1. Advanced Placement United States History Mrs. Wilson Periods 3 & 6
Welcome to APUSH
Advanced Placement
United States History
Mrs. Wilson
Periods 3 & 6

2. Welcome to World History
What makes this course interesting?
Explore events of U.S. history through the use and analysis of documents, images, cartoons, quantitative data, and other primary sources
Develop an understanding of major themes in U.S. history, including American identity, economic and social life, political change and continuity, and the U.S. role in the world
Your Instructor: Mrs. Wilson
United States Expansion
Image source: wikimedia.org

3. AP US HISTORY TEXTBOOKS
AMSCO reader
Newman, John, and Schmalbach, John United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Exam.
Each student receives a take-home copy.
Henretta
Henretta, James, et al America’s History.
Class set of textbooks.
Each student receives a code for on-line access.

4. AP US HISTORY Grading: 60% EXAMS every 2 weeks
Begin with MC, adding SAQ (short answer question), the DBQ (Document based question) and Long Essay
All writing styles for the AP exam are taught and tested
20% NOTEBOOKS graded every 3 weeks
BLEND assignments
3 assignments per chapter
Guided reading
HIPPO, SAQ, other writing styles
Reflection on activity/ map/ other
20% QUIZZES every week
Topics are from the guided reading assignments

5. AP History Reasoning Skills
Skill 1: Contextualization
Skill 2: Comparison
Skill 3: Causation
Skill 4: Continuity and Change over Time

6. Thematic Learning Objectives
The thematic learning objectives describe, at a high level, the knowledge colleges expect students to develop in the AP U.S. History course in order to be qualified for credit and placement.
The learning objectives are grouped into seven themes typically included in college-level U.S. history courses:
American and National Identity (NAT)
Politics and Power (POL)
Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT)
Culture and Society (CUL)
Migration and Settlement (MIG)
Geography and the Environment (GEO)
America in the World (WOR)

7. Concept Outline Historical Periods
Period 9: 1980–Present

8. AP US HISTORY EXAM
The AP EXAM DATE: Friday May 11 I Part A: Multiple-choice questions 55 questions 55 minutes 40% Part B: Short-answer Questions 3 questions 40 minutes 20% II Part A: Document-based question 60 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) 25% Part B: Long essay question 40 minutes 15%