1. Mr. Sakole Room 314

2. Contact Information: Thomas.Sakole@lcps.org (best) 571-252-2300 (not-so best) For those of you who watched LOST… Despite the resemblance, unfortunately I am not Dominic Monaghan.

3. Education: B.A. – History B.A. – Education The College of William and Mary M.A. – Education George Mason University

5.  Many chapter assessments will be completed AT HOME in Vision

6.  Used to be called Remind 101  Receive text messages to student/parent phones SOME homework/quiz/test due dates or instructions Changes due to snow days  Send a text to: 571-384-3594  With the message: @518557

7. Curriculum – Designed as a survey course by the College Board, a not-for-profit educational company. Based around 5 historical themes and 6 chronological eras European history accounts for only 20% of the curriculum Covers period from around 8000BCE to the present day (10,000 years covered in 8 months)

8. AP Testing Students take an AP Exam on Thursday May 14 th Potential to earn up to 6 college credits from one AP course

9.  The scores that are required to earn college credit vary per college/university UVA = score of 5 to get 3 credits James Madison = score of 5 to get 6 credits George Mason = score of 4 to get 3 credits, 5 to get 6 credits Mary Washington = score of 3 to get 3 credits

10. AP World History requires: 1. Reading almost every night from a college level textbook Approximately 1 hour a night Approximately 2-3 hours per chapter 2. Reading comprehension assessment 3. Taking unit exams consisting of multiple choice questions and at least 1 essay 4. At least 1 major project per quarter and several minor ones

11. Unit tests (45 % of student’s grade) Essays (25% of student’s grade) Chapter Assessments – Socratic Seminar, Quizzes, etc. (20% of student’s grade) Projects (10% of student’s grade)

12. Trending is a tool I use to reward students who work to improve their performance over the course of the year: 1 st Quarter – D+/C- 2 nd Quarter – B- 3 rd Quarter – B+ 4 th Quarter – A This grade trend is taken into consideration in calculating the student’s final grade

13. 1. The student will complete all reading assignments 2. The student will be ready to participate in class and will participate responsibly 3. The student will advocate for him/herself 4. The student will make up all assessments and missing work in a reasonable amount of time (1 week is the expectation)

14. What more can I tell you about me or the AP World History Class? If you would like to ask a question or make a comment specific to your child, please feel free to email/call me at a later time!