AP World History Summer Assignment
Mr. Sultz, iPrep Academy
E-mail: bsultz@dadeschools.net
Website: www.sultztonianinstitute.com
Welcome to Advanced Placement World History (APWH). Over the course of the next academic year we will study 10,000 years of human history, develop valuable writing and analytic skills and take the APWH test on May 17, 2018. This is an exciting class that will look at “big history”, trace world cultures over time and examine human interactions. This will be your first AP course and I have designed a summer assignment to help everyone become acquainted with the unique skills necessary to be successful in APWH. This assignment will be evaluated and incorporated into your first quarter grade. The summer assignment is due the first day of school in August.
APWH will require you to use your time wisely throughout the year. Aside from being a preview of themes that will be covered during the year, the summer assignment is your chance to organize your time and efforts over the summer. I recommend that you plan your reading and writing assignments on a calendar and stick to your plan over the summer. Set your own deadlines for reading and writing, so that you are not rushing to complete the assignment before school starts in August. Also, reading by chunks or chapters will give you time to reflect and digest the concepts that are introduced in the book.
Your summer assignment is to read the book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage and be prepared the first day of class with your copy of the book and a critical understanding of the five historical themes reflected in the book.
The first days of class will be spent discussing the five historical themes that define the AP World History course. Come to class with questions, insightful commentary, and an enthusiastic attitude.
During the school year, AP World History students will be expected to read extensively and deeply, connecting themes and patterns. Patterns to look for are compare and contrast, change over time, and historical synthesis and context.
As you read, you will be filling out the Themes Jigsaw Chart that you can download here: https://goo.gl/sgpbSz. Each chapter should be a page.
As you read, please look for evidence of the following themes:
1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment: having to do with how the environment shaped human societies and how humans shaped the environment: Including such issues as demography, disease, migration, patterns of settlement, and environmental technology.
2. Development and Interaction of Cultures: having to do with religious beliefs, whether organized or traditional, the religious institutions of culture, having to do with art (visual, musical, written) and architecture as well as intellectual movements/philosophy, having to do with the technology used by the society, new inventions.
3. State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict: having to do with gaining, seeking, and organizing power, events related to the function of government: making laws, enforcing laws, and interpreting laws.
4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems: Having to do with how people meet their basic material needs, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services including such issues as domestic and international trade, monetary policies and taxation.
5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures: Having to do with people in groups, their living together, and relations with one another o Includes such issues as: gender, economic status.
I congratulate you on challenging yourself by enrolling in AP World History and I look forward to working with you in the 2017-2018 school year!
Enjoy your summer and happy reading!!!
Mr. Sultz
Mr. Sultz, iPrep Academy
E-mail: bsultz@dadeschools.net
Website: www.sultztonianinstitute.com
Welcome to Advanced Placement World History (APWH). Over the course of the next academic year we will study 10,000 years of human history, develop valuable writing and analytic skills and take the APWH test on May 17, 2018. This is an exciting class that will look at “big history”, trace world cultures over time and examine human interactions. This will be your first AP course and I have designed a summer assignment to help everyone become acquainted with the unique skills necessary to be successful in APWH. This assignment will be evaluated and incorporated into your first quarter grade. The summer assignment is due the first day of school in August.
APWH will require you to use your time wisely throughout the year. Aside from being a preview of themes that will be covered during the year, the summer assignment is your chance to organize your time and efforts over the summer. I recommend that you plan your reading and writing assignments on a calendar and stick to your plan over the summer. Set your own deadlines for reading and writing, so that you are not rushing to complete the assignment before school starts in August. Also, reading by chunks or chapters will give you time to reflect and digest the concepts that are introduced in the book.
Your summer assignment is to read the book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage and be prepared the first day of class with your copy of the book and a critical understanding of the five historical themes reflected in the book.
The first days of class will be spent discussing the five historical themes that define the AP World History course. Come to class with questions, insightful commentary, and an enthusiastic attitude.
During the school year, AP World History students will be expected to read extensively and deeply, connecting themes and patterns. Patterns to look for are compare and contrast, change over time, and historical synthesis and context.
As you read, you will be filling out the Themes Jigsaw Chart that you can download here: https://goo.gl/sgpbSz. Each chapter should be a page.
As you read, please look for evidence of the following themes:
1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment: having to do with how the environment shaped human societies and how humans shaped the environment: Including such issues as demography, disease, migration, patterns of settlement, and environmental technology.
2. Development and Interaction of Cultures: having to do with religious beliefs, whether organized or traditional, the religious institutions of culture, having to do with art (visual, musical, written) and architecture as well as intellectual movements/philosophy, having to do with the technology used by the society, new inventions.
3. State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict: having to do with gaining, seeking, and organizing power, events related to the function of government: making laws, enforcing laws, and interpreting laws.
4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems: Having to do with how people meet their basic material needs, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services including such issues as domestic and international trade, monetary policies and taxation.
5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures: Having to do with people in groups, their living together, and relations with one another o Includes such issues as: gender, economic status.
I congratulate you on challenging yourself by enrolling in AP World History and I look forward to working with you in the 2017-2018 school year!
Enjoy your summer and happy reading!!!
Mr. Sultz
