Guns, Germs, and Steel
Summer Reading Assignment
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond I. Reading Assignment The concept of AP World History is to focus on the big ideas, concepts, themes, and trends of history. Instead of focusing on minor events and occurrences, we will focus on the big ideas that have shaped world history and our world today. To get your mind thinking in this direction, as you read Guns, Germs and Steel you will create a written and illustrated summary of the "Big Ideas” for each chapter you read. Format for “Big Ideas”
Focus on the big ideas and don't get bogged down in the science, unless you are really interested. One way to practice getting the main idea is to verbally explain the main idea to someone after each chapter. Read 5 of the following 9 chapters in the book:
Feel free to read the rest of the book if you’d like, but you are not required to do summaries for those extra chapters. II. Post-reading Assignment After reading the book, answer five of the following questions.
Due Date This is due in class the first day of school. PDF Files:
Other Resources: Please note that viewing these DOES NOT replace reading the book.
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