1. How to Improve Your APUSH Test Scores

2. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” Abraham Lincoln

3. “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” Alexander Graham Bell

4. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Colin Powell

5. Success on an APUSH exam begins long before you take the test.

6. Get the most out of your textbook Look at the headings, maps, pictures, etc. Complete the questions at the end of the chapter Go to Moodle and check out “How to Read a Textbook” bedfordstmartins.com/roarkcompact

7. Understand what you read Can you explain the material you just read? Can you put the material into words you understand? Do you understand how it all fits together? Compare/contrast Can you connect the events? Cause/effect Do you understand the big picture? History is change over time... Can you tell the story?

8. Get the most out of class time Be on time and have good attendance Pay attention Take notes Ask questions Be inquisitive BE PREPARED! Class will make more sense if you have read your textbook

9. Getting ready for the test starts the first day of the unit Read some everyday Take notes Review often Use a variety of methods to study – flash cards, outlines, peer review Do your own work – in your own way

10. Develop a study plan for the test Increase your review time as the test date draws near Don’t wait until the night before to study Don’t stay up all night Form a productive study group or get a study partner Talk to your friends to get ideas about studying but in the end, develop a strategy that fits your style – no one size fits all!

11. Complete the Study Guide Ahead of time! Not the night before! Anne Hutchinson: got kicked out of Mass. Bay OR Anne Hutchinson: got kicked out of Mass. Bay for preaching the covenant of grace (faith was all you needed); officials preached the covenant of works; also in trouble for being an outspoken woman and holding Bible study in her home; went to Rhode Island then NY; killed by Native Am. Details! Details! Details!

12. Utilize the Internet Excellent website for multiple choice AP tests: http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/~sarm stro/Test%20and%20Writing%20Help/Mult -Choice_Skills.pdfhttp://www6.district125.k12.il.us/~sarm stro/Test%20and%20Writing%20Help/Mult -Choice_Skills.pdf

13. Utilize the Internet Develop a strategy for taking a multiple choice test http://www.how-to-study.com/study- skills/en/taking-tests/44/multiple-choice- tests/http://www.how-to-study.com/study- skills/en/taking-tests/44/multiple-choice- tests/

14. Utilize the Internet Control your test anxiety http://www.how-to-study.com/study- skills/en/taking-tests/47/test-anxiety/http://www.how-to-study.com/study- skills/en/taking-tests/47/test-anxiety/