Course Description This Modern World History course is a chance for students to learn how to process and evaluate information and alternative perspectives through reading and research. Students will develop strong communication skills such as writing and speaking. They will use previous knowledge acquired in other courses to practice the critical thinking skills necessary to understand world history and its relevance to the complexities of today’s global arena.
In order to put past events into perspectives, students in this course will be studying world history in a thematic framework that is divided into eight units from the fourteenth century to the present. Each unit will be covered in approximately four weeks. The units include:
Global Interdependence
Cold War
World Wars
Nationalism
Imperialism
Political and Philosophical Revolutions
Technologies in Modern World
Empires and Monarchies
The study of each unit centers around five themes that will challenge students to detect patterns of continuity and change throughout history. The five themes include:
1. Interaction between humans and the environment
2. Development and interaction of cultures
3. State-building, expansion, and conflict
4. Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
5. Development and transformation of social structures
Another goal of this course is to help students develop the “Habits of Mind” that are identified by the College Board as critical thinking skills. Students will use historical scholarship to analyze evidence and interpretation using the following Habits of Minds that have been summarized in Kaplan’s AP World History: General History Skills 1. Constructing and evaluating arguments by evaluating evidence
2. Using documents to analyze point of view
3. Assessing issues of change and continuity over time
4. Handling a diversity of interpretations through analysis of context and frame of reference
Course Description
This Modern World History course is a chance for students to learn how to process and evaluate information and alternative perspectives through reading and research. Students will develop strong communication skills such as writing and speaking. They will use previous knowledge acquired in other courses to practice the critical thinking skills necessary to understand world history and its relevance to the complexities of today’s global arena.
In order to put past events into perspectives, students in this course will be studying world history in a thematic framework that is divided into eight units from the fourteenth century to the present. Each unit will be covered in approximately four weeks. The units include:
Global Interdependence
Cold War
World Wars
Nationalism
Imperialism
Political and Philosophical Revolutions
Technologies in Modern World
Empires and Monarchies
The study of each unit centers around five themes that will challenge students to detect patterns of continuity and change throughout history. The five themes include:
1. Interaction between humans and the environment
2. Development and interaction of cultures
3. State-building, expansion, and conflict
4. Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
5. Development and transformation of social structures
Another goal of this course is to help students develop the “Habits of Mind” that are identified by the College Board as critical thinking skills. Students will use historical scholarship to analyze evidence and interpretation using the following Habits of Minds that have been summarized in Kaplan’s AP World History:
General History Skills
1. Constructing and evaluating arguments by evaluating evidence
2. Using documents to analyze point of view
3. Assessing issues of change and continuity over time
4. Handling a diversity of interpretations through analysis of context and frame of reference