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Caption This! Contest Winner:
Caption This! Contest Winner:
"AP US students when they see a 'choose all that apply' question."
"AP US students when they see a 'choose all that apply' question."
--Aniket Joglekar
--Aniket Joglekar
Would you like to understand historical memes?
Would you like to understand historical memes?
NO?
NO?
Don't worry, you probably still won't!
Don't worry, you probably still won't!
But, at least if you take AP US HISTORY you'll have a chance of earning college credit for a required class!
But, at least if you take AP US HISTORY you'll have a chance of earning college credit for a required class!
Why take AP US? We asked real students, and here's what they said:
Why take AP US? We asked real students, and here's what they said:
"Regular US History would have been boring for me."
"You have to take US History, why not get AP credit?"
"The weighted grade is good for my GPA!"
"I wanted to feel challenged, and more ready for college"
What is AP US History like as a class?
What is AP US History like as a class?
Engaging Stories!
Engaging Stories!
We study United States history from the founding of our nation through the present focusing on the most important stories that have shaped our country.
We study United States history from the founding of our nation through the present focusing on the most important stories that have shaped our country.
Fascinating People!
Fascinating People!
We allow Americans of the past to tell us their stories through documents, images, and first-hand accounts.
We allow Americans of the past to tell us their stories through documents, images, and first-hand accounts.
Each day you could be a part of a game, debate, presentation, discussion, or creative craft. You never know what a day in AP US will bring!
Each day you could be a part of a game, debate, presentation, discussion, or creative craft. You never know what a day in AP US will bring!
Fun Activities!
Fun Activities!
Whether we discuss historical impeachments, read primary sources, or evaluate art, each day we will challenge ourselves to understand our past more clearly.
Whether we discuss historical impeachments, read primary sources, or evaluate art, each day we will challenge ourselves to understand our past more clearly.
Challenging Material!
Challenging Material!
How is AP US History taught?
How is AP US History taught?
AP US History is carved up into Units based around the AP College Board's Course Guide and key Periods in history:
- Unit 1: (1492-1607)--Colliding Cultures
- Unit 2: (1607-1754)--Colonial America
- Unit 3: (1754-1783)--Revolutionary America
- Unit 4: (1783-1812)--New Nation
- Unit 5: (1812-1860)--Antebellum America (Students Teach!)
- Unit 6: (1860-1877)--American Crucible
- Unit 7: (1865-1898)--Gilded Age America
- Unit 8: (1890-1918)--Empire, Progress, & War
- Unit 9: (1918-1939)--New Era to New Deal
- Unit 10: (1939-1945)--World War II
- Unit 11: (1945-1980)--Reshaping America
- Unit 12: (1980-Present)--Modern America
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ "Standing Lincoln" statue that is located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park.
AP Historical Thinking Skills
AP Historical Thinking Skills
Historical thinking skills spiral across units: 1) Developments and Processes 2) Sourcing and Situation 3) Claims and Evidence in Sources 4) Contextualization 5) Making Connections 6) Argumentation
AP US History Themes
AP US History Themes
Themes spiral across units: NAT-American and National Identity; WXT-Work, Exchange, and Technology; GEO-Geography and the Environment MIG-Migration and Settlement; PCE-Politics and Power; WOR-America in the World; ARC-American and Regional Culture; SOC-Social Structures
**Come check out AP US History. . . you'll be glad you did!**
**Come check out AP US History. . . you'll be glad you did!**
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