Welcome to APUSH Teacher: Brian Kurth

About Mr .Kurth Student at Appleton East UW-Oshkosh-Bachelors Marian University- Masters Taught 2 years in Guatemala and 2 years in Thailand Taught U.S. History at Horace Mann H.S. in NFDL Taught Civics and Western Civilization at University Lake School Fourth year at Appleton East teaching APUSH, Civics and Head of the Social Studies Department

About APUSH Overview In-depth college level course meant to prepare students for the AP test Look at history from multiple angles and themes Extensive amount of reading and writing involved Class website and remind 101 www.apush.webnode.com

Goals of Mr. Kurth’s APUSH class 3 or greater on the AP test Students will be fully prepared and ready to succeed in any college level social science course Students gain an extensive understanding of U.S. History and how it has shaped the society we live in.

From taking APUSH students will… develop their ability to think deeply develop their ability to analyze text take their ability to write persuasively to the next level(s)

The AP Test Taken in early Cost is around $90. How hard is it? - Redesigned test: 55 stimulus based MC, 4 Short Answer, 1 LRQ, 1 DBQ. - Competing against the top high school students in the country and world

“Why should I take it? Sounds horrendous?!” - Potential to save thousands of dollars - Potential to pick your classes early - Will be fully prepared for college courses/tests Based upon UW Madison what you will receive for your AP score… 1- Nothing 2- Nothing 3- 3 General Education credits 4- 3 History credits and do not have to take the required U.S. History course 5- Same as 4

APUSH AP Test Success at East Last two years the East average score was around a 3.8/3.9 and almost everyone took the test. National average around a 2.7 2015 Results 2016 Results 5 4 3 2 1 15 21 10 5 4 3 2 1 7 9 6

“Is this class going to kill my GPA!?” Most likely no. APUSH class averages last year were 91.5% and 88.3% Low grades on tests can be partially made up through doing test corrections during Flex or before/after school Timed essays improve throughout the year Don’t be surprised if initially test and timed essay grades are low, nobody steps on the basketball court for the first time and drains 3s from the get go

“What about all of my extracurricular activities and/or job!?” Ability to juggle many different responsibilities Ability to focus In order to succeed in life you need to… 1. Trust yourself and abilities 2. Don’t be afraid to fail (or for some of you receive anything less than an A) 3. Don’t listen to the naysayers including sometimes yourself 4. Most important rule: WORK YOUR BUTT OFF 5. Give back to your family, community, country

Now Lets Get To Work!!