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What is AP United States History?
What is AP United States History?
From the College Board: In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change. The course also provides eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.
Eight Course Themes
Eight Course Themes
The themes serve to bridge together many ideas throughout the course and enable students to create meaningful connections across units. These themes are broad concepts which become threads throughout the course. We will revisit the themes often and apply them in a variety of contexts. This process often aids the students in conceptual understanding on a deeper level. Below are the themes of the course and a brief description of each.
Course Units & Periodization
Course Units & Periodization
There are nine units of study within the AP United States History course. The chart below, from College Board, illustrates the unit, chronological period, and weighting of each unit as it appears on the AP Exam.
The AP United States History exam for the 2022 school year will be held ______ at ______ on campus. You will be informed of any testing format or date changes.
Classroom Materials and Resources
Classroom Materials and Resources
Parent Communication & Information
Parent Communication & Information
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