1. Advanced Placement United States History
to join our class Remind101
Advanced Placement United States History
Karen “Sheff” Sheffield
Rm 1215, ext. 1065

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

3. Grades 70% Major Grades 30% Daily Grades Tests Essays 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 me
I want you to succeed and am here to make it happen

10. 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

11. Course Itinerary 1491-1607: Chapter 1 1607-1754: Chapters 2-6
1980-present: Chapters 41-?

12. 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

13. 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!

14. Questions?