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Welcome to Open House

Welcome to Open House. World History Advanced Placement Mrs. Sharon Koncak teacher. Weebly Website. Go to Westlake home page; click on teacher websites; go to Social Studies; Sharon Koncak Tutorial schedule Phone numbers; email Calendar http://whsskoncak.weebly.com/. ebackpack.

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Welcome to Open House

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  1. Welcome to Open House World History Advanced Placement Mrs. Sharon Koncak teacher

  2. Weebly Website • Go to Westlake home page; click on teacher websites; go to Social Studies; Sharon Koncak • Tutorial schedule • Phone numbers; email • Calendar • http://whsskoncak.weebly.com/

  3. ebackpack • All documents are available in ebackpack. • Students will be able to turn in work to ebackpack for grading and feedback. • https://eanes.ebackpack.com

  4. Homework • Students receive a learning target chart for all 6 units of study. Test questions come from these unit maps. • Students are responsible for reading assigned pages and taking notes using the SCRIPTED chart. Students keep a notebook to organize notes. • Reading quizzes are open note. • Textbook: World Civilizations, Advanced Placement Edition by Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, and Gilbert. • Reading assignments are on the calendar.

  5. Rigor • We cover 10,000 years of global history. • First semester: Prehistory – Gunpowder Empires and Colonization of the Americas. • Second Semester: African Slave Trade – to the present. • Curriculum finish date: April 19th • Review for AP: April 19th -May 15th.

  6. Essay Writing • Students will analyze • Similarities and differences between societies • Change and continuity over time • Documents for author’s point of view • Students will learn to write the • Comparative Essay • Change and Continuity Essay • Document Based Essay

  7. Grading • Daily grades – 30% • Reading quizzes • Daily class work • Test grades – 70% • Multiple Choice • Short Essay answer • Projects

  8. AP Exam • May 16th, 8am. • Registration is usually the first week of March. • Cost ~ $85 • College credit depends on the university your child attends. • Advantages: Academic skills that come with a rigorous college-level course. Confidence that comes with succeeding in an AP course. • I recommend purchasing AP World History Crash Course by Jay Harmon.

  9. End of Course Exam • The World History AP course is aligned to the Texas TEKS. • End of course exam is scheduled for the last week in April.

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