AP World History Course and Exam Description Overview

AP® World History Course and Exam Description Overview

Overview of Framework Components § Structured around the investigation of: § Course themes § Disciplinary Practices § Historical reasoning skills § Six different chronological periods 2

Course Themes Theme 1 Interaction Between Humans and the Environment (ENV) Theme 2 Development and Interaction of Cultures (CUL) Theme 3 State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict (SB) Theme 4 Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems (Econ) Theme 5 Development and Transformation of Social Structures (Soc) 3

Disciplinary Practices Analyzing Historical Evidence & Argument Development Primary Sources § Describe historically relevant information and/or arguments within a source. § Explain how a source provides information about the broader historical setting within which it was created. § Explain how a source’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience might affect a source’s meaning. § Explain the relative historical significance of a source’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience. § Evaluate a source’s credibility and/or limitations. Secondary Sources § Describe the claim or argument of a secondary source, as well as the evidence used. § Describe a pattern or trend in quantitative data in non-text-based sources. § Explain how a historian’s claim or argument is supported with evidence. § Explain how a historian’s context influences the claim or argument. § Analyze patterns and trends in quantitative data in non-text-based sources. § Evaluate the effectiveness of a historical claim or argument. Argument Development § Make a historically defensible claim in the form of an evaluative thesis. § Support an argument using specific and relevant evidence. § Use historical reasoning to explain relationships among pieces of historical evidence. § Consider ways that diverse or alternative evidence could be used to qualify or modify an argument.

Historical Reasoning Skills Skill 1: Contextualization Describe an accurate historical context for a specific historical development or process. Explain how a relevant context influenced a specific historical development or process. Use context to explain the relative historical significance of a specific historical development or process. § Skill 2: Comparison Describe similarities and/or differences between different historical developments or processes. Explain relevant similarities and/or differences between specific historical developments and processes. Explain the relative historical significance of similarities and/or differences between different historical developments or processes. § Skill 3: Causation Describe causes or effects of a specific historical development or process. Explain the relationship between causes and effects of a specific historical development or process. Explain the difference between primary and secondary causes, and between short- and long-term effects. Explain the relative historical significance of different causes and/or effects § Skill 4: Continuity and Change Over Time Describe patterns of continuity and/or change over time. Explain the relative historical significance of specific historical developments in relation to a larger pattern of continuity and/or change. §

Historical Periodization for APWH Weighting Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B. C. E. 5% Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B. C. E. to c. 600 C. E. 15% Period 3: Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 C. E. to c. 20% 1450 Period 4: Global Interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750 20% Period 5: Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 to c. 1900 20% Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to present 20%

AP® Course Audit Curricular Requirements § The College Board requires: – college-level reading material: textbooks, diverse primary sources and secondary sources, and work by scholars interpreting the past – opportunities for students to demonstrate command of course themes, historical thinking skills, and key concepts through activities and assignments – balanced global coverage, with Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Australia, and Europe represented with no more than 20% of course time devoted to European history (ex: more Mongols than Greece/Rome!) – content and skill coverage for exam preparation 7

The 2018 AP® World History Exam Format Section Question Type # of ? s Time % of total Score I Part A: Multiple-Choice 55 ? s 55 mins 40% I Part B: Short Answer 3? s 40 mins 20% Required #1 (Periods 3 -6) Required #2 (Periods 3 -6) Select #3 OR #4 (Periods 1 -3 & 4 -6) II Part A: DBQ 1? (Periods 3 -6) 60 mins (inc. 15 min reading period) II Part B: LEQ Select 1? /3 on AP themes (Periods 1 -2, 3 -4, & 5 -6) 40 mins 8 25% 15%

2018 APWH Exam Section Details: § Section I Part A: Stimulus-based Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score § Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5. § Analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence. § Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps. § Section I Part B: Short Answer Questions| 3 Questions/4 (2 on periods 3 -6 & 1 on 1 -3 or 4 -6)| 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score § Students must explain the historical examples that they know best. § Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps. § Section II Part A: Document Based | 1 Question on periods 3 -6 | 60 Minutes (includes a 15 -minute reading period) 25% of Exam Score § Craft and defend a historical argument with evidence. § Analyze and synthesize historical data. § Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence. § Section II Part B: Long Essay | 1 Question/3 | 35 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score § Explain and analyze significant issues in world history. § Craft and defend a historical argument with evidence.

2018 APWH Exam § Thursday, May 17, 2018 § Morning exam time slot, 8: 00 § Bus is provided to/from SLC, but signed permission slip required

2014 -2017 Exam Results *Individual colleges and universities differ in their acceptance of AP exam scores. Most require at least a 3 on the AP exam. Many highly competitive colleges and universities honor only scores of 5. Some schools refuse any AP scores; they want to see you’ve taken AP, but expect you to take their program courses once enrolled.

The Ways of Thinking to Tackle APWH (~8, 000 BCE-the present… the whole world…no problem!) § Think about the Big Picture of world history. Consider the main § § § marker events, pivotal moments, or threshold moments from which things were never the same again Use & know Historical Reasoning Skills, Themes, Key Concepts, & Periodization Think comparatively (regions, civilizations, social classes, etc. ) Think about continuity & change over time Think about causation and causality Think about perspective, point of view, & factors of reliability Think about patterns & the overt exceptions

Support & Tactics § Your support team: teacher(s), librarians, counselor, family members, your in class study triad/quad, & APWH Consultants during SAS. § USE a planner. Organize your time & your APWH binder. Check the teacher website daily. § Do your reading. Class is NOT designed to reteach the text, but to bolster, expand use your learning from the text. § Use active reading strategies & effective note taking methods. § Know your learning style & use it to your advantage.