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Advanced Placement United States History

Text @e6fg8 to 81010 join our class Remind101. Advanced Placement United States History. Karen “Sheff” Sheffield karensheffield@tomballisd.net Rm 1215, ext. 1065. Tutorials:. M, W – F 7:00am – 7:35am M - Th: 3:00 – 3:30pm,. Grades. 70% Major Grades Tests Essays 30% Daily Grades

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Advanced Placement United States History

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  1. Text @e6fg8 to 81010 join our class Remind101 Advanced Placement United States History Karen “Sheff” Sheffield karensheffield@tomballisd.net Rm 1215, ext. 1065

  2. Tutorials: • M, W – F 7:00am – 7:35am • M - Th: 3:00 – 3:30pm,

  3. Grades • 70% Major Grades • Tests • Essays • 30% Daily Grades • vocabulary • Open-note quizzes • SCAPP Late Work -15 points/day

  4. Admission Office Identify Top Factors: • Grades in college preparatory courses (eg; AP, IB, Dual Enrollment) • Strength of high school curriculum • Standardized admission test scores • Overall high school grade point average These top factors have remained largely consistent over the past 20 years. Source: National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 2014 Survey Data, 2014 State of College Admission Report

  5. Statistics provided by the Center for College Readiness, Rice University, 2013 Of students who enroll in post secondary education, 45% will earn a bachelor’s degree, but students take on average 6.2 years to complete a 4year degree (at an average cost of $18,000 per year) often due to remedial coursework. When students have the skills necessary to complete their degree in 4 years, post-secondary education becomes affordable.

  6. AP Classes help you graduate from college! Note the relationship between AP participation and college graduation rates. Source: National Center for Educational Accountability, 2006

  7. The Goal: Pass the National Exam • MAY 5, 2017 • 55 multiple choice questions, 55 minutes – 40% of score • 4 short answer question, 50 minutes – 20% of score • Document Based Question (DBQ) essay, 15 minutes reading + 45 minutes writing -25% of score • Free Response Question – FRQ essay – Choose one from two options, 35 minutes total time - 15% of score

  8. What we do to “get” it! • Yellow Pages contain specific tips for success • Practice and discuss reading/ note-taking and test-taking • Interact with the facts! • Ask for help!! • Ask at school – question time • E-mail me • I want you to succeed and am here to make it happen

  9. Note Taking Expectations • All students are expected to maintain a binder exclusively for American History • Notes are to be taken from in-class lectures, assigned readings • Assignments are to be kept for the entire semester • All notes must be in the student’s original handwriting

  10. Course Itinerary • 1491-1607: Chapter 1 • 1607-1754: Chapters 2-6 • 1754-1800: Chapters 5-10 • 1800-1848: Chapters 11-17 • 1844-1877: Chapters 14-26 • 1865-1898: Chapters 22-27 • 1890-1945: Chapters 23-36 • 1945-1980: Chapters 37-41 • 1980-present: Chapters 41-?

  11. Specific skills you will develop: • Construct and evaluate arguments • Use historical evidence • Analyze and use primary sources • Evaluate change and continuity over time, causation • Understand context and point of view • Compare within and between societies • Understand cultural diversity • Effectively answer AP style multiple choice questions • Effectively compose essays

  12. Ok, so what are you really going to learn during this class? • Time management skills • Organized, logical thought processes • The ability to win arguments with overwhelming facts • Being able to figure out causes and effects (predicting the future) • Confidence • Crazy, mad reading skills that will allow you to wow! your future college professors • You will be able to win all trivia contests in the future, earning big money, praise and admiration!

  13. Questions?

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