Welcome everyone! While we wait to get started, please answer the following question in the chat box (lower left-hand corner). What do you think is the most challenging part of taking an AP course online? Mr. Benedict Adolphe Brown Ms. Spangler We will begin when the timer hits zero.

So you have decided to take AP online? How are you feeling after the first few days, weeks, months?

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Objectives To learn how to get into the textbook. To learn new ways to interact with & tackle the textbook. To ask those burning questions. To mix and mingle with other AP students.

We are going to take a bite out of the textbook!!

So how do I get into the book anyhow? You should have gotten a letter that looks something like IF you have this IF you have already completed your Welcome Call!

OK got it …what’s next? Course Information Materials ListNext, go over the to the Course Information tab in the course and click on Materials List.

From there you will directed to the Cengage website

Voila…fill out your information here. Next you’ll need your text codes and you will be finished registering! Tip: Cut and paste your codes in—it is easy to mistake a zero for a O a 2 for a Z etc.

Questions?

Biggest Mistakes Students Make What do you think is the biggest mistake students make when reading the textbook?

I should read every word of the Text Fact vs. Fiction I should read every word of the text.

Many of the words used in writing grammatically correct sentences actually convey no meaning. Look for people, places, dates, events, terms, court cases, laws, etc. Don’t spend forever on the individual words rather try piecing together ideas Look at the BIG picture vs. the little one!

Fact vs. Fiction Reading once is enough.

Skim once to GET the main idea Reread more carefully to plug the gaps in your knowledge.

Fact vs. Fiction Taking Notes is a waste of time.

Maybe the way YOU are taking notes IS a waste of time your but don’t discard the idea! Find what works for you! This is different from student to student. What you are used to is not always the best method!

No one method works for everyone. Sometimes it is a process of trial and error to find what works for you. Knowing your learning style can really help you to determine what is right for you! Give 3-DT a try! --Do you learn better by: doing, listening, seeing???? I’m me…there isn’t a “right way”, only a “right way” for me

Just because there is not a right way doesn’t mean there are not bad ways! Try chunking your work. Reading loads of material at a time will make you tired and forgetful. Schedule small breaks. This will help you to digest the material and understand it better. Cramming=BAD IDEACramming=BAD IDEA Ever catch yourself reading the same words over and over again? Time for a break!

routine 1. Do required reading on a schedule and make it part of your routine. Preview material 2. Preview material to get an overview. Look at the roadmap before you leave the house! Notice biases 3. Notice the writing style and author’s biases—a biggie in AP !

Pay attention to your attention 4. Pay attention to your attention —if you are looking at a bunch of words it is time for a break! Think of questions 5. Think of questions to answer as you read through the material. chunk 6.Reflect on the material as you read— take time to chunk!

Summarize 7. Summarize what you have read in some form of note taking! Set targets 8. Set targets to work towards and break in- between. Find a place 9. Find a place to read where you are not easily distracted. Review 10. Review your readings on a regularly. You can’t run the marathon without training!

What are some tips that you have to share?

Additional resources to supplement the book The Princeton or other AP Review book Ace Practice Quizzes The College Board website AP Review A used hard copy of the text Fellow students Mr. Benedict and Mrs. Spangler

The right to apportion representatives among the states according to the population is the authority of the A.Delegates of the census B. Constitution C.Congress D.State Legislatures

The right to apportion representatives among the states according to the population is the authority of the A.Delegates of the census B. Constitution C.Congress D.State Legislatures

What questions do you have?