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THE AP EXAM
The exam is 3 hours and 5 minutes in length and consists of two sections: a 55-minute multiple-choice section and a 130-minute free-response section.
TOTAL TEST BREAKDOWN
50%
22%
14%
14%
Multiple Choice The DBQ
FRQ 1 FRQ 2
Multiple Choice BreakdownPeriod Covered
20%
45%
35%
Pre-Columbian to 17891790 to 19141915 to the present
Multiple Choice Breakdown:Material Covered
35%
40%
15%
10%
Political institutions, behavior, and pub-lic policySocial change, and cultural and intellec-tual developmentsDiplomacy and international relationsEconomic developments
Multiple Choice Breakdown:How many questions?
• The 80 questions that appear in the multiple-choice section of the exam are designed to measure what students know of the subject matter commonly covered in introductory college courses in U.S. history
• You have 55 minutes for this section!
Multiple Choice Breakdown:How many do I need to get right?
• The difficulty of the multiple-choice section is deliberately set at such a level that a student
has to answer about 60 % of the questions
correctly to receive a grade of 3.• So out of 80 questions --- you need to get at
least 48 right (more is better, of course!)
Multiple Choice Breakdown:
Should I guess? YES• Points are not deducted for incorrect answers,
and no points are awarded for unanswered questions.
• Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, students are encouraged to answer all multiple-choice questions.
• LEAVE NO BLANK ANSWERS ALWAYS GUESS!!!!
Free-Response Section
• The free-response section of the exam consists of three parts.
Free-Response Section
• Part A includes a document-based essay question (DBQ) that must be answered by all students.
• ABOUT THE DBQ…
Free-Response Section:The DBQ
• The DBQ begins with a 15 minute mandatory reading period. SUGGESTED (and I SUGGEST you do) is 45 minutes to write your essay for the DBQ
• The DBQ is scored on a 1-to-9 scale.
SAMPLE
SAMPLE
Free-Response Section• Parts B and C each include two standard essay
questions. Students must choose one essayquestion from each part.
Free Response Summary
• THE DBQ is important! BUT it only counts for 22% of your total grade. The other two essays combined count for 28%.
• What this means is you cannot spend all your time on the DBQ!! To get a passing score you must write adequately (not great) on the essays. You are better off getting three scores of 5-7 than two 7’s and a 1!!!
Online Resources
www.youtube.comSeriously, this is a good resource!
Check out Mr. Wallace AP US History Exam Chapters 2-5 Review Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAo1tdZdsz8
Online ResourcesAnother good youtube resource is
apushistoryguru (just type that into your search)
Online Resources• http://www.course-notes.org/• http://www.apnotes.net/• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/memb
ers/exam/exam_questions/2089.html• http://mrkash.com/united.htm• http://www.apstudent.com/• http://www.ushistory.org/us/
Online ResourcesGood Practice Quizzes!http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htmhttp://www.advancedplacementhistory.com/US%20quizzes.htmlhttp://www.orange.k12.oh.us/teachers/ohs/Tjordan/pages/unittestquestions.html
Online ResourcesGood summary review of Presidents:Presidents of the United States (POTUS) Good site for primary sources:http://www.digitalhistory2.uh.edu/http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/american-legal-history.html
Online ResourcesSupreme Court Caseshttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark.htmlhttp://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark.aspx
I hope this was helpful!Mr. Meadows