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    AP® European History Review: Key Concepts & Dates

    Do you need ideas or extra support helping students review for the AP® European History Exam? Join me as I share my content review resources and explain strategies that I've used successfully with my students to prepare for the exam.

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    AP® World Lesson Plan: Gender, Women, and the Plow

    Gender and power are key themes in our world: both past and present. Women, especially, have been fighting for equality and power for generations....

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    Protecting Our Planet—Celebrating Earth Month 2021

    We’re celebrating Earth Day (April 22) a little early this year by dedicating the month of April to some of our favorite books that bring the...

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    Acing the AP® U.S. Government & Politics Exam with David Wolfford

    Though the College Board’s AP® United States Government and Politics FRQs #3 and #4 may be more involved and seem more challenging, FRQ #1 and #2 can...

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    #APLangTop5 Session 5: A Focus on Line of Reasoning

    For many years, LOR—for most English teachers—stood for The Lord of the Rings. But now, LOR has come to stand for something seemingly even more...

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    Women's History Month: Celebrating Strong Women in Literature

    March is Women's History Month, and this year Perfection Learning® is celebrating by highlighting stories that feature strong women. Strength is...

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    #APLangTop5 Session 4: Providing & Explaining Commentary

    In this session of our #APLangTop5 Most Difficult Concept Series, we focus on concretely explaining what commentary is, why it matters in the context...

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    Get to Know Joseph Bianchi, AP® Social Studies Editor

    Get to know one of our editors, Joseph Bianchi, who specializes in AP® Social Studies. Joe answers our questions about how he carries over his 25...

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    #APLangTop5 Session 3: Generating Evidence

    In the two sessions of the third installment of our series, “The Top 5 Most Difficult Concepts to Teach in an AP® Language Course...and how to...

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    Get to Know David Wolfford, Author of AP® U.S. Government & Politics

    Get to know the author of our AP® United States Government & Politics textbook. David Wolfford answers our questions about how he maintains his love...

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