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    AP US History: Secrets of The AP Exam: Or-What You Need To Know To Get Through The Next 36 Weeks and Pass The Exam

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    The document provides information about the AP US History exam structure and strategies for passing. It notes that only 53% of students pass the exam and breaks down the exam structure. The multiple choice section covers different eras and subjects and emphasizes political and social history. The document explains what is required for the DBQ and free response essays, emphasizing the need to include outside information. It provides study strategies and goals for understanding content and performing well on different exam question types.

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    The document provides information about the AP US History exam structure and strategies for passing. It notes that only 53% of students pass the exam and breaks down the exam structure. The multiple choice section covers different eras and subjects and emphasizes political and social history. The document explains what is required for the DBQ and free response essays, emphasizing the need to include outside information. It provides study strategies and goals for understanding content and performing well on different exam question types.

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    The document provides information about the AP US History exam structure and strategies for passing. It notes that only 53% of students pass the exam and breaks down the exam structure. The multiple choice section covers different eras and subjects and emphasizes political and social history. The document explains what is required for the DBQ and free response essays, emphasizing the need to include outside information. It provides study strategies and goals for understanding content and performing well on different exam question types.

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    AP US History: Secrets of The AP Exam: Or-What You Need To Know To Get Through The Next 36 Weeks and Pass The Exam

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    The document provides information about the AP US History exam structure and strategies for passing. It notes that only 53% of students pass the exam and breaks down the exam structure. The multiple choice section covers different eras and subjects and emphasizes political and social history. The document explains what is required for the DBQ and free response essays, emphasizing the need to include outside information. It provides study strategies and goals for understanding content and performing well on different exam question types.

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    AP US History: Secrets of the

    AP Exam

    Or—what you need to know to get


    through the next 36 weeks and pass
    the exam.
    Reasons to take the AP course and
    try really hard to pass the exam…
     Colleges and universities see AP
    experience as a huge plus.
     AP experience will give you the
    reading, writing and thinking skills so
    important to college success.
     Passing the AP exam will give you
    college credit and save you money in
    the long run.
    The National Pass Rate
     Only 53% of students who take the
    AP exam pass with a score of 3 or
    better.
     This is not to scare you, but to show
    you how much work we have to do to
    make sure you all are one of the
    53%!
    How is the Exam Structured?
     Part I—Multiple Choice
     50% of the final score
     Part II—Writing Section
     50% of the final score. Of that, the
    DBQ counts for 45% and the 2 essays
    combined for 55%.
    How well do I need to do on the
    multiple choice section?
     In order to score a 3 (or pass) on this
    section, you must have 48 points
    (60%). Remember, that is the score
    after the guessing penalty is
    subtracted from the number you got
    correct.
    Multiple Choice—BREAKDOWN
    BY ERA

    ERA PERCENT OF NUMBER OF


    QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
    1600 TO 1789 17 13 OR 14

    1790 TO 1914 50 40

    1915 TO 33 26 OR 27
    PRESENT
    BREAK DOWN BY GENERAL
    SUBJECT MATTER
    SUBJECT PERCENT OF # OF
    QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
    POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 35 28
    AND BEHAVIOR AND
    PUBLIC POLICY
    SOCIAL CHANGE 35 28

    DIPLOMACY AND 15 12
    INTERNATIONAL
    RELATIONS
    ECONOMIC CHANGE 10 8
    CULTURAL AND 5 4
    INTELLECTUAL
    DEVELOPMENTS
    EXPLANATION OF CHARTS
     A BIAS TOWARD THE CONSTITUTION
    THROUGH WWI
     POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
    EMPHASIZED
     LITTLE ABOUT ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL
    TRENDS
     AT MOST TWO OR THREE QUESTIONS PAST
    1975
    NO MILITARY HISTORY AND TRIVIAL
    PURSUIT
    •THE APUSH EXAM DOESN’T ASK ABOUT MILITARY
    HISTORY
    •WHEN IT ASKS ABOUT WAR, THE QUESTIONS
    CONCERNS THE POLITICAL OR SOCIAL
    IMPLICATIONS OF A WAR RATHER THAN THE
    DETAILS OF WARFARE
    •APUSH QUESTIONS NEVER TEST ROTE
    MEMORIZATION ONLY. WHILE YOU HAVE TO KNOW
    YOUR FACTS TO DO WELL ON THIS TEST, THE
    QUESTIONS ALWAYS ASK FOR INFORMATION IN
    THE CONTEXT OF LARGER HISTORICAL TRENDS.
    What about the DBQ?
     An essay question that requires you to
    interpret primary source documents.
     Documents might include the following:

    Newspaper articles/editorials
    Letters/diaries
    Speeches
    Legislation
    Political cartoons
    Charts and graphs
    A Different DBQ
     The US History DBQ is different than
    the World History DBQ.
     For the US exam, you have to not
    only discuss the documents, but also
    include outside information to prove
    that you know more about the topic.
     Without outside information, it is
    impossible to get more than a 4 out
    of 9 on your DBQ!
    What Is the Free-Response
    Question?

     Two part essay section


     Pre – 1870 (one prior to 1740)
     After – 1870 (one after 1950)
     Two questions in each group – select
    one from each group
     70 minutes to plan and write both
    essays
    What Is the Free-Response
    Question?
    Continued
     Yes and No
     Multiple arguments
     All outside information
     Not as long or in-depth as DBQ
     Defensible thesis
     Information to support thesis
     Evidence, Evidence, Evidence
    Study, Study, Study!
     For review and other resources, go to
    my website:

     www.lennox.k12.ca.us/~lweston
    Class Discussion
     What is difficult about each of the
    following areas of the course? What can
    we do as a class to better get through
    them?
     1. Reading and understanding the text
     2. Taking effective notes
     3. Doing well on multiple choice
     4. Doing well on DBQs
     5. Doing well on essays
    Goals for the Year
     Take 5 minutes to come up with three
    SPECIFIC goals about what you hope
    to accomplish in this course.
     Your goal should not be as big as “to
    pass the exam,” but something more
    specific like “take more effective
    Cornell Notes during discussion,” or,
    “be sure I study my notes for at least
    twenty minutes a night.”

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