AP World History: Modern

Major Units of Study

• Period 1: c. 1200 - c. 1450

  • Unit I: The Global Tapestry

  • Unit II: Networks of Exchange

• Period 2: c. 1450 - c. 1750

  • Unit III: Land Based Empires

  • Unit IV: Transoceanic Interactions

• Period 3: c. 1750 - c. 1900

  • Unit V: Revolutions

  • Unit VI: Consequences of Industrialization

• Period 4: c. 1900 - Present

  • Unit VII: Global Conflict

  • Unit VIII: Cold War and Decolonization

  • Unit IX: Globalization

Classroom Expectations: 

1. Respect yourself, your peers, your teachers, and the things we will do during class

2. Be in your seat ready to learn when the bell rings

3. Bring all required materials to class every day

4. Follow all district-wide and teacher-directed policies and procedures

5. Communicate with the teacher - We are here to help you become the most successful student you can be

6. No student may interfere with another student’s right to learn in this classroom

Required Materials 

1. Notebook & Binder - specific to the course (a multi-subject notebook and 3 inch binder are recommended) 

2. Pen/Pencil - black or blue ink only for assessments 

3. School-issued Chromebook (and charger)

4. Highlighter AND a different color pen - for document analysis

5. Peter Stearns, World Civilizations: The Global Experience Since 1200 8th Edition, AP Edition ©2021

Electronics Policy

As per school policy, cell phones are not to be visible inside of the classroom unless otherwise stipulated. Cell phones will be collected at the start of each class period and placed in the cell-phone caddy. If a student, without prior approval, has his/her cell phone out in class, a disciplinary write-up will be filed and for every subsequent offense. AirPods and other headphones are expected to be put away in the student’s backpack at the start of class unless stated by the teacher.  If a cell phone is seen during an assessment the test will be voided and the student will receive a zero. 

In order to be successful in class, all students are required to bring their school-issued, charged Chromebook daily.

Classroom Participation:

You are expected to participate in all class activities and discussions. A person learns best in history when he/she is discussing the topic with others. Your participation in class activities, whether whole group or small, as well as independent, are essential for your success as a student. 

Grading Breakdown

• Assessments - 70% 

• Coursework - 30%

Academic Support: 

It is my role as a teacher to teach you and support you in any way that I can, so please do not hesitate to ask! I am available before school or after school, via email, or by appointment. Communication is one of the most important things to be successful in this class and in life. Please communicate with me. Students wishing to seek extra help must be actively participating in class and trying to do the work as best as they can. Students should be prepared for extra help as they are prepared for daily class. If a student is involved in after school activities, special arrangements can be made on an individual basis to receive extra help. 

Assignment and Assessments/Academic Integrity Policies

Students are responsible for making up work missed during absences. It is the student’s responsibility to contact each of his/her teachers to inquire about work missed and set up any appointments necessary.

In an effort to ensure that students stay current with instruction, students will have 2 school days for each day absent, up to a maximum of 6 days, to make up all coursework (classwork/homework) tests, quizzes, etc. For extenuating circumstances, it is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with their teachers. 

If a student is late to school or is signed out for only a portion of the school day, the student should make up all of the work missed by the next school day. Any work not completed within this time may be subject to “no credit” for each assignment. This includes if the student has been out on a field trip.  

When a student has been told in advance of an upcoming due date for an assessment, reading/study guides, project, and/or a long-term assignment, etc., the due date will stand regardless of intervening absences. Students absent on the due date must take the assessment or turn in the assignment on the first day of return.  

Students may receive credit for late work if the assignment is turned in 1-day past the due date. A 50% deduction will be taken off the overall score for a late penalty. 

A student will receive a 10% grade reduction off the final grade for every day it is late, up to three days,  if the assessment is not submitted on the due date and at the designated time. If a student has not completed the assessment after three days, the grade is reduced to no credit. This includes submission to turnitin.com 

Academic Integrity

The consequences for academic dishonesty on a major assessment will correspond to the penalties outlined in the RFH Student Handbook.

Types of Violations 

1. Cheating: Giving, using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids or other devices in any academic exercise, including unauthorized communication of information. 

2. Fabrication/Falsification/Tampering: The unauthorized alteration or invention of any information or citation in any academic work. Altering or attempting to alter school records, grades, assignments, or other documents without authorization.

3.  Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as presenting the work of another as one’s own without proper acknowledgment. Forms of plagiarism include the failure to give appropriate acknowledgment when repeating another’s wording, paraphrasing another’s argument, and presenting another’s line of thinking, including “thinking” and/or content generated by Artificial Intelligence. A student may certainly use another person’s words and thoughts, but the borrowed material must not appear to be his/her creation. A student may only use Artificial Intelligence sites when directed or permitted to do so by their teacher for specific assignments/tasks. A student must document everything he/she borrows, not only direct quotations and paraphrases but also information and ideas. 

4. All work must be started and completed on the provided document on Google Classroom/in-class. 

Film and Text Disclaimer Message: Some of the movies we will work with as a class this year may have received an R rating (Restricted) by the Motion Picture Association of America’s at either the time of their release or when they were subject to rating by the MPAA. Such films have been chosen because of their significant cultural influence, their importance within the history of film, their brilliant performances, and their technical dexterity.  Every effort has been made to choose films that meet all of these criteria and receive a rating softer than R. However, many of the best and most important films become the best and most important because they elicited strong feelings from viewers and challenged cultural norms at the times of their production. These are most often the situations that called for R ratings when the films were released. We read all texts in this class critically, questioning the decisions of the authors and asking queries about the texts and their respective cultural contexts. You will be informed of the rating of each film we watch. You are expected to respond to these films/situations maturely by following class procedures for critical viewing. If you feel uncomfortable, please let me know and we will make other arrangements.

Link to MP Syllabi