I hope all of you, and your loved ones, are doing well during this extended period of quarantine. And for those of you who think history is boring - it isn't so boring when you are living through it, right?!
Thank you to those who have reached out via email, and for my THIRD period class (some students are not reading my posts closely enough - tsk, tsk) who have responded to the Google Form. There are a series of questions that you have asked and many focus on similar issues. I'll do my best to provide some answers.
AP Exam
Grades
APUSH
Pep Talk
Thank you to those who have reached out via email, and for my THIRD period class (some students are not reading my posts closely enough - tsk, tsk) who have responded to the Google Form. There are a series of questions that you have asked and many focus on similar issues. I'll do my best to provide some answers.
AP Exam
- Yes, there will still be an AP exam offered for APUSH.
- The format of the exam will be different. Instead of an in-person, 4 hour exam, it will be conducted online and be 45 minutes.
- The exam will only have content from Periods 3 to 7. This is good, as Period 7 ends with WWII (we are right on track).
- The College Board has not finalized this new exam yet. We have been told it will be "Free Response." That could be short answer questions and/or the DBQ/LEQ essays.
- We should be receiving more concrete info on April 3rd from College Board. Check out the following links:
- College Board's AP Update for Schools
- College Board's AP Test Info for Students and Free Online Review
Grades
- I am holding off on entering in the scores for the Unit 8 Exam. The district has yet to finalize its decisions on grading at this time. For those students who still have to make it up, do not worry. We will figure this out as we move forward.
- The Crash Course Review quizzes have been suspended at this time. My advice - still go through the review book as we may resume those quizzes down the road. It's also a good idea if you plan on taking the AP exam.
- The New Deal DBQ essay has also been suspended at this time.
- When I know more about district decisions (regarding grading/assignments/closure, etc.) I'll provide another update.
APUSH
- Start reading, and taking notes for, chapters 25 and 26. Next week, I will start to upload recorded lectures over those chapters so we can cover WWII. Yes, the outlines are a good idea if you like using them.
- Depending on how long school closure lasts, I may start to set up video conferences so we can interact. These will be review sessions (like test tutorial days). I will either use Zoom, or Google Meet. I'll let you know.
- You may have assignments posted for Unit 9 in the future - make sure to keep checking in on this website or itslearning.
- Recorded lectures and video conferences are all uncharted territory for me - I greatly appreciate your patience. I also welcome any CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. ;)
Pep Talk
- If you have learned anything from taking this class, you all should be confident that we WILL get through this current crisis.
- All of you are more than capable of handling the changes to the AP exam this year and, provided you put in the work, will perform well.
- If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to send me an email. I'll do my best to respond within 24 hours.
- Here's a cool image I found that provides an excellent example of CONTEXTUALIZATION: