Availability: Before School 7:35-8:00Am/Planning Period (2Nd)

Mr. Grenz

AP European History 2017-2018. Room 240

Availability: Before school 7:35-8:00am/Planning period (2nd)

Advanced Placement European History is a class for dedicated, disciplined, and motivated students. You will be expected to work hard and be prepared for class every day. This is a college-level class in which you have an opportunity, if you desire, to take the AP exam to earn college credit. This syllabus will continue to help you understand both what my expectations are and how you can be a successful and positive member of this class. In AP European History, you will learn how to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and creative and collaborative members within this class.

CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

THE BIG FIVE:1. Be Respectful (of others and your environment)

Be Positive
Be Prepared
Be Punctual
Be a Contributor

Additionally, all AHS rules as outlined in the student handbook are in full effect.

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GRADING POLICY

Grades in this class are based on the number of points students accumulate during the semester. Grades will be based on the following criteria:

1. Tests and quizzes

Daily Work/Homework (Assessments)

** FYI – There is a loss of 10 points for each unexcused tardy and absence.

GRADE SCALE

100-93 = A92-90 = A-89-88 = B+87-83 = B82-80 = B-79-78 = C+

77-73 = C72-70 = C-69-68 = D+67-60 = D59-0 = F

ABSENT/LATE WORK

If a student has an excused absence, IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to get make-up work from the teacher. Not only that, it is the students’ responsibility to turn in the make-up work on time.
Late work: 1 Day late = -20% + # wrong

2 Days late = -50% + # wrong

3+ Days late = NO CREDIT

If you had an EXCUSED ABSENCE and need to turn in absent work, be sure to (1) write the word “absent” and (2) the date absent at the top of the make-up assignment and turn this into the “absent” work bin upon your return

1 day absent = assignment due your next day in class--2 days absent = due 2nd day back/3 days absent = due 3rd day back etc.

If this procedure is not followed by you, I will not accept your work.

You MAY NOT make up work from days missed due to an UNEXCUSED absence or tardy. Students who choose to skip class will find it very difficult to pass the course.
Get any missed lecture notes from THE TEXTBOOK.
If you are absent for a TEST or QUIZ, you will be expected to make it up the NEXT day you are in class.
Same with an assignment: If you are absent the day the assignment is due, the assignment is due the NEXT day you are in class.

Mr. Grenz’s WEBSITE

If you are absent, or misplace an assignment, you can go to my website on the school’s main web page: http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/Domain/8

The URL for my website is: http://www.auburn.wednet.edu//Domain/2217

ATTENDANCE/TARDY POLICY

Successful students are prompt, punctual, and prepared. Arrive to class on time and be prepared to learn. The following actions will result in a loss of 10 points per infraction: (1) Unexcused absences, (2) Unexcused tardies, (3) being sent out of the classroom, (4) sleeping during class or disrupting the learning environment (cell phones or CD/music players), (5) breaking any of the “big five” rules, (6) using inappropriate language (also, no using the “G” or “R” words in a derogatory manner!!), (7) being unprepared for class.
Consequences:

Loss of 10 points & a verbal warning (tardy #1)
Loss of 10 points & lunch detention (tardy #2, unexcused absence #1)
Loss of 10 pts & Friday night school/in-school suspension/call home (3+ tardies,2+ unexcused absences) – or multiple lunch detentions

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HALL PASSES

Students MUST HAVE a student planner/clipboard in order to leave class.
In order to leave class, you must leave your CELL PHONE WITH ME.
Do your best to take care of any personal business before class (restroom, water fountain).
Additionally, hall passes will not be allowed for students who are unprepared for class….so bring your materials and assignments.
If you are leaving class, you will be required to LEAVE YOUR CELLPHONE (hand to me before leaving)
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED A PASS THE FIRST OR LAST 10 MINUTES OF THE PERIOD

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SUPPLIES/MATERIALS

Bring the following list of items daily to class:

(1) Your chapter packet

(2) A binder or folder in which your AP Euro materials can be stored

(3) Lined notebook paper

(4) A pen or pencil

(5) Assignments, homework, and any associated reading currently assigned.

(6) Your PLANNER

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THE AP TEST THIS YEAR (Exam Format)

The new exam will feature short-answer, document-based, and essay questions that ask students to demonstrate historical content knowledge and thinking skills through written responses. Multiple-choice questions will ask students to use content knowledge to analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

The exam will consist of four parts:

1. 55 multiple-choice questions (55 minutes, 40 percent)

2. 3 short-answer questions (40 minutes, 20 percent)

3. 1 document-based question (60 minutes, 25 percent)

4. 1 long essay question (40 minutes, 15 percent)

The multiple-choice section will consist of 55 questions, organized into sets of three to five questions that ask students to respond to stimulus material (i.e., a primary or secondary source, including texts, images, charts, graphs, maps, etc).

There are THREE kinds of essays on the AP test.

1. “Long Essay” or “Free Response (FRQ)” To provide opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know best, students will be given a choice between two comparable long essay options. As with the document-based question, student essays will require the development of a thesis or argument supported by analysis and synthesis of specific, relevant historical evidence.

2. There will also be a “Document Based Question” (DBQ). The document-based question emphasizes the ability to analyze and synthesize historical evidence, including textual, quantitative, or visual materials. The question also requires students to formulate a thesis and support it with relevant evidence.

3. Additionally, there will be THREE “Short-Answer” questions. The short-answer section will consist of four questions that require students to use historical thinking skills and content knowledge to respond to stimulus material, a historian’s argument, or a general proposition or question about European history. As in the multiple-choice section, stimulus material may consist of a primary or secondary source, including texts, images, charts, graphs, maps, etc. At least two of the four short-answer questions will include stimulus material

This year’s exam

Date: The exam the 2017-2018 school year will be FRIDAY MAY 18TH 2018 AT 12 NOON

AP Address:

You can get sample test questions, look at the testing schedule in May, specific information for all AP subjects, and answers to other AP-related questions you may have.

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UNIT TESTS

Please plan ahead and study hard for the unit tests. They are difficult and are built on the national AP Euro Examination model (except on a smaller scale due to time constraints)IT TESTSon modeland study hard for the unit tests. They are difficult and are built on the AP Euro ------. If you are absent the day of a test, you may only take the make-up test if you have an excused absence the day of the test. Plan on taking the test your FIRST DAY BACK in class after you return. Each test will be worth 100 points.

The unit tests will cover TWO chapters and will consist of the following:

1. 20 multiple choice questions (from both chapters) – 20 minutes

20 questions X 3 points each = 60 points

2. One essay question (from two essay options) – 35 minutes

1 question X 40 points each = 40 points

Additionally, your most recent chapter packet will be due at this time as well.

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QUIZZES

At the end of each chapter, you will be quizzed to make sure you have kept up on your readings and are understanding the concepts. The quizzes will usually be at the beginning of class right after the bell has rung. The quizzes consist of 5-10 multiple choice questions.

If you have an excused absence the day of a quiz, you will be required to take the quiz your next day back in class.

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ESSAYS

Again this is a college level class. And as is expected in college, you will be writing NUMEROUS essays. We will be working on essay construction during class constantly throughout the year. This will help tremendously in preparing for the AP exam in May and also help you become a more competent and communicative writer.

We will be focusing on THREE types of essays in this class:

1. Free Response (long) Essays (FRQ) – These are very structured with an intro paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs with CD’s/CM, and a conclusion paragraph

2. Document Based Question Essays (DBQ) – See information above

3. Short Answer Essays – See information above

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CHAPTER PACKETS

For each chapter you will turn in a chapter packet worth 50-125 points. Each chapter packet that you turn in will consist of the following items:

1. Lecture Notes

2. Chapter Vocabulary

3. Chapter Reading Questions

4. Chapter PSDQ’s (Primary Source Document Questions)

5. PERSIA Chart

(Political, Economic, Religious, Social, Intellectual, Arts/Achievements)

* You will be REQUIRED to turn in each packet at the end of the year. Do not lose the packets or else you will receive a ZERO at the end of the year on your assignment. Consequently, you will probably not pass this class. BE RESPONSIBLE.

DO NOT GET BEHIND IN YOUR DAILY WORK. Procrastination in this class will kill you.

HOMEWORK

You will be expected to work on AP Euro EVERY NIGHT for in order to keep up with the pace of class. Don’t get behind in your assigned readings or packets. If you do fall behind, you will find it very difficult and time-consuming in order to “catch up”.

CHEATING

Cheating consists of turning in work not completed by you, copying answers from another student or source…..etc. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a ZERO on that assignment/test/quiz and will be subject to appropriate disciplinary proceedings, including possible failure of this class. So the bottom line is this: DON’T DO IT!! You will be responsible for failing this class for the semester or school year. I will now explain more……..

RE-DO/RE-TAKE POLICY

This is an Advanced Placement Class and one of the goals of this class is to replicate a college-level history class as closely as possible. This being said, there are no “do-over’s” or “retakes” in college, hence there will NOT BE ANY “do-over’s” or “retakes” for your tests, quizzes, or assessments in this class. Be prepared to do your best the first time around.

VIDEO/MOVIES

During class time, we will occasionally watch documentary-type videos and/or “Hollywood” movies which provide you with a different perspective of a particular topic we have studied. After the AP exam in May, we will be watching several movies to “decompress” after a busy year. During the movies, it is expected that you watch and listen, answer any associated video questions, and not sleep, work on other homework, or converse with other students. No rated “R” movies will be shown. However one or two “PG-13” may be shown (including an unrated NBC broadcast of Schindler’s List which does include some violence, brief nudity, and profanity). Parents may opt their child out by emailing me directly.

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Class Procedures & Expectations – Grenz

Turning in work
On time (due date) – assignment boxes
Absent work – see me for assignments/turn in to “absent” box with date absent and “absent” on top of front page/1 day for each day absent (excused)
Checking out books (borrowing)
Textbooks (pick up next week)
Atlases, dictionaries, etc.
Tardy sign in list – 1st tardy (warning), 2nd tardy (lunch detention & -10 pts.). 3 or

more = administrative consequences (+ detention & -10 pts. ea.)

Sharpening pencils/leaving seat/drawing on desks
At the end of the period, you will be dismissed by ME, from your SEAT.

Please push chairs under tables
6th period will put chairs on table

Art supply cabinet/grades posted
Fire drills/earthquake/invader drills
Picking up new assignments
Entry tasks
Student planners – Leaving class/restroom/lockers (not the first or last 10

minutes of the period). Restroom = cell phone

Must use YOUR planner (your name needs to be in it).
Lost it? Too bad! Go to bookkeeper ($3.00)

Food and beverage
In class work (on task) – social hour is lunch time, before and after school
Fans
The big five!!
Phones/iPods-MP3 players/cell phones (office)
Grenz’s website….

Auburn High School

Advanced Placement European History

Michael Grenz

September, 2018

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Please take a moment to look over the information about the Advanced Placement European History class attached to this letter. I encourage you to refer to this information throughout the year (particularly the syllabus) if you have any questions or concerns about the course. I also encourage you to contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns that aren’t addressed in the handouts.

A primary objective for this class is to prepare students for the national AP European History exam offered in May. Success on this exam can earn students college credit. For this reason, the standards are high; students must demonstrate knowledge of European history as well as an ability to think and write critically about a wide range of historical topics. In order to prepare for this exam AP European history students will be expected to read and take notes on approximately 800 pages of college-level text, take approximately 30 short quizzes, nine unit tests, two comprehensive exams, write approximately 30 essays, and participate in a wide range of classroom activities over the course of the school year. It can seem a little overwhelming to students and parents at first. I assure my students that using the information provided to manage time and develop consistent work habits will result in success in this class. Every year the vast majority of AP Euro students do quite will and benefit enormously from this class. They enjoy the challenges, appreciate the rewards and pass the national exam in May. However, occasionally students do struggle. AP Euro is not a particularly good “fit” for students who struggle with getting assignments in on time and are not particularly self-motivated or organized. Please discuss with your student what undertaking an academic challenge like this represents in terms of time and energy and counsel them accordingly.

I’m looking forward to another great year and want to thank you in advance for your interest in support. Again, I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding Advanced Placement European History. Please sign and return this letter.

Sincerely,

Michael Grenz

Student Name ______

Student Signature ______Date ______

*Parent/Guardian Signature ______Date ______

*By signing this syllabus sheet, I also understand the video/movie policy stated on the previous page and my signature serves as permission for my child to watch videos/movies in AP Euro this school year. I also understand that I may “opt-out” my student from any video by emailing Mr. Grenz directly at . I also understand that my student will be REQUIRED to turn in each chapter packet (ch. 12-30) at the end of the year. If these are not turned in, they will retroactively receive a ZERO at the end of the year on each missing packet assignment & consequently, may not pass this class.

Course Name: Advanced Placement European History

Grade Level(s): 10th Grade

Course Description: The study of European history from 1450 to the present introduces students to cultural, economic, political, and social developments that played a fundamental role in shaping the world in which they live. Without this knowledge, we would lack the context for understanding the development of contemporary institution, the role of continuity and change in present-day society and politics, and the evolution of current forms of artistic expression and intellectual discourse. In addition to providing a basic narrative of events and movements, the goals of the AP program in European History are to develop (a) an understanding of some of the principal themes in modern European history, (b) an ability to analyze historical evidence and historical interpretation, and (c) an ability to express historical understanding in writing.

The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full year introductory college courses. Students will learn to assess historical materials, their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance, and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. This course will develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgement and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format.

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

I. Meaning and Characteristics of the Italian Renaissance

II. The Making of Renaissance Society

A. Economic Recovery

B. Social Changes in the Renaissance

C. The Family in Renaissance Italy

III. The Italian States in the Renaissance

A. The Five Major States

B. Independent City-States

C. Warfare in Italy

D. The Birth of Modern Diplomacy

E. Machiavelli and the New Statecraft

IV. The Intellectual Renaissance in Italy

A. Italian Renaissance Humanism

B. Education in the Renaissance

C. Humanism and History

D. The Impact of Printing

V. The Artistic Renaissance

A. Art in the Early Renaissance

B. The Artistic High Renaissance

C. The Artist and Social Status

D. The Northern Artistic Renaissance

E. Music in the Renaissance

VI. The European State in the Renaissance

A. The Growth of the French Monarchy

B. England: Civil War and a New Monarchy

C. The Unification of Spain

D. The Holy Roman Empire: The Success of the Habsburgs

E. The Struggle for Strong Monarchy in Eastern Europe