Welcome to WHAP!

Welcome to World History AP (WHAP)! We are so excited to have you in class this year. You are the best of the best, and we're lucky to be your teachers! Despite what you've heard, WHAP is a very manageable course...you just have to stay on top of things and ask us for help whenever you need it!

Tonight/before class tomorrow, we would like you to: 
-Get your materials, especially your 5-subject spiral!
-Get your AP letter signed
-Get your CFISD password changed (must be done on a school computer)

We will be helping you  join our Google Classrooms tomorrow in class. There, you will be able to find a lot of helpful information and attachments. However, please use this blog for the calendar at the bottom! It will tell you your reading assignments and any upcoming major grades!

Your first reading quiz is scheduled for September 12th.  If you keep up with the pages as we assign them, it's not hard to stay on top of things! To help you do this, we have scanned PDFs of the first set of reading pages. You will be able to access these PDFs via your Google Classroom. Remember, your notes must be in your own handwriting and must be taken in the 3rd section of your 5-subject spiral notebook.

If you're worried about reading notes, come in and ask us for help! We'll be doing reading note tutorials each day after school for the first two weeks.

Eventually, you will have to read from the online textbook. You can access this the same way you access textbooks for your other classes, but you will need the access code given to you in class. Ask your teacher if you lost it! Once you put in the access code, you will have to create a log-in to read the textbook. See your teacher if you run into any issues.

Looking forward to a great year, Wildcats!

-Ms. Gillihan & Mr. Kent

AP Score Calculator

Need a boost of confidence? Check out this AP score calculator tonight to see how you'd do on the test!

YOU'VE GOT THIS, WHAP WARRIORS!!!

https://www.albert.io/blog/ap-world-history-score-calculator/

Helpful Review Resources- UPDATED

Hey there, WHAP warriors! It's that time of year when we have to begin thinking about how to prepare for the upcoming AP exam. We will be doing a TON of review in class. However, it is critical that you spend time outside of class studying if you want to earn a 3, 4, or 5. To that end, here are some helpful review resources. There are brief descriptions included for each so you can choose the ones that best target your areas that could use improvement. The ones we think are MOST valuable have an asterik (*) beside them. Most of these resources are free, but some require you to purchase them. Please understand that you are NOT required to purchase any outside materials, although we encourage you to if it's possible. 

If you use any other resources that you find helpful, let us know and we can add it to the blog! 

Format Infographic- reviews highlights of what the test format will look like
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/WHAP+infographic.docx

Essay Practice-we will be going over this in class Wednesday-Monday, but you will not get to work with all the prompts in class. You could use this power point to do extra practice at home.
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Essay+Practice.pptx

***Teacher-Provided Review Packet

This is a helpful resource if you are unable to purchase your own review book. It contains a lot of content terms, graphics, and helpful ways to divide up the content of this course by time periods. Obviously, these files are very lengthy, so you can print what you need on your own printer or at the library, or you can choose to use these on electronic devices. These links will not work on a school computer due to the wikispace being blocked. However, you can access them on my CFISD teacher page by visiting the Cy Woods website and looking at the faculty page links. 

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Section+III+Content+Terms.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Map+Identification+Terms+for+AP+World+History.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH+Academic+Vocabulary.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Important+Civilizations.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Migration-Trade.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Periodization.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Technological+developments.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Terms+1st+Semester.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Terms+2nd+Semester.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Periodization+Acronyms.docx

***iScore5-available in the App Store

Great review resource designed for AP exams, but it costs about $5. 

***Review Books

AP review books are incredibly helpful, if you have the resources to purchase one. However, the most popular one of previous years, the Princeton book, has NOT been updated to reflect the changes for the 2018 exam. If you already have one, that's ok because the content is the same! However, the details for the SAQ, LEQ, and DBQ have changed slightly. The only review books I could verify that had been updated are the ones made by AMSCO and Kaplan. Both are linked below.

https://www.amazon.com/World-History-Preparing-Placement-Examination/dp/1531116957

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ap-world-history-prep-plus-2018-2019-kaplan-test-prep/1127785085?ean=9781506203379&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164972&gclid=CjwKCAjw75HWBRAwEiwAdzefxIUMJtpnziYa2BNXOK0kjNtOgvjIx2JVbUW2zruUqENoZFsaDUbRtRoCDaMQAvD_BwE

***Get a Five (FREE!!!)

www.getafive.com

This one has not been updated for the new format, bu the content review videos are still EXCELLENT! 

Has lessons, timelines, quizzes, etc.
If you haven't registered for Get a Five yet, here's how:

1. Visit getafive.com and click on "I'm a student".
2. On the students page, choose "AP World History".
3. On the AP World History page, click on the "Enroll now" button.
4. Create an account or log in if you're already signed up.
5. You're now in your personal Study Room.

Quizlet- has flash cards and matching games as well as practice tests

http://quizlet.com/22989703/ap-world-history-review-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/17081676/ap-world-history-fall-semester-timeline-review-flash-cards/

Time Maps

http://www.timemaps.com/history

Excellent interactive timeline- again, this will help those of you struggling withchronology!!!

History Haven
http://www.historyhaven.com/

This is a teacher's class website, but there are LOTS of great resources on here!

Learnerator

http://www.learnerator.com/ap-world-history

Provides great mulitple choice questions for each time period and an explanation of each correct answer. Catch is that you have to pay for full access, but many materials are available free of charge!

Crash Course World History with John Green

If you go to YouTube and search for Crash Course World History, he has videos on almost every topic we have covered. This is a great way to get a quick refresher on information you  may have forgotten.

Other Review Videos
History of Japan- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHhPiVRZYYE
Chinese Dynasties Song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJis9TSw1rE
History of the Entire World I Guess- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzAOhyOtfqc (you can start around 4:25 if you only want the history our course covers)

Technology Education and Reference Center (TERC)
How to get there:
1. http://cywoods.cfisd.net
2. Parents and Students
3. Library Resources
4. Under Test Prep – click on TERC (Testing and Education Reference Center) link

Password: lonestar

Click on High School Tools for Academic Skills Question Banks, AP Tests, GED, and STAAR.

You will need to register because that is the only way to show test scores and progress each time taking a test or course. You must SAVE your work as you go – do not click SCORE until you are finished with test.

An email isn’t required, but know that if you don’t enter an email, then you won’t be able to get username or password help if you forget either of those. This is also the only way to be shown your test scores and track your progress.

Kahoot Reviews

If you wanted to replay any of the Kahoots from class, here are the links. You will most likely need to create and be logged into a Kahoot account to access them.

https://create.kahoot.it/details/ap-world-history-period-4/36782484-5210-48a7-9496-2e36e37c1e6c (Period 4)

https://create.kahoot.it/details/ap-world-history-600-1450-ce-part-i-islam-asia-and-mongols/9485295c-8edd-434e-b5dd-e717b5591484 (Period 3)

https://create.kahoot.it/details/ap-world-period-3-review/9e7ed356-287c-4fa1-a279-188a74ab8a7a  (Period 3)

https://create.kahoot.it/details/ap-world-history-period-2/336ef297-8825-4b2c-a456-40abe7d3021c (Period 2)

Online Multiple Choice for May 3-4

On Thursday and Friday in the lab, we will be doing a practice multiple choice online using the link below:

http://barronsbooks.com/ap/worldhist/index.html

You will need to take the test in "practice mode," allowing you to take notes and check your answers as you go. You should read the question and answer by clicking on the choice you think is best. Record you answer on a sheet of notebook paper. Then, you can click "show answer" at the bottom to see if you are right and read the explanation. Take notes over the explanation and use this as a content review and a practice test. You will turn in your answers and your explanations. Your grade will be based off of your effort, not your accuracy. 

At the end of class on Thursday, you will need to write down the number you left off on. On Friday, you will reopen the test, but you will click on the button on the bottom left that says "Jump to Question" and pick the one you left off with on Thursday. Then, you will continue taking the test. If you finish early, please note that there is writing practice included in this online test as well. You could work on that if you finish early.

Zero Hour Links

While it is not absolutely essential for you to finish watching this video if you were absent, we know some of you were interested in seeing the part you  missed, so here are the links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfG4Y5SiNk (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A89dxJ8Mh-A (part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63JzyhVS9qs (part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1zFc9XsR4Y (part 4)

Culture Poster Instructions

If you are absent for our 4/18 work day, please use the instructions below to complete your culture poster and turn it into your teacher by 4/20.

You will be creating a poster/visual for a certain aspect of modern culture that you think is particularly influential. It can be a genre of music, specific band, movie, character, idea, television show, religion, etc. 

You must include the following in your poster:

Identify the product/idea/person that you think is influential 

Visual image of the product

**Long-term impact of the product/idea-how has it impacted modern culture to a great extent??** (2-3 sentences)

**Thesis statement in “although format” (can compare to other social/cultural ideas OR bring in political, economic, technological etc. ideas)**

Notes from Monday, 4/16

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Fundamentalism+TerrorismMIC+Arab+Spring+2016.ppt

Listicle Guidelines

If you were absent on 4/10, you will need to complete the science "listicle" outside of school and turn into your teacher ASAP. Check with your teacher for more specific due dates. Guidelines are below:

•Individually, choose the top ten most important scientific inventions/discoveries/developments/concerns of the 20th century. At least five of the ten must come from the stations in the hallway, but you can use your background knowledge for the others (everyone will have to come up with at least two on their own)

•Your list can be similar to your partner’s, but your descriptions should vary and your additional information should vary Your

•Your listicle must include:

•A title for the overall list and for each of your top ten

•A short blurb about WHAT it is & WHY it’s in the top ten/why it’s important/justifying its placement in the rankings (3-4 sentences)

•A small image/icon to associate with that discovery/invention

Helpful Review Resources

Hey there, WHAP warriors! It's that time of year when we have to begin thinking about how to prepare for the upcoming AP exam. We will be doing a TON of review in class. However, it is critical that you spend time outside of class studying if you want to earn a 3, 4, or 5. To that end, here are some helpful review resources. There are brief descriptions included for each so you can choose the ones that best target your areas that could use improvement. The ones we think are MOST valuable have an asterik (*) beside them. Most of these resources are free, but some require you to purchase them. Please understand that you are NOT required to purchase any outside materials, although we encourage you to if it's possible. 

If you use any other resources that you find helpful, let us know and we can add it to the blog! 

Format Infographic- reviews highlights of what the test format will look like
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/WHAP+infographic.docx

***Teacher-Provided Review Packet

This is a helpful resource if you are unable to purchase your own review book. It contains a lot of content terms, graphics, and helpful ways to divide up the content of this course by time periods. Obviously, these files are very lengthy, so you can print what you need on your own printer or at the library, or you can choose to use these on electronic devices. These links will not work on a school computer due to the wikispace being blocked. However, you can access them on my CFISD teacher page by visiting the Cy Woods website and looking at the faculty page links. 

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Section+III+Content+Terms.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Map+Identification+Terms+for+AP+World+History.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH+Academic+Vocabulary.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Important+Civilizations.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Migration-Trade.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Periodization.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Technological+developments.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Terms+1st+Semester.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWH-R+Terms+2nd+Semester.pdf
http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Periodization+Acronyms.docx

***iScore5-available in the App Store

Great review resource designed for AP exams, but it costs about $5. 

***Review Books

AP review books are incredibly helpful, if you have the resources to purchase one. However, the most popular one of previous years, the Princeton book, has NOT been updated to reflect the changes for the 2018 exam. If you already have one, that's ok because the content is the same! However, the details for the SAQ, LEQ, and DBQ have changed slightly. The only review books I could verify that had been updated are the ones made by AMSCO and Kaplan. Both are linked below.

https://www.amazon.com/World-History-Preparing-Placement-Examination/dp/1531116957

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ap-world-history-prep-plus-2018-2019-kaplan-test-prep/1127785085?ean=9781506203379&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164972&gclid=CjwKCAjw75HWBRAwEiwAdzefxIUMJtpnziYa2BNXOK0kjNtOgvjIx2JVbUW2zruUqENoZFsaDUbRtRoCDaMQAvD_BwE

***Get a Five (FREE!!!)

www.getafive.com

This one has not been updated for the new format, bu the content review videos are still EXCELLENT! 

Has lessons, timelines, quizzes, etc.
If you haven't registered for Get a Five yet, here's how:

1. Visit getafive.com and click on "I'm a student".
2. On the students page, choose "AP World History".
3. On the AP World History page, click on the "Enroll now" button.
4. Create an account or log in if you're already signed up.
5. You're now in your personal Study Room.

Quizlet- has flash cards and matching games as well as practice tests

http://quizlet.com/22989703/ap-world-history-review-flash-cards/

Time Maps

http://www.timemaps.com/history

Excellent interactive timeline- again, this will help those of you struggling withchronology!!!

Learnerator

http://www.learnerator.com/ap-world-history

Provides great mulitple choice questions for each time period and an explanation of each correct answer. Catch is that you have to pay for full access, but many materials are available free of charge!

Crash Course World History with John Green

If you go to YouTube and search for Crash Course World History, he has videos on almost every topic we have covered. This is a great way to get a quick refresher on information you  may have forgotten.

Other Review Videos
History of Japan- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHhPiVRZYYE
Chinese Dynasties Song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJis9TSw1rE
History of the Entire World I Guess- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzAOhyOtfqc (you can start around 4:25 if you only want the history our course covers)

Technology Education and Reference Center (TERC)
How to get there:
1. http://cywoods.cfisd.net
2. Parents and Students
3. Library Resources
4. Under Test Prep – click on TERC (Testing and Education Reference Center) link

Password: lonestar

Click on High School Tools for Academic Skills Question Banks, AP Tests, GED, and STAAR.

You will need to register because that is the only way to show test scores and progress each time taking a test or course. You must SAVE your work as you go – do not click SCORE until you are finished with test.

An email isn’t required, but know that if you don’t enter an email, then you won’t be able to get username or password help if you forget either of those. This is also the only way to be shown your test scores and track your progress.

Notes from Friday, 4/6

Here are the notes:

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/20th+Century+Global+Economics.1_1.pptx

Also, here is the video we started with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnR-e0S6Ic&t=569s

Decolonization Recap

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Decolonization+of+Africa+%26+Asia%2C+1945-1964.pptx

Cold War Documents and Writing Practice

If you were absent Thursday, 3/29, you will need to make this up outside of class and turn in by Wednesday, 4/4.

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Cold+War+Docs.pdf

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Cold+War+Document+Questions.pptx

Cold War notes from 3/27-3/28

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/ColdWar.ppt

Cold War Asia Notes-Print for 4/2

GILLIHAN'S CLASS ONLY-

Print the notes below and bring them with you to class on Monday, 4/2. Preferably, read over them beforehand.

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Cold+War+Asia.ppt

Post-WWII Territorial Changes

If you didn't finish the readings/teaching a partner today OR if you prefer to learn from lecture, here are the materials for Post-WWII territorial changes in India and Israel.

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Territorial+Changes+Post+WWII.docx

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Territorial+Changes+post+WWII.ppt

Truman Spy Dilemma Assessment

Following the instructions on the website below, you are going to read and select the primary sources that you think would be most helpful to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. You will have 45 minutes to read and make your selections. You may only make your selections once. Once you've made your final selections, you will be prompted to send your responses to your teacher. Make sure to put your full name in the Name field. In the Notes, you will need to write a 2-3 sentence explanation of WHY you selected that document and how it would be useful to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. For FULL CREDIT, incorporate historical facts that we have learned in class. Use the emails below to send to your teachers:

Mr. Kent- john.kent@cfisd.net

Ms. Gillihan- amanda.gillihan@cfisd.net

Based on the documents you choose, you will automatically be given a score on a scale of 45 points. The entire assessment will be graded on the scale below:

Relevant Selection of Documents- _______/45 points (automatically generated by simulation; up to 10 points can be won back based on the strength of your explanations; however, this is awarded at teacher discretion)
Explanation for Selection of Documents ________/55 points (11 points per explanation)

This assignment will be due by the beginning of your class period on Wednesday, April 4th. 

*Please note, this simulation DOES NOT work using the Google Chrome browser. It does work on Internet Explorer.

ACCESS THE SIMULATION USING THE LINK BELOW!

https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/applications/dilemma/

Exam Review

If you still need a copy, you will need to print it out using the link below:

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/WHAP+Exam+Review+World+Wars.docx

Time Lapses & Other Review Resources

If you want to see a day-by-day time lapse of World War I and/or World War II in the Pacific and European theaters, look no further! This would be especially helpful if you are a visual learner!

WWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wGQGEOTf4E

European Theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVEy1tC7nk

Pacific Theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1rzp2YVxQ

If you are an audio learner and have enjoyed the parody songs from class, check out these ones for WWI and WWII:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir3CeRR1NAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QB4BAI0n2U

WWII notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/APWWII.pptx

Notes from Thursday/Recap of Friday's activity

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/In+btw+Wars+1.ppt

These are the Russia notes from Thursday, as well as notes covering the Great Depression (which we did the stations activity for on Friday).

WWI Notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/WWI+NOTES+2016.ppt

Ism Poster Requirements

•For any of the “ism” philosophies that we have learned about recently, you are going to create a poster that includes the following:

•The name of the “ism”

•A superhero/supervillain that represents that “Ism”

•A sidekick or nemesis that would go along with that “ism” (so, probably another “Ism”)

•Catch phrases for both the superhero and sidekick

•Should show their beliefs but also how they agree/disagree

•A definition of your main “ism” and why you think it is important/impactful

•A brief description of which “ism” philosophies they agree/disagree with and why

Notes from 2/21

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/An+Age+of+Reforms+-+AP.ppt

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Global+Migration.pptx

Example DBQ

Here is an example of an introduction, ONE BODY PARAGRAPH (you would actually need THREE), and conclusion for the DBQ we've been practicing in class. Each part is labeled so you can see how it would all come together.

If you would like, you could write your own practice body paragraph over the weekend and email it to your teacher for their feedback.

Remember, you may use your guided DBQ and one note card per partnership for the DBQ on Monday.

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Example+DBQ+2018.docx

REPOST: AP Exam Registration

You now have two weeks left to register for the exam with no financial penalty!!!

The time has come to register for the AP Exam!! Registration is open from today through March 2nd! (Late registration continues until March 9th but includes a financial penalty.) We encourage each and every one of you to take the exam...it is great experience for future AP tests and other high-stakes exams such as the SAT and ACT. It will increase your confidence and reduce your anxiety on future important tests, PLUS it's an opportunity to earn 3 hours of college credit! More information will be coming later in the semester, but to register, go to the following link:

www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/443302

Let your teacher know if you have any questions. Questions about financial issues can be directed to your counselor. 

Imperialism Documents

As you work on your groupings tonight, here are the documents, in case you need them:

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Imperialism+DBQ+Teach.docx

Imperialism Notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Imperialism.pptx

Napoleon Notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Napoleon.ppt

French Revolution Video

If you miss Day 1 or Day 2 of the French Revolution video, you will need to finish it on your own using the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXxoyk5wOo&t=2789s

Please turn it into your teacher no later than Monday.

Gunpowder/Muslim Empire Notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Muslim+Empires.pptx

Absolute Monarch Note Recap

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Absolute+Monarch+Recap.pptx

Don't forget, your RQ is due MONDAY!!!

Sci Rev and Enlightenment Notes

http://cwwh.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Sci+Rev%2C+Enlight%2C+Absolutism.2.ppt

AP Exam Registration

Welcome back, WHAP warriors!

The time has come to register for the AP Exam!! Registration is open from today through March 2nd! (Late registration continues until March 9th but includes a financial penalty.) We encourage each and every one of you to take the exam...it is great experience for future AP tests and other high-stakes exams such as the SAT and ACT. It will increase your confidence and reduce your anxiety on future important tests, PLUS it's an opportunity to earn 3 hours of college credit! More information will be coming later in the semester, but to register, go to the following link:

www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/443302

Let your teacher know if you have any questions. Questions about financial issues can be directed to your counselor.