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Nailing the 5 and Shooting for the 6 on an AP History DBQ
Join AP experts Brandon Abdon, Colin Baker, and Bob Topping to discover scaffolded approaches to teaching the APUSH, AP Euro, and AP World History...
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From a practical point of view, argumentation is at the heart of the free response section of the AP exam. This can be particularly difficult with...
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Before You Teach History, Teach Students How Historians Think
Every August, AP® History teachers face the same challenge. We spend the first day introducing the course, reviewing the syllabus, discussing summer...
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Mastering Abstract Concepts in AP Social Studies for Exam Success
AP Social Studies courses ask students to do something uniquely difficult: think with big,universalideas while working with very specific...
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AP® World History: Murder Mystery Party
The teaching of AP® World History can be a daunting task at times. Teachers are asked to teach over 800 years of historical content and then develop...
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AP European History Exam: Mastering Historical Reasoning Processes
From a practical point of view, argumentation is at the heart of the free response section of the AP exam. This can be particularly difficult with...
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Bringing Primary Sources to Life: Engaging Ways to Teach Documents Beyond Close Reading
Primary sources provide students with a personal window into the past, enabling them to view history as human stories rather than a list of facts....
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Scaffolding Skills and Writing in AP U.S. History
One of the greatest rewards of teaching history is when students can show that they can make effective arguments supported by historical evidence....
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Mastering the Secondary Source SAQ for AP History Exams
The Secondary Source Short Answer Question (SAQ) on the AP history exam presents a unique challenge: students must analyze and synthesize historical...
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Beyond The Essay: Creative Ways to Use DBQs in the AP Classroom
When most teachers—and students—think about a DBQ, they think about writing. And yes, writing the full essay is essential. But if that’s all we ever...
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APUSH: Comparisons in Colonial America
Between 1607 and 1754, the British presence in North America vastly increased and there were more than 30 British colonies. Among those colonies were...