APUSH @ KMHS
Ms. Laura Robinson
All classwork is organized by Period. Hover over the APUSH tab and a drop-down menu will appear.
APUSH REMIND CODE: @ kmhsapush
A NOTE ABOUT HOMEWORK
In signing up for APUSH, you are making a commitment to be prepared for class every single day. Your nightly homework will primarily consist of reading from The American Pageant textbook. Occasionally, secondary source material will be assigned to supplement your text.
Reading schedules are given to students at the beginning of each historical period. Students are able to plan ahead based on their own personal schedule. Most nights will average somewhere between 5-10 pages, usually taking no more than an hour.
Useful Websites
College Board AP US History Course and Exam Description
If you ever question why my standards and expectations for this class are so high, here is some "light" reading.
This document includes the Key Concepts Outline and a sample test.
APUSH Course at a Glance from College Board
List of major topics covered in the course
APUSH Exam Test Specifications
55 Stimulus-Based Multiple Choice questions
55 minutes
40% of your score
3 SAQs (Short Answer Questions)
4o minutes
20% of your score
Question 1- Secondary Source comparisons- Periods 3-8
Question 2- Primary Source analysis- Periods 3-8
Choose between Question 3 (focusing on Periods 1-5) and Question 4 (Periods 6-9). No sources are included for either question.
1 DBQ (Document Based Question)
6o minutes
25% of your score
Period 3-8
1 LEQ (Long Essay Question)
40 minutes
15% of your score
You’ll have a choice of three questions; you’ll pick one to answer. Each tests the same skills and reasoning process (e.g., comparison, causation, or continuity and change) but the questions focus on historical developments and processes from different time periods (either the period from 1491–1800, from 1800–1898, or from 1890–2001).