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WHAT IS AP U.S. HISTORY?
AP U.S. History is a survey course covering American history from the Pre-Columbian period to the present, emphasizing historical thinking skills, writing skills, and content knowledge characteristic of a college-level world history course. Students will devote considerable time to the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources, as they write essays, engage in class discussions, and participate in Socratic seminars. The class is taught in accordance with the AP U.S. History curriculum framework, and is designed to prepare students for the AP U.S. History Exam in May.
COURSE PHILOSOPHY: WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
AP U.S. History is a superior preparation for college. While my goal is that you will all receive acceptable scores of threes or higher on the May exam for credit, additional goals include preparing students for twelfth grade AP Government and AP English Literature and the SAT and ACT college placement exams.
My wish is that you learn to think critically and write as a good historian would. An additional desire is to open up your eyes to the world.
All students who want to try these classes are welcome provided you understand that we will read extensively and write frequently. I will provide assistance and tutorials if help is needed. And I do believe students with learning challenges can prosper in this class and am willing to make accommodations to meet special needs for students.
We will be using a supplemental online textbook (AMSCO). Use the box above to download a copy for yourself or simply read it online. The PDF version is also available in Google Classroom.
AMSCO® Advanced Placement® United States History, 4th -- John J_ Newman, John M_ Schmalbach -- AMSCO AP Social Studies, 4, 2020 -- Perfection Learning -- 1690305509 -- d415bd5aca6e4fc776ed9ce59ef3ed97 -- Anna’s Archive.pdf
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