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Mercantilism, French Revolution, & Napoleon notes

February 27, 2020

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The textbook notes for the grand finale to the unit are Chapter 17 (The Expansion of Europe), Chapter 18 (Life in the Era of Expansion) and Chapter 19 (Revolution in Politics). You guys are REALLY going to enjoy Chapter 18. Here are some bonus mercantilism notes, as well as some additional notes for when we […]

Performance Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation

February 26, 2020

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Ok, guys, time for the hard part. The IRB essay is worth 24.5% of your AP Exam grade, and your individual presentation and defense is worth 10%. You can’t hide as part of a team for this one. It’s all on you. Please read the section of the CED about PT2 starting on page 40. […]

Submission Instructions/Grading Explanation

February 24, 2020

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After discussing this with Dr. Kent, I’ve decided to use his grading system for non-exam takers. Obviously, as you are well aware, I can’t grade or give feedback for those of you who are taking the exam, and it would be unfair for those of you who are not taking the exam to not get […]

Scientific Revolution & The Philosophes Notes

February 13, 2020

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We’ve gotten to the the Enlightenment! Yay! Time for some of my favorite thinkers. Here’re the textbook notes for Chapter 16. Scientific Revolution & The Philosophes Notes The 8-Bit Philosophy video series is fun in general, but these are some of the best that apply to philosophers from this era.

Absolutely Fabulous Life of… instructions

February 12, 2020

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Here’re the instructions for the AbFab Life of… project that we are currently working on for APWH, just in case you’ve misplaced it. The project will be due on Friday the 14th, but if need be I can adjust. TheAbsolutelyFabulousLifeof…

AP Seminar Team Collab Prep

February 11, 2020

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A reminder: we will begin presentations the Monday that we return from break. As I have instructed in class, your team should be at the point where they have collaborated, evaluated potential solutions, and should’ve begun putting together the TMP. If you have NOT reached that point in the research, you will have to do […]

AP EXAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION

February 10, 2020

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THIS IS DIRECT FROM MR. WALSTEAD. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED FOR YOUR EXAMS DO SO BEFORE 3/6. Registering for an AP exam Both of the following steps need to be completed for your exam to be ordered. STEP 1 – Register for your exam(s) 1. Visit https://myap.collegeboard.org/login 2. Log in to your class […]