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AP US Review Session #3 1880 – 1820 Wednesday 5/8/13

AP US Review Session #3 1880 – 1820 Wednesday 5/8/13. 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 #3 1880 – 1820 Wednesday 5/8/13

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  1. AP US Review Session #31880 – 1820Wednesday 5/8/13

  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.sparknotes.com/history/#american http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/ http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAPCourseMainPage.htm

  6. Analyze the economic consequences of the Civil War with respect to any TWO of the following in the United States between 1865 and 1880. Agriculture Labor Industrialization Transportation

  7. In what ways and to what extent did Constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution?

  8. Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tensions in the period 1820 to 1861.

  9. In what ways did the 2nd Great Awakening in the North influence the following? Abolitionism Women’s Rights Utopian Communities

  10. The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to this characterization?

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