World History
Bill Zeigler


Description


World History AP is one of the most exciting new courses to come down in a long time. Yet it also has a series of idiosyncrasies that make it a more challenging course... like teaching 10,000 years of history! Therefore, our time together will focus on course management and skill development. First, we'll go through the course, discussing format, pacing, class requirements, and day-to-day structures. Second, we'll talk about the three major areas of concern in any social science class (reading, writing, and testing) and the development of skills and strategies that will help teachers meet students' needs. Finally, we'll look at past World History AP Exams, analyzing the multiple-choice and essay portions, in order to best organize our class and course around successful teaching and learning. It's a great course with tremendous possibilities... it just takes time!


Goals

  • To familiarize participants with the unique perspective, habits of mind, and themes of a world history curriculum AND to develop a practical and functioning course model
  • To present world history content, allaying the fears of new world history teachers while enhancing the knowledge of veterans in a collegial environment
  • To share instructional and time-management strategies for student and teacher success
  • To explore text, visual, and internet resources that will boost any world history course
  • To investigate the traits and techniques necessary for an Advanced Placement course in world history through a thorough analysis of the AP exam

Course Outline


Day 1 – Monday – The Weight of the World

    • Introductions
    • AP World History – the Course Description
    • Course Development – Periodization, Historical Lenses, Format, Pacing
    • The Audit and Restructuring
    • Tactics – Doing World History
    • Assets – Texts and Readers: Using the Right One

    Day 2 – Tuesday – It Just Has to Fit!

      • Content – Foundations: 8000 BCE-600 CE
      • Tactics – 2° Text Analysis – Outlining and Big Picture
      • Tactics – 2° Text Analysis – Notecards and Questions
      • Content – 600-1450
      • Tactics – 1° Text Analysis – SOAPStone
      • Overview – The Essay: Thesis and Structure
      • Overview – The Rubric
      • Tactics – The Document Based Question (DBQ)
      • Assets – Guides and Sourcebooks

      Day 3 – Wednesday – It's In Here Somewhere!

        • Assets – Internet Resources
        • Overview – Multiple-Choice
        • Content – 1450-1750
        • Tactics – 1° Text Analysis – APPARTS
        • Content – 1750-1914
        • Tactics – 2° Text Analysis – Using Sub-Headings
        • Tactics – Comparison/Contrast

        Day 4 – Thursday – Servin' up the World

          • Tactics – 2° Text Analysis – Structure
          • Tactics – Change Over Time
          • Tactics – Essays, Essays, Essays
          • Content – 1914-the Present
          • Assets – Monographs, Journals, Novels, and Visuals
          • Assets – Opportunities

          Day 5 – Friday – Reach Out and Touch Someone

            • Tactics – Review, Review, Review
            • Tactics – Implementation and Maintenance
            • Evaluations, Certificates, Parting Gifts

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