Are You Ready for the New APUSH Redesign Exam?John Amann-Hudson High School amannjm@hudson.k12.wi.us

Kyle Smith-Superior High Schoolkyle.smith@superior.k12.wi.us

Aaron Yuskis-Pewaukee High Schoolyuskaar@pewaukeeschools.org

Exam formatSection IPart A: Multiple-choice questions 55 minutes (40%)(55 questions, organized in sets of 25) Each set is focused on one or more learning objectivesEach set is organized around primary or secondary sources.!Part B: Short-answer questions (4 questions) 50 minutes (20%)

Section IIPart A: Document-based question (1 question) 55 minutes (25%)Part B: Long essay question (1 question selected from 2) 35 minutes (15%)

ThemesIdentityWork, Exchange, and TechnologyPeoplingPolitics and PowerAmerica in the WorldEnvironment and Geography Ideas, Beliefs, and Culture

Multiple Choice (40%)Emphasize the Concept Outline (esp. MC)If students struggle with timing of MC, encourage them to start skipping reading the documents toward the end so they can complete all 55 questions. Not all questions are prompt dependent.

Short Answer (20%)No thesis, 2-3 sentences per part (a, b, c)good rule of thumb: proper noun, with an explanation1 of the 4 questions will be an interpretation model

DBQ 7 pts (25%)Thesis (1pt)Document Usage/Analysis (up to 3pts)Outside Info (1pt)Contextualization (1pt)Synthesis (1pt)

DBQ- Doc. Usage/Analysis Document Usage:(HC, A, POV, or Pur.)get away from parroting what is in the documentis historical context the way to go?"the historical context of doc. 1 is . . . ." quoting?

DBQ-Outside InfoWhat is outside info?? Needs to be distinct from document context. Two degrees of separation to be safe.

Threshold lower now for outside info?

Example-1920s

DBQ-ContextualizationMake a connection to a theme that is not central to the question

Make sure within time period

For example, DBQ 1920s

DBQ-SynthesisOption 1 is largely out for C/COT and Compare and Contrast essaysOption 2 is tricky for kidsOption 3 seems most concrete for them. During review sessions, I plan on emphasizingconnections to other time periods with each topic we review. Remind them that making the connection alone will not earn the point. They need to explain the connection.

LEQ (15%) If need be, borrow time from the LEQ to finish the DBQ. 55 minutes, to me is not adequateAnalysis is key to earn 2nd point for both use of evidence and targeted historical thinking skill. describing versus analyzing

ResourcesCollege Board (access to released exam plus a 2nd set of 55 multiple choice questions)Teacher CommunityAP Free Response SystemNCSS handoutsSHEG website