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Highlands Ranch High School - Mr. Sedivy
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Advanced Placement European
History -
Student-Developed Class Presentations
Student Presentations
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to allow students an opportunity
to explore aspects of European history of personal interest that may
not otherwise be part of the general focus of the course. The presentation
will allow / require the student to:
Identify an area of specific interest and pursue meaningful research
on the subject.
Demonstrate individual creativity both in the selection of the subject
and the presentation.
Provide a thoughtful and informative presentation for the class.
Topics
Topics may include anything that is relevant to history that has previously
been or is under current consideration during the quarter.
Presentation Selection Process and Criterion
Guidlines
The following will act as guidelines during the development and presentation
process:
Each student will submit a written proposal for their presentation
no later than (date to be announced in class).
Each student proposal will include:
1) a basic overview of the presentation
2) educational justification
3) expected learning/goals and objectives
4) target date
Each presentation will be no less than 15 minutes and no longer than
25 minutes.
After each presentation students will be subject to questions from
peers and evaluators about any aspect of their presentation Ð approximately
10 minutes
Considerations
visual aids
make the information interesting
connect themes to other known events even to today
it is much easier to give a presentation concerning a topic which
you feel passionate about.
Evaluation
The following will be the process by which each presentation will
be evaluated.
Each presentation will be evaluated by a panel of five to four students
plus Mr. Sedivy.
Each presentation will be evaluated on five key areas (each ranked
on a scale of 1-10):
1) Informational Value
2) Creativity
3) Time Utilization
4) Thoroughness and Accuracy of Research
5) Overall Effectiveness
All paperwork - research notes, etc. and a bibliography of sources
will be collected upon completion of the presentation and factored
in as part of the total score.
Each presentation will have a total value of 200 points.
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- 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
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| Kant's Epistemological Model and Religious
Pluralism |
Liberating Dachau
| World War II - Dachau Concentration Camp
Complex |
| Unanswered Questions: The Railroad Boxcars
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| I Company Recollections and Quotes
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| 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! |
| French Culture: Historical Champagne and
Wine Trivia |
Famous
Modern European History Quotes
| Index of Quotes by Speaker / Historical
Period |
| Famous Quotes from the Dark and Middle Ages
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| Relevant Quotes from the Reformation and
Renaissance |
| Quotes from England: 15th, 16th and 17th
Centuries |
| Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution Quotes
| Voltaire |
| Quotes from the French Revolution and Napoleon
Era |
| Modern European History Quotes from the
1800s |
| Quotes from Europe and Asia - 1900s
| Winston Churchill |
| American Quotes from the Early 1900s and
World War I |
| US 20th-Century and World War II Quotes
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AP Class Activities
| Play the Role of Philip II |
| Visual Interpretations - French Revolution
Art |
| "Ism" Maps of Europe and Asia
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| Industrial Revolution: England's Advantage
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| 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
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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 |
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 |
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