How to get to the online book and access CH 1
How to see what is due this week and when
How to access the assignments in Schoology
How to prepare for the quiz on Friday
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Screencast for Monday, August 31, 2020
Mr. Duez discusses:
How to get to the online book and access CH 1
How to see what is due this week and when
How to access the assignments in Schoology
How to prepare for the quiz on Friday
How to get to the online book and access CH 1
How to see what is due this week and when
How to access the assignments in Schoology
How to prepare for the quiz on Friday
Friday, August 28, 2020
Screen-cast Friday, August 28, 2020
Video discusses some agenda and calendar changes due to the cancellation of school due to Hurricane Laura. Be sure to watch it and check Schoology & this website for those changes and be prepared to have your work completed.
If you have any questions, email me and let me know.
If you have any questions, email me and let me know.
Agenda: Week of August 31 - September 4, 2020
Advanced Placement WORLD HISTORY: MODERN with Mr. Duez
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
***DO NOW QUESTIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 PM***
MON: DO NOW: In what ways did “civilizations” differ from other kinds of human societies?Duez Notes - Pre-1200: Eurasian Empires - Introduction
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
TUE: DO NOW: To what extent are the major religious traditions discussed in this chapter similar to one another? And in what ways do they differ?
Duez NOTES: Religions are Fundamentally Alike? - Duez Lecture VIDEO: Religions are Fundamentally Alike?
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
WED: DO NOW: Why have human cultural traditions, such as religions, generally outlasted the political systems in which they were born?
Duez Notes: Indian Cultural Traditions - Duez Lecture Video: Indian Cultural Traditions
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
THU: DO NOW: How were the patriarchies of Athens and Sparta different from each other?
Duez Notes: Religion - A Double Edged Sword? - Duez Lecture Video: Religion - A Double Edged Sword?
FRI: DO NOW: How is religion a “double-edged” sword in world history?
View: Crash Course: Mandate of Heaven & Confucius
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020
Quote: "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them." - James Baldwin
1. DO NOW: In what ways did “civilizations” differ from other kinds of human societies?
2. Duez Notes - Pre-1200: Eurasian Empires - Introduction
3. DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Quote: "History is philosophy teaching by examples." - Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
1. DO NOW: To what extent are the major religious traditions discussed in this chapter similar to one another? And in what ways do they differ?
2. Duez NOTES: Religions are Fundamentally Alike? - Duez Lecture VIDEO: Religions are Fundamentally Alike?
3. DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Quote: "History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days." - Winston Churchill
1. DO NOW: Why have human cultural traditions, such as religions, generally outlasted the political systems in which they were born?
2. Duez Notes: Indian Cultural Traditions - Duez Lecture Video: Indian Cultural Traditions
3. DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Quote: "History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up." - Voltaire
1. DO NOW: How were the patriarchies of Athens and Sparta different from each other?
2. Duez Notes: Religion - A Double Edged Sword? - Duez Lecture Video: Religion - A Double Edged Sword?
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Quote: "The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny." - Albert Ellis
1. DO NOW: How is religion a “double-edged” sword in world history?
2. View: Crash Course: Mandate of Heaven & Confucius
3. DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
DUE MONDAY - Strayer CH 1 - Cultural Traditions Chart - Complete in Schoology
DUE TUESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 2 “Empires” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE WEDNESDAY - ANDREW MARR’S History of the World, Episode 3 “Word & The Sword” - watch & complete the questions on Schoology
DUE FRIDAY - Reading Check Quiz Chapter 1 Strayer
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Welcome new Virtual/Online students or those who are off to a slow start...
I sent this email today to students/parents of new students to AP World History: Modern (virtual/online) and those who haven't completed many assignments. I am posting it here as well with the hope that those who aren't reading their emails or have invalid email accounts might see it.
**3 LEQ Long Essay Question 6 Glasses: Use Schoology to upload your handwritten answer. Use my notes over the summer reading on the website at this link: SUMMER
Some of you are receiving this email because you have missed several assignments and others because they have just been moved into AP World History Virtual/Online.
If you are new, Welcome to AP World History. This is an email designed to get you caught up on what you have missed.
My website: https://whapm.mrduez.
SCHOOLOGY: Everything we do is through Schoology as far as turning in work and assignments. The DO NOW Questions are essentially check in questions for attendance and they need to be done by 3 pm each day to be counted as present that day.
Highlighted in YELLOW are formative/daily grades worth 30%
Highlighted in GREEN are the TEST/Essay grades worth 70%
*1 Advanced Academics Letter - Upload a picture of it signed to Schoology
*2 AP World Student Survey - Complete the google form on this link.
Link to the book:
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
*2 AP World Student Survey - Complete the google form on this link.
Link to the book:
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
You will need to look at the prompt below and then you can read two of the chapters to form your comparison.
**3 LEQ Long Essay Question 6 Glasses: Use Schoology to upload your handwritten answer. Use my notes over the summer reading on the website at this link: SUMMER
I have presentations, videos, and lots of information to help you. You could pick the two you want to compare and get to work on it.
Use my notes over the summer reading on the website at this link: SUMMER
I have presentations, videos, and lots of information to help you. You could pick the two you want to compare and get to work on it.
This week's Agenda:
We won't be in School Wed/Thu... so what I have for Wednesday will be what we do on Friday and I'll push the quiz back until Wednesday next week.
*4 - (On Schoology) Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - complete on Schoology.
On Schoology - use the link to log into the textbook: Strayer's Ways of the World by using the instructions provided there.
Remember that you will need to log into Schoology and do the DO NOW Questions by 3 pm each day so that you will not be marked absent. This week since we do not have school on Wed/Thu attendance will not be taken.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Mr. Duez Screen-cast Explaining Monday
Instructions on Online Book - Strayer
Chapter 1 explanation
Schoology walk through for Andrew Marr's History of the World Video w/Questions
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Agenda: August 24-28, 2020
Advanced Placement WORLD HISTORY: MODERN with Mr. Duez
STRAYER CH 1. Before 1200 "Patterns in World History"
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
***DO NOW QUESTIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 PM***
MON: DO NOW: Strayer Book online access. Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology. TUE: DO NOW: What does “AP World History: MODERN” mean to you? What do you think Modern is? Read the notes: First Peoples & Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology.
WED: DO NOW: To what extent has human migration & settlement been influenced by human interaction with the environment during the EARLY period of Human History? Watch Heimler's History - Everything Before 1200) Read the notes:First Farmer & Civilizations & Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology.
THU: DO NOW: Watch Rethinking Civilization" Crash Course World History 2 w/John Green. What allowed civilization to continue? If you are not living in a civilization, what are you? What are 2 things that define a state? What would be attractive about living in hills or mountains?; Read the notes: First Empires & Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology. Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
FRI: DO NOW: What does “Global Tapestry” 1200-1450 mean to you? What do you think this Unit in World History is about?; Read notes: Cultural Traditions, Strayer CH 1 & Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology. Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Monday, August 24, 2020
Quote: "The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work." - Harry Golden
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Strayer Book online access - Complete in Schoology by 3 pm for attendance.
2. Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Quote: "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." - Cormac Mccarthy
1. DO NOW: What does “AP World History: MODERN” mean to you? What do you think Modern is?
2. Read & take notes: First Peoples
3. Watch the screen-cast over First Peoples on Schoology
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Quote: "It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned." - Frank A. Clark
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: To what extent has human migration & settlement been influenced by human interaction with the environment during the EARLY period of Human History? Watch Heimler's History - Everything Before 1200)
2. Read the notes: First Farmer & Civilizations
3. Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology.
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Quote: "It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned." - Frank A. Clark
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Watch Rethinking Civilization" Crash Course World History 2 w/John Green. What allowed civilization to continue? If you are not living in a civilization, what are you? What are 2 things that define a state? What would be attractive about living in hills or mountains?
2. Read the notes: First Empires
3. Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology.
4. CULTURAL TRADITIONS CHART: Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Friday, August 28, 2020
Quote: "Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: What does “Global Tapestry” 1200-1450 mean to you? What do you think this Unit in World History is about?
2. Read notes: Cultural Traditions, Strayer CH 1
3. Watch the screen-cast over it on Schoology.
4. CULTURAL TRADITIONS CHART: Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
ASSIGNMENTS AT A GLANCE:
TUESDAY - Watch Andrew Marr's History of the World: Episode 1 & Complete the fill-in the blank questions - due Tuesday by 3 pm on Schoology.
FRIDAY - Complete cultural traditions chart using Strayer CH 1. Turn in through Schoology by Friday at 3 pm.
NEXT Monday - Quiz: CH 1 Strayer - Monday, August
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
4 links to those who are not paying attention
Advanced Academics Letter - due Friday by 3 pm, upload a picture of it signed to Schoology
AP World Student Survey - due Friday by 3 pm, complete the google form on this link.
Link to the book:
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
LEQ Long Essay Question 6 Glasses - due Friday by 3 pm, Mr. Duez will create a spot on Schoology that will be available for you to upload you handwritten answer by 3 pm on Friday.
AP World Student Survey - due Friday by 3 pm, complete the google form on this link.
Link to the book:
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
LEQ Long Essay Question 6 Glasses - due Friday by 3 pm, Mr. Duez will create a spot on Schoology that will be available for you to upload you handwritten answer by 3 pm on Friday.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Agenda: Week of August 17-21, 2020
Advanced Placement World History: Modern with Mr. Duez
Summer Reading Unit - Standage - Six Glasses
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
Week at a Glance:Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
MyHumble, click Schoology, then click on courses in the upper left corner.’Schoology and working online through this platform is something that all students in my classes will do, regardless of whether there is some face-to-face instruction or not.
It is imperative that you are logging in every day, Mon-Fri to access it.
Do Now Questions are due at 3 pm every day.
Schoology Help: https://www.humbleisd.net/Domain/13714
Mon - Learning plan is sent out.
Tue - Google Meet for 1, 3, 5, 7 and V2, V4*, V6.
Wed - Google Meet for 2, 4, 6 and V1, V3, V5, V7.
Thu - Google Meet for 1, 3, 5, 7 and V2, V4*, V6.
Fri - Google Meet for 2, 4, 6 and V1, V3, V5, V7.
*Virtual Online AP World History is V4 |
| Class schedule for the first week. |
Google Meet Sessions:
8/17 MON - Email to parents/guardians/students regarding the Google Meet for each class period and the week's learning plan.8/18 TUE - 8/19 WED: Google Meet:
1) Attendance - sign name into the chat.
2) Discuss do now questions & attendance, due by 3 pm each day.
3) Prep for Timed-Writing on Friday: What is a thesis statement?
Don't be like SpongeBob
Tips on Thesis Statements
Law & Order and the writing a history essay
8/20 THU - 8/21 FRI: Google Meet:
1) Attendance - sign name into the chat
2) Discuss do now questions for the week.
3) Discuss the quiz questions from the DO Now questions for this week over summer read.
Matched Pairs - the Six Glasses paired with a singular term or concept for review
4) FRQ Timed Writing Tips
Examples of LEQ Comparison - 6 Glasses
How to structure the LEQ Timed Writing
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
ASSIGNMENTS:
DAILY: DO NOW QUESTIONS ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 pm MON through FRI (attendance!)
DAILY: Read Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
DAILY: Read notes and watch video screencasts over A History of the World in Six Glasses
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
Learning Targets:
Examination of the major themes of WHAP:
SPICE-T:
Social (Interactions & Organization)
Political (Governance)
Interaction w/Environment (Humans & the Environment)
Cultural (Cultural Developments & Interactions)
Economic (Economic Systems)
T (Technology & Innovation)
Essential Questions:
1. How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
2. How did the use of wine in Roman culture differ from that of ancient Greece?
3. Why do Christians Drink Wine and Muslims Do Not?
4. How did Columbian Exchange change the globe?
5. What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
6. How does 'coca-colonization' explain American dominance in the 20th century?
Monday, August 17, 2020
Quote: "No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious." - Deepak Chopra
Agenda:
MON - Email to parents/guardians/students regarding the Google Meet & Learning Plan.
1. DO NOW: Log into Schoology to answer these questions each day. Due by 3 pm each day.
Monday: Favorites Quiz. Answer the questions to get a sense of what you like most. This is just a get to know you fun activity, but it's essential to complete each day by 3 pm for attendance.
Also, suggested to read Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses, and especially concentrate on two of the drinks that you could compare with each other. Remember to think in terms of the themes of the course - SPICE-T.
ASSIGNMENTS:
DAILY: DO NOW QUESTIONS ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 pm MON through FRI (attendance!)
DAILY: Read Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
DAILY: Read notes and watch video screencasts over A History of the World in Six Glasses
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 &
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
Quote: "Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth." — Vampire Weekend, Step (Modern Vampires of the City)
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Log into Schoology to answer these questions each day. Due by 3 pm each day.
Tuesday: True/False questions over the Summer Reading - practice quiz.
Google Meet Session:
1) Attendance - sign name into the chat.
2) Discuss do now questions & attendance, due by 3 pm each day.
3) Prep for Timed-Writing on Friday: What is a thesis statement?
Don't be like SpongeBob
Tips on Thesis Statements
Law & Order and the writing a history essay
ASSIGNMENTS:
DAILY: DO NOW QUESTIONS ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 pm MON through FRI (attendance!)
DAILY: Read Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
DAILY: Read notes and watch video screencasts over A History of the World in Six Glasses
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
Thursday, August 20th, 2020 and
Friday, August 21st, 2020
Quote: "Science is nothing but perception." - Plato
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Log into Schoology to answer these questions each day. Due by 3 pm each day.
Thursday: What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
Friday: How does Coca-colonization explain American dominance in the 20th Century?
1) Attendance - sign name into the chat
2) Discuss do now questions for the week.
3) Discuss the quiz questions from the DO Now questions for this week over summer read.
Matched Pairs - the Six Glasses paired with a singular term or concept for review
4) FRQ Timed Writing Tips
Examples of LEQ Comparison - 6 Glasses
How to structure the LEQ Timed Writing
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
ASSIGNMENTS:
DAILY: DO NOW QUESTIONS ON SCHOOLOGY BY 3 pm MON through FRI (attendance!)
DAILY: Read Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
DAILY: Read notes and watch video screencasts over A History of the World in Six Glasses
FRIDAY: Timed-Writing Essay on Summer Read will be due through Schoology - hand written and uploaded by 3 pm on Friday. Take a picture and upload it.
Monday, August 10, 2020
AGENDA: Week of August 10-14, 2020
Advanced Placement World History: Modern with Mr. Duez
Summer Reading Unit - Standage - Six Glasses
Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
Week at a Glance:Tom Standage: A History of the World in Six Glasses
Starting Tue. Aug. 11th, students and parents will be able to view our course in Schoology. To access this, students will go through MyHumble, click Schoology, then click on courses in the upper left corner.’
Schoology and working online through this platform is something that all students in my classes will do, regardless of whether there is some face-to-face instruction or not. It is imperative that you are logging in every day, Mon-Fri to access it. Much of this is due to attendance requirements through TEA, but it is just going to help us to learn in a more meaningful way if we are chipping away at it every single day.
Schoology Help: https://www.humbleisd.net/Domain/13714
Mon - Learning plan is sent out. Explains how to connect this week and how attendance will work this year.
Tue - Google Meet for 1, 3, 5, 7 and V2, V4*, V6.
Wed - Google Meet for 2, 4, 6 and V1, V3, V5, V7.
Thu - Google Meet for 1, 3, 5, 7 and V2, V4*, V6.
Fri - Google Meet for 2, 4, 6 and V1, V3, V5, V7.
*Virtual Online AP World History is V4 |
| Class schedule for the first week. |
Google Meet Sessions:
8/10 MON - Email to parents/guardians/students regarding the Google Meet for each class period.8/11 TUE - 8/12 WED: Google Meet:
Welcome, Introductions.
Schoology - How it will work with this class, both Face-To-Face & Online Virtual?
Discuss Schoology, SURVEY, AP World History Success Plan, Advanced Academics Letter, and Summer Read - Six Glasses
Welcome, Introductions, Intro to the AP World: MODERN, & Introduction to "A History of the World in Six Glasses"
8/13 THU - 8/14 FRI: Google Meet:
Discuss Schoology, SURVEY, AP World History Success Plan, Advanced Academics Letter, and Summer Read - Six Glasses
Notes & Discussion Lecture Google Meet: Video Standage discusses each drink on CBS Sunday; Six Glasses Comparison; Six Glasses Periodization compared to AP World History: Modern Periods.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 17th: Completed the student SURVEY due
Monday, August, 17th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter Letter due
Friday, August, 21st: Timed Writing over History of the World in Six Glasses
Tips: Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring your notebook, pens/pencils, and your brain to class.
We will use them in class each day.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
Learning Targets:
Examination of the major themes of WHAP:
SPICE-T:
Social (Interactions & Organization)
Political (Governance)
Interaction w/Environment (Humans & the Environment)
Cultural (Cultural Developments & Interactions)
Economic (Economic Systems)
T (Technology & Innovation)
Essential Questions:
1. How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
2. How did the use of wine in Roman culture differ from that of ancient Greece?
3. Why do Christians Drink Wine and Muslims Do Not?
4. How did Columbian Exchange change the globe?
5. What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
6. How does 'coca-colonization' explain American dominance in the 20th century?
Monday, August 10, 2020
Quote: "Begin with the end in mind."
Agenda:
MON - Email to parents/guardians/students regarding the Google Meet for Tuesday's class period.
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| Does Standage match each period with a drink, roughly? |
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 and
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
Quote: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Laozi
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Log into Schoology to answer these questions each day.
Tuesday: Why did you take AP World History: Modern? What do you hope to learn?
Wednesday: What is AP World History: Modern? Why do we study history?
Welcome, Introductions.
Schoology - How it will work with this class, both Face-To-Face & Online Virtual?
Discuss Schoology, SURVEY, AP World History Success Plan, Advanced Academics Letter, and Summer Read - Six Glasses
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 17th: Completed the student SURVEY due
Monday, August, 17th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter Letter due
Friday, August, 21st: Timed Writing over History of the World in Six Glasses
Tips: Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time.
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| The beach and Six Glasses... two great things that work great together! That's why it's summer reading folks! |
Thursday, August 13th, 2020 and
Friday, August 14th, 2020
Quote: “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Log into Schoology to answer these questions each day.
Thursday: Which 2 six glasses that Standage refers to contributed to world history in similar ways?
Explain How & Why? (Think in terms of WHAP Themes: S.P.I.C.E.T.)
Friday: How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
REVIEW:
Schoology - How it will work with this class, both Face-To-Face & Online Virtual?
Discuss Schoology, SURVEY, AP World History Success Plan, Advanced Academics Letter, and Summer Read - Six Glasses
3. Six Glasses Comparison: Students will discuss six glasses in terms of grouping the drinks.
A. Which have similar characteristics?
B. Which drinks contributed to world history in similar ways?
C. Using the AP World History Themes (SPICE), group the six glasses & major issues by SPICE-T grouping.
D. Justify the theme & why it is essential for that time period in history.
3. Periodization through Six Glasses:
I. Individual students will copy down the periods of world history.
Using their notes from the summer reading, they will pencil in each of the six glasses to where they correspond.
Discuss these questions:
A. What was the impact of beer and wine on world history?
B. Explain what a spirit drink is and what is the significance of this drink on world history?
C. How is coffee a "revolutionary" drink?
D. How is Tea and Coca-Cola similar?
E. Students will discuss the impact of trade on the globalization of the planet.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday, August, 17th: Completed the student SURVEY due
Monday, August, 17th: Signed Advanced Academics Letter Letter due
Friday, August, 21st: Timed Writing over History of the World in Six Glasses
Tips: Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take note from Mr. Duez's presentations.
Bring questions you have over anything and ask them at any time
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