Week of September 16

Super start to the year, people! As we move through the next few weeks we will start working on some AP style essays. It will be important for you to keep building on the basic study skills and habits like note-taking and organizing your materials in the notebook. Try to build a firm foundation now and it will keep paying off for the rest of the year.

Tuesday, Sept 18
  • Read: Packet 116-130
  • Lecture: Survey of Religions in the Ancient World
  • Workshop: AP comparative essay
Thursday, Sept 20
  • Read: Packet 132-138
  • Lecture: Rise of Islam
  • Workshop: AP essay construction
  • Due: Comparative Chart
    • create a three-column chart comparing methods of political control in Han China, Maurya/Gupta India and Imperial Rome
    • remember, the more info you put into the chart, the more material you will have at your fingertips to write our first comparative essay
    • bring a clean copy of this to hand in