Also, what book(s) are you guys using in class and self study? We are using this Western Civ textbook (which is too ‘meaty’ of a read so we are getting new books, courtesy of the principle since he taught our class during the time my teacher was on maternity leave)</p>
And I just bought Princeton Review’s 2011 book and Modern European History.</p>
We are using the Western Heritage: 8th Edition. To recap, we are almost done with Romanticism. Very behind, but in self-study, I’m by the Fall of Communism.</p>
I have yet to buy another review book, I’m nearly done with PR, but I want to buy Crash Course ASAP.</p>
Anybody know the best way to study for the Free Response (essay) section on the test??
I know it’s early but I am freakingg out about it! I always do fine on multiple choice and I get the highest grades in my class, but whenever I look at practice prompts for the essays I get super nervous and have no idea how I’m going to pass it. There’s just no way I can pull out that much information from my head and put it in an essay in 30 minutes!!
Any suggestions, tips?</p>
When I took the Euro exam last year, I studied a few specific topics in depth (Spanish Inquisition, Marx, Freud/Pavlov/Nietzsche/etc., Darwin/Herbert Spencer/etc., Russian Revolution, the philosophes, the creation of the European Union, the progression of Russian leaders from WWI and on, and some others) and I just hoped there would be something on those topics for the Free Response questions. I know it’s pretty ineffective, but I dislike history and have trouble remembering much of it. I did get lucky and I got an essay on Freud and Darwin And on the required final exam taken by all students in 10th grade (much easier than the AP exam), there was an essay that allowed me to compare Marx and Stalin.</p>
I’m taking AP U.S. right now, and I am studying for the free response differently. Whenever we read a new chapter, I pay attention to how things can be grouped that contribute to some sort of idea or theme in history, which I am usually forced to do by some kind of essay or weekly assignment.</p>
One of the best things you can do is to read all of the book assignments given to you by your teacher and make sure you understand what you are reading. Out of the ~100 students in our school who take AP U.S. History, I bet only 20 students have read every chapter assigned to us so far, and I bet at least 20 students haven’t read more than a few pages of the book.</p>
My class has our test tomorrow on Ind. Revolution/ Romanticism/ Revolutions of 1848</p>
Reading through all these posts I saw that a lot of people are talking about self studying and I was just wondering how important that is. I haven’t really done anything independent from class except for reading through my review book and I was wondering
How much you are self studying (if you are also taking the class)
How important self studying is if you want a 5
What are some of the best topics to self study
(this is off topic) I am pretty confused with groupings for a DBQ and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me a little about how to make groupings.</p>
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<li>I do review book reading, I watch supplemental documentaries when possible, I have packets to review, but nothing much actually.</p></li>
<li>I would say it takes some studying, depends how much you get from your class.</p></li>
<li>I have thus far solidified the French Rev., Napoleon, Renaissance, and that age of Mercantile Empires.</p></li>
<li>If you see any common things, such as social status, standpoint, gender, etc., any common grounds in two documents, make it a group.</p></li>
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The term “self-study” normally means to study for, and take, the AP test without taking a class.</p>
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I am self-studying AP European History.
I have taken AP World History and AP US History in the past, earning 5s.</p>
I am using a combination of PR 2010, Barron’s 2010, and the “Western Civilization” textbook.
I began studying in January.
I have covered the course load twice so far. Each time I read it, I look up the information online (wikipedia, mostly) for extra detail.
I have not yet begun practice essays.
On the few multiple choice practice exams I’ve completed, I average about 65% correct (cutoff is 67% or so for the entire test, so I still have lots of work to do).</p>
Interesting tidbit: In Russian society in the early 20th century, the local villages would never rely on the local courts for judgement and always took things into their own hands. If you were caught stealing or any other petty crime, the whole town/village would drag you through the town and then would continue to insult you. after a while the villagers would demand vodka from you and if you couldnt afford it, they would take your clothes and sell it for vodka. When the drinking was finally satisfied( takes a long time) you were let go. </p>
TL,DR: Russian Villagers will continue to harass and taunt you till u paid up with enough vodka for ur crimes, and if you were’nt from the village, you were brutally murdered (ex: involving whips shoved into your rectum).</p>
We are so far behind!!! We start WW1 next and we are about to go on spring break so we probably won’t even start that until the end of march!!! ■■■</p>
Are your classes learning new stuff all the way until day the AP exam? My class is, which I think is really stupid because we need some time to review before the test. We just got through WWI. I’m really worried about the test, and I really want to get a 5! Help!!</p>
My class is currently covering the Pre-WWI unit “Age of Anxiety.” It seems that others here are further along in the curriculum? Though given past results from our school I have no worries about finishing all the material.</p>
imperialization (word check is telling me I spelled that wrong???) quiz tomorrow. I hear from previous students that his class ends up cramming. If anyone knows any important things about imperialization that aren’t in the book and could tell me by tomorrow that would be great!</p>
And on the required final exam taken by all students in 10th grade (much easier than the AP exam), there was an essay that allowed me to compare Marx and Stalin.</p>