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Kickin' it with Bailey, Kennedy, and Cohen during the summer

APUSH Wikispace

Here's where you'll find our Wiki space for APUSH. Email me to obtain an invitation. Sign on, log in, and contribute!

Hints from AP Readers

A collection of questions to and responses from AP Readers on the College Board's AP US History message board.

AP Course Policy, Parent letter

Students wishing to enroll in AP US History must have a parent permission letter signed and returned to the instructor before being enrolled and receiving a textbook for the summer assignment. To read the complete Advanced Placement Policy for River City High School, developed by the AP teachers, counselors and administration, click here.

The AP Toolbox

Essay Writing Packet, Thesis Statement Construction, the Skim and Scan Textbook Approach, Multiple choice question strategies, an overview of APUSH review books, and a rundown on some APUSH exam review websites

Questions and answers from the AP US History message board

I've collected - and will continue to add - some of the questions and answers posted on the APUSH message board for the benefit of my students (no posters' names have been included). Students can learn a lot from the advice and insight offered by experienced AP instructors and exam readers from around the nation.

100 Milestone Documents

Compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings, these documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.

The American Pageant website

Our textbook's website has chapter summaries, flashcards, chronology exercises, glossaries, primary sources, interactive maps, and practice tests. Go to http://college.hmco.com/history/us/kennedy/am_pageant/13e/student_home.html 

APUSH Topic Outline

Reproduced directly from the College Board's 2006-07 AP United States History Course Description, this outline is informed by an AP U.S. History Curriculum Survey, conducted by the AP Program online with more than 100 colleges and universities, and reflects the content of a typical introductory college course in U.S. history. The topics here are chronological and include the major subject categories for the course. Need a good outline to start your review? This works.

The Untimate Study Guide

From APUSH student James P., this study guide contains 444 terms divided into 14 different sections. If you know all these terms, there's no way you could bomb the multiple choice section of the exam.

AP Teachers pick the top history movies

This survey was posted to the College Boards's AP US History List Serv and hundreds of teachers responded. Check out these films at http://www.jacknilan.com/ushistorymovies/index.html.  

STEPS Handbook

From a school district in Oklahoma, an outstanding collection of resources and strategies for notetaking, reading, critical thinking, graphic organizers, communication, and writing. 

Historyteacher.net

Only the best AP US History site on the web; Susan Pojer of Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York has assembled the mother of all AP resource collections. More links than a chain fence and some serious study aides, to boot. If you have a friend in AP Euro, she teaches that, too. 

American History AP Quizzes

Over 100 fact-based practice quizzes, over 1200 questions. For real students, only. 

course-notes.org

This site contains student-created outlines for the 11th edition of the American Pageant (we're using the 13th edition) and other APUSH materials. While these outlines are helpful, they are NOT a substitute for reading and studying the textbook. Students who have tried to use these notes in place of their textbook have done poorly in the past. Registration is required. Beware of possible viruses and spyware. Don’t click on the ads, and scan what you download.

Suggest a link

Find a website that you think might be helpful to your classmates? Email it to me, and if it's one I haven't heard of and I think it's a good one, I'll post it here and throw you some extra credit.

 


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