<p>I have AMSCO and our book is called "The American People: Creating a Nation and A Society"</p>
<p>What tips do you have on how I should note take, when i should note take, and for APUSH in general? </p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>The AMSCO will help your for the AP Exam. Not likely the class because most of the questions are straight out of the TextBook. But it should be a good book to review the major concepts. I HATE HISTORY</p>
<p>When I took the class, I would underline important concepts lightly in pencil as I read the chapter. After reading the chapter, I would write or type down some of those concepts into a study guide. It’s pretty helpful.</p>
<p>thanks, I appreciate the help; any other tips?</p>
<p>I ignore my textbook (The American Pageant ugh) because my teacher requires us to read a crapload more than I’m willing to read every single night and there are way too many finicky details in it than is necessary for the exam. So I just take a lot of notes during my teacher’s daily lectures (use Word’s Notebook Layout for this, it’s very useful when you’re trying to organize at the same time as take down notes). And then I look over them before tests and further compile them into charts and tables for important themes and ideas.</p>
<p>thanks ravenclaw</p>
<p>Im still open to other suggestions :D</p>
<p>If your teacher gives you IDs every chapter, this was really key to my success: (I know the three times reading the chapter seems excessive, but I’m serious!"
1st time: underline in pen
2nd time: hi-lite id’s in one color
3rd time: hi-lite other important information in another color</p>
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<p>Haha I never took notes in class but always read the text book. We had to outline it, which really really sucked.</p>
<p>OK sorry OP I guess that’s not helpful…</p>
<p>Well, advice I guess: read ALL the reading in the book that your teacher assigns. Perhaps also read the corresponding AMSCO chapter (although I did not do this when I took the course last year). Then, compile a little “study guide” for that chapter/section. This will include the most important facts in an easy-to-read, well-organized, very very concise format. I did bullet-points with little arrows under for specific aspects of a compromise or act. Each chapter’s study guide was around 1-2 handwritten pages, but I write pretty big.</p>
<p>Before each test/quiz, review these study guides. Glance at the topics you have written down and try to define them/remember what they were about without looking. Then check your answer and continue. Go through your study guide twice like this. On the second time if you miss something, highlight it. On your third go-around, only review the highlighted terms. Keep going through the guide until you can consistently define each important term, and you’re golden!</p>
<p>In class I only took notes if my teacher was presenting information in a helpfully-organized fashion drastically different from the way in which it was presented in the book. Otherwise I did not take notes and just paid attention. I felt I was able to concentrate better on the content of the lecture by not taking notes, and this in turn helped solidify the concepts in my mind.</p>
<p>I got A+s both semesters, btw, and a 5 on the exam, so my method worked for me! Good luck!</p>
<p>@ilovemyblacklab: what are IDs?</p>
<p>@quomodo: Wow, thanks for all that info! I think it will definitely help me! Just out of curiosity though, are you a senior now? Also, i really need help telling which parts are important vs unimportant; im one of those people who rewrite the book for outlines</p>
<ol>
<li>Read AMSCO twice</li>
<li>Cram using Barron’s flashcards</li>
<li>Get 5.</li>
<li>Ask out that girl you’ve had a crush on since 7th grade.</li>
</ol>
<p>@FunStuff: That is some scary advice on number 4 there 
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<p>Thanks for all of the help guys! I will owe my A+ to you guys :)</p>