Irmo High School

International School for the Arts AP European History

2020 - 2021

Teacher Name: Michael Sugar Room Number: 138 Email: msugar@lexrich5.org Website: https://www.lexrich5.org/msugar Phone: 803 – 476 - 3064 Tutoring hours: Monday, 7:15 - 8:15 am or by appt.

I. Course Description

To The Students

You are now enrolled in a college-level European history course. The readings will come from a dozen books widely used in American universities; the teaching and study techniques are designed to prepare you to do excellent work in college; the examinations, papers, map exercises, and quizzes are similar to those used in the best universities. We have planned this course to introduce you to the content and skills strategically and gradually. This course will not be easy, but neither will it be boring. You are embarking with your teacher on an exciting intellectual experience. Each of you will share in the excitement in direct proportion to the amount of effort you expend.

Next May, students enrolled in this course will be expected to take the AP examination, a 3 hour multiple choice and essay test created by school and university faculty around the nation. If you pass this exam—and we expect many of you to do so—the examiners (college board) will recommend that you receive college credit and be placed into advanced history courses in the university. Many, but not all, universities give both credit and placement; some only give placement; a few do not recognize the AP exam at all. If you fail to pass the exam you can retake it the following year, and furthermore, you will have had what is far more important: an interesting and challenging opportunity to develop your abilities far beyond the level you might have attained in a less rigorous course.

Now for a few rules:

• You are expected to spend about 3 hours outside of class preparing for each class period (keep in mind, we meet every-other day). Outside of class work (homework) will usually include reading, note-taking on that reading, and maybe watching a couple video clips. Essays or projects may occasionally take additional time, but you will be given notice so you can plan ahead. If you find you are routinely spending more than 3 hours preparing for each class period, please notify your instructor.

• You must submit work on time. Without an excused absence from the attendance office, the highest score on a late assignment will be a C-. No late assignments will be accepted after the exam for that unit has occurred, or more than 1 week after the due date, whichever comes first. No late work will be accepted the last 5 school days before the end of a grading period (quarter / semester).

• You must do the reading. We will have reading quizzes, and you will be called on in class to share your understanding of and reactions to the reading. Historically, students who do not do their reading do not pass the AP Exam.

• You should take notes in and out of class. Out of class, notes should be on 2 things:• Answering questions from that unit’s syllabus (95%)• Any other question or idea you thought of that you want to remember. (5%)

• Make up assignments: • Reading quizzes canNOT be made up. Students get one chance to complete a reading quiz.

• Major tests can be redone within 1 week of the original test date. All redos must be done in the presence of the teacher at lunch, before or after school. Please make an appointment. “Test corrections” are not offered.

• For the first semester, students may redo essays provided they attempted the essay the first time it was due. All redo essays must be written in the presence of the teacher at lunch, before or after school, and within 1 week of the original essay being returned to students with a grade on it. Please make an appointment if you would like to complete a redo essay. Students cannot redo essays in the second semester.

• Each student is expected to do all work independently unless otherwise directed. Tests, essays, exams, reading, and note taking, should be done independently.

• Students are, however, encouraged to compare their completed notes with other students to discuss and quiz each other on their notes; you are welcome to “polish up” or update your notes based on these discussions. Students who do these things typically do very well. In contrast, students who just “divide up the reading” and copy each other’s notes typically do not pass because they are not familiar enough with the material. In short: do your reading, do your own notes, then quiz each other using your notes & discuss, making updates to your notes as needed. Don’t just copy someone else’s work— that has yet to work for anyone.

• You are expected to contribute to classroom discussions.• You are expected to learn to write argumentative and analytical essays (you will be taught exactly how to do so)• You are expected to develop skills analyzing art, charts, graphs, and statistics (you will be taught how to do so).• Your instructor will arrange conferences with you to report personally on your progress. • See your instructor immediately if you need help.

To do list: (before the 1st day of class)

1. Join our google classroom page using this code: (Tuesday-in-person people: zpq4kzf ; Friday-in-person people: 27eezfs)

2. Create / log in to your AP account here: https://myap.collegeboard.org/. THEN join our class using this code: YP7YYK.

3. Get a LARGE spiral notebook for taking notes (5 subject notebooks work best). All notes must be taken by hand unless you have a 504 / IEP stating otherwise.A. Read the rest of this document so you know how to set up your notebook.B. Always bring your notebook to class.

4. Create an account for our online textbook. 1. Start here: Registration URL https://nglsync.cengage.com/register2. Use this Course Key: MTPP0DVNC3J63. Make your username your FIRST and LAST NAME. Add a number at the end if you want.4. Make your PASSWORD your student ID number. Don’t have a student ID number? Make it your birth

year.

Note taking

Note taking is a vital skill. You will take notes in a spiral, hardcopy notebook. This notebook must only be for this class, and it will be turned in for a grade periodically. Extraordinary measures will be taken to protect your health & safety during grading.

Organize your notebook like so:Put your name on the front cover. Then, on the first blank page, create the following title:

UNIT #0: The Ancient World & The Middle AgesClass notes Day #1: Ancient Rome in 30 Minutes (or less)• (Notes you take during class — don’t write anything yet, you’re done for now!) ——AFTER day one in class, you will then add an entry that looks like this (so don’t write this YET):

Reading notes Day 1: (Title). • Copy the questions in the syllabus for that day into your notebook.• Answer each question; be specific and detailed.• Some questions will need a paragraph or more to answer, depending on the complexity of the

question.

Class notes Day #2: (Title)• Notes you take during class• Notes• Notes and more notes• More notes from class time

Reading notes Day 2: (Title). • Copy the questions in the syllabus for that day into your notebook.• Answer each question; be specific and detailed.• Some questions will need a paragraph or more to answer, depending on the complexity of the

question.

(repeat this pattern until you get to the end of the unit, then start again on the next unit)

These out of school notes will primarily be on questions listed for you on each unit’s syllabus (you receive a new syllabus at the start of each unit). You are welcome to add additional questions or ideas you want to remember or bring up in class.The next two pages are information you must know, but you don’t need to write down:

Vocabulary:

You are responsible for checking the meaning of words you come across in the text if you don’t know them. Some of the words will be complex in meaning, so feel free to ask in class or over email, but you must make an effort to look up words you come across that you don’t completely know. Hint: failure to know the major vocabulary will make tests, quizzes, and essays difficult.

AP Test Date (Friday, May 7, 2021)

Course map for the year:

Introduction to European HistoryUnit 0: Ancient Rome & The Middle Ages

The old world EXPLODES: new world, new church, religious war like never before (or since), and crazy-good art. Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration c. 1450 to c. 1648Unit 2: Age of Reformation c. 1450 to c. 1648

Ideas and power: how thinking changed the world (and the French Revolution)Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism c. 1648 – c.1815Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments c. 1648 to c. 1815 Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century c. 1648 to c. 1815

Strangely calm: Tales of wealth, poverty, industry, communism, and why the 1800s were relatively peaceful Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects c. 1815 to c. 1914Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments c. 1815 to c. 1914

Not calm at all: World Wars, Imperial Collapse, and the possible end of the world Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts c. 1914 to present Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe c. 1914 to present

Course Standards Standards can be found at: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/ap-european-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf

II. Instructional Goals The course contains over 20 skill-specific objectives, 15 reasoning-specific objectives, and hundreds of content-specific objectives. For details on these, please review the AP course guide (especially pages 16 and 17), available here: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/ap-european-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf

III. Fees & Explanation None.

IV. Textbook, Supplemental Resources, Supplemental Reading(s)

Jackson Spielvogel’s Western Civilization (9th ed). Available online, hard copies can be checked out upon request.

Excerpts of other texts on European history will be provided by the teacher.

Students are expected to come to class prepared with a spiral notebook for notes, pencil / pen, and their charged chromebook. If bringing these materials is impossible due to family circumstances, students should discuss solutions with their teacher in advance.

V. Major curricular topics/ Instructional Organization a. Scope and Sequence of Instruction: Units include…

i. Unit 0 (pre-unit): Rome and the Middle Ages ii. Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration iii. Unit 2: Age of Reformation iv. Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism v. Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments vi. Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century vii. Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects viii.Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

ix. Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts x. Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe

b. Formats of content delivery i. Socratic seminar ii. Small group discussion iii. Student research projects iv. Lecture v. Reading w/ notes

VI. Course Grading Policies, Assessments, & Procedures Student progress is determined through both formative and summative assessments. Formative assignments include quizzes (vocabulary, reading, skill-based), informal writing assignments, and general class work. Summative assignments may include but are not limited to tests, formal writing, research-based products, and culminating products. All graded assignments will be assigned points based on difficulty, amount of time required, and overall relevance to the course standards:

Letter Grade Numerical Average A 90 - 100

B 80 - 89 C 70 - 79 D 60 - 69 F Below 60

A student’s overall grade will be based on the total points of all assignments combined for the course.

Late work: Students must submit work on time. Without an excused absence from the attendance office, the highest score on a late assignment will be a C. No late assignments will be accepted after the exam for that unit has occurred, or more than 1 week after the due date, whichever comes first. No late work will be accepted the last 5 school days before the end of a grading period (quarter / semester).

Special note on reading quizzes: To ensure students are keeping up with their reading, students will take occasional short reading quizzes that cover the reading that was assigned as homework for that class period. These quizzes canNOT be retaken.

Chromebook expectation: Each student will be expected to have their Chrome book with them on a daily basis. Their Chrome book should be charged. Students who do not have a charged Chrome book in class may be referred to their administrator for disciplinary action. Please make sure you have your Chrome book every day. If this is a problem for your family, please contact the teacher immediately.

Smart phones & similar devices: these phones should be stowed INSIDE book bags or other storage devices. They should not be visible at ALL during class without permission from the teacher.

VII. Absences and Make-Up Policies Students will be permitted to make up work missed due to an absence. If the student misses 1 day, the make-up

work must be completed within 2 school days. If the student misses 2 or more consecutive days, the make-up work must be completed with 5 school days. If circumstances dictate that the material which had been missed requires more time to be made up, the teacher will have the discretion to extend the deadline.

Students who miss a test, quiz, or other class work due to an absence will need to make up the work after school or at a time agreed upon with the teacher within five days of returning to school. If at all possible, a test or other major assignment missed due to a prearranged absence should be completed before the absence occurs.

Students are strongly encouraged to record all assignments, dates, and grades. Absent students are expected to contact the teacher or a classmate to collect the assignments they miss. Ultimately, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all work, especially assignments missed due to an absence, is completed in a timely manner.

VII.Academic Assistance and Suggestions for Success Academic Assistance is available on Wednesdays from 4-5 pm. Additionally, students may use the time provided during the school day, Extended Learning Time (ELT), on Mondays and Thursdays from 11:28 - 11:57 to receive academic assistance.

VIII. Classroom Expectations/ Classroom Management Plan a.Classroom Rules:

i. Respect other members of our school: listen when others are speaking to you, keep hands and feet to self. ii.Respect yourself: share your ideas and needs honestly, set goals for yourself. iii.Respect the community: our community (tax payers) and government are investing A LOT in your

education and our time together. Let’s use their investment well. iv.Be Prompt—be in your seat on time. Go to and from the class quickly and quietly. v.Be Prepared—come to class prepared everyday with all materials. If this is impossible, talk to me and I’ll

help. Chromebooks should be charged and ready, daily. vi.Be Productive—listen and follow all directions the first time. Participate in all class activities. Do your

own work and try your best. Work cooperatively with your peers. vii.Be Professional—respect school property and the property of others. Observe all school rules as

indicated in the student handbook. Food, drink, and phones are only allowed with permission. All grooming should be done in the restroom. Remain in your seat until class is dismissed.

viii.Electronic device expectations: Students are expected to use any electronic devices for academic purposes only.

ix.Consequences: For students who choose to not follow the rules, the following consequences may apply (not necessarily in this order): verbal warning, discussion/conference with student, change of seat, parent contact, and/or detention. Severe or chronic misbehavior will result in an MBI, detention, or disciplinary referral.

x.Parent Contact: Parents and students may contact me with questions, concerns, or would like to set up a conference by e-mail or by phone.

*** All Irmo High School rules and District 5 policies also apply.***

IX. Honor Code In order to foster an environment of mutual trust & respect, we believe, within the community of School District 5 of Lexington & Richland counties, each individual should accept the personal responsibility to exhibit & promote academic & social integrity. (Policy IKABA) The Academic Honesty Policy is implemented to ensure students submit credible work that is evident of their content mastery. Students should complete their own work and be evaluated based upon its originality. Every effort should be made to avoid academic dishonesty and misconduct in all its forms, including plagiarism, fabrication or falsification, cheating, and other academic misconduct.

AP Euro Course Calendar (in progress—will update) Unit / Date Topics

Septemb

Unit 0: Middle Ages

Day 1

Intro to AP Euro 1. Meet our class 2. Scholarships and credit 3. Reading quizzes 4. Course calendar & syllabus 5. The Exam (May 6)

From Rome to the Middle Ages 1. Fall of Rome and Roman government (this lesson is about 1 paragraph

long) 2. Governing in the middle ages (feudalism)

September Day 2 Islam, Feudalism, Manorialism (476 - 1200)

Day 3 The crises of the Middle Ages. 1200 - 1400

Day 4 ——————————

Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration c. 1450 to c. 1648

Day 1.

Middle Ages Exam (short multiple choice; DBQ); take home DBQ.

DBQ Rubric review —————————————————————

TOPIC 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery ;

September - October

Day 2

TTOPIC 1.2 Italian Renaissance

TOPIC 1.3 Northern Renaissance

Day 3

TOPIC 1.4 Printing

TOPIC 1.5 New Monarchies

Day 4

Highlight DBQ.

TOPIC 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration

TOPIC 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage

Day 5

TOPIC 1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange

TOPIC 1.9 The Slave Trade

Day 6

TOPIC 1.10 The Commercial Revolution

DBQ Grades & Review.

Day 7 Unit 1 Test (MC; DBQ); take home LEQ.

Unit 2: Age of Reformation

c. 1450 to c. 1648

Day 1

LEQ Rubric Review

2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments

Day 22.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation

2.3 Protestant Reform Continues

Day 32.4 Wars of Religion

2.5 The Catholic Reformation

Unit / Date Topics

Day 4 2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics

2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art

Day 52.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

Day 6 Time Period 1 Exam (units 0, 1, 2): MC, SAQ, LEQ

Day 7 Time Period 1 Exam (units 0, 1, 2): DBQ, highlight DBQs

October - December Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

c. 1648 – c.1815

Day 1

TOPIC 3.1 Contextualizing State Building

TOPIC 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

Day 2 Cromwell Trial

Day 3

TOPIC 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development

TOPIC 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism

Day 4

TOPIC 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age

TOPIC 3.6 Balance of Power

Day 5

TOPIC 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power

TOPIC 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Day 6 Unit 3 Test: MC & Essay (DBQ / LEQ + SAQ)

Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

c. 1648 to c. 1815 Day 1

4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

4.2 The Scientific Revolution

Day 2

4.3 The Enlightenment

4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics

Day 34.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts

4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power

Day 4 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Day 5 Unit 4 test: MC, Essay (DBQ / LEQ + SAQ)

Unit / Date Topics

Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

c. 1648 to c. 1815 Day 1

5.1 Contextualizing 18th-Century States

5.2 The Rise of Global Markets

Day 25.3 Britain’s Ascendency

5.4 The French Revolution

Day 3 5.4 The French Revolution (part 2)

Day 4 5.5 The French Revolution’s Effects

5.6 Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat

Day 5 5.7 The Congress of Vienna

5.8 Romanticism

Day 6 5.9 Continuity and Change in 18th-Century States

Day 7 Time Period 2 exam (units 3, 4, 5): MC, LEQ, SAQ

Day 8 Time Period 2 exam (units 3, 4, 5): DBQ. Mark DBQ.

January - February

Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects

c. 1815 to c. 1914

Day 1

6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects

6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe

Day 2

6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects

6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization

Day 36.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

6.6 Reactions and Revolutions

Day 46.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements

6.8 19th-Century Social Reform

Day 56.9 Institutional Responses and Reform

6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization

Day 6 Unit 6 Test: MC, Essay (DBQ / LEQ + SAQ)

Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political

Developments c. 1815 to c. 1914

Day 1

TOPIC 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

TOPIC 7.2 Nationalism

Day 2

TOPIC 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions

TOPIC 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism

Unit / Date Topics

Day 3 TOPIC 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity

TOPIC 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods

Day 4 TOPIC 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects

TOPIC 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts

Day 5 TOPIC 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Day 6 Time Period 3 Exam (units 6, 7): MC, LEQ, SAQ

Day 7 Time Period 3 Exam (Units 6, 7): DBQ (mark DBQ afterwards)

March - April

Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts c. 1914 to present

Day 1

8.1 Contextualizing 20th-Century Global Conflicts

8.2 World War I

Day 2 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects

Day 3 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement

8.5 Global Economic Crisis

Day 4 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism

8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period

Day 5 8.8 World War II

Day 6 8.9 The Holocaust

Day 7 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments

8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict

Day 8 Unit 8 test: MC, Essay (DBQ / LEQ + SAQ)

Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe c. 1914 to present Day 1

9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe

9.2 Rebuilding Europe

Unit / Date Topics

Day 2 9.3 The Cold War

9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge

9.45: NATO

Day 3 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities

9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies

Day 4 9.7 The Fall of Communism

9.8 20th-Century Feminism

Day 5 9.9 Decolonization

9.10 The European Union

Day 6 9.11 Migration and Immigration

Day 7 9.12 Technology

9.13 Globalization

Day 8 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends

9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Day 9 Time Period 4 Exam (Units 8, 9): MC, LEQ, SAQ

Day 10 Time Period 4 Exam (Units 8, 9): DBQ; mark DBQ

April 24 through May 4 AP Exam Review / Make Up Days

May 7 AP Exam

May 8 through June 4 Economics simulations, documentaries (that we watch), documentaries (that we make)

Unit / Date Topics