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
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First two weeks of school (Sept. 5 - Sept. 14)

Here is an outline of what you can expect in World History Intensive during the first two weeks of class.

*Please note that things are due to be completed on the day they are listed. For example, you are expected to complete the reading "Strayer xli-xliv" before class on Friday, Sept. 7.

Wednesday, Sept 5
  • In-class: welcome, introductions & distribution of course materials
    • this will be a shortened class (30-35 minutes)
Friday, Sept 7
  • Read: Strayer xli-xliv (prologue)
  • Lecture: Big History & Periodization
  • Workshop: Notebook strategies
  • Discuss: Achebe
Tuesday, Sept 11
  • Read: review packet 90-103
  • Lecture: Subsistence Patterns
  • Workshop: periodization
  • Discuss: Achebe
Thursday, Sept 13
  • Read: packet 104-116
  • Lecture: Early Civilizations
  • Workshop: the art of comparison
  • Due: summer reading essay
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Getting Ready for School

Hi Everybody:

Just a couple of quick things as we're all getting ready to head back to school next week.
  1. Supplies - Organization is an important skill in any class, but especially one that studies 500 years of history. In order to keep our materials organized, I recommend that you keep notes, homework and handouts in one large (3" or so) three-ring binder with multiple dividers. Because that may become cumbersome to carry back and forth to class every day, it might also help to have a smaller binder or folder (with pockets) for the current unit so you can leave the big one at home. There will be periodic assessments of your notebook. I will distribute a rubric the first week of class.
  2. Summer Reading - We will begin discussing the summer reading assignment the first week of class, and the essay will be due the second week. Those assignments are posted on Sharepoint, which is accessible through the MPH Intranet Portal, or through this link directly:  Summer Reading Assignments
I'm really looking forward to kicking off the year. See you soon.

Mr. Stegeman
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Week of May 27


Wednesday
  • In-class: Reflective exercise
  • Due: Film Analysis Essay
Friday
  • Course Wrap-Up
  • end of year celebration
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Week of May 20

Monday
  • Lecture: Historical Film Analysis
    • historical context of 1973 coup in Chile
  • Workshop: Missing, pt. 1
Wednesday
  • Read: film analysis article packet
  • Discussion: Film Analysis
  • Workshop: Missing, pt. 2
Friday
  • Discussion: writing the film analysis essay
  • Workshop: Missing, pt. 3 and/or essay writing
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Week of May 13

This is the week of the AP exam. Between now and Thursday, try to spend about an hour each night reviewing the course content. Remember it is much better to do this a little at a time than to cram at the last minute. Use your findings from last week's diagnostic test to target areas that need the most attention. Pay particular attention to the "time line of major events" sections in your review book. Hang in there - we've almost made it!!

Tuesday
  • Final lecture on Decolonization and the Cold War
  • Last-minute review session
    • take ten minutes to plan out the sample comparative essay
    • we will review this in class and complete a sample change-over-time essay plan
Thursday
  • AP Exam - report to basement of Pebble Hill Church at 7:45 am.
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Week of May 6

Monday
  • Lecture: The Post-War World
  • Workshop: DBQ planning exercise
Wednesday
  • Full MC practice test
  • Workshop: Change-Over-Time planning
  • Due: 1 page review - 19th c. Imperialism
    • China, Japan, India, Africa
Friday
  • Lecture: The World Today
  • Workshop: Comparative essay
  • Due: 1 page review - 20th century
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