Coronavirus Update: Until the schools reopen, we are teaching our review classes remotely via Zoom. In addition to the video conferencing feature, the Zoom platform allows us to share our screen, use a whiteboard, and record/share the sessions.
This course consists of six 1.5 hour sessions plus one optional “make-up” class. All classes will be held in Armonk. An experienced AP US History teacher will cover all test topics in an easy-to-understand format. Classes being in mid-March and run through the end of May exam.
Tuition for this course is $785.
The AP United States History exam will be given online at 2:00PM on Friday, May 15, 2020.
Students will be given 45 minutes to read and respond to Question 1 and then 5 minutes to upload their response.
Modified Document-Based Question (DBQ). The prompt for the 2020 modified DBQ may be derived from any of Units 3–7, and will include 5 documents (instead of 7). The rubric will be lightly modified to match the reduced number of documents, awarding 1 point for using 2 documents and an additional point for using 4 documents. An additional point will be awarded for effectively incorporating a second piece of outside knowledge into the argument. Students can earn up to 2 points for sourcing (1 point for each document).
All classes will be held at the Congregation B’nai Yisrael on Banksville Road in Armonk. In the event of an absence, students can attend the optional “make-up” class that we are going to offer during Week 7 (April 30th). No new material will be presented on April 30th but all students are encouraged to attend whether they miss a class or not.
The class dates are as follows:
All classes are on Thursdays from 6:00-7:30PM (unless otherwise noted):
1. Wed, March 11, from 6-7:30PM
2. March 19
3. March 26
4. April 2
5. April 16
6. April 23
7. April 30 [Optional/Make-Up Class]
There will be no classes during Spring Break.
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| Day/Time | Dates | Location | Instructor | Sign Up Links |
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| Thursdays 6:00-7:30PM Six-week Course | March 12 - April 30, 2020 | Armonk | Christopher Barry | Sign Up |
Required Course Textbooks:
Barron’s AP United States History, 4th edition
Princeton Review: Cracking the AP United States History Exam 2020
The AP U.S. History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and has a multiple choice/short answer section and a free response section. Each section is divided into two parts.
About the Course Source: College Board AP United States History Course & Exam Description
Section I — Part A: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 minutes | 40% of Exam Score
- Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5.
- You’ll be asked to analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
- Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.
Section I — Part B: Short Answer | 3 Questions | 40 minutes | 20% of Exam Score
- Analyze historians’ interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history.
- Questions provide opportunities for you to demonstrate what you know best.
- Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.
- You’ll have a choice between two options for the final required short- answer question, each one focusing on a different time period.
- Question 1 (required): periods 3-8
- Question 2 (required): periods 3-8
- Choose between Question 3, periods 1-5, and Question 4, periods 6-9
Section II — Part A: Document Based | 1 Question | 60 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
- Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
- The document-based question will focus on topics from periods 3-8.
Section II — Part B: Long Essay | 1 Question | 40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
- Explain and analyze significant issues in U.S. history.
- Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
- You’ll select from one of three essay choices, each focusing on the same theme and skill but different time periods:
- Option 1: period 1-3
- Option 2: periods 4-6
- Option 3: periods 7-9
How your learning will be assessed on the AP Exam:
The following are general parameters about the relationship between the components of the course framework and the questions that will be asked on the AP Exam:
- Each AP Exam question measures your ability to apply historical practices and reasoning to one or more of the thematic learning objectives.
- Multiple-choice questions expect that you’re familiar enough with the concept statements in each period of U.S. history to be able to answer questions about related primary and secondary source material.
- All free-response questions reward you for accurately explaining the historical content your local curriculum focused on for each concept statement.
- The coverage of the periods in the exam as a whole will reflect the approximate period weightings (see the table on page 19 of the Course and Exam Description).
- Document-based and long essay questions may span more than one period, requiring you to address events or documents from multiple periods of the course.
- Your understanding of all themes and periods of U.S. history will be assessed on the exam. The periods and skills that can be addressed in different sections of the exam are specified in the AP U.S. History Course and Exam Description (PDF/2.7MB).
Helpful Exam Prep Link:
College Board: AP United States History Exam
Supplementary Course Materials:
