<p>After two weeks in school I can honestly say that my APUSH teacher is the worst teacher I have ever had, and I have had some bad ones. Aside from the historically inaccurate information often taught in his class, he teaches irrelevant information more than 50% of the time. For example, we spent an hour long class period discussing the role of corn in the lives of Native Americans. </p>
<p>How would you recommend tackling a class like this in order to still receive a high score on the AP test?</p>
<p>Take it into your own hands. If facts are wrong, make sure you know the real facts by reading the textbook. Take the textbook seriously and then use the actual class as some help just to reinforce. Closer to the test date, you could also get a review book to rehash important topics.</p>
<p>I had a similar situation to you last year with my APUSH teacher. I did as the above post suggested- took matters into my own hands, read the textbook. I did better on quizzes than others in the class who simply listened to lectures. I used a combo of Princeton Review and REA. I also used the 500 flash card set from Barrons I think. I got a 5 on the AP and an 800 on the SAT II. Out of the people in my class, the only people who got 5s were the ones who studied on their own. Get started now!</p>
<p>Most prep books have practice tests that include DBQs and FRQs. If I remember correctly, the PR Book that I used had 3 full length tests and some others my friends used had like 8. As long as you some practice and get critiqued, learn good strategies you’ll be fine. Learn the material first, as you never know what a DBQ or FRQ could be about. It’s only August you have a lot of time to practice :)</p>
<p>Go to APCentral and read sample responses, what scores they received, and why. Seeing the different essays and why certain ones sucked really helped me.</p>