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THE AP EXAM

THE AP EXAM. The exam is 3 hours and 5 minutes in length and consists of two sections : a 55-minute multiple-choice section and a 130-minute free-response section. TOTAL TEST BREAKDOWN. Multiple Choice Breakdown Period Covered. Multiple Choice Breakdown: Material Covered.

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THE AP EXAM

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  1. THE AP EXAM

  2. The exam is 3 hours and 5 minutes in length and consists of two sections:a 55-minute multiple-choice section and a 130-minute free-response section.

  3. TOTAL TEST BREAKDOWN

  4. Multiple Choice BreakdownPeriod Covered

  5. Multiple Choice Breakdown:Material Covered

  6. Multiple Choice Breakdown:How many questions? • The 80 questions that appear in the multiple-choice section of the exam are designed to measure what students know of the subject matter commonly covered in introductory college courses in U.S. history • You have 55 minutes for this section!

  7. Multiple Choice Breakdown:How many do I need to get right? • The difficulty of the multiple-choice section is deliberately set at such a level that a student has to answer about 60 % of the questions correctly to receive a grade of 3. • So out of 80 questions --- you need to get at least 48 right (more is better, of course!)

  8. Multiple Choice Breakdown:Should I guess? YES • Points are not deducted for incorrect answers, and no points are awarded for unanswered questions. • Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, students are encouraged to answer all multiple-choice questions. • LEAVE NO BLANK ANSWERS ALWAYS GUESS!!!!

  9. Free-Response Section • The free-response section of the exam consists of three parts.

  10. Free-Response Section • Part A includes a document-based essay question (DBQ) that must be answered by all students. • ABOUT THE DBQ…

  11. Free-Response Section:The DBQ • The DBQ begins with a 15 minute mandatory reading period. SUGGESTED (and I SUGGEST you do) is 45 minutes to write your essay for the DBQ • The DBQ is scored on a 1-to-9 scale.

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  14. Free-Response Section • Parts B and C each include two standard essay questions. Students must choose one essay question from each part.

  15. Free Response Summary • THE DBQ is important! BUT it only counts for 22% of your total grade. The other two essays combined count for 28%. • What this means is you cannot spend all your time on the DBQ!! To get a passing score you must write adequately (not great) on the essays. You are better off getting three scores of 5-7 than two 7’s and a 1!!!

  16. Online Resources www.youtube.com Seriously, this is a good resource! Check out Mr. Wallace AP US History Exam Chapters 2-5 Review Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAo1tdZdsz8

  17. Online ResourcesAnother good youtube resource is apushistoryguru (just type that into your search)

  18. Online Resources • http://www.course-notes.org/ • http://www.apnotes.net/ • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_questions/2089.html • http://mrkash.com/united.htm • http://www.apstudent.com/ • http://www.ushistory.org/us/

  19. Online Resources Good Practice Quizzes! http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm http://www.advancedplacementhistory.com/US%20quizzes.html http://www.orange.k12.oh.us/teachers/ohs/Tjordan/pages/unittestquestions.html

  20. Online Resources Good summary review of Presidents: Presidents of the United States (POTUS) Good site for primary sources: http://www.digitalhistory2.uh.edu/ http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/american-legal-history.html

  21. Online Resources Supreme Court Cases http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark.html http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark.aspx

  22. I hope this was helpful!Mr. Meadows

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