Mr. Stanton
E-Mail: Eugene_A._Stanton@mcpsmd.org
Room: 198
Office Phone: 301-972-7900
Website:
http://www.worldjourney.net/phs
Course Description
Advance Placement European History is a two-semester
program that follows a course of study similar to that of a college
introductory course. We will emphasize an interesting and storied period in
European History from 1450 to the present. In order to understand history it is
important to study not only the events that occur in time, but the methodology
of those events. In AP Euro, we will examine not only what happened, but also
why it happened. We will look at historical continuity, along with change. Our
studies will include the examination of Europe’s political and diplomatic
history, intellectual and cultural history, and social and economic history. These themes will be examined from variety of
viewpoints so as to give a balanced view of human thought throughout each time
period. Emphasis will be placed on drawing generalizations and determining
patterns in the history of Europe within and across each period studied.
Course Outline
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Unit
1 – Late Middle Ages, Renaissance & The Atlantic System (15 Days)
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Unit
2 – The Reformation & Religious Wars (15 Days)
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Unit
3 – Absolutism & Constitutionalism (14 Days)
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Unit
4 – Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, & Commercial Revolution (16 Days)
·
Unit
5 - French Revolution, Napoleonic Era,
& Conservative Order (13 Days)
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Unit
6 – Industrial Revolution & New Imperialism (13 Days)
·
Unit
7 – 19C Nation-States & 19C Society (12 Days)
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Unit
8 – World War I & Russian Revolution (9 Days)
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Unit
9 – Between Wars & World War II (15 Days)
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Unit
10 – Cold War, Post Cold War, & European Union (17 Days)
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Exam
Review (12 Days)
Grading Format (Per Quarter)
Type of Evaluation Percentage
% Value
Summative Assessments (This includes mostly Unit Exams, Essays, 50%
and DBQ's but may also include
Research Papers and Research Presentations)
Formative Assessments (Quizzes, Document Analysis, Chapter Analysis, 40%
Projects, Simulations, Group
Projects, and Group Presentations.)
Homework
(Graded on accuracy or quality in relation to established 10%
learning outcomes. This
includes mostly Worksheets)
Course Objectives
- Identify the significance
of social, intellectual, and political modernization of Europe’s changing
position in the world, describing the major events and chronology from
approximately 1450 to the present.
- Explore relationships and
distinctions in European political, social, economic, and intellectual
history.
- Analyze themes in modern
European history and interrelate categories or trace developments in a
particular category through several chronological periods.
- Use and analyze primary
sources, including documentary materials, maps statistical tables, and
pictorial and graphic evidence, to study historical events.
- Evaluate historical
material in a discriminating way and to write effectively, by weighing
evidence and reaching conclusions based on facts not prejudice.
- Examine the problems faced
by people at any given period in history, to relate these problems to the
present, to investigate the attempts to find remedies for these problems
and to plot humankind’s path to the future.
·
The course
discussions and activities will foster the development of a thematic
understanding of European History in the following subjects:
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Rise and
Development of Nation-States
·
Changing
Demographics
·
Tension between
Challenges to Authority and Conservatism
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Impact of
Intellectual and Cultural Movements
·
Economic Trends
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Impact of
technological Change
·
Relationship
between domestic and foreign policies
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Impact of
Religious thought
·
Changing Gender
Roles
·
Impact of “isms”
on European thought and development
·
Changes in group
and class identity
Exams & Projects
Evaluation General Subject(s) Target
Date
Unit 1 Exam The
Renaissance and The Atlantic System Sept.
13
Unit 2 Exam The Reformation and Religious
Wars Oct.
4
Unit 3 Exam Absolutism and Constitutionalism Oct.
25
Unit 4 Exam Enlightenment, Scientific Rev,
& Commercial Revolution Nov.
15
Unit 5 Exam French Revolution, Napoleon,
& Conservative Order Dec. 10
Unit 6 Exam Industrial Revolution & New
Imperialism Jan.
7
Exam Semester Exams Jan.
16
Unit 7 Exam 19th Century Nation-States &
Society Feb. 7
Unit 8 Exam World War I & the Russian
Revolution Feb. 21
Unit 9 Exam Between Wars and World War II Mar.
14
Unit 10 Exam Europe after World War II Apr.
11
Test Prep AP Test Exam Review and
Prep. Apr. 14 - May 13
Big AP Exam AP Euro Exam (Administered by the
College Board) May 14
Project Post Exam Research
Project Due May
28
Exam Final Exam (Those taking the AP test are
exempt.) Jun.
10
* Note: Dates are approximate
and may be changed at the discretion of the Teacher or MCPS for a variety of reasons.
Exams & In-Class DBQ's
You can expect each unit exam to be rigorous and written
on the Advance Placement level. You will be required to answer designated
number of multiple choice questions and a Free Response question during the chosen
period. There will be times when you will be given a Document Based Question to
write in class, this could come before or after a regular exam. Exams are given
to check for understanding of the text book, supplemental reading, and
classroom discussions and activities. You will take a total of 11 exams, including
a semester exam that is cumulative through the period studied up to that date.
The semester exam will include a DBQ and have a larger number of multiple
choice questions than a regular exam.
Homework Essays & DBQ’s
At least once during each
unit, you will be given a Free Response or a DBQ (Document Based Question) to
complete at home that critiques a subject of discussion. This assignment is to
be at least two pages in length, but no more than four pages. It must be
hand written. You will need use the writing format for AP that we will
study in class.
Quizzes & Chapter Reading
It can
be argued that your greatest tool for success in this course is the textbook.
It is for this reason that you will be quizzed after each reading assignment.
Quizzes will be given for each chapter and may vary in format. Each reading
assignment will be one chapter in length.
Class
Discussion
It is critical that everyone participate in class discussions and class
activities in order to get a variety of viewpoints on the subjects that we will
be covering. Class discussions are an integral part of this course and every
student is required to respond when questioned and encouraged to give input to
class discussions.
Group Based Projects
Occasionally you will be
given an assignment to complete, as homework, during class, in the Media
Center, or in one of the Computer Labs. Grades will be given individually,
based on the individual contribution of each participant. For grading purposes,
each person must have evidence of their participation. If you do not contribute
to your group, you will receive a zero for the assignment. It is your
responsibility to make sure that you have a current and active school computer
password. Please note that school rules prohibit you from signing up for a
password during class. If you do not have an active password now, you need to
register for one before or after school with-in a week of the start of class.
Cell Phones
Unless
I tell you it is ok to have your cell phone out, because we will be using it as
a classroom aide, you are required to turn your cell phone off and put it away!
If I see your cell phone being used for any reason other than class related
purposes, you will be required to put your cell phone in the teacher’s desk for
the rest of the period. You will then need to see me to retrieve it when the
bell rings. If you refuse to put your cell phone in the teacher’s desk, you
will be sent to the office immediately where they will take your cell phone and
keep it for the rest of the day. Please note that if you do not pick up your
cell phone at the end of the period, once you put it in the desk, and it is
lost, stolen, or damaged, it is your responsibility and the teacher and school
cannot be held liable.
Reassessment
The
opportunity for reassessment of quizzes will be offered for a maximum of two
quizzes each quarter, provided the student has completed all work associated
with the chapter quiz being reassessed and quiz corrections have been properly
completed. Reassessments must be taken within three days of the original quiz.
The reassessment grade will replace the original grade with no exceptions.
Make-ups must be taken during lunch. Please
note I do not have a designated classroom, so you will need to make an
appointment for reassessment. That appointment must be made at least 24hours in
advance.
Late Work
Please
note that MCPS guidelines state that late work received prior to the deadline
will receive a 10% deduction in grade. In
accordance to MCPS policy, late work submitted after the deadline will receive
a zero grade. Extenuating circumstances, like a death in
the family or a serious illness will be considered on an individual, one-time
only basis, if allowed under MCPS policy. This rule will be strictly adhered
to, so these circumstances must be exceptional and allowable under the MCPS
policy. Please be aware that MCPS
policy does not allow teachers to give extra credit for any reason;
therefore, it is important to do your work properly and to turn it in early or
on time.
Teaching Strategies
I will use the Smart board
nearly every day. Because I am assigned to a number of different classrooms,
the class objectives and daily itinerary will be listed on the Smart board at
the start of class every day. A number of my presentations will have images
including, art, maps, political cartoons, tables, graphs, documents, and movie
clips, that are designed to help you develop and/or grow your analytical
interpretation skills.
In-class and for homework, we
will read and analyze a number of primary and secondary source documents
interpreting the basic meaning of the documents, and analyzing the bias and
points of view of the authors. We will also use these documents for the purpose
of grouping like documents into different categories and we will use the
documents for the purpose of developing an explicit thesis that addresses
questions relating to these documents.
From time to time we will
review essays written by students during past AP Exams. We may also exchange
essays and peer review essays written by classmates. At least three times
during the course of this class, you will create a Document Based Question and
a grading rubric. The purpose is to gain an understanding of an AP Readers
perspective in order to help you improve your own writing.
Course Planner
This is a guideline of topics
and supplementary reading that we will be evaluating during each unit. You will
also have an occasional in-class DBQ or free response question to answer. Our
main textbook and source book are:
Kagan, Donald, Steven Ozment,
Frank M. Turner, and Alison Frank. The
Western Heritage, Since 1300, AP Edition. 11th Edition, Upper Saddle River,
N.J.: Pearson, 2014.
Beeler, John and Charles
Clark. Sources of Western Society: From the Age of Exploration to the Present.
2nd Edition, Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2011.
Additional documents, images,
art, maps, political cartoons, tables, graphs, movie clips, etc. will come from
a number of various source’s including the internet.
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Unit 1: From the High Middle Ages to Renaissance and
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Unit 2: Reformation and Religious Wars Week 4 - 6 |
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Unit 3: Absolutism & Constitutionalism Week 7- 9 |
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Unit 4: Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, &
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Unit 5: The French Revolution, Napoleonic Era, &
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Unit 6: Industrial Revolution and New Imperialism Weeks 16 - 18 |
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Unit 7: 19th Century Nation States & 19th
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Unit 8: World War I and the Russian Revolution Weeks 21 -22 |
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The Western
Heritage – Chapter 18
· Wilhelm II (Germany) and Nicholas II (Russia) - The "Willy-Nicky" Telegrams
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Unit 9: Between Wars and World War II Weeks 23 -25 |
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Unit 10: Modern Europe 1950 – present Weeks 26 -28 |
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