AP WORLD HISTORY

Course Overview

The AP World History course focuses on developing students’ understanding of world focusing on 1200 to the present. The course has students investigate the content of world history for significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical units, and develop and use the same thinking skills and methods (analyzing primary and secondary sources, making historical comparisons, chronological reasoning, and argumentation) employed by historians when they study the past. The course also provides six themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places encompassing the five major geographical regions of the globe: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

Syllabus

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AP WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS

Class Calendar

Required Class Materials

Charged iPad
Pencils
Blue or black ink pens (for SAQs and LEQ/DBQ essays!)
Notebook and folder OR 3 ring binder and loose leaf paper
Tissues and hand sanitizer would be helpful as well!

Google Classroom

Westlake High School utilizes the Google Classroom platform to share classroom resources, many assignments, and assessment preparation materials to students. WHS students will receive a classroom code to access these materials, submit assignments, and track any missing work.

iPad Apps Needed for Class

Bookshelf

Notability

Google Docs

Google Slides

Nearpod

Adobe Spark Page

Canva

PicCollage

Padlet

Strip Design

About the AP Exam

The AP World History: Modern Exam will assess both content and skills as they relate to the subject of world history. This includes a multiple choice section, short answer question (SAQ) section, a long essay question (LEQ), and a document based question (DBQ). The descriptions below are taken from the College Board's website. You can register via this link (LINK WILL BE UPDATED AT A LATER DATE). Registration opens on TBD.