GOOD LUCK

Good luck on the AP EXAM tomorrow. If you are up reading this...go to bed soon!

Come to my office (Room 2032) before you go upstairs to the third floor for the exam between 7:30 am and 7:45 am to drop off your portfolios of all your AP US review work AND for a pep talk from your teacher :)

You have all worked really hard over the past two years ... so don't get nervous and good luck!

Ms. Rosenberg

AP US HISTORY EXAM THIS FRIDAY at 7:45 AM

Hi everyone,

It's the moment we've all been waiting for...the AP U.S. History exam is THIS Friday, May 8th at 7:45 AM.

You have been working really hard for almost two years for this test. Make sure you continue to study and work hard this week but ALSO try to get some sleep....especially if you have other exams this week.

You must be at school BY 7:45 AM and I will collect your binder of all the review work that we have been doing over the past six weeks. This will be a large chunk of your grade for the third marking period so you MUST bring it to school on Friday, May 8th.

See you in class !

Ms. Rosenberg

Update to AP Review Schedule

Thanks for speaking up about the review schedule. :)

#3 C will (the DBQ essay) will be due on Monday, April 6

AND


#6 E will be due Monday, April 20th after vacation.

Hope this helps!

Ms. Rosenberg

EXCELLENT AP US Review Websites

Check out these sites. They should be very helpful during the next 6 weeks of review.

http://www.apnotes.net/

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/9910/

http://apstudent.com/ushistory/cards.php

Some Information about the AP U.S. Exam

MULTIPLE CHOICE EMPHASIS
—Political History - 35%
—Social, Cultural History - 40%
—Diplomatic History - 15%
—Economic History - 10%


CHRONOLOGICAL EMPHASIS
20% - Colonial to 1789
45% - 1790 to 1914
35% - 1915 to present

HOW THE EXAM IS SCORED
80 multiple choice questions
90 possible points possible

DBQ plus 2 FRQ essays
DBQ: 9 X 4.5=40.5 possible points
FRQ: 9 X 2.75 = 24.75 possible points
FRQ: 9 X 2.75 = 24.75 possible points


AP Exam Generic Rubric

8-9 1. Strong Thesis clearly developed, well organized; analytical and focused on the question
2. Substantial & relevant use of outside information (abstract and/or concrete); chronologically coherent, at least 5 pieces of evidence
3. May have insignificant errors
4. Discusses both sides of the question, showing an understanding of the complexities of the issue(s)
5. Clearly organized and well written
6. Explains or negates data that detracts from the thesis
7. Sophisticated use of a substantial number of documents
6-7 1. Consistent, clear, well-developed thesis; clearly organized and written
2. More limited but relevant use of outside information (abstract and/or concrete)
3. May have minor errors
4. Discusses both sides of the question, shows an understanding of the complexities of the issue(s)
5. Has limited analysis
6. Effective use of several documents
4-5 1. Partially developed valid thesis, acceptable organization and writing. May discuss only one side of the question and/or be vague
3. Some relevant outside information
4. May contain errors, usually not major
5. Little or no analysis
6. Uses some documents
2-3 1. Limited, confused & poorly developed thesis, weak organization & writing
2. Shows limited understanding of the question
3. Little outside information, or irrelevant, inaccurate information
4. contains major errors
5. Misinterprets, briefly cites or quotes documents
0-1 1. No thesis, poorly organized & written
2. inadequate, or inaccurate understanding of the question
3. inappropriate or no outside information
4. Numerous errors, both major and minor
5. poor, confused or no use of documents

Some 1980s-1990s YouTube clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upG01-XWbY
Greed is Good speech from Wall Street. How can we relate the message of this speech to what we learned about the 1980's economy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sA3yjdCQZE&feature=related
Just A Day: The Fall of the Berlin Wall - an interesting 11 minute clip about the wall and the fall of the wall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMFcUs4WQtI&feature=related
Persian Gulf War 1991

Week of March 23rd

Hi everyone

This will be our last week until we begin studying for the AP exam!

I will distribute the schedule to you in class on Thursday and post it online.

Please be advised that all assignments will be due ON TIME or you will not receive credit. We have six weeks to get super prepared for the exam so please stick with the schedule and you will all do great!

See you in class.

Ms. Rosenberg

The final months

Hi students --

We have three crucial months left until the AP exam on Friday, May 9th.

I've noticed that many of you are doing a great job pulling through and continuing to follow all your obligations as students. However, I am disappointed with many of you who seem to have forgotten what you committed to when signing up for AP U.S. History in the beginning of last year. I want to take the time to remind you of these obligations:

1) You must attend class on time. If you are in my second period class this means that you should be in your seat and ready for class to begin at 8:15 am. On a good day there are at most 7 students ready to start at 8:15 am. I am going to start factoring lateness more heavily into your grade. Lateness to class not only takes away from your learning experience but when you come in late you interrupt the entire class. Please do what you need to do to get to class on time and be more considerate.

2) You must hand in homework assignments on time. These assignments are to prepare you for class discussions. When you continuously hand in your homework days late then you are not following the class rules and not getting the most out of class which brings me to...

3) You are required to participate in class discussions. I understand that some of you are shy and don't feel comfortable talking in class. However, you need to work on this skill (especially for college and the job world). In addition, it helps me to understand what material you need help with or might require a deeper study or analysis. If you do not do the nightly readings as assigned it makes it even more difficult to participate in class. Please be mindful of the due dates and when you read the book make a list of a few points that you would like to make in class.

4) Starting on March 30th (Monday) we will begin an INTENSIVE six week review for the AP exam. You will be required to attend after school reviews and Saturday review sessions at the end of April. You will have homework (essays and questions) to complete almost every night and these must be handed in on time. This is a crucial time to get all the information in your head to get that 4 or 5 on the AP exam. In addition, the preparation work will be heavily factored into your final grade!

Week of March 2nd

Hi class

A few things. Thank you to those of you who attended the mandatory diagnostic AP U.S. test on Saturday. You will receive a classwork grade on snapgrades.

There were only a few of you who let me know that you had conflicts that would make it impossible for you to attend. However, out of the 58 students only 34 attended the diagnostic test. I will be talking to each one of you individually to discuss why you did not attend this MANDATORY review session.

This week we will continue the unit on the 1950s. I will have supplementary readings for you later on in the week. Next week (week of March 9th) we will cover the 1960's and 1970's and then the week of March 16th we will study the 1980's to present. The review for the AP U.S. History exam will begin on Monday, March 30th and I will distribute the assignment to you in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks and see you in class!

Ms. Rosenberg

MANDATORY - Diagnostic AP US EXAM THIS SATURDAY (February 28th)

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th we will have a MANDATORY diagnostic AP US exam from 10am to 1pm in ROOM 2073.

See you there. Bring a pencil.

Ms. Rosenberg