Semester+1+Project+Wiki-palooza


 * Evaluations**
 * Semester 1 Wiki Project, AP World History**

This is due Wednesday, December 14.

This is worth 40 points in the Assignments category of your grade.

For this project, you and your group will be writing an article on an assigned topic. While this is a group project, your grade will be arrived at individually based on evaluations by your fellow group members and me. If you rate well, you will receive all of your base score. If you don't, you will lose points. Your base score for articles will be based on the following rubric:


 * Basic Core**: If you meet the following requirements, you will receive a base grade of at least 32 points, or a B-. Your article must be...
 * ...at least 1000 words.
 * ...linked to at least 5 other relevant articles on this wiki.
 * ...linked to at least 3 relevant primary source documents elsewhere on the internet.
 * ...generally free of grammar and spelling errors.
 * ...generally organized in a logical way.
 * ...well supported by both arguments and details.


 * Expanded Core**: Up to 8 points will be awarded if your article is beyond the basic core. It must show excellence in some way. Your article...
 * ...is longer than the requirement, but is not needlessly wordy.
 * ...links to more than the required number of articles and primary sources, and the linked articles are relevant.
 * ...is well written.
 * ...shows a clear orgainzation and flow of ideas.
 * ...is very well supported by loads of relevant argument and good detail.


 * The Topics**: The topics will be grouped according to period. Accordingly, your article should not focus on just one area. I would recommend that you think of the various areas and societies we have studied as examples of your topic's theme. Think evidence. There will be one article for each of the AP World History Themes for each of the periods. The links go to the page that your article should be written. Click on edit when you get there.

1. Foundations Period, ~10,000 BCE to ~600 CE:
 * Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
 * Development and Interaction of Cultures
 * State Building, Expansion, and Conflict
 * Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems
 * Development and Transformation of Social Structures

2. Postclassical Period: ~500 to ~1450
 * Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
 * Development and Interaction of Cultures
 * State Building, Expansion, and Conflict
 * Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems
 * Development and Transformation of Social Structures

The Themes: Follow these links to a brief discussion of what each of your themes deals with.


 * Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
 * Development and Interaction of Cultures
 * State Building, Expansion, and Conflict
 * Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems
 * Development and Transformation of Social Structures