1. LESSON: FRQ’S & EXAMPLES

2. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO…  Explain concepts using examples.

3. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS  We’ve been talking about, and will continue to talk about FRQ’s.  Keep in mind these are 35% of your grade and 50% of the AP test in May.  We’re breaking up the questions and how to respond to it.  Want more? Google “College Board AP Human FRQ’s” and go to the College Board website for examples of past questions!

4. EXAMPLES ARE OUR FRIENDS  Even if a question doesn’t ask for an example; you should always include it as a safety net OR sometimes the rubric includes a point for an example, even if it’s not stated.  Always make your first example your strongest; it doesn’t have to be long, but it needs to be SPECIFIC.  What does specific mean?  Nouns. (Names a person, place, or thing). Even better if it has a capital letter. Example: A country. Better example: Peru  More often than not, I won’t count an example unless it’s specific.  It also needs to be non-fictional (so real, change everything in Things Fall Apart to Nigeria.

5. EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES  “An area on earth that is defined by one or more distinctive characteristics is a region” (That’s just me giving you a definition right now)  Example: Carnegie Vanguard is a region (TS) because it is a formal group of houses and businesses set together on a Houston city map with a shared name (CD).  My example has a TS  this is the part that answers the question of what is an example of a region. It is specific, meaning it is a proper name (best example).  My examples has a CD  this is the part that ties it to the definition in how it meets the definition.

6. LET’S TRY AGAIN…THIS TIME KIND OF LIKE A QUESTION….  Discuss a formal region.  Abridged Answer: A formal region is an area within which everyone shares in a common or more distinctive characteristic. (Make sure you’re doing your operator verb)  Example: The Montrose neighborhood is an example of a formal region (TS) because of land surveying by the city of Houston that gives clear boundaries (CD).

7. +1 OF EXAMPLES  Always use your best example first, then do your best to also give a second example in FRQ’s.  Make sure your second example is DIFFERENT and can stand alone from your first example.  Example: The Montrose neighborhood is an example of a formal region that has uniformity (TS), because it is seen as wealthy, even though it has some lower income families (CD).  Note: Remember the prompt discuss? it actually has you present two sides of an issue).

8. AGAIN! LET’S JUST DO ONE MORE…  Example: An example of a functional region (TS) is a Wi-Fi hotspot because the signal is organized outward from the center receiver (CD).  Note: Essentially, your example is showing that you know what the definition of the term is because you’re identify how it is used.  Remember:  Specific as possible! Technology vs. Computers  Must be REAL, can’t use Disney.  This is what you’re doing on Friday’s; you’re reading articles so you have ideas of examples that you can apply. The submission on Friday’s is just ONE example from the article’s you’ve read. Make sure you have a TS and a CD; with the CD tying directly back to the portion of the definition it applies to!!