Ms. Bryant. WHAP Course objectives At the completion of the course all students will be able to perform the following at a higher personal level: analyze.

Ms. Bryant

WHAP Course objectivesAt the completion of the course all students will be

able to perform the following at a higher personal level:

analyze evidence and interpretations presented in a variety of historical texts, both primary and secondary and use the information to plan a meaningful discussion

prepare and execute a well-constructed, multi-paragraph essay; including the Document-based, Change-Over-Time, and Comparison essay types

utilize a variety of resources in planning and directing research for a mixture of projects, essays, and activities

write a series of questions that challenges a text's meaning and shows an understanding of the document

WHAP Weekly scheduleMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Focus: Skills acquisition including mapping, charts & DBQ, COT, CC practiceChapter Bonus points quizHomework: chapter book notes completed, read

Focus: Primary and Secondary Documents, Activities, LectureHomework: Read, complete book notes

Focus: Primary and Secondary Documents, Activities, LectureHomework: Read, complete note cards

Focus: Primary and Secondary Documents, Activities, LectureChapter Bonus points quizHomework: chapter book notes completed, read

Focus: Learning Opportunity- multiple choice, short answer, essay over both chapters plus reviewHomework: Note cards/ study guide due from both chapters, read

Read, complete book notes

Read, complete note cards

Reading is essential…homework assigned 8/31 for WHAP

School week Bentley chapters

School week Bentleychapters

1 1, 2 10 23, 24

2 3, 7 11 25. 26

3 10,11 12 27, 28

4 9, 12 13 29, 30

5 13,14 14 31, 32

6 15, 16 15 33, 34

7 17, 18 16 35, 36

8 19, 20 17 37, 38

9 21, 22 18 39, 40

Bryant Formative Assessments Bi-weekly timed reading quizzes will consist of

multiple choice questions similar to the AP Exam. If a student receives 80% or better, bonus points

will be awarded. Students receiving a 79% or lower will not be

penalized and no grade will be recorded. It is the expectation that the students receiving a 79% or lower will review that chapter again before the Friday Learning Opportunity.

If a student receives 80% or better on both chapter quizzes for the week, the student will receive bonus points plus extra time on the Friday Learning Opportunity.

AP World periodization & course structure

Course units are divided into PERIODS: Unit One 8000 BCE—500CE Unit Two 500 CE—1000 Unit Three 1000—1500 Unit Four 1500—1750 Unit Five 1750-1914 Unit Six 1914-2006

WHAP Unit tests

Information pulled from outside readings and from past AP World History released exams.

More in-depth than the normal weekly reading quiz.

Prepare by taking notes in-class, reviewing handouts, book notes, note cards.

Models AP World History Exam

5 Themes of AP World History

Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment- Demography and Disease, Migration, Patterns of Settlement,

Technology Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures - Religions,

Belief Systems/Philosophies/Ideologies, Science and Technology, the Arts and Architecture

Theme 3: State Building, Expansion and Conflict - Political Structures and Forms of Governance, Empires, Nations and Nationalism, Revolts and Revolutions, Regional Trans-regional/Global Structures and Organizations

Theme 4: Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic System - Agricultural and Pastoral Production, Trade and Commerce, Labor Systems, Industrialization, Capitalism and Socialism

Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures - Gender Roles and Relations, Family and Kinship, Racial and Ethnic Constructions, Social and Economic Classes

The WHAP exam

May 12, 2011 1st given in 2002

AP GRADE QUALIFICATION5 Extremely well qualified4 Well qualified3 Qualified2 Possibly qualified1 No recommendation

AP Exam grades of 5 are equivalent to A grades in the corresponding college course. AP Exam grades of 4 are equivalent to grades of A–, B+, and B in college. AP Exam grades of 3 are equivalent to grades of B–, C+, and C in college.

Check the college board website for information regarding what colleges accept AP classes for college credit.

Multiple choice section = 50% of WHAP test

Multiple-choice questions 70 in 55 minutes- no penalty for guessing—change this year!

Several questions are cross-chronological but, for the most part, the subject breakdown is:

Foundations period: c. 8000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. -- 19–20 percent

600 C.E. to 1450 -- 22 percent 1450 to 1750 -- 19–20 percent 1750 to 1914 -- 19–20 percent 1914 to the present -- 19–20 percent

Free Response Section = 50% of WHAP test

A document-based essay question (DBQ) A comparison essay question (CC) A change-over time essay question (COT)

Mandatory 10 min reading period, 120 min to answer all 3 essays….so about 40 min for each essay

(Essays are scored from 0 – 9 pts = 7 core points…if you get the core you are eligible for the additional 2 points)

2009 Stats for WHAP exam 143,426 students took WHAP exam

72,444 students or 50.5% scored a 3 or higher

Score breakdown

score percent

5 11.1

4 16

3 23.4

2 24.6

1 24.9

AP World Historical Thinking Skills 1.Crafting historical arguments with

historical evidence 2.Chronological reasoning-historical

causation, patterns of continuity and change, periodization

3.Comparison and Contextualization learning the circumstances or facts that

surround a particular event, situation—putting information in context

4.Historical Interpretation and synthesis syncretism- the attempted reconciliation

or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion

Bryant’s WHAP Grade Breakdown

40% exams quizzes, learning opportunities, unit

tests, finals 20% in-class work

participation points, discussion, activities, binder check

40% homework Note cards, study guide questions,

projects

Questions for WHAP students What score do you want???

Will the college you want to attend accept a 3, 4, 5?

Why do you want to take the class? What will you learn besides World History? Why are students who take AP classes more

successful in college? Why should you start taking AP classes as a

sophomore? What other AP classes should you take? How can you be successful in this class?