Japanese conservatism

Homework - Due Thursday, May 3rd - Reading guide - Contemporary period

Friday - In-class - conservatism

 

April 9th - April 13th

Monday - Introduction to 1750-1914

Tuesday - Work in the Documents book - the Atlantic revolutions

Wednesday - Work in the Documents book - the Atlantic revolutions

Homework - Reading Guide Due Monday, April 16th

Thursday - Documents - Nationalism

Friday - The Change and Continuity Essay

April 2nd - April 6th

Monday - Paper Due - Homework - Due April 16th - Reading Guide

Tuesday - Protestant Reformation / Scientific revolution

Wednesday - Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution

Thursday - Due Date for Reading Guide - Introduction to 1750-1914

No Homework

Friday - Workday

March 26th - March 30th

Monday - Test Homework - Paper due next Monday - Students have the details

Tuesday (AP) - Renaissance, Reformation and scientific Revolution

Homework - Due Thursday, April 5th - Reading Guide

Wednesday - Renaissance, Reformation and scientific Revolution

Thursday - No class - Career Day

Friday (AP) - Renaissance, Reformation and scientific Revolution

March 19th - 23rd

Tuesday (AP) - Review

Wednesday - Current Events and Discussion of Paper

Here is the Review Guide - Friday will be a review for a Test on Monday

Thursday (AP) - Test

Friday - Test Review - Also - Paper Due Date - Monday, April 2nd

Test on Monday, March 26th

March 5th - March 9th

Monday - Work Day - Essay

Tuesday and Wednesday (AP) - Silver and the World Market

No Homework

Thursday - The Columbian Exchange

Friday - Gunpowder Empires

Test after Spring Break - Thursday, March 22nd

Here is the Review Guide

February 27th - March 2nd

Monday - In- Class work on Drugs as Commodities paper

Tuesday (AP) - Snowday

Wednesday - Workday - paper Homework - Documents Chapters 17 and 19 in Documents

Thursday (AP)- Discussion - Documents - Atlantic Slavery and Gunpowder empires

Homework - Reading "Born with a silver spoon: the origin of World Trade"

Friday - Discussion - Documents - Atlantic Slavery and Gunpowder empires

Homework - Reading "Born with a silver spoon: the origin of World Trade"

February 21st - February 24th

Tuesday (AP) - Reading Guides 16 and 17 Due Introduction to Reading - The Creation of Drug Economy - Create Outline on the development of chocalate, Tea and Coffee as commodities - Due Thursday

Wednesday - In-Class - Creation of Outlines on Chocolate, Tea and Coffee

Homework - Reading Guide Chapter 17 - Due Friday

Thursday - Homework - Documents - Chapter 17 - Slavery and Chapter 19 - The Gunpowder Empires - Due Tuesday

Friday - In-Class - Documents - Chapter 17 Slavery- Homework - Due Monday - Chapter 19 Gunpowder Empires

February 6th - February 10th

Monday/Tuesday - Introduction to the Early Modern Period - Film - The Shape of the World - Homework - Due Monday 13th/Tuesday 14th Reading Guide

Wednesday/Thursday - Test Return - Finish Film

Friday - In-class Reading and discussion - "a very small place in Africa"

January 30th - February 3rd

Tuesday (AP) and Wednesday - Review - Review Guide

Thursday (AP) and Friday - Test - Post-classical Period - Open Notes

January 23rd - January 27th

Mayans, Aztecs and Incan Society

Film: "Breaking the Mayan Code"

Readings on Aztec Society and Incan Quipu

January 9th - January 13th

Homework - Due Wednesday/Thursday (1/11 and 1/12) - Documents Ch 14 - Africa in the post-classical period - use your judgement in dealing with the questions.

Due Tuesday/Wednesday (17th/18th) Reading - Ibn Battuta in Mali with guiding questions.

November 28th - December 2nd

World

Monday - Sui, tang and Song Dynasties - Post-classical China

Wednesday - Homework Due - RG 209-244 - Sui, tang Song Continued

AP World

Tuesday - Homework Due - RG 209-244 - Sui Tang and Song Dynasties of Post-classical China - No Homework for Thursday

Thursday - sui, Tang and Song Continued - China and Buddhism DBQ Assigned

Friday - We'll see - The Talent Show might interrupt class

November 14th - November 18th

World

Monday - Finish discussion of Islam

Discussion of Post-classical demographics Reading Guide

Homework - Due Friday - Reading Guide 203-215 (chapter 11)

Wednesday - Introduction to Byzantine Empire

Friday - Byzantine Empire - Homework - Reading Guide 209 -244 Due November 30th (Wednesday)

AP World

Tuesday - Byzantine Empire - Homework - Due Thursday Reading Guide 203-215 (chapter 11)

Thursday - Byzantine Empire Continued Homework - Reading Guide 209 -244

Due November 29th (Tuesday)

November 7th - November 10th

World

Monday - Current Events and Work time for Islam packet

Homework - Finish Packet Questions for Wednesday

Wednesday - packet Discussion and Introduction to Islam

Homework - Reading Guide 177-202 - Due Monday, November 14th

AP

Tuesday - Discussion of Islam packet and Maps on the Spread of Islam

No Homework

Thursday - The Development of Islamic Culture in the Ummayad and Abbasid Caliphates

Homework - Reading Guide 177-202 - Due Tuesday, November 15th

October 31st - November 4th

World

Monday - Periodization for the post-classical period

Introduction to Islam - Homework - Reading from karen Armstrong Islam

Packet and Questions due Monday, November 7th

Wednesday - the Spread of islam and the creation of the Caliphate

AP World

Tuesday- Periodization for the post-classical period

Introduction to Islam - Homework - Reading from karen Armstrong Islam

Packet and Questions due Thursday, November 3rd

Thursday - the Spread of islam and the creation of the Caliphate

No Homework over the weekend

October 24th - 28th

World and AP

Monday and Tuesday - Review - Here is the Review Guide

Wednesday and Thursday - Test - Open Notes

October 10th - October 14th

For both AP and World - Religion Packet is due on Friday the 14th

In-class Work Sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Thursday - (AP) Lecture - Cultural and political developments of the Roman Empire

Friday - Christianity, The Early History.

September 26th - September 30th  
September 19th - September 23rd

Monday - film - "How earth Changed History" episode 2 - Deep Earth

Tuesday - AP - Classical Period in the Mediterranean Time-line

Homework - Due Thursday Documents Chapter 3 - Questions 1-3 Politics in China and Greece

Wednesday - IndoEuropeans continued / Classical Period in the Mediterranean Time-line

Homework - Due Friday Documents Chapter 3 - Questions 1-3 Politics in China and Greece

Thursday - AP - Classical Period Politics and Culture

Homework - Due Thursday, September 29. Reading Guide 141-163

Friday - Classical Period Politics and Culture

Homework - Due, Monday, October 3rd. Reading Guide 141-163

September 12th - September 16th

Monday - River Valley Civilizations - the shared qualities

Homework: Due Wednesday Reading Guide 86-113

Tuesday (AP) - River Valley Civilizations - the shared qualities

Homework: Due Thursday Reading Guide 86-113

Wednesday: The IndoEuropeans as a Catalyst for change

Homework: Due Monday Reading Guide 117-140

Thursday (AP): The IndoEuropeans as a Catalyst for change

Homework: Due Tuesday Reading Guide 117-140

Friday (AP) Film: "How the earth Changed History" Episode 2 - Deep Earth

September 6th - September 9th

tuesday (AP) Primary Source Documents

Homework - Chapter 2 Documents - early legal systems Due Thursday

Thursday (AP) 9/11 Discussion

 

Wednesday - Film - "Earth - How geography makes history" - episode1

Homework - due Friday - Chapter 2 Documents - early legal systems

Friday - Primary Source Documents

 

August 29th - September 2nd

Monday - Mesopotamia v. Egypt and the epic of Gilgamesh

Homework - Reading Guide 68 - 83 - Due Wednesday

Wednesday - The Consequences of Agriculture - Yes, Progress, but other stuff too - No homework over the long weekend

Tuesday (AP) - Mesopotamia v. Egypt and the epic of Gilgamesh

Homework - Reading Guide 68 - 83 - Due Thursday

Thursday (AP) - The creation of disparate gender roles

Friday - Film - Geography and Human societies

No Homework over the weekend

August 22nd - August 26th

Tuesday (AP) - Intro to the Course / Review the Syllabus

Discussion of jared Diamond - Homework - Due Thursday Reading Guide 28-48

Thursday (AP) - Discuss early humans (pre-Agriculture)

Homework - Due Tuesday Reading Guide - 49-67

Wednesday - Intro to the Course / Review the Syllabus

Homework - Due Friday Reading Guide 28-48

Friday - Discuss early humans (pre-Agriculture)

Homework - Due Monday Reading Guide - 49-67