AP European History

Ms. BlankSocial Studies DepartmentiMater Academy

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0 iMater Teacher Website: 0 Go to the iMater website & find my name under Staff

0 Knowmia Teacher Website:0 http://www.knowmia.com/teacher/jenniferblank

0 Email address0 jblank@materacademy.com

Important Information:0 Internet access required for this class

0 If this is a problem, see me after class0 “my internet was down” is NOT an excuse

0 Homework … there will be lots of it

0 Grading: 0 A’s are for SUPERIOR work only!0 B’s are ABOVE average work

0 Weekly, monthly, & quarterly assignments

Class Materials0 3 ring binder w/ dividers0 Pencils & pens0 Highlighters0 Lined, hole punched, notebook paper0 Composition notebook0 Note cards and note card holder

Have these materials by the start of next week!

Standing HW:

0 This is HW you should do ALL THE TIME!!!

0 30 minutes is a good starting point

0 Study class notes and vocab

0 Make flash cards a part of your daily study routine

HW Due Next Class

0 Read through, sign, and return the Contract from the syllabus

0 Obtain and start working on Set # 1 of Notecards

0 Skim chapter 12 in the textbook & write down key ideas

Our Class Structure: 0 Bi-Weekly Warm-up Grade – Classwork

0 Warm-ups will happen each class period

0 Random Student Reviews (oral response to Ms. Blank’s Questions) - Classwork0 Randomly chosen student reviews class notes from the previous class (yes,

you can look at your notes )

0 Quizzes (may be one of these or a mix)0 Short Answer0 Multiple Choice

0 Video Lessons

Our Class Structure:0 Power point lectures/discussions - Classwork

0 This is an INTERACTIVE activity!

0 Class Activities –0 Discussion of documents0 Charts/worksheets0 Scavenger hunts0 Group research activities0 Debates 0 Any other fun ones we can think of

0 Readings & Annotations (document notes) – Homework0 Assessed 2x per quarter

Our Class Structure:

0 Projects - Test

0 Document Analysis Papers - Test

0 Unit Tests: Take-Home and In-Class

0 Group Projects – Test, Quiz, or Classwork

Steps to Success:0 STUDY!!!!!!!!!!

0 Ask questions

0 Complete all assignments on-time

0 Practice

0 See Ms. Blank for extra help

Study Skills & Tips:

0 Making notecards

0 Taking notes in-class

0 Outlining

Study Skills & Tips:0 Making notecards

0 Less is more

0 Only write down the most important info, not ALL the info

0 Only the most important vocab words/concepts

culture

- Basic Description or Definition: - the way of life of a particular group of

people

- Date or Date Range:- All of time

- Historical Significance: - influences & helps to explain the how and

why of events, people, and societies in history

Study Skills & Tips:0 Taking notes in-class

0 Title and date your notes everyday!0 Write down the most important stuff0 Writing down everything = bad notes

0 Develop short-hand skills0Without = w/o0With = w/0Therefore = ∴0 Increase = ↑0Decrease = ↓

0 Re-write notes after class0With or without the short hand0You need to be sure you can read your own notes later and understand

what they say

Study Skills & Tips:0 Outlining

0 Less is more

0 Only write down the most important info, not ALL the info

0 Be sure to define concepts/key terms in your own words

CRITICAL THINKING WHAT IS IT AND WHY

SHOULD WE DO IT?

Critical Thinking

0 Question credibility … respectfully

0 Consider the source of information

0 Find alternative sources

0 Ask WHY

0 All of the above applies to me and this class

Baseline Map Activity!

Rules:

1. You cannot ask me any content related questions

2. You cannot talk to other students

3. You cannot use any electronic devices

4. You cannot leave this room

Bell Ringer:

0 What percentage of the European population was wiped out by the Black Death?

0 What were the key ideas of scholasticism?

0 List the steps to success discussed in the previous class.

0 Which one is the most important to you? Why?

Bell Ringer 8/28

0 What is the best part of this class so far?

0 What is worst part of this class so far?

0 If you could change one thing about this class what would it be?

0 What is the number one thing I could do to help you learn?

Quiz:0 What was the significance of the Black Death?

0 What was the most significant result of the Hundred Years War?

0 Define scholasticism.

0 Name the 2 key Peasant Revolts.

0 Define Feudalism.

By showing how people lived in different times and places,

geographers have added to our knowledge of human history.

Geography and History

0Geography is the study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them.

0History uses written evidence to tell us how people lived in the past.

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The Five Themes of Geography

Region

The Human Story

Human-environment

interactionLocation

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Place

Movement

The Five Themes of Geography

Region

The Human Story

Human-environment

interactionLocation

1

Place

Movement

Absolute: coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude

Relative: the interaction among & between places examples: next door, nearby, a short drive, down the road a ways.

An area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.

Human-environment interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it.

Movement refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another.

A place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places. 

Writing Sample!

0 Write a 3 – 5 paragraph essay in support of or against the following statement:

History is about as useful as the Pledge of Allegiance in Homeroom.

You have 35 minutes

Class Activity0 Students will receive a piece of paper with

information

0 Read your document and answer the corresponding question

0 Find the other people in the class who have the same document and compare your response

0 Answer this question →

0 You have 20 minutes

What is the legacy of the Middle Ages?

Was it a Dark Age, Age of Faith, Age of Feudalism, or a Golden Age?

You will need to work together to answer the

question!!!

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????What is history anyway?

Introduction to the Historical Process:

0 What is history and why should we study it?

0 History is the study of the past

0 A usually chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events

0 The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events

History is, in its essentials, the science of change.

It knows and it teaches that it is impossible to find two events that are ever exactly alike, because the conditions from which they spring are never identical. -- Marc Bloch

0 What is history and why should we study it?0 History:

0 Is the study of the past0 Is the study of human nature0Tries to be as objective as possible0Searches for truth0 Is a process

0 We should study it because:0 It helps us understand our world

0 It helps us understand ourselves

0 It helps us understand our past, so we can navigate our present, and prepare for our future

History is not a

science;

it is a method.

- Charles Seignobos

Introduction to the Historical

Process:

History is not only a particular branch of knowledge, but a particular mode and method of knowledge in other branches. -- Lord Acton

What is historical context?

Skepticism is history's bedfellow.

-- Edgar Saltus

0 How do historians make sure something is historically accurate?

0 Multiple sources are required (at least 3)

0 The sources must be independent of each other01 source from the church01 source from a govt. official01 source from a merchant

0 Those sources must be authenticated scientifically & historically0Carbon dating0Language use0References to events/people of the time period in question

Introduction to the Historical Process:

0 What do historians use to uncover historical information?0 Primary sources

0Sources that come from (were produced in) the time period under study0Artifact

0 Pot0 Stone tool0 House or building

0Document (written)0Other kind of source (picture/painting/statue)

0 Secondary sources0Sources that were produced AFTER the time period under study

0 Book written by a historian0 Work produced by someone who lived after the time period that is studied

Introduction to the Historical Process:

0 Why is it so important to understand historical context?

0 Helps us understand primary & secondary sources

0 Helps us understand the societies we study

0 Helps us explain HOW & WHY things happened in history0Cause & Effect

In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context. -- Alfred Marshall

Introduction to the Historical Process:

0 History cares about 2 things:0 HOW:

0Process0Procedure

0 WHY:0Motive 0Purpose

0 In order to figure out the HOW & WHY of things we must study the documents & artifacts that people of the past left behind

0 History is a PUZZLE!

Introduction to the Historical Process:

Anyone who is going to make

anything out of history will, sooner

or later, have to do most of the work

himself.

He will have to read, and consider,

and reconsider, and then read some

more.

-- Geoffrey Barraclough

History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.

-- Lord Acton

0 Historians rely primarily on written evidence to determine how people lived in the past.

0 Recorded history began about 5,000 years ago, when people began to keep written records.

0 Historians are like detectives

0 Sometimes they come to different conclusions.

Introduction to the Historical Process:

The End

That’s it for now! Be sure to keep checking my

website for more power points and other important

stuff!