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I am so excited to work with you to engage in learning about AP African American Studies. Although my expectations are high and I will never lower them, I will provide you the skills needed to be successful in the course.
Office Hours: Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30.
*If you cannot come on a Wednesday, you are welcomed to schedule a morning check-in.
Course Syllabus: Use this link to view the syllabus and access Google Classroom and information about the textbook.
Course Online Access Details: Please make sure you are joining the correct virtual classroom
First Period
AP Classroom Code: ZXDG9W
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Second Period
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Third Period
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AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources. Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment. This course foregrounds a study of the diversity of Black communities in the United States within the broader context of Africa and the African diaspora.
Course Goals
Course Goals
As a result of this course, students will be able to:
As a result of this course, students will be able to:
§ Apply lenses from multiple disciplines to evaluate key concepts, historical developments, and processes that have shaped Black experiences and debates within the field of African American Studies.
§ Apply lenses from multiple disciplines to evaluate key concepts, historical developments, and processes that have shaped Black experiences and debates within the field of African American Studies.
§ Identify the intersections of race, gender, and class, as well as connections between Black communities, in the United States and the broader African diaspora in the past and present.
§ Identify the intersections of race, gender, and class, as well as connections between Black communities, in the United States and the broader African diaspora in the past and present.
§ Analyze perspectives in text-based, data, and visual sources to develop well-supported arguments applied to real-world problems.
§ Analyze perspectives in text-based, data, and visual sources to develop well-supported arguments applied to real-world problems.
§ Demonstrate understanding of the diversity, strength, and complexity of African societies and their global connections before the emergence of transatlantic slavery.
§ Demonstrate understanding of the diversity, strength, and complexity of African societies and their global connections before the emergence of transatlantic slavery.
§ Evaluate the political, historical, aesthetic, and transnational contexts of major social movements, including their past, present, and future implications.
§ Evaluate the political, historical, aesthetic, and transnational contexts of major social movements, including their past, present, and future implications.
§ Develop a broad understanding of the many strategies African American communities have employed to represent themselves authentically, promote advancement, and combat the effects of inequality and systemic marginalization locally and abroad.
§ Develop a broad understanding of the many strategies African American communities have employed to represent themselves authentically, promote advancement, and combat the effects of inequality and systemic marginalization locally and abroad.
§ Identify major themes that inform literary and artistic traditions of the African diaspora.
§ Identify major themes that inform literary and artistic traditions of the African diaspora.
§ Describe the formalization of African American Studies and new directions in the field as part of ongoing efforts to articulate Black experiences and perspectives and create a more just and inclusive future.
§ Describe the formalization of African American Studies and new directions in the field as part of ongoing efforts to articulate Black experiences and perspectives and create a more just and inclusive future.
§ Connect course learning with current events, local interests, and areas for future study.
§ Connect course learning with current events, local interests, and areas for future study.
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