<p>I seriously love my Ds high school
I posted on another thread, our frustration with trying to change her classes, when at the beginning of the year- the school didn't have a head counselor( which covered her section of alphabet)
Also, last spring, I was worried that an AP class would be too much for her, even though she had taken AP Euro, and so didn't let her register for an AP class for junior year.
However, yesterday, I found out that, she * wanted * to take the AP class, and that she was bored in the honors class, so although I knew that class change time was already past- that I would try to see if she could switch.
The teacher called me this morning and said that she approved the switch and that she would talk to the counselor.
:)
BUt, this also means that they have already covered the first unit, so I am asking for suggestions for guides for US History.
Last year, I got her the Modern European History guide by Viault which was specifically designed to support the class, and now I am looking for similar guides that can help with US History-Ap, especially since she has missed a section.
Thanks</p>
<p>You might want to try what the kids call "the AMSCO book."</p>
<p>My daughter found it very useful and much more straightforward than her actual APUSH textbook. When reviewing for the exam at the end of the year, she used the AMSCO book much more extensively than either her textbook or her class notes. She got a 5.</p>
<p>And while I'm here, I would like to add my standard rant about APUSH.</p>
<p>There is an astonishing resemblance between the SAT U.S. History subject test and the multiple choice section of the APUSH test. Toward the end of the year, your daughter may want to take a look at any of sample versions of both tests available in commercial test-prep books, and she will see what I mean. </p>
<p>Kids who are doing well in APUSH can usually get good scores on the SAT Subject Test with no additional studying. Unfortunately, your school may not tell you about this. Some schools just don't focus much on SAT Subject Tests. </p>
<p>If your daughter has any interest in taking the SAT Subject Test in U.S. History, she will probably want to do it in May or June, when the information is still fresh in her mind. By October or November, she may have forgotten the difference between Franklin Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt.</p>
<p>My D took both AP US History and AP Euro History during her Junior year last year. She scored 5's on both AP tests - which were held on the same day and then took the SAT II US History exam then next morning and scored a 780. So I agree that it makes sense to take the SAT II at the same time. My D used a website throughout the year to supplement her AP US History course. I will check with her tonight and add the link to this thread.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips
I know little about AP, since older daughters school didn't offer it and younger D didn't attend middle school with the kids who are in the thick of the AP program ( although they are now the bulk of her friends).
We didn't have her take the AP Euro test last year, but I am now filling out the forms for accomodations ( she needs extra time) for the college board tests, and was pleased to see, that once she is approved, she can get accomodations for all of their tests including AP ( which I didn't know before)
I haven't heard of APUSH
Ds school this year is having all 10th and 11th graders taking the PSATs, next month. I would agree that they don't focus much on SAT subject tests, although for a pretty diverse inner city school, they do have a lot of AP classes.</p>
<p>"APUSH" is just an abbreviation for AP U.S. History. Perhaps we shouldn't use it, though, because it looks as though it might mean something else.</p>
<p>Momof2011:</p>
<p>My son took the US History AP (APUSH is much easier to type) and SAT II on consecutive days, too, this year, with similar results. He reported that about 1/3 of the multiple choice questions on the SAT II had also been on the AP test.</p>
<p>My kids' experience is consistent with above - my son got a 5 on the AP US tst and 800 on the SAT 2, while my daughter got a 4 on the AP US test and 700 on the SAT 2, both tests taken around the same time, with no additional study or review for the SAT 2.</p>
<p>Im sure most probably know what APUSH means- I was just thinking of the acronyms for the state standardized testing
The book does look good Marian- I am going to order for my daughter
I am still getting used to that she studies differently than her sister- her sister didn't want any extra material but younger D finds it helpful</p>
<p>Well, since other people are mentioning specific scores, I will, too.</p>
<p>My daughter got a 5 on the AP U.S. History test and a 790 on the SAT Subject Test, which she took in June because she had a conflict on the May test date.</p>
<p>Use kaplan's book.</p>
<p>EK4, you may want to check the AP section on CC and google for AP Notes. As an example, here's what you may find:</p>
<p>This should help your D ascertain what she has missed .. as well as see what is to come.</p>
<p>"Kids who are doing well in APUSH can usually get good scores on the SAT Subject Test with no additional studying. Unfortunately, your school may not tell you about this. Some schools just don't focus much on SAT Subject Tests."</p>
<p>My math science kid was astounded to get a 5 on the AP exam and an 800 on the SAT subject test. I can't guarantee your results will be as good, but why not do both. </p>
<p>He also used the AMSCO book. </p>
<p>I have to say while many have complained that the course is a mile wide and an inch deep, I thought my kid learned an awful lot. The teacher also made them read a collection of American political writing, a socialist book and some international perspectives of various events from the internet.</p>
<p>"a socialist book "</p>
<p>Now, that is what I call college prep!</p>
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I have to say while many have complained that the course is a mile wide and an inch deep, I thought my kid learned an awful lot. The teacher also made them read a collection of American political writing, a socialist book and some international perspectives of various events from the internet.
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<p>My D's APUSH teacher assigned similar enrichment reading (Zinn, O'Reilly) and his lectures/discussions focussed on the Black experience in America as well as other disadvantaged groups. He used the class's standard-issue U.S. History text as an example of ignorant and deceitful historical writing. He's quite a maverick, but the kids admire him. Some of the parents are outraged (I heard a mom plead with him to spare her innocent child the painful details of her country's history!) but he's not the least bit apologetic. Nevertheless, as a rare Black man in a lily-white town, his tenure seems secure, for which I am grateful.</p>
<p>D attended class enthusiastically, learned a great deal, did all the reading, wrote some insightful essays, and got an A in the class. What she did not do, and learned later would have been wise, was to assimilate content from a standard AP text. She got a barely acceptable 720 on the SAT subject test, and only a 3 on the AP test. But she knows a lot about America's history!</p>
<p>A few years ago a freshman at a local public high school took the AP-USH exam and got a 5 on it without taking the course anywhere.</p>
<p>Yep. Zinn - I think that's the "socialist book". It was presented as a biased but plausible interpretation. But I think he learned the party line as well. :) All I know is that he knows a hell of alot more American History than I do or ever did.</p>
<p>My APUSH is a $&(^#@. I have atleast 3 hours of homework a night just from this particular class. Often times, we have to write 4-5 page essays as regular homework assignments. I would not recommend the course at <em>my school</em> if you are not interested in history.</p>
<p>so I was wondering what text books the APUSH courses use
this is the book for my D class
is there some sort of guideline that requires them to weigh 30lbs?
Brinkley, Alan. American History: A Survey. Boston: McGraw-Hill.</p>
<p>The text in my daughter's class is "The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People." edited by Paul Boyer, Clifford Clark Jr., Joseph Kett, Neal Salisbury, Harvard Sitkoff, and Nancy Woloch (no editor-in-chief, and I didn't want to shun anyone). About 1100 pages, and it carries like 30 pounds. It seems to be a pretty kid-friendly book - all of my daughters have taken the course and never complained about the text.</p>
<p>I like the way our school organizes this course - they have the kids read the first 4 chapters over the summer and prepare outlines on 12 essay questions and 2 document-based questions. There's a test on the second day of school, which serves to put the fear of God into any kids who may think they can coast through the course.</p>
<p>My junior's APUSH teacher teaches the course backwards. After the summer reading on native Americans and the colonial period, the kids go straight to chapters 32 and 33, from Gerald Ford through Clinton. I would hate to learn history this way, but the unusual perspective is supposed to add something (don't know exactly what; this teacher likes to end the course with the Revolution/Constitution). The other APUSH teacher approaches the subject in chronological order. Students from our hs traditionally achieve great scores on the exam.</p>