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    AP® Exam Prep (7)

    Pole Vaulting Your Way Through the DBQ

    Teaching a young, eager, and naive student how to write a sophisticated DBQ is like teaching a similarly inexperienced athlete how to successfully...

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    Students working on a test at desks

    APUSH: Start Small, Finish Strong—the SAQ

    Early in a school year it can be a real challenge to know how to begin teaching students critical skills they need to score on the AP® U.S. History...

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    Male high school student practicing writing an essay

    AP® Gov: Preparing for FRQ #4

    You know the Style #4 Free Response Question on the College Board’s national Government exam can be a real challenge. I am talking about the argument...

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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 Teachers are asked to teach over 800 years of historical content and then develop...

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    St. Paul's Cathedral

    AP® World: Cultural Diffusion Activity

    Cultural diffusion and cultural syncretism are two important concepts in the AP® World History curriculum. Because of its importance, I’ve developed...

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    Aerial Drone View of Archaeological sites and Buddha images in Buddhism, Thung Yai District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

    AP® World History: How to DBQ

    As we get closer to the AP® World History Exam, students will begin to stress about the required essays they will write as part of the exam. The...

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    Acing the AP® Gov Exam: FRQ #3

    Perhaps you heard of that Supreme Court decision handed down last year, where citizens and an interest group challenged a government-run World War I...

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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...

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    United States capitol building

    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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