Congratulations!

You've made it through AP World History!  It's time to celebrate.  Feel free to bring in food or beverage on Monday as we'll be watching a historically related film for the rest of the semester!

Extra Credit Film Screening: The Pianist

On Wednesday afternoon I will be showing The Pianist in my classroom from 3:45 until 6:15.  The film is long, but is probably the best that I'll show this year.  The film will serve to supplement our discussion of the Holocaust.  Viewing and creating a review for this film can earn you up to 10 points on a test.  I hope to see many of you there.

AP Test Study Sessions

Alright guys... it's that time.  For the next four weeks I will offer study sessions to review material from previous units in order to prepare for our AP World History test on May 14.  Each review session will be on a Thursday afternoon from 3:45 until 5:15.  It is imperative that you attend these sessions, so please plan accordingly.  Here are the dates for the study sessions:

April 16, April 23, April 30 & May 7

Advanced Placement Practice Exams

More extra credit...

Please visit the Georgia Virtual School website (www.gavirtualschool.org), then clink on the link at the top that says Registration and create an account.  Once you have verified your e-mail address choose the last option: "Enrolling in an AP Practice Course."  You will then have the opportunity between now and May 8th to take a practice exam.  You will then need to print off your scoring information and bring it to class.  Let's say 10 points on a test for completing this.

AP Elluminate Review Sessions 2009

Good news!  I've been informed that you will all have the opportunity to participate in on-line study sessions for the AP Exam.  These appear to be statewide chat sessions where students will have the chance to ask an AP teacher from the Georgia Virtual School questions and participate in general reviews.  I will be assigning extra credit for participating in these sessions, so please go ahead and make note of the dates and times.

I'm assuming you go to either:

www.gavirtualschool.org/elluminate

or

elluminate.gavirtualschool.org

then use the following Password:

miller

Session 1 = Thursday, March 26th at 7:00pm

Session 2 = Thursday, April 16th at 7:00pm

Session 3 = Thursday, April 30th at 7:00pm

Session 4 = Thursday May 7th at 7:00pm

If you participate in any of these, make sure to print out the chat box so I can give you extra credit.  More details to follow.

Geography Activity in the Courtyard

Finally, some nice weather!  Students got to work outside this week as we discussed and plotted the "scramble" for Africa.

Megan, Chiara, Patrick and Charlie hard at work.

Kelly and Nitisha in deep thought as Lizzie directs Drew.

Too much fun with Photoshop.

Will and Savannah have a perma-smile.  Ebeth works away.

Christina, Zach, Alex, Josh and Karina enjoy the weather... and imperialism in Africa.

Unit 4 Study Sessions

The Unit 4 Test study sessions will be at the following times:

Tuesday: 7:50 - 8:20(am) (chapter 23)

Tuesday: 3:40 - 4:40 (pm) (geography)

Wednesday: 7:50 - 8:20 (am) (chapter 24)

Thursday: 7:50 - 8:20 (am) (chapter 25)

Thursday: 3:40 - 4:40(pm) (chapter 26)

How to Write a Film Review

Debbie and Abby, sorry about the delay. Click here to download the "How to Write a Film Review" document.

Chapter 27 Guided Reading

Forgot to hand it out at the study session... but don't worry, here's the Chapter 27 Guided Reading! It's due Thursday the 19th at the beginning of class.

The Mission

Trevor would like to announce that the film will be shown at his house tomorrow after the study session. What a super fun world history day you could have!

Trevor's address is:

7460 Chestwick Ct. Atlanta, GA 30350

Small snacks will be provided, but if you want a full lunch you've got to bring it on your own.

Chapter 26 Guided Reading

Click here to access the Chapter 26 Guided Reading.  It's due Wednesday, March 11th.

Submarine Telegraph Cables

In response to our discussion in 4th period today... Quite interesting actually.  Click here to learn about the Submarine Telegraph Company.

Socialism vs. Communism

You're textbook doesn't make the distinction between socialism and communism very clear, so here is a link that might help out.

Unit 4 Study Session

Thought this picture was quite appropriate.

Alright, Dr. Stueve has given us permission to hold our study session on Friday, March 13th (the teacher workday). At least 30 people must sign-up (that means just leave a comment on this post letting me know that you're attending) for the session to occur. Remember, I'm willing to put forth the same effort as you (In other words, if you aren't willing to take time out of your schedule to attend the study session, then I won't hold it).

As usual, you are welcome to bring food (especially sausage bread... yum). The session will run from 10am until 2pm. As of now I don't have a movie planned, but we can discuss something in class this week. Remember, this test will cover chapters 21 - 27. Be prepared.

Snow Day (schedule changes)

Ladies and gents, since we've got the day off, we'll shift presentations back a day.  In other words, the Russian Empire groups should still be prepared to present tomorrow.  Also, the geography activity group should turn in their assignment tomorrow and be prepared to present on Wednesday or Thursday (see the schedule below for more information)

4th period:

Tuesday: Russian Empire presents & Geography Activity due

Wednesday: No class (new schedule)

Thursday: Qing Empire presents & Geography Activity presents & Guided Reading due

5th period:

Tuesday: Russian Empire presents & Geography Activity due

Wednesday: Qing Empire presents & Geography Activity presents

Thursday: No class (new schedule)

Friday: Guided Reading due

*Also, if someone from the Guided Readings group will e-mail me the assignment, I'll post a link to it here.

D.B.Q. Help

If you'd like to come in this week for help with your D.B.Q., please just leave a comment with the time (before or after school) and I'll let you know if I'm available.

History in Pop Culture

If you would like to sign up for the History Pop Culture extra credit please leave a comment on this post (telling me what you would like to do) and I'll let you know whether or not your choice is acceptable. Here's what we have so far:



Robert Carson - Patton (movie)


Elizabeth Bell - Age of Empires 3 (video game)


Chiara Tondi Resta - Billy Joel: We didn't start the fire (song)


Karina Ayala - The Griffin Family History (tv show)


Chris Sandhage - Johnny Truemane (movie)


JP Addison - Enya: Boadecka (song)


Will Ferrand - The Office: Ben Franklin (tv show)


Donna Moss - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (movie)


Claire Rosenberg - They Might Be Giants: Constantinople/Istanbul (song)


Chris Neville - Age of Empires 2 (video game)


Peace Stegall - Oregon Trail (video game)


Joey Grasso - Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingstone (videogame)

Graham, Joey and Mitchell Teach the Class

Since I thought I might be out Friday, I had Graham, Joey and Mitchell prepare to teach the class.  I ended up being at school, but they went ahead with the lesson and did a great job teaching about new nations in Africa, the modernization of previous African states and Europe's "scramble" for African colonies.

Mitchell, Graham and Joey school their classmates in African knowledge.

All of the students were very engaged in the lesson.

Nick scratches his head in the background as he wonders why Trevor and Ms. Collins chose to dress as twins on Friday.

Chapter 24 Guided Reading

Here it is!  Due Thursday, February 26th.  Enjoy.

Class Thursday

Just a reminder. We'll be outlining the last section of chapter 23 in class on Thursday because of registration. Since I know outlines can be a bore, you are all more than welcome to bring in food and beverage to make the process more enjoyable. Let's say this, if you bring in food from around the world (somewhere other than the U.S.) you can earn 5 extra credit points on a homework assignment. Yum!