AP World History the grand experiment #1.

For tonight, check out the powerpoint linked up HERE. The sound should start when you begin the slide show.  Click to move from slide to slide.  There is a sound icon that should allow you to hear the sound as well if it doesn't start up.  This is an experiment, but even if you can't hear the sound, the slides will still help you understand the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution.

On Thursday of this week we will have a test on chapters 19, 20, 21 and 22.  It will be multiple choice, no essay.

US China Presentations

Here's the list of who is doing what and when...

Topics for presentation

Comparison: Hu Jintao and Barak Obama:  David and Munish  Monday, March 14th

Comparison: Xi Jianping and Sarah Palin:  Linda Tuesday, March 15th

Comparison: Chinese nuclear program and US Nuclear program: Evan and Kalpita  Weds, March 16th

Comparison: Chinese Space Exploration and US Space Exploration: Arif ,Thursday March 17

Information: Taiwanese Democracy, what are the parties, how does it work? Connor Tuesday March 22

Comparison: Chinese military (air and naval forces) and US military (air and naval) Chris and Theo, Wednesday, March 23

Comparison: PRC in the UN and US in the UN:  Ragav and Jill Thursday, March 24

Information: What is the World Trade Organization and how does it work? Jimmy and Nick, Tuesday March 29th

Information: Intellectual Property Rights and the PRC Karla, Wednesday March 30

Information: China and air pollution Maria, Thursday March 31

Information: China and desertification Nazmin, Wednesday April 6

Information: China and water availability:  Kailey. Thursday April 7

Information:  Tibet under PRC rule  Vicki and Jag Wednesday April 13

Information: Hong Kong, 1 Country, 2 systems:  Advait and Ricky  Thursday April 14

Ap World History heading into the break...

Today we wrote a DBQ in class about the plague...and a good time was had by all! (not)  For tonight, write up a short reflection on the DBQ--what was easy/hard? What do you think you did well/missed? Finish up any remaining facebook posts for your explorers for Friday as well--the pages should be complete by the start of class.

Over the vacation, you will be responsible for reading another book and composing a book report in the same format as the previous two.  The requirements are linked here.  Italy travelers there is an alternate assignment involving a presentation about your trip if you would rather not read a book while you are on the plane...

Note: When we come back from break, we will have a test on Chapters 19, 20, 21 and 22.  We will review for it on Wednesday, March 2, but will be covering new material on Monday and Tuesday that will not be on the test.

We are going to go faster when we get back...there are only 10 weeks left until the AP exam!

AP World and US China

Big Thanks to Sonia Rollins for coming in to talk with all of us about the Egyptian Revolution!  Some of you were asking for the links to the youtube videos.  The link to the song is here, and the Social Media Revolution video is here. 
The facebook page she was referencing was We are all Kahled Said.

Keep watching the news!  Algeria has now pulled the plug on the internet, and protests are rising in Yemen and other Middle Eastern countries.

AP World Weekend

Over the weekend, you should finish your 10 posts to your explorer's facebook page.
You should also read the sections of Chapter 22 that pertain to the other explorers (Rabban Sauma, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo and Zheng He) so you have a frame of reference for looking at their pages next week.
Lastly, finish drafting the DBQ essay topic that we started in class today.  We will be workshopping the drafts in class on Monday, and then writing one for real (and for a grade) on Thursday of next week.

US China Relations

Below are the choices for presentation topics.  They are not listed in any particular order, nor have dates been assigned.  By Monday, send me an email that lets me know what your top three choices are.  If you want to work with someone else, please indicate that in the email.  If you have an idea for a topic that is not listed, I'm happy to talk with you about the possibility of doing that as well.

Comparison: Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter

Comparison: Deng Xiaoping and Ronald Reagan

Comparison: Deng Xiaoping and George HW Bush

Comparison: Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton

Comparison: Jiang Zemin and George W. Bush

Comparison: Hu Jintao and George W. Bush

Comparison: Hu Jintao and Barak Obama

Comparison: Xi Jianping and Sarah Palin

Comparison: Chinese nuclear program and US nuclear program

Comparison: Chinese Space Exploration and US Space Exploration

Comparison: Chinese military (air and naval forces) and US military (air and naval)

Comparison: PRC in the U.N. and US in the U.N.

Information: Intellectual Property Rights and the PRC

Information: China and air pollution

Information: China and desertification

Information:  Tibet under PRC rule

Information: Hong Kong, 1 Country, 2 systems

Information: Taiwanese Democracy, what are the parties, how does it work?

Information: What is the World Trade Organization and how does it work?

Information: China and water availability

 

US China--Democracy Wall

Over the weekend look up Wei Jingsheng online.  Who is he? Where is he now?  What did he do to get into trouble? What happened during the Democracy Wall movement? Read his Fifth Modernization essay, described at http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/freedom/2003/07/15/modernization/ The actual essay is archived at http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/china/jingshen.html. Read chapter 5 in Mann.

AP World Facebook Explorer Project

Your assignment is to create a Facebook page for the explorer you were assigned in class.  Each member of the group is required to post 10 status updates as the explorer beginning with the date and your real initials.  All status updates must be completed by Monday, February 14th. The categories for assessment are linked up  here.  Today we have time in the Mac labs to build the page, but this will be the only time in class we have for research.  Tomorrow we will write a practice DBQ in class, and Monday we will workshop those essays.  So over the weekend, you are to finish reading chapter 22 (all the explorers) and make your posts.

AP World Oceania and the DBQ

Today we finished comparing and contrasting the Aztec and Incan societies.  We then went over the DBQ expectations for grouping of documents and reviewed the point of view of authors by looking at documents about Constantinople and Tenochtitlan.  Over the weekend, finish reading about the post-Classical societies of Oceania, pgs. 555 to 561. There will be a quiz coming next week on Chapter 21, in case you want to start studying...

US China relations

For tonight take a look at Chapter 1.  Pay attention to Nixon's lists.  Tomorrow we'll talk about whether or not he is setting himself up for a successful negotiation with the Chinese...which means we'll have to talk about negotiation in general...maybe help you get a cheaper price on a car...or get the car keys from your parents?

AP World History Americas and Oceania

We talked today about the Aztec society, religion and political set up.  Tonight read pages 549-555, and tomorrow we will have a comparative look at Incan society and present Oceania if time permits...

 If you have a moment, you might also ponder the description of the Native peoples of North America...why are they different from their neighbors to the south?  We don't really talk about North America in this course, but the contrast is startling, and I'll bet few of you have heard of the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio...how did they do that with no ability to see it from above?