AP World History Parent Night

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AP World History Parent Night

• Welcome THANK YOU !
• Goals for tonight
• 1) What is an A.P. course?- The Basics
• 2) How is the AP course beneficial for your
  child?
• 3) What will your child be studying in the
  course?
• 4) How can you help your child succeed in AP
  World History?

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What is an A.P. course?The Basics

• Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are
  college-level courses offered in high school. AP
  courses reflect what is taught in top
  introductory college courses
• At the end of course, students take AP
  Examsstandardized exams that measure how well
  students have mastered college-level course work.
  
• Students who do well on AP Exams can earn credit
  and/or placement into advanced courses in college.

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What makes AP Courses different?

• AP courses demand A LOT of students
• Classes tend to be fast-paced and cover more
  material than typical high school classes.
• More time, inside and outside of the classroom,
  is required to complete lessons, assignments and
  homework.
• AP teachers expect their students to think
  critically, analyze and synthesize facts and
  data, weigh competing perspectives, and write
  clearly and persuasively.

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What you can expect in the course

• Intensive reading of Primary sources and the
  Textbook
• Fierce debate around historical modern issues
• Critical and analytical thinking, speaking, and
  writing
• Intensive civic participation, and social
  awareness
• Writing, Writing and more Writing

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What is the AP World History Exam?

• AP Exams are administered in May in schools
  worldwide every year.
• Exams usually last 3 hours.
• Each AP Exam contains
• Multiple-choice questions
• 3 writing prompts
• -Document Based Question
• -Comparison Question
• -Continuity Change Question

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How is the AP course beneficial for your child?

• 1) An AP course is a challenge
• AP courses are interesting and fulfilling often
  MOST interesting classes in H.S.
• AP teachers are dedicated, well-trained,
  passionate about their subject students.
• Students develop confidence, and learn essential
  skills for success in college beyond thinking,
  reading, writing, perseverance.

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2) AP improves your college application
How is the AP course beneficial for your child?

• Colleges rank Grades in college prep courses
  and Strength of curriculum as the top 2 factors
  in the admission decision.
• 85 of selective colleges report that a students
  AP experience favorably impacts admission
  decisions.

2009 State of College Admission, NACAC
Unpublished institutional research, Crux Research
Inc. March 2007
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How is the AP course beneficial for your child?
3) AP can earn you college credit

• College credit earned through AP Exams allows
  students to move into upper-level college courses
  sooner, pursue a double major, and gain time to
  study and travel abroad.

As a freshman, I was able to skip general
education requirements and head straight into the
higher-level classes I wanted to take. Taking AP
Exams literally saved me semesters of
time.Brent Wiese, University of Iowa
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How is the AP course beneficial for your child?
4) AP classes improve chance of success in college

• Students who take AP courses and exams are much
  more likely to complete a college degree on time.
• A recent study showed students taking AP
  courses exams were much more likely to earn a
  college degree in 4 years.
• Students who take AP courses and exams are more
  likely to earn financial aid, easing the cost
  burden of college.
• 31 of colleges and universities consider a
  students AP experience when making decisions
  about which students will receive scholarships.
  

Linda Hargrove, Donn Godin, and Barbara Dodd,
College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and Non-AP
High School Experiences. The College Board,
2008. Unpublished institutional research, Crux
Research Inc. March 2007
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AP and College Success
How is the AP course beneficial for your child?

• Students who earn a 3, 4, or 5 on
• AP Exams have higher first-year college G.P.A.s
  and are more likely graduate than non-AP students
  of similar ability.
• The skills learned in AP World History prepare
  you for college because youll be in a college
  class in HIGH SCHOOL!

Krista Mattern, Emily Shaw, and Xinhui Xiong,
The Relationship Between AP Exam Performance and
College Outcomes (2009), The College Board.
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What will your child be studying in the AP World
History Course?

• Unit 1. Technological and environmental
  transformations
• Beginnings of history to-600 B.C.E.
• Unit 2 Organization and reorganization of Human
  Societies
• 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.
• Unit 3 Regional and Trans regional Interactions
• 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.
• Unit 4 Global Interactions
• 1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E.
• Unit 5 Industrialization and Global Integration
• 1750 C.E. to c. 1900 C.E.
• Unit 6 Accelerating Global Change and
  Realignments
• 1900 C.E. to the present

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Period 1. Technological and environmental
transformations Beginnings of history to-600
B.C.E.
From hunting/gathering, to agriculture, to
ancient civilizations
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Period 2 Organization and reorganization of
Human Societies 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.

• Classical civilizations
• -Greeks
• -Romans
• -Han China, etc.
• Religions of the world

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Period 3 Regional and Trans regional
Interactions 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.

• Europes Middle Ages compared to Asia, Africa,
  Americas

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Period 4 Global Interactions 1450 C.E. to 1750
C.E.

• The World Renaissance in culture, science,
  trade

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Period 5 Industrialization and Global
Integration 1750 C.E. to c. 1900 C.E.

• Political Revolutions
• Industrial Revolution
• Global immigration

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Period 6 Accelerating Global Change and
Realignments 1900 C.E. to the present

• Making sense of the modern world
• World War 1 2, The Cold War, the modern
  Global Village

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How can you help your child succeed in AP World
History?

• Ask questions about their day and ask them to
  explain what they are learning in each class.
• Schedule time for about 1 ½ hours of homework per
  night, give your child Space to complete it.
• Praise and reward your child when its deserved.
• Impose healthy eating habits, and make sure they
  get enough sleep every night.
• Read, read, read. Make sure they read every
  night!
• Encourage them to attend extra-help sessions.