Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Industrial Revolution

Team Euro,

Just as we had summer reading, we also have work that infiltrates our Christmas vacation.

We will be tackling the Industrial Revolution (chapter 22). The good news is the chapter is fairly short and very straightforward.

Here is the assignment:
  • Read the chapter thoroughly
  • Choose what will serve you best and do EITHER an outline OR the study packet (on Drive)
  • Read through the PPT resource on Drive
Monday, January 6th, when we return, we will use the first part of class to field questions and then take a MCQ on the unit.

Tuesday - FRQ

Friday - DBQ

You are free to email me over break to ask questions as they arise.

Congratulations!

Team Euro,

You did it! You conquered the first semester of AP Euro! Well done! I am proud of you!

And you have improved in your work along the way. This will only increase exponentially next semester.

Now it is time to relax and get some sleep!

[Though note the unfortunate reality of covering Ch. 22 on the Industrial Revolution during break. See the next post.]

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Final Weekend Reminder of 2013

Team Euro,

This is our last weekend before the final exam. Consequently it is a time for focused and purposeful work. Be sure to spend substantive and focused time reviewing each unit focusing on the details but all the while maintaining the large picture:

  • Review the hub dates
  • Review the chart with centuries and countries
  • Look back at your old outlines and unit packets
On Monday and Tuesday we will continue our focused review. Wednesday is the big day. 80 MCQ and one FRQ (you will have a choice of three prompts). The MCQ will be 60% and the FRQ will be 40% of your final exam grade. Remember the final itself is 20% of your semester grade.

Bring questions to class as they arise.

Shall we do a study session after school on Tuesday to prep for the exam?

Friday, December 6, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,

We are so close to the end of the quarter/semester!

This weekend study hard for your French Revolution MCQ and FRQ.

Monday I will field questions for as long as you desire before we take the MCQ. Tuesday we will take the FRQ.

Wednesday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday will be dedicated to reviewing for the final exam.

On Wednesday you will be required to submit the first semester Hub Dates study guide (on Drive). The idea behind the Hub Dates is there are particular important and driving dates in European history through which the recent surrounding history can be understood and categorized. Here is an example:


Monday, December 2, 2013

Holiday Questions!

Welcome back!

Out of sheer curiosity, can you please quickly fill out THIS FORM?

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Euro and Thanksgiving

Team Euro,

Here is the Thanksgiving plan:

We only have two weeks on the other side of Thanksgiving so we need to get a jump on the French Revolution in order to carve out time for review for the final exam.

Be purposeful in using your time over break; schedule time to work on Euro and then allow yourself to truly enjoy the vacation.

Read and outline Chapter 21 p. 683-703 (if you received above an 86% on the Chapter 19 MCQ you are exempt from the outline).

Fill out the study packet up through and including "The Directory".

On Monday, December 2nd, you will submit both of these, we will field questions, and then take a reading quiz.

From Monday on, we will tackle this critical unit.

*One additional thought about your use of time this break*
We are practically three weeks away from the final exam. It is 20% of your grade. We will spend just shy of a week reviewing. The review will be helpful. But if you want to get a jump on review and prepping for the final, I would encourage you to start a very *purposeful* review of what we have studied to date. Skim your notes. Look back at old Study Packets. Look at the review resources on the blog. Look at an AP Test review book. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,

It is Friday and we just finished a unit. That means we have the weekend ahead of us and a week before Thanksgiving break.

In the unit before us we will be exploring the social side of life in 18th century Europe. As we talked about in class, this unit can be really interesting and a welcome change from the political themes of the course, but it also is highly speculative and should be held gently and with a healthy dose of skepticism.

For this unit you will NOT need to do an outline - and the study packet is extremely short (due Friday). Therefore you might want to attack this unit a little differently. I recommend skim reading the chapter and then progressively going back and filling out the study packet once you have the larger picture. This too will help facilitate our discussion in class next week.

As I mentioned in class, I want to incorporate a small but thoughtful creative element to this unit. As you skim read the chapter, find one thing you would like to explore further - and in a creative matter. Create a dialogue, draw a picture, do an interpretive dance, build something, or whatever strikes you to depict what caught your fancy. Beyond this I want to leave the assignment purposefully vague. You are welcome to talk to me about your idea(s). In whatever you do, do it thoughtfully and well. This will be due Friday as well. You may submit it early.

On Friday of next week, you will take a shorter MCQ and write your first full in class DBQ.

As for a preview, during Thanksgiving week, you will need to begin and finish the first half of Ch. 21 on the French Revolution (due December 2). If you want to get a jump on that, you are more than welcome to do so.

Monday, November 11, 2013

AP Euro Monday

Team Euro,

I am sorry to say this, but I am not able to be in class today. If you are willing, please pray I get feeling better. I hope to return as soon as possible.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I am delaying today's reading quiz.

In your families, create a shared Google doc and place it in your shared folder with me. Then I want you to answer the following questions regarding guilds:
 - When? From when to when? When do they begin to decline? Why?
 - What are they?
 - What is their function?
 - For whom?
 - By whom?
 - Advantages?
 - Disadvantages?

When you are done answering these questions, you are free to use the remainder of the time reading the chapter, outlining, and/or working on the study packet.

Please use your time wisely as we will have limited time together to talk through this chapter.

Please send me an email for any questions that might arise.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,

Remember what we talked about in the beginning of class today and keep in mind the schedule for the rest of the semester as you allocate your time - particularly around Thanksgiving.

We are pushing through this unit on Expansion in the 18th c. a little more quickly than usual. Therefore we are finishing everything on Friday. Be sure to have everything ready by then.


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Peer Editing FRQs

Team Euro,
Today in class we are going to peer edit our FRQs from yesterday.
Arrange yourselves with your royal family. Exchange your FRQ with someone in your family. Using the FRQ Peer Editing Sheet, carefully read and the FRQ and the editing sheet. Provide your peer and family member quality feedback.
Then exchange the FRQ and FRQ Peer Editing Sheet with another family member and carry out the same process.
You need to edit two FRQs today in class.

Chapter 19 Reading and Outline, Quiz, and Test Schedule

Team Euro,
Here is the plan for Ch. 19:

Friday, 8 November - Read and Outline p. 621-628
Monday, 11 November Read and Outline p. 628-641
  - Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter
Friday, 15 November - Read and Outline p. 641-end
  - Study Packet is due
  - Ch. 19 MCQ
  - Ch. 19 FRQ

*Notice that this schedule is a little faster than usual. This chapter is also easier than usual.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Review Videos - from Miss Marshall

Team Euro,
Our very own Miss Marshall has created videos that can be a really good resource as you review the material at hand.
Here are her videos on:
 - The Scientific Revolution
 - The Enlightenment
 - Enlightened Monarchy
Tell her what a great job she has done and thank her when you have a chance.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
Well done today! I really enjoyed the Enlightenment salon and I hope you did as well. And I hope it was beneficial.

While it is still fresh in your mind please fill out THIS FORM so I can know how to do it better next time.

This weekend:
- As all of your work is done for this unit, your focus for this weekend should be on preparing yourself for your MCQ and FRQ.

Enlightenment Salon Group Photo

Here is the illustrious group of intellectuals and rulers:

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Enlightenment Salon

Team Euro,
We are coming upon the Enlightenment salon and I am excited.
It will be a good time to mingle and enjoy learning while playing a part.
Be sure to print out your resume - and - place it on Drive.
Come dressed and ready to interact!

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
This weekend:
- Finish your reading and outline
- Remember your study packet is due early this week; it is due Wednesday.
- Be ready for your Europe map quiz
- Be thinking about your role in Friday's solon. It is going to be great.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Updated Europe Map on Drive

Team Euro,

There is an updated map in the shared folder on Drive with the number of countries and capitals listed for greater clarity as we draw close to Monday's map quiz.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Pale Blue Dot

The Scientific Revolution's cosmological paradigm shift is not just exchanging geocentric for heliocentric, it is fundamentally changing how humans perceive themselves - how we see ourselves.

In the geocentric model we are the center and the focus.

In the heliocentric model the universe becomes exponentially large. And we are but a pale blue dot.


Carl Sagan, one of the most famous modern astronomers and science popularizer, said of this:

"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar", every "supreme leader", every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam."

If he is correct, what does this say about us? What are the implications?

Are we something? Are we nothing?

How should we think about this from a Christian perspective?

Monday, October 21, 2013

Scientific Revolution Cosmology Quiz

For tomorrow's quiz on cosmology, you should be able to sketch out and label the basic idea behind the thinking of Ptolemy and Aristotle, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. Your quiz will look quite similar to this:


Euro Map Quiz

Team Euro,
It has been decided. We will take our Euro Map Quiz Monday of next week (Oct 28).
You have two options:
 - Either take the countries and capitals on Monday and get it out of the way
 - Or just take the countries and take the cumulative test the following Monday after your MCQ
The map itself is on Drive.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Chapter 18 Reading and Outline, Quiz, and Test Schedule

Team Euro,
We are going to back to the short (well, shorter than the previous) chapters! And we will take two weeks to cover this unit.
This chapter (18) is on the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. Please note the slightly accelerated schedule. The study packet is on Drive.

Here is the reading and outlining schedule:

Monday, 21 October - Read and Outline p. 589-598
Friday, 25 October Read and Outline p. 598-609
- Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter
Monday, 28 October - Read and Outline p. 609-end
Wednesday, 30 October - Study Packet is due
Monday, 4 November - Ch. 18 MCQ
Tuesday, 5 November - Ch. 18 FRQ

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Finishing this unit and this short week

Team AP Euro,

Here is a reminder of the plan for the rest of this unit and week.

Tuesday we will address any questions you have and spend the class reviewing.

Wednesday is super short because of PSAT testing. Therefore we will have our FRQ but in shortened form: only setting, thesis, and bullet point specific evidentiary support. Remember your study packet is due this day.

Thursday we will not have block day but a regular M/T/W schedule and we will take the MCQ for this combined unit.

This long weekend we will start the new unit.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
This weekend:
 - Finish up your reading and outline
 - The collaborative study packet is due Wednesday
 - Plan on the MCQ Wednesday and FRQ Thursday

Generally well done on the presentations today. We will take our reading quiz first thing Monday morning and then finish up the presentations and address and questions and/or holes.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Absolutism and Constitutionalism Content

Team Euro,
In tackling the content for this unit, we are having each royal family embrace some responsibility:
 - Bourbons - the rise of men in high heels and tights in France
 - Tudors - absolutism constitutionalism
 - Romanovs - Russia? From where? To what?
 - Habsburgs - the Great War and even more division
 - Medici - What is happening in art? How about in Spain, Netherlands, and with the Ottomans?

We are going to use time in class to make this happen. It will be due Friday in class.

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
This weekend:
 - Keep reading and outlining
 - Work on the study packet with your royal family
 - Finish the Reformation DBQ
   - Make it beautiful
   - See online resource (in Drive) and below

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Chapters 16 &17 Combined Study Packet

Team Euro,
We have an amazing opportunity and challenge in front of us. These next two chapters (combined as one) are pivotal to Modern European History and it is imperative that we know them and know them well.
However, the sheer breadth of information is formidable. The study packet is enormous. Much like a glorious meal arrayed before you, your excited by the feast before you but you are overwhelmed by how much there is to eat.
Therefore, when faced with such a challenge, it is good to go at it with your family by your side.
The study packet is posted on Drive and you will be able to share the document with your familial peers and tackle it together. Delegate and share the burden so you all have the final and completed result. Also be sure this shared document is in your shared folder with me.
Sharing like this is an advantage but it also could be a potential disadvantage. Be sure you do not lean too heavily on your family without also spending time looking at and studying their work. If you fail to become familiar with the entirety of the study packet it will be hard for you to do well on the MCQ.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Chapter 16 & 17 Reading and Outline, Quiz, and Test Schedule

We are going to do something rather different with this new unit. I am going to combine chapters 16 and 17 into one unit. The newest edition of our text does this and I though it makes more sense as it is covering absolutism and constitutionalism. Our edition of the text divides this between Western and Eastern Europe.

In our shared Drive folder, I have placed a new reading resource for these two chapters. Please refer to it for the page numbers and reading schedule you will find below. (It is practically the same as our text but only combines the two chapters in a different order.) 

Also note, we will take three weeks on this unit instead of two.

Friday, 4 October Read and Outline p. 478-486
Monday, 7 October - Read and Outline p. 486-494
Friday, 11 October Read and Outline p. 494-506
  - Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter(s)
Monday, 14 October - Read and Outline p. 506-end
Wednesday, 16 October - Ch. 15/16 MCQ
Thursday, 17 October* - Ch. 15/16 FRQ

*This is the end of the first quarter

Monday Madness

Team Euro,

Two things for tomorrow:

We are in the process of building a DBQ. We have started the process (thesis and POVs). Now we are going create more of the skeleton. Therefore, for the Reformation DBQ we have been working on:
 - Build your thesis into an opening paragraph
 - Write an opening sentence for each body paragraph
     - Remember each opening sentence should have your category you will be arguing for as well as a connection to any preceding body paragraph
 - Create a concluding paragraph

Tonight you need to continue your studying for tomorrow's first real in-class FRQ. Yes! You can do this!

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Juan de Pareja


This evening I have received two emails asking about the significance of Juan de Pareja.
As I think this is a good question, I want to address it here.
This was my short reply:

In some ways Juan de Pareja qua Juan de Pareja is unimportant for our purposes. However, what he symbolizes is important; de Pareja (as a talented individual) epitomizes the possibility of social mobility (especially in a hierarchical Spanish society) when social mobility was rare and decidedly new.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
This weekend:
 - Finish your outline and study packet for Global Exploration
 - Study for Monday's MCQ
 - Any ideas you want to share with me regarding your royal blood would be welcome
     - Today's game: Romanovs (7), Bourbon (4), Medici (3), Habsburgs (3), Tudors (2)

Monday, September 23, 2013

FRQs and DBQs

When submitting any future FRQs and DBQs, if you are submitting digitally, please submit them only as Google Docs and not as PDFs. Thanks!

Reformation DBQ

To the left you will see a resource "Reformation DBQ" (it is also found on Drive).
Please read the DBQ and then write a thesis for the DBQ. Also list your categories and the documents that fit under each (see below for a visual).

Friday, September 20, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team Euro,
This weekend:
 - Read and outline through p. 498
 - Be ready for a reading quiz on the reading
 - Come up with three (3) POVs from the Plague DBQ (however, not from the first three docs); remember why not what

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Plague DBQ

For your Plague DBQ thesis, separate out your basic categories and list the docs that can be used as evidence for each. How many docs could you use?

Chapter 15 Reading and Outline, Quiz, and Test Schedule

Monday, 23 September - Read and Outline p. 483-498
  - Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter
Friday, 27 September Read and Outline p. 498-508
Monday, 30 September - Read and Outline p. 508-end
  - Ch. 15 MCQ (40 questions)
Tuesday, 1 October - Ch. 15 FRQ

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

DBQ Rubric and Plague DBQ Thesis

Pay close attention to the DBQ Rubric (on Drive). Friday you will have a quiz on the six core points. You should be able to say what they are (though not necessarily word for word).

For tonight, write a quality thesis based on the Plague DBQ (on Drive). Be sure you have three (or four) categories that relate directly to the prompt - and that they are broad enough to incorporate the vast majority of the documents.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Reformation FRQ

See the AP Euro shared folder for the prompts. You do need to write a complete FRQ for the first prompt and you do not need to write a opening paragraph and thesis for the other two. (However, you should be able to do so if called upon.)

Friday, September 13, 2013

European Families

You are royalty.

Which family will you be in?
Bourbon, Habsburg, Medici, Tudor, Romanov

Weekend reminder with updated schedule

Team Euro,
Because everything went so well today in class, yet so slowly, we have pushed back the Reformation MCQ to Tuesday!

However, it would be good if you completed the outline and study packet by Monday nevertheless.
We will then use Monday to talk further about those things we did not have a chance to discuss in class today.

The FRQ will be pushed back as well.

Collaboratively with your group, be sure to fill out the Reformations: Origins, and Political and Social Impact. We will address this briefly on Monday.

Block Day Plan

Activities to tackle today:

Reformation Chart - Copy and fill in with your team

Reformations: Origins and Political and Social Impact - Work collaboratively with your team and ultimately everyone else on this

Side notes silliness:
    Baroque
    Politiques
    France
    Netherlands
    Scotland
    Ireland
    Bohemia
    Hungary
    Poland-Lithuania

    Witch Hunts
    Helped by prayer; hurt by sin

Freshman Edification

As a means to bless World History Honors students, I am excited for you to take up the creative mantle of creating a iMovie trailer for each unit we study. Because there is so much overlap between the two courses, and we are perpetually ahead of them, you have the opportunity to set the tone for each unit they will study.
Who wants to do the Renaissance?
Who wants to do the Reformation?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Fill in response to Renaissance FRQ

Find the FRQ and DBQ Response form in the shared AP Euro folder.

On a laptop or desktop, copy the form (Under the file tab, choose "Make a copy"). Rename it with your name and place it in your AP Euro folder. If you are on your iPad, open your Drive via Safari and choose the desktop view from the arrow in the right corner of the page.

Please fill out the section for FRQ #1, including titling it "Renaissance".

Monday, September 9, 2013

FRQ Feedback Form

The FRQ feedback form is found in the files to the left of this post. It is for you to be able to decipher the comments on your latest FRQ (and future FRQs). As soon I get all of your emails plugged in, I will place it in the shared AP Euro folder as well.

Gmail address used for shared AP Euro folder

HERE is the form to fill in to share your gmail address with me for the shared AP Euro folder.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Ch. 14 Study Packet and Weekend Reminders

HERE is the study packet for ch. 14 on the Reformation.

Remember to read and outline through p. 465. You will have a reading quiz in class on Monday.

Look at your shoes differently! Be creative with your categories!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Google Docs Shared Folder

After pondering the most efficient work flow, I have settled on Google Docs. For this to be effective, I need you to share a folder with me (askmrdavis@gmail.com). This folder will be the place where you will drop and store your course documents. I can then comment on them without the need for you to email or upload your work. Please pay close attention to the following:

Naming - I would like you to name this folder in a particular way:
Last name, first name, AP Euro 2

Organization - Within this shared folder, you should create and name sub folders based on each unit. All of your work should find its way into a sub folder.

Sharing - Share the general folder with me and provide me with editing privileges. Everything in that folder (including sub folders) will then be shared with me.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Chapter 14 Reading and Outline, Quiz, and Test Schedule

Friday, 6 September - Read and Outline p. 445-455
Monday, 9 September - Read and Outline p. 455-465
  - Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter
Friday, 13 September Read and Outline p. 465-472
Monday, 16 September - Read and Outline p. 472-477
  - Ch. 14 MCQ (40 questions)
Tuesday, 17 September - Ch. 14 FRQ

Renaissance FRQs

HERE is your FRQ work for the Renaissance Test.
These will be due on Friday.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

New Monarchs Screencasts

HERE and HERE are screen casts explaining the important development known as New Monarchs.

Renaissance PPTs

Three Renaissance PPTs have been uploaded to Focus for your reference. They are a resource for you to use as you see fit.

Chapter Outline and Study Packet

Please upload your chapter outline and study packet to Focus.

You do not need to print them out and submit hard copies.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Weekend Reminder

Team AP Euro,
For Tuesday, you need to have your outline completed along with your study packet. In class we will have a 40 questions MCQ and some FRQ thesis work. Come in knowing the material. If you have questions, please drop me an email.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Fill out the rest of your FRQ on the Renaissance prompt

To what degree was the Renaissance a break from the High Middle Ages politically, socially, and artistically?

Now that you have a beautiful thesis, intro, and conclusion the next step is to fill out your body paragraphs. At this point you have the evidence for the body paragraphs and you now need to clothe the evidence in persuasive argument. Your thesis is your general argument and the clothed evidence clearly supports your thesis.

To do this effectively, each body paragraph needs to begin with an introductory sentence setting the stage for what you will be arguing for in that particular paragraph. The first body paragraph's intro sentence can be quite simple (think of it as a sub-thesis). However, the next two paragraphs also need to also create a metaphorical bridge between what you argued in the previous paragraph with that of your new paragraph (i.e. how does the political lead to the social?).

Be sure your arguments are tight and concise. Being verbose is not a positive trait in historical writing (or for that matter in any writing unless you are getting paid by the page). Provide as many specific pieces of evidence as you can; avoid any vague, unhelpful language. Stay on task and do not stray. Don't use the first person.

One more important aspect: nuance. The temptation is to make your argument really simplistic and overgeneralized. A strong essay demonstrates nuance and subtlety of thought. If you are arguing for a particular point, don't be afraid to draw in conflicting evidence; show how the argument is not water tight but represents a general trend to which there are exceptions.

I am confident you all will get this and start nailing your essays. Know this an art and a process. If you don't write perfectly to begin, that is expected and ok. Give yourself grace.

If you have any questions, please ask.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Write Intro, Evidence, and Conclusion for Renaissance Prompt

To what degree was the Renaissance a break from the High Middle Ages politically, socially, and artistically?

Now that you have a beautiful thesis (you addressed "to what degree", fleshed out "politically, socially, and artistically", and wrote your thesis as A-A1, B-B1, C-C1 instead of A, B, C, A1, B1, C1) you need to begin to construct your FRQ essay.

For tomorrow create a introductory paragraph with setting and thesis.

Next, bullet point at least three pieces of specific evidence for each body paragraph.

Lastly, construct a concluding paragraph that wraps up your thoughts (however, without the first person) and contains a restatement of your thesis.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Write a thesis for the following prompt:

To what degree was the Renaissance a break from the High Middle Ages politically, socially, and artistically?

If you are unsure how to write a thesis, watch the video posted HERE (sorry for the super low quality).

This is due in class tomorrow! But it is only a thesis. Two sentences max!

Dual Credit Option *UPDATED*

Team Euro,
As mentioned in class, you have the opportunity to take this AP Euro course as a dual credit course. This is a fantastic opportunity because you receive simultaneous credit for high school and college. And this year you have the opportunity to receive credit for not just one, but two college courses (HIST 4A and 4B).

HERE is the application for enrollment.

HERE is more information from the school website.

If you or your parents have questions, please talk to your academic counselor or to me.

*UPDATE*

Once you decide to take AP Euro as dual credit, you will need to apply (a.k.a. get an account with) to West Hills. This is merely a formality; you will be accepted and given a student ID number. HERE is the West Hills account creation page. If you'd like to start with the video instructions rather than going directly to the application page, you may begin HERE.

A couple things to consider:
 - When you have to choose your campus, be sure to choose: West Hills COALINGA.
 - You will be asked to choose a major; the choice of major is not important (there will be some questions that don't apply that well to you, just fill in your best guess).
 - You will need your Social Security number to register. If you do not have a SS# and you are an international student, you may enter your visa number.
 - When you finish and submit, you will get two emails.  First, a hello email.  Next, an email with your student ID number and password. Bring the ID number to Student Services to enroll in the course as dual credit.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Individualized/Collaborative Curriculum Opportunity - Further Thoughts

Team Euro,
Here are some further thoughts on Option B:

 - Instead of pursuing something based on your interest, you can create screencasts or videos of the content we are learning in order to teach it to my World History Honors students. Much of the material overlaps, and you would not need to go into as much detail as we are learning, but rather teach them the basics.

- Regardless of what you choose for Option B, I would like for you to create a plan for what you would like to do and submit it to me. In this plan, I would like you to share what you are going to do, how you are going to go about doing it (action steps), and how to assess the quality of your work (essentially creating your own rubric).

Friday, August 23, 2013

Individualized/Collaborative Curriculum Opportunity - Interest Form

HERE is a doc where you can write your name and your interest in order to see what other people are interested in - and to see who has an interest that can work well with yours in a collaborative project.

Individualized/Collaborative Curriculum Opportunity


As we talked about in class, I would like to extend the option to you to change the way (and even what) you submit to me for any given unit. Here is the proposal yet again:

 - Option A:
     - Status Quo: You do the outlines (unless you receive an 86% or above on the previous MCQ) and the study packet for each unit.

 - Option B:
     - Based on your interest(s)*, trace the relationship of your interest(s) to the period in history we are studying. You will create a final product for each unit that demonstrates careful thought and creative expression. In lieu of submitting an outline, you will be able to submit your creative product. In addition, you will be able to work collaboratively with a partner or partners to create a final product. If you do so, you may also submit a collaboratively completed study packet.
     - I hope many of you will choose this option. I am confident that what you create will be excellent and indicative of your hard work.
     - This option is predicated on the Daniel 1:8-16 principle.

 - Option C:
     -  You may pick and choose which units you choose to do Option A and which units you choose to Option B.

If you have further thoughts and/or questions, come see me and we can brainstorm together.

*Here is a list of potential interests (this is to spur your imagination but not to limit it): writer (literature, poetry, lyrics), image maker (graphic artist, photographer), video producer (director, actor, editor), artist (2D, 3D, fashion, architecture), culinary artist, dancer, sport, philosopher, theologian, politician/political scientist, historian, economist, social science (sociology, psychology, demographic change), musician (sing, play instruments, write songs), etc.

Savonarola and Florence

Savonarola and Florence

Read this short excerpt and think about this:

How did Savonarola and the Florentine response to him exemplify the conflict between medieval and Renaissance priorities?

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Renaissance Study Packet

THIS Renaissance Study Packet must be completed and turned in on the day of the chapter test MCQ.
Be sure to address each identify/define with its significance and respond to the reflection questions thoroughly but not exhaustively (4-5 sentences).

Primary Source Machiavelli

Welcome to an introduction to Machiavelli via two of his most famous excerpts from his book, The Prince.
Read THESE carefully as they will expose an audacious and extraordinarily influential break from the Medieval tradition.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Chapter 13 Reading and Outline, Quiz and Test Schedule

Friday, 23 August - Read and Outline p. 407-415
Monday, 26 August - Read and Outline p. 415-425
  - Reading quiz over the first half of the chapter
Friday, 30 August - Read and Outline p. 425-434
Tuesday, 3 September - Read and Outline p. 434-439
  - Ch. 13 MCQ (40 questions)
Tuesday, 3 September - Ch. 13 FRQ

Setting up Google Drive with Your Student Email

HERE is the doc to help you set up your Google Drive with your student email.

Intro to How to Write a Thesis

Here is an intro video I created on how to write a thesis. I hope it helps. As you have questions, please ask.

Late Middle Ages v. the Renaissance

This document contrasting the Later Middle Ages with the Renaissance provides a helpful introduction to the Renaissance because it builds on information we already know.

HERE is a Google Doc of the same document as above. For the topic you were assigned, try to visually express and contrast the differences between the two ages. To the best of your ability, incorporate images depicting the Late Middle Ages and that of the Renaissance representative of what is described on the above PDF document. 

Monday, August 19, 2013

FIrst MCQ (Ch. 12) on the High Middle Ages, 20 August

Team Euro,
Remember your first MCQ over the High Middle Ages is tomorrow.
Study hard. Also, bring questions as they arise.

Friday, August 16, 2013

High Middle Ages Screencasts

Because we are flying through this unit so quickly, I wanted to give you an overview so that, at the very least, you understand the arch of the major stories of the High Middle Ages.
These are the screencasts:
Medieval hierarchy and the Little Ice Age
The Black Death
The 100 Years' War
RCC Challenges
Know that these screencasts are only providing an overview and do not reach the level of specificity you need for the MCQ test.

PERSIA-TW

An easy and helpful way to categorize the information you are learning in each unit is to think about it in terms of PERSIA-TW. This is an acronym to describe the different categories by which you can describe and explain what you learn.
This screencast will explain further what PERSIA-TW is:
PERSIA-TW

High Middle Ages and Date Conversion

High Middle Ages Topics and Dates Conversion
HERE is a document to help us with these

*Updated* You do not need to complete this if you do not desire.
 A collaborative version can be found HERE if you would like to work together on it with any of your peers (for practice).

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Welcome!

Welcome to AP European History (AP Euro)!
I am excited to have you in my class this year and look forward to the interactions we will have and the opportunity to learn together.
You have signed up for a difficult but rewarding course. My expectations for you this year are extremely high. However, I am confident you will be able to meet - and even exceed - them. If you have any questions along this exciting journey God has placed us on, do not hesitate to ask.
Again, welcome!
-Mr. Davis

AP Euro Syllabus and Confirmation Form


Please read THIS SYLLABUS (if you downloaded an earlier version, please discard that version) carefully and ask questions about anything you do not understand.
Next, and very importantly, please go to the following FORM and confirm you have read and understand the syllabus. 

To do:

By the third day of class (Monday) you need:
  • your school email up and running, know your password, and have your email set up on your iPad
  • access to Focus; know your password and understand your way around
  • create a Gmail account independent of your school email
Apps you need to have on your iPad:
  • Notability (or a similar word processing app)
  • Google Drive (Google Docs)
  • Chrome Browser
Also, be sure you pick up a stylus.

Introductions

In order for me to get to know you a little better, please thoughtfully fill out THIS FORM.
Have this completed by Friday, August 16th.

Summer Reading Feedback

Please fill out THIS FORM giving me feedback on the summer reading.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

2007 FRQs and DBQ

2007 FRQs and DBQ

DBQ Rubric

DBQ Rubric

Reformation DBQ

Reformation DBQ

AP Euro FRQ Peer Edit Form

AP Euro FRQ Peer Edit Form

European Expansion and Change DBQ

European Expansion and Change DBQ

Example DBQ - Reformation

Example DBQ - Reformation

Example DBQ - Reformation with Notes

Example DBQ - Reformation with Notes

How to do an AP Euro DBQ

How to do an AP Euro DBQ

FRQ Database

FRQ Database

FRQ Rubric

FRQ Rubric

AP Euro Quiz Website

AP Euro Quiz Website

Art History Review

Art History Review

Academic Vocabulary Found in MCQs

Academic Vocabulary Found in MCQs

AP Euro Review Book Suggestions for the AP Exam

AP Euro Review Book Suggestions for the AP Exam

Author and Work Review

Author and Work Review

Detailed European Dynasties Review

Detailed European Dynasties Review

European History by Century

European History by Century

Women in European History

Women in European History

Thematic Course Outline

Thematic Course Outline

The Giant AP Euro Review

The Giant AP Euro Review

Review Guide

Review Guide

Identify and Define Review

Identify and Define Review

General Art Review

General Art Review

AP Euro Syllabus

AP Euro Syllabus

Submitting to Focus/Moodle via Google Drive

HERE is a document explaining how to submit assignments to Focus/Moodle via Google Drive.

Submitting from Dropbox to Focus/Moodle

HERE is a document explaining how to submit to Focus/Moodle via Dropbox.

Setting up Google Drive with a MV Student Email

HERE are the instructions for setting up Google Drive with your student email.

2013-2014 Course Calendar

2013-2014 Course Calendar