World History Advanced Placement (WHAP) Home Page

Bingham gazes upon the fallen bodies of students who failed to make enough effort!
  • Course Notes AP World History glossary can be very helpful during readings and for review.
  • You might find Quizlet kelpful for learning content.
  • Many former students swear by John Green's Crash Course videos.
  • Bedford St. Martin offer a companion site to Ways of the World. If the site is down, you can reach the same stuff through the HUB when you go to the textbook.
how_to_template-bedford.pdf
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AP World History: Modern1st PeriodWyatt Bingham  0J44WDV
AP World History: Modern2nd PeriodWyatt Bingham  0YEPXZA
AP World History: Modern5th PeriodWyatt Bingham  07Z4E3A
AP World History: Modern8th PeriodWyatt Bingham  07KE669
Wondering how to access the Strayer text on the HUB? Check out the file above!

Getting the Text on the Hub

Click on the Hub.
Click on Library at the top of the page.
Search for your course book (For example: AP World History.)
You will see both a student version and a teacher version. You will need to add each separately.
Click on the correct book.
Click on the button in the top right corner that says, Add.
You can also click on the green button, View Resource.
Tips: Turn off your pop up blockers and use Explorer. ​
Click the book to the left.

The text is available through the HUB. If you wish to purchase a hard copy, It is available at the school store or at retailers such as Amazon;
​Robert Strayer's, Ways of the World., 2e.
Make sure you purchase the 2nd edition.
For help with reading and note taking, go here.
For help with academic writing, go here.

WHAP or not to WHAP?

That IS the question. This is a decision for you, not your parents. There are no half-hearted WHAP students, they either engage fully, or they drop. Read the former student's advise below, and then make up your mind. This isn't about how smart you are, it's about how hard you will work. 
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Here is analysis of student performance (in aggregate) from last May's exam. Note that some students took the regular exam, while some took an alternate. They are scored and normed in the same way. In summary, 31 of 50 student earned a top score of 5, while 100% of HSPVA students passed the exam. 
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ipr_results_alternate_form_2017.xlsx
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Strayer and Bingham

Supplies

  • You'll need a one and one half inch three ring binder, the tougher the better. We'll use it everyday as you learn and build your own review book.
  • 100 pages of college ruled

Text

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Robert Strayer's excellent and very readable survey will be your best friend all year. You need the combined volume with out sources or both volume one and two.  Please purchase this book before the end of the summer, you are responsible for reading Chapter THREE.                                           

Summer Reading Help
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