THE AP WORLD HISTORY EXAM

General Items of Note

• Get a watch (pace)• Don’t be late (7:45 is late)– You will mess everyone else up and you won’t get in

• A Cell Phone will *%$& things up• Breathe• Sleep (the day before)• Know what you know

Things to Remember for Multiple Choice

• Pace• Answer the easy questions• Answer them all• Take time but take it wisely

General Essay Tips

• Make it easy for the reader– Put cues in (Doc 1, author name, Change , etc… )

• Remember it is a first draft• Avoid ABSOLUTES unless you are ABSOLUTE– Many vs all, Always vs likely…

• Try to write legibly• Line out versus scribble out

DBQ

• ANSWER THE QUESTION– MAKE THE SQUARE– USE THE SQUARE

• You have all the information you need to do well• You DO NOT NEED outside Historical Evidence• Be thorough with you AD (expand on the bc)• Make as many groups as the question dictates• POV – USE the source info– Remember people are by nature selfish, not selfless

• ANSWER THE QUESTION

CCOT and Comparative

• ANSWER THE QUESTION– MAKE THE SQUARE– USE THE SQUARE

• Your brain is not Google– Start with brainstorming– Think of how to link Make a way to match to the ?

• ANSWER THE QUESTION

CCOT

• Continuities– They should be of substance– You should be able to provide some sort of HE– They should cover time

• Changes– They should be of substance– You should be able to provide some sort of HE– They should cover time

• Both should be analyzed– This was important because…, etc…