Mrs. Mattia's World History Class

This site is run by one of my colleagues and it has been very helpful to my students. Several of my students went to Amanda's webinar study groups to cram for the AP Exam. When a student is preparing for this exam, I try to give them as many resources as possible to help them in their journey. There has been some criticism from the WHAP Facebook group for Amanda creating webinars and materials and charging for them. Their belief is that we teachers can get a lot of Amanda's materials for free from the Facebook Group. I'm not sure I feel that way and my students certainly can't get to the material. Sometimes I feel that if students aren't understanding the material from me, it's good to hear it from someone else who may explain it differently than I do. How would you feel about this? High Level History

In an AP class, the review at the end of the year can be brutal! I found this wonderful activity from the WHAP Facebook group I am in and it's amazing. Students must review all six time periods and put it on a shower curtain. Each time period has a map, SPICE chart, diagrams, etc. My students really enjoyed it and felt that they got a lot out of the project. I do this as an end-of-year review project instead of a Final Exam. I'd love to hear your feedback on them! Student Shower Curtain Project Another shower curtain project And another one, they were so excited to share what they had done and what all they had learned. We hung them out on the fences and students were paired together and peer graded one time period on each shower curtain. It was windy!  Fun Fact: Our principal LOVED them and actually borrowed a couple to cover the speakers at graduation!

I love to travel and I encourage my students to travel as much as they can! I believe that for students to be able to make informed decisions in life, they have to get out of their "bubble." I even do EF Tours to Europe with my students and can't wait to go next summer! We are going to the celebrations of  D-Day and will be in Normandy, London, and Paris. And it's all focused on WWII history. How exciting!! I often use my own photos in class to demonstrate places or sizes. Below are some of the photos I have taken on my travels. Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL Ventura Beach, CA Hoover Dam Colorado River, AZ Imperial Dunes, CA St. Joseph, MI - Lake Michigan Rainbow in front of Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, AZ Rock City, TN

These are some of the Autopsy of an Empire projects that my students did last year during the Fall. They are from my WHAP class. With the course being cut in half (essentially, it's now from 1200-current), I will end up doing it later in the course on the Gunpowder Empires. These projects were displayed in our school library for months. I didn't want to take them down because the kids were so proud of them. Don't you think they are creative? I know there are a lot of picture's but I can never decide which one I like the best. I even had one student make one that was life sized! These projects have different sections such as the head, hands, heart, feet, legs, etc. Each one stands for something different. For instance, the pen is where students should have written about writings or laws of the empire such as Quipu.               

I absolutely LOVE Freeman-Pedia. There is so much for my students to learn and use on the website and they genuinely love the website. It's mostly for AP World History, but some of it can still be used in an on-level class as well. Take a few minutes to peruse the site and tell me what you think about it. What do you think you would find most useful from it? Freeman-Pedia

My husband I have been together for almost 20 years and we have four amazing children. We have lived in New York, where three of my children were born in Cooperstown, Atlanta, GA and Tucson. We have lived here for three years today actually! Dominick is 16, Gavin is 14, Liam is 8, and Katarina is 6. They keep us super busy with swim, cross country, track, baseball, gymnastics, and dance. We are always on the go. The older two go to Canyon Del Oro with me.

I grew up just outside of Savannah, Georgia and my dad was a HUGE history buff. We went all over Southern Georgia to Fort Pulaski, Bonaventure Cemetery, and River Street. The picture above is on a balcony overlooking River Street from a building that used to be a factory where they stored cotton as it left the port. In the background, you can see one of the many cargo ships that now come down the river on it's way to the Port Authority and is over six stories tall from the deck. This is where I fell in love with History. Savannah is the very first planned city in America and is set up in squares. A lot of original cobblestone still lies in the streets. And if you're lucky, maybe you can find your way to the Pirate's House for dinner and wander down one of the original pirate tunnels leading to the river. My husband attended Savannah College of Art and Design and worked at Savannah's Candy Kitchen just down the street on to the right in the picture. The sailboat bel...

Hi! Welcome to my page for World History. This page is used to share links to really cool historical stuff. Sounds pretty basic, right? I hope you get a lot out of visiting here and will come back often!