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APWH Southernization Resources/Readings/Activities

January 7, 2020

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If you were absent today in class, please make arrangements to join up with a group to work on the Southernization project. Attached are the readings and instructions. Each class should have four big groups (China, India, the Islamic Caliphates, and Mongols/Europe), one for each secondary resource. I counted the little groups that you formed […]

A Few Fun Middle Ages Art Things

January 6, 2020

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The image on this post is the one that I was talking about in class today – Yoda made a special guest appearance in a manuscript. It was found by the curator of medieval manuscripts at the British Library, and has turned the blog into something of an internet phenomenon. From Vox, we have a […]

AP Euro: Late Middle Ages Notes

January 6, 2020

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These aren’t the textbook notes, they’re the support notes that I mentioned to you guys during class. Late Middle Ages Notes These, however, are the McKay notes. McKay Chapter 11 We worked on a primary resource document analysis activity on Pisan’s “The Book of the City of Ladies” that you will need to see me […]

Why Does History Matter?

January 2, 2020

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No one would ever ever dare question the importance for studying history, right? Seriously, though, if you’ve ever wondered why you’re in this class – why world history is important – this is a good breakdown for you.

Performance Task 2 Submission Instructions

December 16, 2019

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This will be graded in the same way as your last paper submission – it is practice, but you will get full feedback on an AP Rubric when we get back next semester. Please take that feedback to heart since I cannot offer any next semester on your official assignments. Late submissions will be docked […]

A Lesson in Racism

December 6, 2019

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Jane Elliot conducted the most famous experiment on racism and social conformity in history - on third graders. After the death of Martin Luther Jr. she wanted to show her students - who didn't understand the concept - exactly why people are intolerant of each other.

Jim Jones, Jonestown, and Alternative Viewpoints

December 4, 2019

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When discussing the People’s Temple and the Jonestown tragedy, it’s very easy to focus too much on Jim Jones. We shouldn’t. The focus should be on those who lost their lives and the families that they left behind, and their very real, human motivations for joining the Temple. Obviously, to fully understand the situation, it’s […]