Preparing for AP Classes and Beyond

Preparing for AP Courses& Beyond!

Educational Connections Ann Dolin, M.Ed. & Diana Aljets 703.934.8282| ectutoring.com

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Introductions

Ann Dolin, M.Ed. •20 years experience in the field of education •President and founder of Educational Connections •Author of Homework Made Simple: Tips, Tools, and Solutions for Stress-Free Homework

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Diana Aljets •Diana, please write a few bullet points about your experience and add in a picture of yourself

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Skills To Use Across ALL AP Classes

• Study GroupsStudy Groups

• Cornell NotesCornell Notes

• Deep/Critical ReadingDeep/Critical Reading

• Practice, Practice, PracticePractice, Practice, Practice

• Know your AP syllabusKnow your AP syllabus

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Study Groups

• 3 or 5 students – no more than 5!

• Meet a minimum of once a week

• Have a clear goal for each meeting

• Examples: discuss a lab, discuss a book/poem, summarize class notes, quiz each other on topics, identify evidence to support Big Ideas, practice problems together

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Cornell Style Notes

• Leave spaces on paper for questions and insights

• Use different color writing instruments

• Summarize notes on a daily basis looking for themes and trends• Explain how notes achieved the

objective for the day

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1. Preview & Speculate

2. Read for Understanding

3. Identify Themes

• Know the context of the text!

• Read text out loud

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview & Speculate

Preview & Speculate:

For English this means, look at who the author is, when was the

piece written, read chapter headings. Can you guess what the piece is about? Do you know why

the author wrote it?

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview & Speculate

Preview & Speculate:

For History this means reading the introduction and the conclusion of

the document.

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview & Speculate

2.Read for Understanding

Preview & Speculate:

For both English & History, can you answer the who, what,

when, why, and how questions for this text?

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview & Speculate

2.Read for Understanding

3.Identify Themes

Preview & Speculate:

For English you must know your Greek/Roman mythology and your Judeo-Christian ideologies & make

connections.

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Deep/Critical ReadingHumanities Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview & Speculate

2.Read for Understanding

3.Identify Themes

Preview & Speculate:

For History you must be able to connect the dots. Start reading a

variety of news outlets now!

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Deep/Critical ReadingMath & Science Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview

2.Identify Big Ideas

3.Read for Understanding

• Read text out loud, especially the big words

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Deep/Critical ReadingMath & Science Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview

Preview:

Read chapter headings and sub-headings

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Deep/Critical ReadingMath & Science Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview

2.Identify Big Ideas

Identify Big Ideas :

Which Big Idea could this information support?

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Deep/Critical ReadingMath & Science Style

• Read text THREE times

1.Preview

2.Identify Big Ideas

3.Read for Understanding

Read for Understanding:

Can you relate information to a Big Idea?

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Practice, Practice, Practice

• https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse

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Practice, Practice, PracticeEnglish & History •Do practice tests from College Board or another AP

study guide• Read a variety of text• Articles, blogs, editorials, manga, biographies, etc.

•Write ideas, vocalize ideas, rewrite ideas• Know your audience and assume they know nothing• Know jargon for the type of writing your analyzing

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Practice, Practice, PracticeMath •Do practice quizzes from College Board or another AP

study guide• Time your homework• Show all work• Know how to use graphing calculator• Do NOT round!!!

• For Statistics – know the vocabulary• Chi-square, statistically relevant, etc.

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Practice, Practice, PracticeScience

•Do practice multiple choice questions from College Board or another AP Science study guide•Download free responses from previous years• Read/grade other student essays• Write/grade YOUR own essay

• Read science articles• ScienceDaily, Wired, Nature, etc

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Know Your AP Syllabus

•Day 1 – Read and highlight major date on the syllabus

• For History & English look for a reading list and a timeline• For Science look for the Big Ideas and required

reading that doesn’t come from a textbook• For Math look for study guides and sources of

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Biology’s Big Ideas

• Evolution Explains the diversity and unity of life• Life uses energy to grow, to reproduce, and to

maintain homeostasis• Life stores, retrieves, transmits, and responds to

information•Biological systems interact

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Chemistry’s Big Ideas •The chemical elements are the building blocks of matter, which can be understood in terms of the arrangements of atoms.

• Chemical and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules and the forces between them.

• Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons.

• Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions.

• The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter.

• Bonds or attractions that can be formed can be broken. These two processes are in constant competition, sensitive to initial conditions and external forces or changes.

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Time Management

• Make a calendar • If your school gives you an agenda

USE IT! • Use phone apps TKTKTK

• Allot AP coursework time everyday • (even the weekends)

• TKTKTK

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Q&A | Contact Information

Ann Dolin

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ann@ectutoring.com

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Diana Aljets

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