WHAP Overview WHAP Overview How well did you

WHAP Overview • How well did you do on the “easy” map test? Here’s

Test • Put in your planners now – Test is May 14, 2020 in

In other words SAQ 1 = 1200 – 2001 SAQ 2 = 1200 -

Writing • SAQ (Short Answer Question) • Approximately 13 mins per question (3? s,

How to Survive • Keep up with daily work including reading homework • I

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WHAP Overview

WHAP Overview • How well did you do on the “easy” map test? Here’s the MUST KNOW map for WHAP… • Regions Map Handout

Specific Map Regions

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Test • Put in your planners now – Test is May 14, 2020 in the AM • PART 1 • Multiple Choice (MC) • 55 MC ? s in 55 minutes • 40% of exam score • No penalty for guessing , stimulus based • Short Answer Questions (SAQ) • 3? s, 40 minutes • 20% of exam score • 10 minute break • PART 2 - Essays • Document Based Question (DBQ) • 1 ? , 60 minutes including suggested 15 min reading • 25% of exam score • Long Essay Question (LEQ) • 1? (given choice of 3), 40 minutes • 15% of exam score

In other words SAQ 1 = 1200 – 2001 SAQ 2 = 1200 - 2001 SAQ 3 = 1200 – 1750 SAQ 4 = 1750 – 2001 1450 - 2001 LEQ 2 = 1200 – 1750 LEQ 3 = 1450 - 1900 LEQ 4 = 1750 - 2001

Writing • SAQ (Short Answer Question) • Approximately 13 mins per question (3? s, choice of 4) and must stay in box given in booklet • SAQ 1 = secondary source, SAQ 2= primary source, SAQ 3 and 4 = no stimulus • Asked to do three tasks per question • DBQ (Document Based Question) • Given 7 documents with essay question • Even if you don’t know the content well, you can rock this essay by analyzing information given • Must find relationships among docs (corroboration/contradiction) • Will need to use POV, purpose, historical situation, or audience • Will practice working w/ docs A LOT • LEQ (Long Essay Question) • Must know content well including region, theme, and time period • Can be a Compare/Contrast (CC) essay, a Causation essay, or a Change and Continuity Over Time (CCOT) essay • Some skills will be easier to use for certain topics • Will be given three options

How to Survive • Keep up with daily work including reading homework • I cannot possibly teach you everything you need to know – you need to be self-motivated • Put forth your best effort at all times, even when nobody is giving you credit or “points” • This is true for life • Breathe • Allow me to help – I will push and challenge you and I will help you • Have fun and laugh • Take a step back and look at the bigger picture • Listen to your peers – survival guides and survival letters