Grrrr, How do you study for World History AP when you have a terribad teacher?

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<p>Hello again!</p>

<p>For those of you who have not read my other post (starts with "argh" blah blah APUSH), please scroll down and read the bottom half of my other thread to help me figure out about US History AP if you have the time to.</p>

<p>But, I was wondering what are good materials to study for the AP test? I have the Bulliet 4th edition book and I am a good student, I take my notes. But my teacher is lazy, wastes class time telling his childhood stories to us, and is dyslexic so he doesn't read our essays we turn in, in fact he sometimes has STUDENTS WHO ARE FAILING <em>cough</em> come in after school to grade the essays for extra credit of THIRTY FREAKING TEST POINTS!!!! Argh!</p>

<p>Sorry, I'm digressing. What other methods besides the book is good to study? He's lazy so our tests are book generated so they're not AP style at all since our tests picks out the most random details that doesn't address unifying themes or comparison at all, which is what the AP exam is all about (for the most part.)</p>

<p>And how the heck do you write a DBQ in 40 minutes? At the most, I spend around an hour, how do you narrow it down to 40 minutes?</p>

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<p>My world history teacher didn’t teach me much. He lectured about random topics that are semi history related. He told us stories like this French guy who likes to put a hand in front of his chest when he rode horses. Interesting, but rather useless for AP exams… </p>

<p>So I think the best thing is to read your textbook. And maybe pick up an AP prep book. History is basically reading and remembering. </p>

<p>As for the DBQ’s, just try to only write the things that are important. Hit the point and move on. Say the things you got to say, show them you know history, and that’s it. There’s no reason to use fansy languages or write a beautiful intro/conclusion. You are not going to get any credit for doing that work.</p>