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 * Welcome to AP Euro 09 - 10 **

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Intro Info
I will be consistently monitoring this page. Check back often. //If you need to contact me, click on "manage wiki" from the menu on the left side of this page and then click on my username, "ibleedgreen_gold" and then choose to send me a message.//You can only do this after you have joined wikispaces, and only when signed into wikispaces.

 You might want to start off your true college prep experience by exploring the rest of the wikispace. You might even find some interesting stuff! You do not have to be a member of wikispaces or this wiki to do so. //However, you will need to be a member to participate in the online discussion portion of the summer work.//

Here are directions on how to join our wikispace , so that you can participate in the **extra credit options:** . Pay careful attention to the directions re: username. If you send me a request to join our site and you have not followed those directions, I will have to initially reject your request. You can then send another when you have remedied the username problem. Here's the bottom line: your username needs to be LASTNAME_FIRSTINITIAL. For example: Gregory_S (if it were me joining our site). **__BTW... these extra credit options are only available until the first day of class.__ **

 **What am I supposed to get out of the summer assignment?**  The expectations for reading in AP European History are very high. First, we expect you to actually complete the reading assignments. Crazy, I know! Most importantly, I expect you to understand the major concepts from the readings. Dates and dead guys may come in handy as details in an essay, but without an understanding of the big ideas, your ability to create an argument will fall flat. By meeting these two expectations your understanding of what is going on in class and your ability to participate in class discussions and activities will be dramatically improved. My hope is that you will come to class at the end of August with a better understanding of the broad sweep of European intellectual history, as well as a brief introduction to primary sources and reading techniques that you might find useful.

APEH Summer Assignment #1: Sophie's World
//__Advice about reading this book:__// This book can be dense, that is, it can be hard to understand too much of it at one sitting. Give yourself a good three to four weeks to read it.

 //__Assignment rationale:__// No book is ever written in a void. All authors belong to their historical time, and the beliefs and philosophies of their times often have an influence on their books. In order for us to have a more fully developed worldview, we read this novel, in which Jostein Gaarder hopes to teach us something about basic Western philosophy. If we have a basic grasp of philosophers’ questions, we will also have an understanding of historians’ questions. By improving your view of the history of thought, you will improve your overall view of history by default. Also it is always a good idea to improve our view of history in order that you have a more global, less solipsistic view of your own existence.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//__Book info:__// go [|HERE] for the basics. You should be able to find this book in any local bookstore, although with several of you looking for it you might have to ask a clerk to order it for you. Also, it is available online.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**//__Assignment:__//** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1. Choose two philosophies you disagree with and explain your reasoning in three to four paragraphs. Please choose one philosophy in the first half of the novel and one from the second half of the novel.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Choose two philosophies you agree with and explain your reasoning in three to four paragraphs. Please choose one philosophy in the first half of the novel and one from the second half of the novel.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3. Give ten general facts you learned reading the novel. Did any surprise you? Explain in 3-4 paragraphs.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4. Which philosopher do you want to learn more about in the first 200 pages? Why? Explain in 2-3 paragraphs. Which philosopher do you want to learn more about in the last half of the novel? Why? Explain in 2-3 paragraphs.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 5. Write a 3-4 paragraph reaction to your experience with this novel. What did you like, not like, feel frustrated with, in awe of, etc.? Make references to specific sections of the book or specific passages.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Enlightenment is man’s leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one’s intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one’s own intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! Is therefore the motto of the Enlightenment (and this class!).


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APEH Summer Assignment #2: Medieval Readings
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This summer assignment is meant to help prepare you for the type and amount of reading you will be doing in A.P. Euro this year. The three primary source documents represent three of the main topics of study we will cover during our first unit.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> You will need to use the appropriate links on this page to complete the assignment. All templates, samples, instructions or tutorial Power Points can be found here.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> //A) Document Packet #1: The Black Death//
 * 1) [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Doc Pack 1.PDF|Doc Pack 1.PDF]]
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Download and read these instructions on Cornell note-taking: [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Cornell Notes Instructions.pdf|Cornell Notes Instructions.pdf]]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Download and read through the PPT on Cornell note-taking: [[file:roadrunner-apeh/my cornell notes.ppt|my cornell notes.ppt]]
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Here is the Cornell note-taking template for use as you take notes: [[file:roadrunner-apeh/CornellNotesTemplate.doc|CornellNotesTemplate.doc]]
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Download, print and read the document. Use the Cornell Notes Method of note taking. Your notes will be due on the first day of school.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> //B) Document Packet #2: The Hundred Years War//
 * 1) [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Doc Pack 2.PDF|Doc Pack 2.PDF]]
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Print the Outline Style reading strategy to use during your reading: [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Outline Style Reading Strategy.doc|Outline Style Reading Strategy.doc]]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Using the Outline Style strategy identify the key topics, subjects, main ideas and details from each passage.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Download, print and read the document. Use the Outline Style reading strategy. Your notes will be due on the first day of school.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> //C) Document #3: The Decline of the Catholic Church//
 * 1) [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Doc Pack 3.PDF|Doc Pack 3.PDF]]
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Print the Comprehension Constructor strategy to use during the reading: [[file:roadrunner-apeh/Comprehension Constructor.doc|Comprehension Constructor.doc]]
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use the questions to analyze the reading. Give complete and detailed answers to each of the prompts.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Download, print and read the document. Use the Comprehension Constructor reading strategy. Your notes will be due on the first day of school.

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 * **8.31.09** ||  || Grace Period for summer work. Hopefully you guys have the concept now - better late than never. Since Assignment #2 covers materials that are more immediate in the classroom (although Sophie's covers some of it as well), that is the first one you should complete. The secondary due date is Sept 8th. Assignment #1, Sophie's World, is due Oct.5th - or sooner. You need to realize however, that you will not earn full credit on this summer work turned in late. ||
 * **8.5.09** ||  || You guys must be amazing! You have no questions on the summer work, joining the wiki, or contributing to the discussion questions - and you need no extra credit!! ||
 * **7.20.09** ||  || I can only hope you are doing the work and checking this site. However, no one has submitted a request to join yet. That's unfortunate. You could be earning extra credit to start the year with. ||
 * **7.7.09** ||  || I assume all is going well since no one has contacted me. I will now begin posting extra credit discussion questions. You will need to follow the directions for joining wikispaces/our class wiki if you wish to participate. It is not required to participate in these discussions, but you can get a nice jump on your school year success. <span style="background-color: #808000; color: #003300; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Answering these discussion questions is the ExTrA cReDiT ! ** ||
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 * **7.7.09** ||  || Here is a listing of countries. These are the countries of people who have visited our class wiki during just the first week of July! So..... where have you AP Euro students been? Eh?
 * **7.7.09** ||  || I assume all is going well since no one has contacted me. I will now begin posting extra credit discussion questions. You will need to follow the directions for joining wikispaces/our class wiki if you wish to participate. It is not required to participate in these discussions, but you can get a nice jump on your school year success. <span style="background-color: #808000; color: #003300; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Answering these discussion questions is the ExTrA cReDiT ! ** ||
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 * **7.7.09** ||  || Here is a listing of countries. These are the countries of people who have visited our class wiki during just the first week of July! So..... where have you AP Euro students been? Eh?

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