APUSH EXAM REVIEW

Ms. Robinson's Suggestions About APUSH Review

1. Get an APUSH review book. While you have been loaned a copy of the popular AMSCO review book, there are lots of other options out there. The Princeton Review, Barron's, Crash Course, ASAP, and Kaplan are all fine books. Take an afternoon and look through each in the Books-A-Million or Barnes and Noble to see what suits you. What is a good fit for one student may not be the best fit for another.


2. Check the publication date. If you are going to buy a book online sight unseen or check one out from the library, make sure that it is dated no earlier than 2017. Anything dated 2015 or earlier will not match up with with the current College Board curriculum. Anything dated between 2015-2017 will have the correct key concepts covered but will have different test information (timing, # of each question type, rubrics of how your essays will be graded. etc.).


3. Don't wait until April. I would encourage you to do this as soon as possible, no later than your Period 4 exam. Read the appropriate sections in your review book before you take that Period's test. If you don't feel comfortable with that book after using it with one test, make another visit to your local bookstore. If nothing else, ask for review books for your AP exams as Christmas presents.


4. Use Practice Tests. Begin working through practice exams on Albert.io or in your AMSCO review book at the beginning of April.

Make Your Own Review Schedule

This section pertains mainly to end-of-year review, but some suggestions apply even to your Period tests.

  • Depending on your AP load, schedule between one month and 10 days to review content on your own.

  • I try my best to give about 5 days of review in class but you also need to be working at home.

  • Once you have decided how much time you can commit to studying outside of class, make a schedule and stick to it.

  • List specific activities that you will complete each day- Ex. Watch Jocz Period 3 video, write Period 4 Practice SAQ

  • Study in chunks. Take a 15 minute break for every hour you study. You'll remember more this way.

  • Make lists as you study of Know/Don't Know information. Go back and spend more time on your list of "Don't Knows."

How to Tackle The Different Question Types

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Heimler's History- How to tackle SBMC Qs

Jocz- ACE the SAQ

Reviews

Ways to Review

Timelines/ One Pagers/ Graphic Organizers/

During each unit, I try to provide you with timelines and graphic organizers.

Videos

On each Periods's page, I have tried to give you videos from different sources. Try the different presenters out and see which one you like best.

Groups

Meet with friends to study. Two heads are almost always better than one. Make sure these sessions are productive and not gripe sessions.

Practice Tests

You have access to Progress Checks in your AP Classroom portal. Your review book should also have practice questions and practice exams.

Read

Review books are perfect for giving you just the facts. However, your tests are more than just facts. :)

Flashcards

If you are having trouble with vocab, make them for key terms that you are not familiar with. However, just making flashcards will not lead to success. You have to be able to apply that vocabulary. Use this along with the other strategies listed.