<p>Going to AP World History next year. Any advice on how to prepare for it? Any books to read? Just asking for general advice</p>
<p>Besides reading Guns, Germs, and Steel, we already have that as summer homework.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>DD read “A history of the world in six glasses” and “The Sex Lives of Cannibals.” I think her world history teacher had quite a sense of humor.</p>
<p>Try maybe emailing your future teacher for other recommended books, or maybe ask her for advice to get ahead during the summer? I read A History of the World in Six Glasses (and if I remember correctly, it apparently doesn’t have the world “the” on the cover?) and thought it was a relatively enjoyable book, but I LOVE reading so I’m not sure how biased that is, haha. Good luck this year! My advice overall would be to read the textbook during the assigned nights, so you’ll be able to hear the notes the next day and understand the concepts previous to the teacher’s explanations. That way it’ll sink in even more and it’ll be easier to remember what has been said.</p>
<p>Read the textbook OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. That is the best way to prepare. For the essays, you just need to write the information, the readers arent looking for style really, just that you fully answer the question with as much details and examples as possible.</p>
<p>Oh and for the essays learn early on that you can write whatever you think is relevant. As long as it’s true, they can’t take any points away from you for it. You can only gain. :)</p>
<p>Basically: write ANYTHING that comes to mind and helps you to prove your thesis! (That’s the point of the whole essay, by the way.)</p>
<p>You really don’t have to do a lot of supplemental reading. Just pay attention in class (assuming your teacher is competent), take good notes, and get an AP study guide (I recommend Barron’s). </p>
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Probably not the best idea. I’d read Barron’s for WHAP and go over your notes a few times. You probably don’t have time to reread your textbook, so taking good notes is key.</p>
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<p>While true, it’s also not the best idea. Writing style and essay organization are actually taken into account when scoring WHAP essays, so if you simply rambled on and on and stated as many facts as you could, you run the risk of sounding unorganized and unplanned. Admittedly, they won’t deduct points, but you won’t gain the points for a well-written, coherent essay either (which is basically the same thing as losing points, if you think about it). Top scoring essays (8’s and 9’s, I believe) require organizations and style.</p>
<p>Don’t freak out.</p>
<p>Do all of your assignments and material.</p>
<p>Get a practice AP book - not now but like, in January of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>There’s no use fretting over the test or the course now, do your summer work and relax. And breathe. All the sophomores who freaked out taking AP World did poorly on the exams because they were too stressed - just be calm and take it like any other class. It requires a lot more work than usual but it’s still just a class.</p>
<p>Get an AP prep book (Princeton Review or Barons. I had Barons but I regretted getting it after I read that Princeton was “better”. Look into it. </p>
<p>When you do ID’s, read the damn chapter.</p>
<p>Read read read. The more knowledge, the better.</p>
<p>Admittedly I believe it is true that the last two “bonus” points of your essays require well-organized and styled essays. However, I think that there’s a way to incorporate your supporting facts and also your commentary facts in a way that goes back to your thesis and fits somehow into the essay that you’re writing.</p>
<p>I took it as a freshman too! 
I read Ishmael, The Kite Runner, and Nine Parts of Desire during the relevant time periods, and it helped put things into perspective.
Mainly though, just read the chapters of your textbook at a moderate pace. Buy a review book, and pace it out accordingly so that you have time to review each section and properly absorb the material.
Another thing to do would be research the three different types of essays and what is expected from each, so you have a general idea ahead of time. That way, you don’t have to worry about learning what is required and formatting and whatnot once you’re learning the material.</p>
<p>What’s DD? Bra size?</p>
<p>^ LMAO! That gave me a serious laugh. Thank you much, lol.</p>
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<p>LOL, but no, i believe it means daughter of some form? lol</p>
<p>Click here You know you want to. lol.</p>
<p>Keep up with all textbook readings throughout the year. If you do Princeton review is all you need for the ap exam. The multiple choice on the exam is very straightforward</p>
<p>Get the Barron’s study guide. Start reading it and taking notes!!</p>
<p>Get princeton review, but don’t do what I did and get it like 2 weeks before the exam. Actually pay attention in class and do all the readings. Make sure you review ancient history, I forgot a lot of it on the exam. The essays are really important, go over the outlines a lot. I got a 4, you should do alright if you are a better student than I was.</p>