How to take notes in AP World
This year, all students will be using Cornell Notes while using SPICE. Why? Because SPICE forces you to think about your reading in themes, something the AP exam stresses. Too many students do not take proper Cornell notes, which are not really helpful if you are not using them properly, so I'll be going over this skill in class quickly.
Cornell Notes: Remember, the point of Cornell notes is that you put important words, dates, phrases in the small column and the definition, long explanation, etc, in the larger column. Then you can fold it over and quiz yourself. Parents, you can help by quizzing your student every night on what they read for class!
SPICE is an acronym to help you figure out what you should be taking notes on as you read something. These relate to the five big themes of World History and will help you understand how these five themes relate to all of history:
S.P.I.C.E. [Social; Political; Interactions between humans and the environment; Cultural; Economic] to help you categorize and remember the 5 areas of analysis
Want more? Here is a document from another AP World Teacher named Ms. Osborn which explains each in-depth. I'll also be going over these concepts in-depth in class.
Most important is the summary at the end of the notes. The recommendation is one page to two pages of notes per Chapter, though you can do front and back if you want.
Cornell Notes: Remember, the point of Cornell notes is that you put important words, dates, phrases in the small column and the definition, long explanation, etc, in the larger column. Then you can fold it over and quiz yourself. Parents, you can help by quizzing your student every night on what they read for class!
SPICE is an acronym to help you figure out what you should be taking notes on as you read something. These relate to the five big themes of World History and will help you understand how these five themes relate to all of history:
S.P.I.C.E. [Social; Political; Interactions between humans and the environment; Cultural; Economic] to help you categorize and remember the 5 areas of analysis
Want more? Here is a document from another AP World Teacher named Ms. Osborn which explains each in-depth. I'll also be going over these concepts in-depth in class.
Most important is the summary at the end of the notes. The recommendation is one page to two pages of notes per Chapter, though you can do front and back if you want.