|
Highlands Ranch High School - Mr. Sedivy
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Advanced Placement European
History -
Quarter 2 Syllabus
Topic and Theme
Quarter 2 = 9 weeks
Units of Study / Subtopics
This course begins with the events of 1815 and the fall
of Napoleon, and traces European social, political, and cultural developments
through the 19th and 20th centuries to the present day. Special
attention will be given to the impact of the Industrial Revolution
and Imperialism; the 20th-century political ideologies: Socialism,
Fascism, Communism; recent democratic movements; contemporary developments
in the former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia, and the European Community.
Students will analyze historical documents and
evaluate impact of various political philosophies. Please see Mr.
Sedivy for more specific quarter two course information.
Advanced Placement European
History Quarter 2
Assignments and Other Activities
Text, Study Guide and Supplemental Reading Assignments
Weekly chapter and study guide assignments will be given one week
in advance of the time the subjects covered in the chapters will be
considered in class. All study guide assignments will have a value
of 15 points, will be given at the time the chapter reading is assigned
and will be due in one weeks time.
Supplemental readings will be assigned regularly during
the weekly course of study. Such readings (see listed readings above)
are meant to contribute to and enhance your understanding of various
topics under consideration. Supplemental readings should help contribute
to class discussions and be sources for ideas when writing essays.
Tests and Quarter Examinations
Tests
Each week there will be a 25 question test over material covered in
class, the text, and the supplemental readings. The test will be composed
of a series of multiple choice questions and short answers. Quizzes
will be given on Friday of each week, with the exceptions of the first
and last weeks of the quarter, with a period of 30 minutes allotted
for completion of each quiz.
Quarter Examination
The quarter exam will be taken over a two day period and will consist
of two sections: 100 question/200 point multiple choice test; 100
point free-response essay test wherein students will select two essays
from a list of six choices. Quarter 1 exam dates will be anounced.
Additional Assignments and Student Notebooks
Additional Assignments
In addition to the above you will be assigned a variety of other assignments,
some completed in class some outside of class.
Additional assignments that are to be completed outside
of class will be assigned at least one week in advance and will have
a value of 50 points.
Student Notebooks
All students will be required to keep a notebook for the entire
year. The notebook will be divided into four separate sections with
all items organized in their chronological order within each section.
Sections will include:
1. General Notes
2. Handouts (maps, readings, time
lines etc. distributed in class)
3. Text book study guide assignments
and essays
4. Quizzes and quarter examinations
Notebooks will be checked once a quarter and will have
a value of 50 points.
Additonal Course Info / AP Class Policy
| AP European History Syllabus: Quarter 1
| Quarter 2 | Quarter
3 |
| Writing Assignments, Exams, Critical Book
Reviews, More |
| AP Booklist and Fees |
Back to top of page
- AP Modern European History
in Depth -
Lecture Notes and Further Reading
| Methods and Rules for a Prince: How Should
a Prince Rule? |
| Borg vs Hick: Theories on Jesus and Christianity
|
| Kant's Epistemological Model and Religious
Pluralism |
Liberating Dachau
| World War II - Dachau Concentration Camp
Complex |
| Unanswered Questions: The Railroad Boxcars
|
| I Company Recollections and Quotes
|
| Liberating Dachau: The 42nd Division at
the Jourhaus |
Dachau, Germany
| Dachau: WWII Concentration Camp
Memorial | 2 |
3 |
Related Information
| Poems
and Prose From the 8th - 15th Centuries | 1
| 2 |
| Marseillaise, the National Anthem
of France:
A Modern-day Controversy | Sacré
Phew! |
AP Class Activities
| Play the Role of Philip II |
| Visual Interpretations - French Revolution
Art |
| "Ism" Maps of Europe and Asia
|
| Industrial Revolution: England's Advantage
|
| Marx and Tocqueville | America's
Entry Into World War I |
Trials - Simulations
| Trial of Martin Luther | Trial
of Adolf Hitler |
Helpful Information for Students
| AP Essay Writing Skills |
| Student-Developed Class Presentation Topics
|
Debate Information
| Guide: Individual Debate Position |
Debate Self Evaluation |
Debates
| Existence of God | Catherine
the Great or Frederick the Great |
| Locke - Hobbes | Voltaire
or Rousseau |
|
9375 South Cresthill Lane