<p>with the ap exams fast approaching (about 5 weeks), i have no idea on how to actually study for them.</p>
<p>like, for example. i have the crash course book and amsco book for apush, but i've had NO time to look at them, due to having to do daily reading and outlining out of the Pageant textbook for homework, and other schoolwork.</p>
<p>so my question is, how can i make the most out of this limited time i have, to ensure that i get a 5? do i try to read through all of amsco, strictly study out of the crash course book, or what? please.. i need ideas here. :/</p>
<p>also, i feel as if i have not adequately prepared enough. :/</p>
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<li>First read Chapter 1 in Crash Course. It discusses the strategy of putting together a winning coalition of points. Note that on the 2006 exam you just needed 106 of 180 points for a 5. That is just 58 percent!</li>
<li>Then go to Chapter 2 in Crash Course and review the 41 key terms. At least 8 of these terms appeared on last year’s exam. If you don’t know a term then go to the index in either Amsco or Pageant and read more about the term. For example, if you have forgotten about the First Great Awakening then read more about it in Pageant or Amsco.</li>
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<p>Advice Continued
3. After you have reviewed the key terms in Crash Course Chapter 2 go to Chapters 22 and 23 in Crash Course. These two chapters review African American history. AA history is an essential building block in your coalition of points. The 6 released APUSH tests (including the 2008 Practice Test) have a total of 88 multiple-choice questions out of 520 questions on AA history. That is 16 percent or 14.5 multiple-choice questions per test. In addition, AA history and Women’s history appear on approximately 40 percent of the free-response questions. So studying AA history is of paramount importance. Use Crash Course as your guide. For example, begin by reviewing key points about indentured servants. Bacon’s Rebellion, and the beginning of the slave system in the last quarter of the 17th Century. If you need further review then go to Pageant and/or Amsco. Lets say you want to read more information about the Stono Rebellion. Then go to Wikipedia. Remember, you don’t have to be an expert about a topic. You just need to know the key points about a topic.</p>
<p>Advice Continued
As you read through Chapter’s 22 and 23 in Crash Course you will notice many traditional topics such as the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision. Carefully review these topics. You will also see topics such as William Lloyd Garrison, the American Colonization Society, and Marcus Garvey that your teacher may have neglected. Don’t omit these topics! This is one of the chief reasons why Crash Course is so effective. Crash Course is based upon a careful analysis of all the tests. The CB test writers are predictable. If they asked questions about Marcus Garvey in the past, they will do it again. Believe it or not, they have asked more questions about Marcus Garvey than Dr. King.</p>
<p>Advice Continued
4. Now go to Chapter 24 in Crash Course. It is devoted to Women’s history. Women’s history generates approximately 6 - 8 multiple choice questions per test and frequently appears in free-response questions. It is very rare for a test to have a set of free-response questions that doesn’t include at least a subpart devoted to either AA history or women’s history. Once again, let Crash Course be your guide. Note that Crash Course begins with Anne Hutchinson. That is because the CB test writes love to ask questions about AH! Once again use Crash Course to review. If you need more information then go to Pageant and/or Amsco. One more point - be sure to review Republican Motherhood!</p>
<p>Advice Continued
5. You now have built the foundation for a successful Coalition of Points. Taken together, the 41 key terms, AA history and women’s history will generate at least 30 multiple-choice questions and key parts of free-response questions. I now recommend that you go to Chapter 27 in Crash Course and review it’s list of key works of literature and art. This chapter generated 6 multiple-choice hits on last year’s exam. Don’t neglect this list. It is very handy and very concise.
5. At this point you can go in several different directions. One strategy is to continue using the Crash Course thematic chapters as your guide. Review and thematic chapter and then go to Pageant and/or Amsco for further information.
6. Another strategy is to review key chronological periods. The three most important presidents are Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and FDR. Read the Crash Course chapters to identify the key points. Then go to Pageant and/or Amsco. The Amsco chapters are particularly strong on specific chronological periods.</p>
<p>Advice Continued
7. And finally, be sure to use AP Central to study examples of DBQs and Free-Response questions. There is a lot of misguided advice about how to write DBQ’s and Free-Response questions. AP Central is the authoritative guide. They provide at least 2 graded examples for each DBQ and Free Response Question from 1999 to the present.</p>
<p>Good luck! If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to ask!!</p>
<p>its pretty decent and it will give you your score as if it were scored by the college board. In other words, it’ll tell you if you got a 1,2,3,4,5 etc. If you can get a 3,4,5 on that exam you are well prepared for the exam, if you get a 1,2 you better start reading up lol.</p>