WELCOME Advanced Placement World History Please take a seat where ever you would like.

MEET YOUR TEACHER  Born in Albany, New York in 1990  Moved to Hendersonville, NC in 2004  Two Sisters, One Brother  Attended North Henderson High School  Cheerleading & Track

MEET YOUR TEACHER  Moved to Charlotte to attend UNCC in 2008  Majored in History & Secondary Education  Graduated from UNCC in 2012  Hired at NCHS in 2012  Currently live Mooresville  Not married; no children (Chewy)

LET’S LEARN ABOUT YOU As a class, you have five minutes to complete the tasks below. 1.Put yourselves in alphabetical order. 2.Get to know your classmates by finding out one hobby or interesting fact about the person seated behind you.

WELCOME Student Introductions

FIRST DAY FORMS 1.Letter Home: Due by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 th 2.Student Information Sheet 2.Completely fill out the front side of this sheet (BYOT) 3.Do not fill out the back side (teacher use only) 4.Due by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 th 3.Popsicle Stick  Write your name on the popsicle stick in permanent marker  Pass the permanent market backwards within your row  Keep your popsicle stick on your desk so that it can be collected

FIRST DAY FORMS 4.AP World History Course Syllabus  To be kept in very front of your World History Notebook  Final page to be signed and returned by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 th. 5.Bathroom Pass: keep in a safe, easily accessible location

PERIOD MATERIALS 1.Course Textbook  Online Access  Link: connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do  Username: flapsoc  Password: flapsoc1 2.Schedule 3.Exam & Study Guide 4.“Must-Know” Vocabulary 5.Vocabulary Instructions

HOMEWORK Sign and return all forms Read Chapter 1 (p. 2-22) Take Chapter 1 Notes Complete Paleo v. Neolithic T-Chart

ORDEAL BY CHEQUE You will be randomly placed into six groups of three and asked to complete the following tasks in ten minutes: 1.Introduce yourself to your group and share with them  Why you signed up for this particular course  Something you enjoy about the study of world history 2.Examine and analyze each of the items given to you and formulate a reasonable, document-based explanation of what happened. Be prepared to share your responses with the other groups!

ORDEAL BY CHEQUE You now have an additional five minutes to complete the following tasks: 1.Introduce yourself to your group and share with them  What concerns you about this particular course  What you are looking forward to in this course 2.Share your reasonable, document-based explanation of what happened, compare your thoughts and develop a new evaluation. Be prepared to share your responses with the other groups!

ORDEAL BY CHEQUE You now have an additional five minutes to complete the following tasks: 1.Introduce yourself to your group and share with them  One goal or expectation you have for yourself throughout the duration of this course  One expectation you have for Ms. Kmieciak throughout the duration of this course 2.Share your reasonable, document-based explanation of what happened, compare your thoughts and develop a new evaluation. Be prepared to share your responses with the class!

ORDEAL BY CHEQUE What happened and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

SO WHAT? What does this activity have to do with the study of world history?

WELCOME Advanced Placement World History