Today we went onto the AP Central approved test bank to evaluate the kind of questions a student is expected to answer for this chapter on industrialization from 1750-1900. Joshua evaluated the questions and participated to a certain degree in helping to construct his next test that will be on 1/26.

Today we began by examining the causes and effects of of Industrial Age from 1750 - 1900. We have reviewed many of the causes for changes in industrial societies. Today, we practiced the skill of explaining and the analysis of a source. When writing a DBQ, a student must refer to at least three documents and must consider: 1) historical context & situation, 2) intended audience. 3) What is the authors' POV? 4) Purpose - what did the author intend to accomplish with this writing? A student should refer to 3 or more documents to construct and write a solid DBQ. We Are continuing to work on Joshua's comfort and effectiveness with this skill as we learn and analyze the course content.

Another impact of the Industrial Revolution is its transformative global impact, temporarily increasing Europe's share of the world's population and scattering Europeans around the world. Australia and New Zealand became outposts of European civilization in the South Pacific. The Americas felt the brunt of huge movements of people. Latin America received European immigrants, and the US welcomed the largest number of immigrants: approx. 32 million between 1860-1931. We discussed the differences between Industrialization in the United States and Russia. While examining the spread of industrialization to new places, we practiced the skill of identifying patterns and connections among historical developments and processes.

How can we embrace the wealth and improvement in human life and universally associated with industrialization while protecting this fragile planet that sustains us? That profound dilemma has its origins in the enormously transformative process of the Industrial Revolution which took place initially in Europe between 1700-1900. We first looked at the global context of industrialization. Then we looked at how it spread beyond Great Britain to Western Europe, the U.S., Russia and Japan. We also looked at the Industrial Revolution's impact on building a distinctly middle class society. Life for the laboring classes was entirely different from the aristocracy and middle class. We began to look at Marxian theory, and the growth of the Labor movement.

There is a voluminous AP World History: Modern digital guide (over 200 pps.) on the AP website for both teachers and students. We use it to review the test times, procedures and time allotted for each section of the 3.25 hour AP exam. There are also 20 years of previous AP exam questions in this document! Today, we viewed a DBQ question from the 2021 AP Exam and it was, "Evaluate the extent to which economic factors led to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)." There are three student essay examples ranging from one that scored the full 7 points, one that scored 4 points and one that scored 1 point. We focused on the lowest scoring one in class today. Joshua immediately recognized its weaknesses, which is great! For HW tonight, Joshua is to review pp. 1 -20 regarding the process for evaluating a DBQ and what comprises a strong vs. a weak response. I sent Joshua the website and he confirmed receiving it.

Today we reviewed Joshua's work on the Chap. 8 "Atlantic Revolutions, Global Echoes: 1750-1900." Joshua scored 84%. He completed 4 short answer questions and the essay at home and his writing showed improvement from his Chap. 7 test. Almost all of the points lost were from subjective, multiple choice questions. I praised Joshua's writing and told him to continue to work on building those AP writing skills.

Today we focused on the skill of writing an essay that responds to a document based question (DBQ). How does one write a DBQ essay? When you answer a DBQ, you need at least a basic understanding of the issue at hand. Yet, your historical knowledge is a minor part of this essay question. Instead, your ability to analyze the sources and draw a conclusion is the most important factor. Follow the tips below to get as high of a score as possible on the DBQ. How are DBQs Scored? When you take any AP exam, you have limited time to work with. Knowing how the exam is scored can help you focus your time and energy in the right place. A DBQ score makes up a quarter of your grade on the entire AP exam. Overall, you can score up to seven points on the DBQ. According to the College Board guidelines, here’s how you can earn each point: 1.Write a strong thesis that answers all components of the question. 2. Present an argument that includes historical context and references the sources. 3.Link at least six of the provided sources to your argument. 4. Analyze the context, point of view, purpose, and audience for four or more of the sources. 5. Discuss the greater historical context to give the argument more weight.
6. Mention a piece of supporting evidence that isn’t included in the sources. 7. Connect the argument with another historical development, a different discipline, or another theme or approach.

Chapter 8 Test

Today we focused on how America mobilized for WWI. It was not an easy decision for President Woodrow Wilson to send troops overseas to Europe in 1917 to fight on the side of the Allies, against Germany and the Central Powers. We reviewed why this happened and discussed what was involved in mobilizing American troops to fight in such a large scale, mechanized and modern war overseas.

We spent today's class reviewing for tomorrow's Chapter 8 test.