This final weeks before the AP exam will be focused on the history and developments of the US after the second world war. We will also be doing many assignments inside and outside of class to help you prepare for the exam.
It is VITAL that you do the reading and work that goes along with the reading.
Depending on the results of the reading comprehension quizzes, you will have to select from three options:
1. Written responses to the Chapter questions.
or
2. Annotations of the Chapter reading.
or
3. Taking notes/outlining the chapters.
EACH day you need to bring your Enduring Vision text with you to class. Also bring your People's with you when you are told to do so.
You will need to be well prepared to participate in the seminars. PLEASE be sure you have read ALL handouts and the reading assignments in People's History. We will have several seminars so you need to have your "ticket" to participate.
Reading assignments from Enduring Vision: ALL remaining chapters.
Remember: There are practice reading multiple choice questions on the textbook website.
Two AP Multiple Choice Questions:
1. African-Americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880 to start anew in Kansas were known as:
A. exodusters
B. homesteaders
C. scalawags
D. jayhawkers
E. the Colored Farmers' National Alliance
2. Which of the following emerged during the Progressive Era as the most influential advocate of full political, economic, and social equality for Black Americans?
A. W.E.B. DuBois
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Ida B. Wells
E. Langston Hughes
The National AP US History exam will be on Friday (morning) of May 7, 2010.
Example of Free Response Questions from AP US History Exams:
1. In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the US in the period 1820-1860?
2. Compare the experiences of TWO of the following groups of immigrants during the period of 1830-1860.
English
Irish
German