Advanced Placement United States History

2007-2008 Course Syllabus Approved by the College Board July 18, 2007	2009-2010 Course Syllabus

 

Current Downloads: Handout on APA Format Handout APA Guidelines AP Presentations   Other Important Links: Pre-AP Study Guides Review Outlines Past AP Exams

Temporary Links:

Research Link(s): Digital History The National Archives The Avalon Project The American Presidency Project Library of Congress American Memory PBS Streaming Videos Accessible only at school!

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To learn more about The Advanced Placement Program visit www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
 

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Complete the online quizzes on wwnorton's site and have your scores e-mailed to lgardner@clevelandcountyschools.org

Students, please bookmark the following link: http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/history/america7/
This site provides FREE Access to A Narrative History 7th Edition Web companion - this site will be of great use to you this year!

 Among its features:

• On-line, self-grading, multiple-choice quizzes for each chapter that help you prepare for exams
• Interactive maps with drag-and-drop exercises
• Numerous primary-source readings with head notes and summary questions for each document
• 12 interactive research modules that teach students the historian's "craft"
• Topical and thematic links for each chapter that provide more information on key topics and themes
• Electronic media that include all the maps and many of the images in the book, along with film clips and audio files of speeches and music

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Book Review

1. What is the document?
2. Who is the speaker or author?
3. Who is the speaker or author's intended audience?
4. What are the names of important people mentioned? What are their positions? Why are they important?
5. What are the names of places mentioned in the document? What are they? Why are they important?
6. What are the speaker or author's main points?
7. What are difficult words in the document? What are appropriate definitions for them?
8. Describe the historical context and/or setting in which the piece was written.
   - What is the larger picture for the document?  What's going on at this time that you would need to know in order to understand this document?