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AP US Review Session #4 Pre 1820 Thursday 5/9/13

AP US Review Session #4 Pre 1820 Thursday 5/9/13. General Review Tips. Prioritize - Focus on topics/areas of weakness first Avoid trying to memorize too much - Review “big picture” concepts first, specific terms/name/events later

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AP US Review Session #4 Pre 1820 Thursday 5/9/13

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  1. AP US Review Session #4Pre 1820Thursday 5/9/13

  2. General Review Tips • Prioritize - Focus on topics/areas of weakness first • Avoid trying to memorize too much - Review “big picture” concepts first, specific terms/name/events later • Look at old materials - Review packets, in-class notes, past essays & tests and old PowerPoint’s: http://rhsweb.org/assignments/Kelemen/AP%20US%20History/ • Try different approaches - There is no “best” way to review (alone/group, on-line/book/flash cards, practice tests/packets – it depends on your learning style – try mixing it up). • Find a “middle ground” - Some review better than no review. Too much review is counterproductive. • Be positive – You have learned a lot this year & the AP exam is graded on a major curve.

  3. AP Exam Multiple Choice Information • 55 minutes for 80 questions • Each question has 5 possible answers • Multiple Choice counts for ½ of total score • No points lost for wrong or skipped questions. • Questions get progressively more challenging. • BIG curve on multiple choice - Score over 40 likely earns a 3 (passing score) – over 50 likely earns a 4 and over 60 a 5. • Chronology of Questions: • 16 (20%) pre 1790; 36 (45%) 1790-1914; 28 (35%) 1915 – 1990 • Topic of Questions: • 28 (35%) Politics; 28 (35%) Social/Cultural; 12 (15%) Foreign Policy; 8 (10%) Economics; 4 (5%) Cultural/Intellectual

  4. AP Exam Essay Information • There is 1 DBQ essay you must write on and 4 FRQ prompts of which you must write on 2. You will be required to write one FRQ on a topic prior to 1880 and one FRQ on a topic after that date. • The 5 total essay prompts will range in their topics chronologically and thematically. AP Essay Writing Tips • READ prompts multiple times • Brainstorm & make a quick “plan of attack” • Introduction needs some brief background on “big picture” followed by an on-topic thesis • Body paragraphs need to BLEND details with analysis. (Facts & explanations). • Grading is “holistic” – no points “taken away”, just earned. If in doubt, make a guess.

  5. A few AP US Exam review websites: Time lines: http://chaos1.hypermart.net/fullsize/US1750fs.gif http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0902416.html Terms grouped by “era” http://www.mredmoody.com/ush-ap-preperation.html http://www.salemwitchtrials.com/history/index.htm General review websites: http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/ http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAPCourseMainPage.htm

  6. Analyze the contribution of TWO of the following in helping establish a stable government after adoption of the Constitution: • John Adams • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington

  7. Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation.

  8. Analyze the effect of the French & Indian War and its aftermath on the relationship between Great Britain and the British colonies. Confine your response to the period from 1754 to 1776.

  9. Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (before 1750) in TWO of the following regions: • New England • Chesapeake • Middle Atlantic

  10. Analyze the differences between Spanish settlement in the Southwest and English colonies in New England in the 17th Century in terms of : • Politics • Religion • Economic Development

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