<p>I don't agree with spending the most time on the DBQ. All essays receive the same amount of credit (9 points max). Although you probably will end up spending more time on the DBQ than your other essays, if you bomb the FRQ's then you're toast.</p>
<p>dbq is worth 15 i believe, others worth 9.</p>
<p>Nope they are all nine points. But, the DBQ will most likely be the longest because you have to look and frequently read the documents again. Where the two other FRQs you either know them off the top of your head or not. Also, I think the DBQ is the easiest for me because you don't have to know the information. You need to be able to understand what the documents are saying.</p>
<p>If I were to completely blank out on an essay question, what should I do? What I don't like about the COT and Compare essays is that they require you to focus on a specific time period. I'm not good at remembering dates, so should I just write down as much information as I know about the topic as I can (regardless of whether or not it happened in that specific time period)? </p>
<p>I guess what I'm really asking is: does writing false (or irrelevant) information detract from your score, or are your essay's finer points only looked at?</p>
<p>Anyone here just starting to prepare after spending a year not reading the text book?</p>
<p>DBQ's take more time, and you probably want to spend more time on that because you'll have more of a chance getting the expanded core points. That way you can afford to do not as hot on the comparative and CCOT.</p>
<p>of course u can self study and get a 5 on exam, i personally didnt get a 5, but i got a 4 without studying for 1 whole semester ( i never read the textbook) i used barrons and i thought it was great</p>
<p>I spend a year without reading textbook and I took SAT II World History without even reviewing it.. I got a 740 in that test.. and I don't even care about AP Wolrd History, it's so general and easy. Simple as hell. I got a 5 in AP US, and I'm going to ace this one. But consider the fact that I play Rome Total War and Medieval II Total War and movies such as The Longest Day are my favorite activities..
I'm going to write about peloponnesian war if they ever mention greece, and I will put "THIS IS SPARTA" in the midst of the essay. Last year, I put chinese Admiral Zheng He in my AP US essay about Teddy Roosevelt. LOL</p>
<p>let me elaborate what i said earlier. When i said that u can't self study, i was referring to the average student. If you're naturally smart and can pull things out of your head with ease, then i think you can manage to get away without taking a two year course, as my school requires. there are always exceptions. I guess what i'm trying to say is "do not get cocky and think you can ace the ap test taking shortcuts. Cover all your grounds. The last thing you want to do is waste 80 bucks for nothing."</p>
<p>One more thing: all the essays are equal in points (6 each, unless you get the expanded core, in which case 9 points is the max). I personally like the focusing on the other two first b/c you don't need to read and analysis all the documents. But if you're totally stuck and all else fails, BS your DBQ.</p>
<p>Videogames9:
"If I were to completely blank out on an essay question, what should I do? What I don't like about the COT and Compare essays is that they require you to focus on a specific time period. I'm not good at remembering dates, so should I just write down as much information as I know about the topic as I can (regardless of whether or not it happened in that specific time period)?</p>
<p>I guess what I'm really asking is: does writing false (or irrelevant) information detract from your score, or are your essay's finer points only looked at?"</p>
<p>Of course writing false information detracts from your score!</p>
<p>the essays are suppose to test your knowledge and how you can convey them; however, having complex and organized arguments will never make up for false or inaccurate information.</p>
<p>If you blank out, first BS the DBQ.
Second, don't panic. Look at the question, and dissect it. Circle/underline all the important information. Then come up with a thesis to address all parts of the essay. Some things to note:
1) The essays usually asks a "how" or "why" question. Don't just state random information, you have to answer the question by stating how it supports your thesis.
2) Even if you don't know much information, having a thesis earns you a point. So you can BS your thesis with exhaustive standpoints and still get a point, even if you can't support it.
3) I think the support/evidence accounts for only 2-3 points of the actual score. The essay is not graded holistically, so if all else fails, just put some random facts in and use that as your support. then add an additional document or whatever (look at the rubric to see how its graded). You can still get like a 3 or maybe even a 4 if you play your cards right, even if you don't know much about the topic.
4) On the other hand, it doesn't matter how good your essay is, if you answer the wrong question, you'll get a 0. So i repeat once again, read the question carefully</p>
<p>can we start one of those Q's and A's again?? I'll start:</p>
<p>Q: How did the abolishment of serfdom affect Russia??</p>
<p>There should never be a reason for one to need to BS a DBQ. You just split them into groups!!</p>
<p>can u group them thematically????</p>
<p>A. It led to economic improvement and diversity, but not by much. Especially since Nicholas II undid Alexander II's reforms. Also even in the 1920s-1930s, 85% of Russia's population was peasants. So, the end of serfdom really just opened opportunities for Russia's economy, but they really didn't take advantage of it.</p>
<p>Q. The Committee of Public Safety was founded by which group. Name the group's founder too.</p>
<p>dude you guys seriously need to chillax
ap world is a piece of cake
:)</p>
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<p>Any way in which you can get at least 3 in a group is what my teacher told me (or at least 2 if there aren't very many documents). And 3 groups :)</p>
<p>I generally group them by nationality or career of the writer. You can even group them by attitude on the subject (positive, neutral, negative).</p>
<p>I've decided I'm going to read Princeton Review this week, take some practice tests this week and if necessary read Princeton Review again!</p>
<p>I did absolutely terrible on my last practice comparative essay (5!). But I'm able to get most of the multiple choice stuff right. I'm looking forward to see a huge improvement after reviewing.</p>
<p>For the DBQ, can I do this?? </p>
<p>Intro</p>
<p>Para.1 (Group them socially)</p>
<p>Para.2 (Group them culturally)</p>
<p>Para.3 (Group them politically)</p>
<p>Additional documents</p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>Do u ABSOLUTELY need to group them in 3 ways?? What if I don't want to write 3 body paragraphs??</p>
<p>Groups can be like 1,2,3/4,5,6/1,4,6</p>
<p>That sounds fine to me.</p>
<p>I don't know if it's necessary, but my teacher (who is an official grader of the actual AP World essays) says 3 groups.</p>
<p>Just be sure to use EVERY document. Instead of writing an extra paragraph for additional documents, my teacher told me a good way to get into expanded core points would be to incorporate them into your main body paragraphs. </p>
<p>For example, your first paragraph grouped a bunch of documents because the authors are all British. However, all the British authors are government officials or part of the upper class. Somewhere in the middle you could mention that a document that would give a better idea of the overall British opinion would be from an author that is part of the working class (and be specific! ex. factory worker, teacher, etc.)</p>
<p>alrightyy can anyone explain how to do the whole bias and point of view thing for the DBQ??? My teachers have tried to explain it to me like a gazillion times and I still don't get it. =[</p>
<p>Basically, the person who wrote the document is probably someone of significance. If he is not - then that in itself is significant.</p>
<p>The POV is when you give the point of view of the person who wrote the document, and the document itself. For example - if the document is from a slave working on a plantation about the negative aspects of life, then the POV of the document would be : life in those times were bad for slaves...</p>
<p>thats a horrible example... but something like that.</p>