Episode #6 - 1900 to present  Scroll down for Show Notes & Links

1900 to present is discussed by AP Summer Institute leader and AP exam reader Jonathan and Tony  in regards to their approaches with these units.  Topics of discussion include: the easiest and hardest content/topics, essay framing, all star activities, Jomo Kenyatta, Free Trade, the Green Revolution, DBQs, SAQs, the developing world, the Vietnam War, Freshmen World History connections, movies afternoon, review sessions, and more. Additionally there is a Patreon version of this episode available with exclusive content.

Show Notes and Links for Episode #6 & there is a Patreon version of this episode available

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00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage

02:30 Jonathan’s introduction with music

04:00 Getting to Know Jonathan

04:45 Fast forward option for those that have listened to episode #6, as the contextualization conversation is the same in episode #5 and #6.  New content starts at about the 11:00 mark. 

05:30 Reflection on the AP Summer Institute for experienced teachers led by Jonathan

06:30 “A well structured essay will cover up for a number of sins” - from AP Exam reader Jonathan 

07:41 Jonathan’s experience, sentence stems, and “Because, But, So” as an analysis tool for when writing an essay

12:35 What has been the easiest or hardest content/topics/information to grasp for 1900 to present?

15:04 Tony’s struggles with free trade and the green revolution (linked later in show notes)

16:16 All Star Activities for the timeframe 1900 to present     

19:15 The DBQ and grouping and the outlier/monkey wrench documents

How Jonathan does case studies by using Sourcing and Comparison = Extra material only provided via the Patreon version of the episode --  check out our Patreon Site Here - Scroll down for Patreon version of show notes and links

21:20 1900 to present All Star Activities

25:15 All Star DBQs, SAQs, LEQs that “punch above their weight” for this time frame

  • Cause and Effect and Comparison

27:55 Using SAQs to attack their weaknesses and using AP classroom

28:55 DBQs that punch above their weight for 1900 to present

31:20 Too many LEQs to choose from…overwhelming

  • Compare and Contrast Political and Economic structure of the developing world from 1900 to present in two of the following regions:
    • Africa, East Asia, South Asia

34:20 Vietnam War and nationalism vs. cold war

37:50 How Tony Started 1900 to present as the first unit in two schools and then jumped back in 8,000 BCE

  • Students always had the end game in their head

44:20 Jonathan’s approach with Teaching Freshmen World History 

48:30 Activities for Teaching Ninth-Grade World History

  • Investigating Soviet Life
    • History Alive TCI - The activity below was from a previous version from around 2003 from History Alive/TCI.  We recommend that you call them and/or order their current resources or samples.
  • The DBQ Project
    • Underlying causes of WWI
    • Was Colonialism positive or negative for Kenya?
  • Asia for Educators by Columbia University

The Controversy Debate Method by the Johnson brothers from the University of Minnesota and Empathy= Extra material only provided via the Patreon version of the episode --  check out our Patreon Site Here - Scroll down for Patreon version of show notes and links

57:30 Play on the Russian Revolution

01:01:45 WWI simulation Model UN - Friend or Foe

01:03:00 All Star Movies, Documentaries, Podcasts, Books

01:07:40 All Star Books

01:15:00 All Star Podcasts

01:16:45 All Star Online Resources and Articles

How the Bhakti cults of India taught Jonathan you can not cover everything = Extra material only provided via the Patreon version of the episode --  check out our Patreon Site Here - Scroll down for Patreon version of show notes and links

01:19:45 How to handle running out of time in 1900 to present units before the APWH Exam 

  • The DBQs and SAQs are your friend
  • 2011 DBQ Green Revolution
  • If students understanding how to source and reading a document..all is well

01:21:38 How to do Review Sessions and planning the last 4 weeks before the APWH exam

01:25:28 End with a positive story from APWH


**PATREON VERSION OF SHOW NOTES AND LINKS ARE BELOW***

*P = timestamp of Patreon version of episode

*P00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage

*P02:30 Jonathan’s introduction with music

*P04:00 Getting to Know Jonathan

*P04:45 Fast forward option for those that have listened to episode #5, as the  contextualization conversation is the same in episode #5 and #6.  New content starts at about the 11:00 mark. 

*P05:30 Reflection on the AP Summer Institute for experienced teachers led by Jonathan

*P06:30 “A well structured essay will cover up for a number of sins” - from AP Exam reader Jonathan 

*P07:41 Jonathan’s experience, sentence stems, and “Because, But, So” as an analysis tool for when writing an essay

*P12:35 What has been the easiest or hardest content/topics/information to grasp for 1900 to present?

*P15:04 Tony’s struggles with free trade and the green revolution (linked later in show notes)

*P16:16 All Star Activities for the timeframe 1900 to present     

*P19:15 The DBQ and grouping and the outlier/monkey wrench documents

*P21:15 PATREON ONLY Version of podcast -  How Jonathan does case studies by using Sourcing and Comparison

*P25:49 1900 to present All Star Activities


*P29:49 All Star DBQs, SAQs, LEQs that “punch above their weight” for this time frame

  • Cause and Effect and Comparison

*P32:29 Using SAQs to attack their weaknesses and using AP classroom

*P33:29 DBQs that punch above their weight for 1900 to present

*P35:54 Too many LEQs to choose from…overwhelming

  • Compare and Contrast Political and Economic structure of the developing world from 1900 to present in two of the following regions:
    • Africa, East Asia, South Asia

*P38:54 Vietnam War and nationalism vs. cold war

*P42:24 How Tony Started 1900 to present as the first unit in two schools and then jumped back in 8,000 BCE

  • Students always had the end game in their head


*P48:54 Jonathan’s approach with Teaching Freshmen World History 

*P53:04 Activities for Teaching Ninth-Grade World History

  • Investigating Soviet Life
    • History Alive TCI - The activity below was from a previous version from around 2003 from History Alive/TCI.  We recommend that you call them and/or order their current resources or samples.
  • The DBQ Project
    • Underlying causes of WWI
    • Was Colonialism positive or negative for Kenya?
  • Asia for Educators by Columbia University


*P1:02:05 PATREON ONLY Version of podcast - The Controversy Debate Method by the Johnson brothers from the University of Minnesota and Empathy

*P01:06:30 Play on the Russian Revolution

*P01:10:45 WWI simulation Model UN - Friend or Foe

*P01:12:00 All Star Movies, Documentaries, Podcasts, Books

*P01:16:40 All Star Books

*P01:24:00 All Star Podcasts

*P01:25:45 All Star Online Resources and Articles

*P01:28:45 PATREON ONLY Tips for a first year APWH and having historical “holes” that need to be filled

  • How the Bhakti cults of India taught Jonathan you can not cover everything


*P01:31:08 How to handle running out of time in 1900 to present units before the APWH Exam 

  • The DBQs and SAQs are your friend
  • 2011 DBQ Green Revolution
  • If students understanding how to source and reading a document..all is well

*P01:33:00 How to do Review Sessions and planning the last 4 weeks before the APWH exam

*P01:36:50 End with a positive story from APWH