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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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AP® US History (2)
Using the Four-Corner Debate to Teach the Progressive Era in APUSH
Period 7 in the AP U.S. History curriculum is one of the most extensive, spanning from 1890 to 1945. This era begins with debates over imperialism...
Thinking and Writing as An Historian: Accelerating Writing in the AP History Classroom
Unlock the power of historical thinking and writing as you elevate complexity and engagement in AP History classrooms. Presented by experienced AP...
Teaching the APUSH Long Essay Question
The Long Essay Question (LEQ) on the AP U.S. History exam offers students an opportunity to construct a sophisticated historical argument, supported...
APUSH Essays: The "Irish" Thesis Formula Explained
You may have heard about the “Irish” Thesis Formula—it is all over the internet. Some teachers like it, others hate it, but whatever you think about...
APUSH Short Answer Questions: The RIDE Strategy Explained
One of the things that I spent most of my time thinking about, when the redesigned AP U.S. History course went into effect, was how to deal with the...
AP US History Exam Review with focus on 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...
Working for the Finish Line (AP Histories Webinar)
This interactive webinar focuses on scaffolded approaches to the finishing touches necessary for higher-level success on the LEQ and DBQ portions of...
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...
Historiography in AP® U.S. History, Reconstruction as a Case Study
Teaching historiographyin Advanced Placement United States History is essential for developing critical thinking skills and strengthening analytical...