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AP American History

By Kevan Casson

Table of Contents

Benefits of APUSH at OPRFMaterial CoveredWorkloadStudying TacticsClass Structure

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Benefits of APUSH at OPRF

AP American helps students develop…More advanced writing skillsBetter work ethic More efficient study skillsCollege level thinkingAdvanced reading skills

Material Covered

OPRF APUSH covers everything from colonial times to the late 1990s including…The Articles of ConfederationAlexander Hamilton and the FederalistsThe Civil WarThe Market and Industrial revolutionsThe Gilded AgeWorld Wars I & II …and much more!

Workload

About 1.5 hours of reading per nightFew papers and projects throughout the yearMultiple Choice test and the end of each unitHuge research paper at the end of the yearFew Document Based Questions

The workload in APUSH emulates that of a college course. It is a lot, but results in a better understanding of American History.

Studying Tactics

Studying tactics often adopted by APUSH students:

Spread out studying (rather than cramming)Creating study guidesDiligent note taking and annotating

All of which are very helpful for other classes

Class Structure

This is a college level course, meaning that

Students are given independence to decide to complete homework

Students learn the consequences of procrastination before college

Students are able to get used to a college class setting