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AP European History 363 2-16-06

AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SS000001 (1st. Sem.) SS000002 (2nd. Sem.) WG AP EUROPEAN HISTORY (10, 11, 12) 1 Unit, All Year Prerequisite: A 3.5 GPA in Social Studies courses, a raw score of 63 or better on the Degree of Reading Power Test (DRP), teacher or department head recommendation, and parental permission. Should the student fail to meet the criteria, the parents and the student must sign a waiver. NOTE: This course fulfills the World History graduation requirement. This course is designed for the student who is interested in pursuing an advanced level historical perspective of European development from the Renaissance to the present inclusive of the entire chronology of major events and trends. The goals of this course are to develop an understanding of the principal themes in modern European history, an ability to analyze historical evidence, and an ability to express that understanding and analysis in writing. The major themes include intellectual and cultural history, political and diplomatic history, and social and economic history. This course requires a wide variety of intensive readings, classroom presentations, discussion participation, and a summer reading list. The grade for this course is weighted. Students are expected (although not required) to take the Advanced European History Placement Exam.


I. Core Conceptual Objective: Students will analyze the changes in intellectual and cultural history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day.

By the end of the course, all students should know:

State and National Standard Correlations

By the end of the course, all students should be able to:


1. changes in religious thought and institutions. (I, E) • Protestant Reformation • English Reformation • Catholic/Counter Reformation • Wars of Religion

NCHEW, AP, MCH, SS 2b, NCSS

2. the secularization of learning and culture, for example: (I, E) • Italian & Northern Renaissance • Enlightenment

NCHEW, AP, MCH, SS 2b

3. scientific and technological developments and their consequences, such as: (I, E) • Scientific Revolution • Industrial Revolution

NCHEW, AP, T, MCH, SS 2b, NCSS

3. a. use technological tools to locate, select, organize, and present information. (A)

---------------------------------------------------------- b. use and evaluate websites. (A)

SCANS, NGS, SM 1.4, SM 2.7, CC, MCH, R, T ------------------ MC, SCANS, R, T


4. major trends in literature and the arts,

such as: (I, E) • Renaissance Humanism • Romanticism • Realism • Surrealism • Impressionism

NCHEW, AP, MCH, SS 2b, NCSS

5. intellectual and cultural developments and their relationship to social values and political events. (I, E)

NCHEW, AP, NCSS

6. developments in social, economic, and political thought, including ideologies characterized as “-isms” (such as socialism, liberalism, nationalism). (I, E) • Glorious Revolution • Revolutions of 1830 • Revolutions of 1848 • Russian Revolution

SS 2b, NCHEW, MCH, NCSS, JCEE, NCEE, AP

7. developments in literacy, education, and communication. (I, E)

AP, NCHEW, SOC, MCH, NCSS

7. compare and contrast. (A) SM 1.6, NCSS, MC

8. the diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups. (I, E)

AP, NCHEW, RE, SS 6, SOC

9. changes in elite and popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, the family, work, and ritual. (I, E)

AP, NCHEW, SS 6, SOC, G


10. impact of global expansion on European

culture, such as: (I, E) • Exploration • Imperialism

AP, NCHEW, MCH, NCSS, SS 2b

11. organize information into useful forms for comprehension and retrieval, such as note taking, outlining, and graphic organizers. (A)

SM, NHS

12. a. analyze and interpret data from multiple sources. (E/A)

• Maps • Graphs • Charts • Diagrams • Databases • Tables

--------------------------------------------------------- b. create maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, databases, and tables. (A)

SS 1.1, AA 7.2, SS 7.3, MC, NHS, NGS, NCSS, SM 1.6 ------------------ NCSS, SCANS, SS 7.3, MC, NGS

13. answer high-level multiple choice questions. (E)

AP

14. answer thematic essays evaluating and interpreting and analyzing various topics in European history. (E)

AP

15. identify and analyze primary and secondary source documents and data. (E/A)

AP


16. identify, describe, define and evaluate multiple perspectives. (A)

SS 7.6, NCSS, CIV, NGS, SM 2.3

17. identify, describe, define and evaluate point of view, context, and bias. (A)

SS 7.6, SM, CIV, NGS, NCSS

18. answer document based questions. (E) AP 19. identify key figures, events and terms in

European history from the Renaissance to the present. (E)

AP

20. answer multiple choice questions and write free response essays in a timed situation. (E)

AP

21. evaluate political cartoons. (A) SS 7, NSCG 22. use vocabulary, concepts, and theories

appropriately. (E)

23. relate concepts to specific examples. (E) SM 1.6, SCANS

24. analyze patterns and relationships of political processes and their consequences. (E)

AP

25. write expository and narrative social studies documents. (A)

NHS, NCHEW, SS, SM, AP


A. Facilitating Activities: CCO I: Students will analyze the changes in intellectual and cultural history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day. ORGANIZING IDEA #1 How have the trends in art and literature shaped European history? The student will: 1. compare and contrast the works of authors from different literary periods. (I C4, I P7) 2. compare and contrast the works of artists from different art periods. (I C4, I P7) 3. create a museum displaying the works of great European artists. (I C4) 4. compare and contrast the music from different literary periods. (I C4, I P7) 5. analyze and assess political art from a particular period. (I C5, I C6) 6. discuss the impact of secularization on European art. (I C2, I C5, I P23) ORGANIZING IDEA #2 What are the trends in religious thought and institutions throughout the course of European History. The student will: 1. create a chart that illustrates concepts and influential figures of the Reformation. (I C1, I P11) 2. engage in a Socratic seminar regarding the changing religious thoughts. (I C1, I P16) 3. develop a multi-media presentation on changing religious thoughts and their effects within an assigned country. (I C1, I C9, I

P3a) 4. discuss changing attitudes about work in the course of European history. (I C9) 5. use primary source documents to analyze the views and attitudes of the time on the changes in religion. (I C1, I P15, I P16, I

P17) 6. engage in a Web-quest to compare and contrast religious ideas from European history. (I C1, I P3a, I P3b)


ORGANIZING IDEA #3 How has science and technology evolved over the course of European History? The student will: 1. research and present a particular scientist or philosopher to the class. (I C3) 2. keep a technology log—showing the changes in technology from one century to the next. (I C3) 3. create a flow chart showing changes in literacy and education throughout European history. (I C7) 4. read and analyze periodicals regarding scientists and technological changes across the millennium. (I C3) 5. participate in a web-quest on the Industrial Revolution. (I C3) 6. create a web diagram or map to show how political ideals spread throughout Europe. (I C8) 7. write an essay detailing the economic effects of European exploration. (I C10)


B. Application Level Assessment: CCO I: Students will analyze the changes in intellectual and cultural history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day. Student Task: The student will: 1. answer high level multiple choice questions. (I P13) 2. answer thematic essay questions. (I P14) 3. identify, describe, define and evaluate point of view, context, and bias. (I P17) 4. identify key figures, events and terms in European history from the Renaissance to the present. (I P19) 5. answer multiple choice questions and write free response essays in a timed situation. (I P20) 6. understand changes in religious thought and institutions (I C1) 7. understand the secularization of learning and culture. (I C2) 8. understand scientific and technological developments and their consequences. (I C3) 9. understand major trends in literature and the arts. (I C4) 10. understand intellectual and cultural developments and their relationship to social values and political values. (I C5) 11. understand developments in social, economic, and political thought. (I C6) 12. understand developments in literacy, education, and communication. (I C7) 13. understand the diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups. (I C8) 14. understand changes in elite and popular culture. (I C9) 15. understand the impact of global expansion on European culture. (I C10) Teacher Notes: Please refer to College Board/AP European History Course Description book and released items for appropriate AP level questions. Questions may be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/.

Suggested Student Prompt: 1. Answer AP multiple choice questions, such as the sample multiple-choice questions found in the AP European History Course

Description book (pages 7-21) or at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/. 2. Answer a thematic essay question, such as:

• Explain how advances in learning and technology influenced fifteenth and sixteenth century European exploration and trade. (2003 AP European History Free-Response Question) (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/ap03_frq_euro_history_23074.pdf)


SCORING GUIDE

CCO I: Students will analyze the changes in intellectual and cultural history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day.

Scoring criteria are thoroughly explained in the AP European History Course Description Book (pages 22-27) or at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/.


II. Core Conceptual Objective: Students will evaluate the changes in political and diplomatic history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day.





1. the rise and functioning of the modern state in its various forms. (I, E) • Absolute monarchialism • Constitutionalism

NCHEW, NCSS, CIV, MCGV, MCH, AP, SS 3

2. relations between Europe and other parts of the world: (I, E) • colonialism • imperialism • decolonization • global interdependence

AP, NCHEW, NCSS, NCEE, MCH, SS 2b

3. the evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics. (I, E)

NCHEW, NCSS, CIV, MCGV, MCGV, MCH, AP, CIV, SS 1

4. the extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political); majority and minority political persecutions. (I, E)

AP, CIV, MCGV, MCH, NCHEW, CIV, SS 3


5. the growth of and changing forms of

nationalism. (I, E) • Unification of Italy • Unification of Germany • Coming of World War I • Fascism in Italy • Nazi Germany • Ethnic divisions in E. Europe

NCHEW, MCH, NCSS, SS 2b, AP

6. forms of political protest, reform, and revolution, such as: (I, E) • French Revolution • The Irish question • Revolutions of 1989

AP, NCHEW, MCH, SS 2b, NCSS

7. relationship between domestic and foreign policies. (I, E)

NCHEW, MCGV, AP, NSCG

8. efforts to restrain conflicts: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations, such as: (I, E) • Congress of Vienna • Treaty of Versailles • The United Nations

AP, SS 2b, NCHEW, MCH

9. war and civil conflict: origins, developments, technology, and their consequences. (I, E)

AP, NCHEW, MCH


10. organize information into useful forms for

comprehension and retrieval, such as note taking, outlining, and graphic organizers. (A)

SM, NHS

11. a. analyze and interpret data from multiple sources. (E/A)

• Maps • Graphs • Charts • Diagrams • Databases • Tables


SS 1.1, AA 7.2, SS 7.3, MC, NHS, NGS, NCSS, SM 1.6 ------------------ NCSS, SCANS, SS 7.3, MC, NGS


AP


AP


AP






17. answer document based questions. (E) AP 18. identify key figures, events and terms in


AP


AP


appropriately. (E)



AP




A. Facilitating Activities: CCO II: Students will evaluate the changes in political and diplomatic history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day. ORGANIZING IDEA #1 How has the rise of new governmental styles influenced the organization of European nations. The student will: 1. create a chart comparing constitutionalism and absolutism. (II P10, II C1) 2. create a chart comparing “isms”: Nationalism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism. (II P10, I C3, I C5) 3. in a written essay compare and contrast the governmental styles of two different nations in two different eras. (II P23, II P24) 4. complete a RAFT activity on the balance of power in Europe throughout the centuries. (II C8) 5. participate in a mock debate between the “Revolutionaries” of European History. (II C6, II P15, II P16) 6. engage in a Socratic seminar pertaining to the trends in politics and diplomacy of Europe. (II C2, II C8) 7. write a thematic essay that addresses how rights were extended throughout European History. (II C4, II P13, II P24) 8. create a database of European Wars, their causes, and their consequences. (II C9, II P10)


B. Application Level Assessment: CCO II: Students will evaluate the changes in political and diplomatic history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day. Student Task: The student will: 1. answer high level multiple choice questions in a timed situation. (II P12, II P19) 2. answer thematic essay questions. (II P13) 3. answer document based questions. (II P17) 4. understand the rise and function of the modern state in its various forms. (II C1) 5. identify relations between Europe and other parts of the world: (II C2) 6. understand evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics.

(II C3) 7. understand extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political); majority and minority

political persecutions. (II C4) 8. analyze the growth of and changing forms of nationalism. (II C5) 9. analyze forms of political protest, reform, and revolution. (II C6) 10. differentiate relationship between domestic and foreign policies. (II C7) 11. understand efforts to restrain conflicts: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations. (II C8) 12. research war and civil conflict: origins, developments, technology, and their consequences. (II C9) Teacher Notes: Please refer to College Board/AP European History Course Description book and released items for appropriate AP level questions. Questions may be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/. Assessments should be periodically timed to give students experience testing in a timed situation. Suggested Student Prompt: 1. Answer multiple choice questions, such as the sample multiple-choice questions found in the AP European History Course

Description book (pages 7-21) or at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/.


2. Answer a thematic essay question, such as: • Louis XIV declared his goal was “one king, one law, one faith.”. Analyze the methods the king used to achieve this

objective and discuss the extent to which he was successful. (2003 AP European History Free-Response Question http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/euro_hist_01_6956.pdf)

3. Answer a DBQ essay question, such as:

• Analyze the ways in which various people viewed the character and condition of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire during the Greek movement for independence in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. (2001 AP European History DBQ Question http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/euro_hist_01_6956.pdf)


SCORING GUIDE

CCO II: Students will evaluate the changes in political and diplomatic history that occur in Europe between the Renaissance and the present day.



III. Core Conceptual Objective: Students will analyze changes in social and economic history that occur in European history from the Renaissance to the present day.





1. the character of and changes in agricultural production and organization. (I, E) • Agricultural Revolution • Industrial Revolution

NCHEW, SS 2b, MCH, AP

2. the role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships. (I, E)

NCHEW, AP

3. the shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social relationships. (I, E)

NCHEW, AP, SOC

4. the influence of sanitation and health care practices on society: food supply, diet, famine, disease, and their impact. (I, E)

NCHEW, AP, MCH

5. the development of commercial practices, patterns of mass production and consumption, and their economic and social impact. (I, E) • Mercantilism • Capitalism • Socialism • Communism

NCHEW, NCEE, NCSS, SS, AP


6. changing definitions of and attitudes toward social groups, classes, races, and ethnicities within and outside Europe. (I, E)

SS 6, AP, NCSS, NCHEW, MCH, RE

7. the origins, development, and consequences of industrialization. (I, E)

AP, SS 2b, NCSS, NCHEW, MCH

8. changes in the demographic structure and reproductive patterns of Europeans: causes and consequences. (I, E)

NCSS, NGS, NCHEW, AP

8. evaluate cause and effect. (A) SM 1.6, NCSS, MC, NHS

9. gender roles and their influence on work, social structure, family structure, and interest group formation. (I, E)

SS 6, NCSS, NCHEW, AP, G

10. the growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets, such as: (E/A) • Common Market • European Union

SS 4, AP, NCHEW, NCSS, NCEE, NGS, MCE

11. private and state roles in economic activity. (E/A)

NCEE, AP, MCE, JCEE, SS, NCHEW, W

12. organize information into useful forms for comprehension and retrieval, such as note taking, outlining, and graphic organizers. (A)

SM, NHS


13. a. analyze and interpret data from multiple

sources. (E/A) • Maps • Graphs • Charts • Diagrams • Databases • Tables


SS 1.1, SS 7.2, SS 7.3, MC, NHS, NGS, NCSS, SM 1.6 ------------------ NCSS, SCANS, SS 7.3, MC, NGS


AP


AP


AP





19. answer document based questions. (E) AP


20. identify key figures, events and terms in


AP


AP


appropriately. (E)



AP




A. Facilitating Activities: CCO III: Students will analyze changes in social and economic history that occur in European history from the Renaissance to the present day. ORGANIZING IDEA #1 How has the economy created shifts in social trends throughout the course of European History? The student will: 1. analyze a graph of European industrialization during the 18th century. (III P13a, I C7) 2. analyze political cartoons about industrial reform and socioeconomic differences. (III P22, III C6) 3. explain how geography affected the economies of empires, as well as the people within the empire. (III C8) 4. map out major trade routes and the goods exchanged between empires. (III P13b, III C5) 5. compare economic systems of different civilizations in order to determine to what extent differences in economic systems

reflect differences in cultures. (III C10, I P7) 6. create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast mercantilism, capitalism, socialism, and communism. (III P13b, III C5) 7. present the economic state of a country of focus. (III C11) 8. complete a Raft activity on the rise of the middle class in Europe throughout the different centuries. (III C6) 9. create a poster of specific inventions that lead to the agricultural revolution. (III C1, III P25) 10. discuss how the development of cities and towns affected the life of European peasants. (III C2) 11. develop a flow chart tracing the demise of feudalism. (III P13b, III C3) 12. compare and contrast sanitation in a Renaissance town to a modern town. (III C4, I P7) 13. write an essay discussing the importance of cottage industry on the European economy. (III C9, III P27)


B. Application Level Assessment: CCO III: Students will analyze changes in social and economic history that occur in European history from the Renaissance to the present day. Student Task: The student will: 1. answer high level multiple choice questions. (III P14) 2. answer thematic essay questions. (I P15) 3. understand the character of and changes in agricultural production and organization. (III C1) 4. understand the role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships. (III C2) 5. understand the shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social relationships. (III C3) 6. understand the influence of sanitation and health care practices on society: food supply, diet, famine, disease, and their impact.

(III C4) 7. understand the development of commercial practices, patterns of mass production and consumption, and their economic and

social impact. (III C5) 8. understand changing definitions of and attitudes toward social groups, classes, races, and ethnicities within and outside Europe.

(III C6) 9. understand the origins, development, and consequences of industrialization. (III C7) 10. understand changes in the demographic structure and reproductive patterns of Europeans: causes and consequences. (III C8) 11. understand gender roles and their influence on work, social structure, family structure, and interest group formation. (III C9) 12. understand the growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets (III C10) 13. understand private and state roles in economic activity. (III C11) Teacher Notes: Please refer to College Board/AP European History Course Description book and released items for appropriate AP level questions. Questions may be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/. Suggested Student Prompt: 1. Answer multiple choice questions, such as the sample multiple-choice questions found in the AP European History Course

Description book (pages 7-21) or at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/. 2. Answer a thematic essay question, such as:

• Identify features of the eighteenth-century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences. (2003 AP Exam Free Response Question http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/ap03_frq_euro_history_23074.pdf)


SCORING GUIDE

CCO III: Students will analyze changes in social and economic history that occur in European history from the Renaissance to the present day.


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