AP World History

The WHAP Survival Guide

About AP World

• AP World is a course that will enable you to learn more about the world and the cultures that make it up, than you have ever known before

• The course also provides skills that will become vital for your future ~ for example note taking, essay writing, and analytical thinking

• AP World History also comes with a teacher, Papa Hathaway, who seems to know everything about World History

Summer Work

• Even though this part of the course is not that enjoyable, do not save it to the last minute

• Turn in assignments a day or two in advance so problems can be avoided with technical difficulties

• Do not read sparknotes to help with assignments on book readings, you are only hurting yourself

Supplies• 2 inch or more 3-ring binder

Leave you binder at home or in your locker because it is a pain to carry aroundUse a smaller folder for the current unitTransfer papers after the unit test into your binder

• 2 or more pens and pencilsPapa Hath can rattle 3 or 4 pages of note per day so having more than

one pen is highly recommended You only need pencils for test days, but make sure they’re sharp and

that you have a spare because the tests are extensive

• Notebook Get a 2-3 subject notebook for your notes that way they are all in the

same place and will remain organized

Time Management

• Use the online calendar Plan ahead and use your

time wisely If you don’t have much

homework work ahead so you do not become overwhelmed

• Try your best not to procrastinate Your quality of work will

go up exponentially if you take time and do it well

Note Taking• Do NOT write down

everything Mr. Hathaway says He says a lot, and we know it is

tempting to write it all down, but when you write too much you don’t absorb the information

Write down the heading of each slide

• Ask questions If you don’t understand the

power point it’s probably because Papa Hath doesn’t always proofread

Note Taking Continued

• No note packets, you’re on your own Coming from Ms.

Hailey’s pretty color coded note packet’s, Mr. Hathaway’s power point lectures can be daunting

However he starts off slow and help you along the way

Essay Writing• There are three types of essays

you will need to write on the AP exam

• DBQ– No outside information is needed – Use all documents (the one more

than half rule is out the window)– You must describe the Point Of

View in two or more documents expressed by the author or source

– Organize the documents in two or more groups depending on the question

– Include a paragraph that states the need for an additional document, and WHY it’s necessary

Essays Continued

• Continuity and Change Over Time (CCOT)– What changed and what stayed the same in a certain period of time– Include global context which state what else was happening at the

time the essay specifies– Organize essay into changes, continuities, global context, and

reasons for changes or continuities

Essays Continued

• Compare and Contrast Essay– Thesis with direct comparison

– Organize essay into similarities, differences, and reasons for either similarities or differences

Test Taking• There are FIVE choices for

each multiple choice question

• Answer all questions– If you can eliminate at least

one choice take a guess

• Watch the clock– There are 50 questions on

each Papa Hath test and the class period is only 40 minutes long

– If you get stuck on a questions skip it and come back to it if you have time

Quizzes

• Map Quizzes Fill out the map in your

document packet Print off a copy of a blank

map of the area for the quiz and practice filling it in correctly

Have a parent or sibling quiz you on the locations of the countries (spelling doesn’t have to be perfect, as long as Papa Hath can sound it out)

• Vocab Quizzes– FLASH CARDS!!!

– Use the wiki, and fill it out correctly, so that your classmates can use it too

– The best resource is your World Textbook

– To receive full credit your definitions must include who, what, when, and where, the more detail the better

Study Guides

• Study Guides Do Them- Papa Hath

made them for a reason Don’t do them the

night before or you’ll go on information overload

Test grades have a positive correlation with study guide completion

Readings• Books

– They are for the most part interesting and informative

– Papa Hath gives them to you early for a reason ( they’re long)

– Book reviews always follow the completion of the book

• Textbook readings– Truthfully, the textbook is long

and boring– You can survive without reading

it, there is a link on Papa Hath’s web page for the textbook, where outlines for the chapters are available

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Studying-Unit Tests

• Do the study guides

• On the textbook website there are practice multiple choice for each chapter (the exact questions often appear on tests)

• Study with a buddy it’s so helpful and loads of fun!!!

• Look over notes and vocab flash cards

Studying-Final Exam

• GET A REVIEW BOOK!!!

• Don’t wait until the last week before the exam to buy one

• Do the Jumbo AP study guide Papa Hath gives you, and attend the after school review sessions

• Ask for review in topic you are most weak at after school or during activity period

• Do the school island review questions

Interdisciplinary Projects

• Use the time in the library efficiently

• Have fun with the projects and think outside the box

• Schedule times to meet and keep the work-log as you’re going

• Make your final project intelligent with a humorous twist

• Choose a topic that is not necessary familiar or the easiest

Have FUN!!!- Catherine and Marissa

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