Welcome to AP European History. At first, this class is really difficult- wait scratch that- AP Euro is always difficult, but it is worth it :)  Students taking this class will learn in depth about European history from the fifteenth century until present day.

About the Class:

Requirements:

  •  Over the summer students will need to read a book to prepare for the class.
  • A notebook for taking notes. You will probably need several :)
  • Highlighters, there will be random checks.
  • Binders, one for each semester.
  • Sherman Book (the link to buy it in helpful links).
  • Your brain. Mr. Gibbons hates slackers!
Homework:*

  • Chapter outlines. Usually about 1/2 a chapter per week.
  • Sherman summaries.
  • Glossing a packet (highlight and annotate).
  • Tests, about every other week.
  • DBQ, document based questions.
*You will not be assigned all of this in one week. These are just examples of assignments given.

If you love challenging but fun classes than this is a class for you! This class is hard, and there is a lot of homework, but it's also an extremely enjoyable class :)