For tonight, compose a blog post in which you reflect on the Mongol Trial.
First, think about the activity itself. Did you enjoy it? find it easy/hard?
Then think about the job you did as your role. Did you do it well? Any regrets? Triumphs?
Second consider what you now know about the Mongols. How do you view them? Are they horrible monsters? ambitious psychotics? typical empire builders? Should we admire them for what they built, or should we repudiate them for how they went about it?
Finally, how would you render a verdict, regardless of the part you played in the trial? Would you find them guilty or not guilty of the crimes of genocide, kidnapping and terrorism?
I'll give my verdict at the conclusion of the trial, we'll quickly review some important facts from chapter 18, and then we'll be off to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
For Friday, January 27
Hi Folks-
I'm out at a conference for Friday. Make sure that you are set up to start the trial at the start of class on Monday. We will begin with the Prosecution making opening statements, then move to the Direct examination. The Prosecution will have 30 minutes, and then the Defense will be allowed to Cross Examine witnesses. Tuesday will repeat the process for the Defense. You are allowed to use notes while on the stand, but reading from them during the Direct Examination will hurt your grade, so know your stuff! Costumes are not necessary and don't get you extra points, so only dress up if you want to, and because you want to.
Don't forget to read Chapter 18!
I'm out at a conference for Friday. Make sure that you are set up to start the trial at the start of class on Monday. We will begin with the Prosecution making opening statements, then move to the Direct examination. The Prosecution will have 30 minutes, and then the Defense will be allowed to Cross Examine witnesses. Tuesday will repeat the process for the Defense. You are allowed to use notes while on the stand, but reading from them during the Direct Examination will hurt your grade, so know your stuff! Costumes are not necessary and don't get you extra points, so only dress up if you want to, and because you want to.
Don't forget to read Chapter 18!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Welcome back to the second half of the course
For tonight you should start reading Chapter 18, which really should be titled "Nomads' Last Stand" as this is the last time in history that nomads/hunter-gatherers will have any influence on global events.
Tomorrow we will start the Mongol Trial, break you into groups and watch a quick video before breaking up into teams and starting the process of research. You will be graded on the project, each as individuals based on your performance in the trial, and the score guide is linked here.
Changes in the course in the second half include:
1) Re-writes on essays will only be available for scores of 3 or lower. (and if you deliberately throw the essay, i.e.: I know you can write better, you run the risk of me not allowing the re-write at all...)
2) you may no longer write "Thesis:" at the start of the essay.
3) Tests will begin to incorporate questions from earlier in the year (not many, and ones you have seen before) as a way to help build in review.
4) The exam is May 17th. If you don't take the exam (and why wouldn't you after taking the course?) you have to take a final exam...and you don't want to do that...
Tomorrow we will start the Mongol Trial, break you into groups and watch a quick video before breaking up into teams and starting the process of research. You will be graded on the project, each as individuals based on your performance in the trial, and the score guide is linked here.
Changes in the course in the second half include:
1) Re-writes on essays will only be available for scores of 3 or lower. (and if you deliberately throw the essay, i.e.: I know you can write better, you run the risk of me not allowing the re-write at all...)
2) you may no longer write "Thesis:" at the start of the essay.
3) Tests will begin to incorporate questions from earlier in the year (not many, and ones you have seen before) as a way to help build in review.
4) The exam is May 17th. If you don't take the exam (and why wouldn't you after taking the course?) you have to take a final exam...and you don't want to do that...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Just for Joe. (And the rest of you, but he asked...)
For the exam, the requirements for evidence will be as follows: for Compare and Contrast, you need two (2) pieces of evidence, not four (4), and for Change Over Time you need three (3) pieces of evidence, not five (5).
Additionally, you need not strive for Expanded Core points; the scoring on the essay will only take the Basic Core into account. So you need earn 7 points to get a 30/30 on each essay.
Should you not want to scroll back through this blog (and why wouldn't you? It is a masterpiece...) the Compare and Contrast score guide is linked up here, and the Change Over Time score guide is linked up here.
You will need to have a number two pencil for the multiple choice section and a pen with either blue or black ink for the essay portion of the exam. You may bring water, but no other beverages, and no food.
Good luck studying over the weekend! Remember to take breaks, and get some sleep! You do yourself no favors if you come in exhausted....
Additionally, you need not strive for Expanded Core points; the scoring on the essay will only take the Basic Core into account. So you need earn 7 points to get a 30/30 on each essay.
Should you not want to scroll back through this blog (and why wouldn't you? It is a masterpiece...) the Compare and Contrast score guide is linked up here, and the Change Over Time score guide is linked up here.
You will need to have a number two pencil for the multiple choice section and a pen with either blue or black ink for the essay portion of the exam. You may bring water, but no other beverages, and no food.
Good luck studying over the weekend! Remember to take breaks, and get some sleep! You do yourself no favors if you come in exhausted....
Thursday, January 12, 2012
review, review, review, practice, practice, practice.
Sample essay questions, courtesy of period 1 and yours truly:
How did maritime technology change and stay the same from the classical through the post classical eras?
What are the similarities and differences of metallurgy in China and India?
Compare and contrast the fall of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty.
Compare and contrast the rise to power of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
How did China's expansion change from the foundational through the post classical eras?
How did urbanization change in Europe from the classical through the post classical period?
Compare and contrast the political impact of Chinese philosophies and Indian religions
Compare and contrast the spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Explain how the leadership of the Christian Church changed and stayed the same from the classical through the post classical era.
Explain how Hinduism in India was impacted by the presence of other religions from the classical through the post classical eras.
Compare and contrast the social structure of post classical China and India
Compare and contrast the role of women in post classical China and Europe
Analyze the changes and consistencies in India's social structure from the Foundational Era through the post classical era.
How did the governance of China change and remain the same from the foundational era through the post-classical era?
Compare and contrast the growth of population in Europe with that of either China or India in the post classical era.
Compare and contrast the building of monumental architecture in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the foundational period.
Analyze the reasons for the construction of monumental architecture form the foundational period through the classical era. What changes and what stays the same?
Analyze the movement of people in the Eurasian continent from the Foundational period through the classical period. What changes and what stays the same?
How did maritime technology change and stay the same from the classical through the post classical eras?
What are the similarities and differences of metallurgy in China and India?
Compare and contrast the fall of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty.
Compare and contrast the rise to power of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire
How did China's expansion change from the foundational through the post classical eras?
How did urbanization change in Europe from the classical through the post classical period?
Compare and contrast the political impact of Chinese philosophies and Indian religions
Compare and contrast the spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Explain how the leadership of the Christian Church changed and stayed the same from the classical through the post classical era.
Explain how Hinduism in India was impacted by the presence of other religions from the classical through the post classical eras.
Compare and contrast the social structure of post classical China and India
Compare and contrast the role of women in post classical China and Europe
Analyze the changes and consistencies in India's social structure from the Foundational Era through the post classical era.
How did the governance of China change and remain the same from the foundational era through the post-classical era?
Compare and contrast the growth of population in Europe with that of either China or India in the post classical era.
Compare and contrast the building of monumental architecture in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the foundational period.
Analyze the reasons for the construction of monumental architecture form the foundational period through the classical era. What changes and what stays the same?
Analyze the movement of people in the Eurasian continent from the Foundational period through the classical period. What changes and what stays the same?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
January 10, Review Time
OK, time to begin to review for the mid-term. We'll talk about the mid-term in more depth in class, but off the top, you should expect a mini-AP exam. That means a multiple choice section of around 30-35 questions, followed by two essays, one Change Over Time and one Compare and Contrast. Topics for the essays will be ones you have not seen before.
The content of the exam will be from Guns Germs and Steel through to the completion of Chapter 20. For the former, you just need to know about his argument, you don't need to go through all 14 chapters! What does he claim and how does he support it? If you can answer that question, you are all set with Mr. Diamond's book.
For tomorrow's class, you need to go to www.dipity.com and register as a user. This site makes collaborative timelines, which we will make use of to establish a chronicle of events in the three different areas. Don't start a timeline, just register for the site.
Your other task is to go through your old tests (there are three) to determine what you did well and poorly with. Do the same with your essays (especially the C/C and COT's). Get a sense of your relative strengths and weaknesses going into the study process.
If you've been taking notes via evernote, sundry note, noterize, etc. I highly recommend going through and establishing tags if you have not been doing that already. That will enable your notes to be searchable and compilable for faster reference.
Don't forget about your projects, due Friday at the start of the class with attendant blog posts...
The content of the exam will be from Guns Germs and Steel through to the completion of Chapter 20. For the former, you just need to know about his argument, you don't need to go through all 14 chapters! What does he claim and how does he support it? If you can answer that question, you are all set with Mr. Diamond's book.
For tomorrow's class, you need to go to www.dipity.com and register as a user. This site makes collaborative timelines, which we will make use of to establish a chronicle of events in the three different areas. Don't start a timeline, just register for the site.
Your other task is to go through your old tests (there are three) to determine what you did well and poorly with. Do the same with your essays (especially the C/C and COT's). Get a sense of your relative strengths and weaknesses going into the study process.
If you've been taking notes via evernote, sundry note, noterize, etc. I highly recommend going through and establishing tags if you have not been doing that already. That will enable your notes to be searchable and compilable for faster reference.
Don't forget about your projects, due Friday at the start of the class with attendant blog posts...
Monday, January 9, 2012
Homework for January 9th--DBQ
Tomorrow you will be writing in class a DBQ drawn from Chapter 20. The scoring guide is linked up here.
Given that you will not have the long block, you can read the last two documents (Documents 6 & 7 linked up here) ahead of time. I will provide you with copies of them as part of the question, but you are welcome to print them up and mark them up at home and then bring that page into the essay with you. Please note, you may not write down the components of a DBQ on the sheet, you may only summarize, underline, etc. I'll be checking the sheets when you start the essay and collecting any that include information about what to write in a DBQ...
Given that you will not have the long block, you can read the last two documents (Documents 6 & 7 linked up here) ahead of time. I will provide you with copies of them as part of the question, but you are welcome to print them up and mark them up at home and then bring that page into the essay with you. Please note, you may not write down the components of a DBQ on the sheet, you may only summarize, underline, etc. I'll be checking the sheets when you start the essay and collecting any that include information about what to write in a DBQ...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Homework for January 5
For tonight, finish the chapter, pages 529-534. Be sure to pay attention to the primary source documents, maps and pictures in the chapter too!
Another suggestion for the project is Glogster, an online interactive, poster-making website that allows you to put in digital images, text, links to websites.
and of course you could always use xtranormal.com...
Ah, and I found an AP World History app...called AP World History. (super creative name...) By Simple Tree, the app is free, and there is a paid flashcard app ($2.99). I'm not recommending it at this point, as I haven't really looked it through yet, but it seems to be made up of time periods, topics, some links to extra information...so it could be a useful review tool for you...Take a look and let me know if you think it is good, bad, indifferent... If it isn't any good, you can always delete it...
Another suggestion for the project is Glogster, an online interactive, poster-making website that allows you to put in digital images, text, links to websites.
and of course you could always use xtranormal.com...
Ah, and I found an AP World History app...called AP World History. (super creative name...) By Simple Tree, the app is free, and there is a paid flashcard app ($2.99). I'm not recommending it at this point, as I haven't really looked it through yet, but it seems to be made up of time periods, topics, some links to extra information...so it could be a useful review tool for you...Take a look and let me know if you think it is good, bad, indifferent... If it isn't any good, you can always delete it...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Homework for January 4th
For tonight, read pages 515-529 in the textbook. Remember that we won't be reviewing this information before the test, so you should take notes as you read.
A suggestion for the Crusades project is to use VoiceThread, located at www.voicethread.com...it's like powerpoint on steroids with sounds
A suggestion for the Crusades project is to use VoiceThread, located at www.voicethread.com...it's like powerpoint on steroids with sounds
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Happy 2012
Welcome back! This is going to be a long-ish post, as there is lots to cover on this first day back from vacation.
First a reminder that the Winter Book Report is due on Thursday via email or Google Document. NO PRINTOUTS! You will not receive credit if you bring paper. Share them to whitten@bpsk12.org and be sure to give your document a title and your email a subject line!
Second: Homework for today is to read pages 509-515. This is Chapter 20, Europe in the High Middle Ages.
Third: Upcoming events.
Thursday January 5th Winter Break Book Projects are due electronically (email or google doc)
Monday, January 9, Test on Chapter 20. 1 chapter test. It will be 25 multiple choice questions and five "connection" questions--explaining how two items are interconnected in no more than 3 sentences.
Tuesday, January 10: In class DBQ. I'll give you two documents Monday, the rest you'll have to do during the class time you have.
We will be reviewing from the 11th through the 16.
Fourth Upcoming Project: The full description is linked here. The short form is you need to demonstrate the way the Muslim world viewed the Crusades. This will be due at the start of class on January 13 (yes, Friday the 13th...)
First a reminder that the Winter Book Report is due on Thursday via email or Google Document. NO PRINTOUTS! You will not receive credit if you bring paper. Share them to whitten@bpsk12.org and be sure to give your document a title and your email a subject line!
Second: Homework for today is to read pages 509-515. This is Chapter 20, Europe in the High Middle Ages.
Third: Upcoming events.
Thursday January 5th Winter Break Book Projects are due electronically (email or google doc)
Monday, January 9, Test on Chapter 20. 1 chapter test. It will be 25 multiple choice questions and five "connection" questions--explaining how two items are interconnected in no more than 3 sentences.
Tuesday, January 10: In class DBQ. I'll give you two documents Monday, the rest you'll have to do during the class time you have.
We will be reviewing from the 11th through the 16.
Fourth Upcoming Project: The full description is linked here. The short form is you need to demonstrate the way the Muslim world viewed the Crusades. This will be due at the start of class on January 13 (yes, Friday the 13th...)
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