So I entered APUSH. We have a massive textbook and because of block schedule we are really pressed for time. The teacher makes us read 50 pages a day in this massive, tiny print textbook called “Liberty, Equality, Power” and it is unbelievably boring. I try my best to do all the reading, but my retention is very poor after going through such excessive detail. Do you think reading AMSCO could serve as a substitute for my textbook? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.</p>
Since the APUSH exam won’t be based off of the exact text book that you have, i think that any substitution (for studying/preparing for the exam) could suffice. As long as it is the correct material and you are learning and understanding it, you should be ok. If your tests in class are coming from straight out of the textbook (like mine are :/) it is probably best to use the textbook administered by your teacher (at least for the in-class tests)…</p>
For the AP exam, it will suffice.</p>
However, if your teacher tests out of the textbook, then it might not be so useful.</p>
For your in class tests, you should study from the textbook that your teacher uses. For the AP exam, however, you won’t need to know all of the details that your textbook delves into–its much more important to know the broader themes and long term trends of US history for the exam. For that, I would recommend getting an AP Prep book- Princeton review, AMSCO or anything else (they’re all basically the same).Also, if you need any help on essays and DBQs, this is a website I found pretty helpful last year:
[AP Class Help - Home](<a href=“http://ap-class-help.■■■■■■■■■■/index.html”>http://ap-class-help.■■■■■■■■■■/index.html</a>)</p>