Lake County Schools Investing In Excellence!

College and Career Readiness

Academic Services

April 2013

AP Seminar

ForAP World History

WELCOME

Academic ServicesApril 2013

Community Builder:Just like me…..

1. One person begins introducing themselves to the group

2. When another person in the audience hears something the previous person shared that is “just like them” the chime in say “ that’s just like me”

3. The person that chimed in saying “ that’s just like me begins introducing themselves starting with the connection from the previous person.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 until all members in the audience have introduced themselves.

Students will share with the class one strategy or tip they will use on

exam day

AP SeminarAP SeminarCBCCBC

Ap

ril 6

& A

pri

l 2

7 2

01

3 Learning Goal: Learners will understand and implement effective test taking strategies for passing AP exams.

Objecti

ve

•Learners will: utilize content knowledge learned in AP courses coupled with effective test taking strategies to increase pass rate by completing practice AP test questions

Bellwork: Community Builder

Strategic Plan Goal # 1Increased Student Achievement

NEXT STEPS:1.Utilize new learning and implement on AP exam2.Continue to study for AP exam

Benchmarks:

Exit ActivityEssential Question:How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21st century success?Common Language:

•Advanced Placement•Effective Strategies

2121stst Century Skills Century Skills Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap

1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving2. Collaboration and Leadership3. Agility and Adaptability4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism5. Effective Oral and Written Communication6. Accessing and Analyzing Information7. Curiosity and Imagination

Academic Services

Positive StatisticsHurray Lake County

SchoolsLake County Schools….

– Named to the College Board District Honor Roll

Content Overview

• Periodization Posters• The Exam• The DBQ

– Review Rubric• POV, Grouping, Additional Document

– 2012 DBQ• FRQs: Comparative & C/COT

– Review Rubric– Examples

• Multiple Choice Questions– Examples

• SPRITE (Social, Political, Religious, Intellectual, Technology, Economics

Periodization Posters

• You may work either individually, or with a partner

• As you meander about the room, add your relevant AP World History content knowledge to the appropriate poster.

• Do not spend more than 30 seconds at a time on a single poster, if you have more to write, come back to it.

• You must write at least one important event, individual, idea, innovation, continuity, or change on each poster

• We will discuss what is on each poster, and what is missing

The Exam (page 3)• May 16th 2013, 8:00 AM…Arrive at 7:30 AM• Part I

– 70 MC questions in 55 minutes = 45 seconds/question

• Ten Minute Break• Part II

– 3 essays in 2 hours and10 minutes• DBQ = 50 minutes (10 for Doc

Analysis)• C/COT = 40 minutes• Comparative = 40 minutes

The DBQ (Page 4)

• Review the DBQ rubric in your student handout (Appendix A)

• Thesis, Grouping, POV, and Additional Documents (see examples)

• USE EVERY DOCUMENT!• The 2012 DBQ (Appendix B)

Continuity/Change Over Time Essays

( Page 8)• Review the C/COT Essay Rubric in

your student handout (Appendix A)• C/COT is about what changed and

what stayed the same, as long as your essay addresses the prompt, you should be fine

• Analysis = WHY something changed or stayed the same

• Examples

Comparative Essays (Page 10)

• Review the Comparative Essay Rubric in your student handout (Appendix A)

• You must BOTH Compare and Contrast

• Analysis = WHY a similarity or difference exists

• Examples

Strategies and Practice: Free

Response (Page 12)• Generic Theses (if this is where you struggle)

are in the student handout (pages 8 and 10)• Always think SPRITE (page 5)• TASC in the Body

– Topic Sentence: Ties to Thesis– Analysis: Explain Why– Support with Evidence– Connect to a Larger Context

• Practice with released Comparative & C/COT prompts in the student hand out (Appendix B

Thesis Drill

• In groups, construct a thesis for each of the FRQs in Appendix B of your packet

• C/COT 2009, 2010, 2012• Comparative 2009, 2010, 2012

• We will evaluate your thesis as a class

Multiple Choice (Page 13)

• AP World History Multiple Choice Questions focus on Specific Themes, Historical Thinking Skills, and Will Often Involve the Use of Various Stimuli

Strategies: Multiple Choice (Pages 13-14)• Dealing With Distractors

• 1 Multiple Choice = 5 True/False• Right info, wrong place/time

• Time Management• 45 seconds per question• Skip the long ones and come back• If there are two minutes left, and

you have more than 10 questions to go, pick a letter and bubble the rest in. At least 2 or 3 will be right.

Multiple Choice Practice (Appendix

C)• As a class, let’s discuss and

answer the practice multiple choice questions #1-3

• Now try #4-6• Let’s check your answers• It is not enough to know what

the right answer is. Strive to know WHY it is right.

Exit Activity

• With a shoulder partner, turn and talk about one strategy you will utilize on your AP exam and why.

Lake County Schools Investing In Excellence!

College and Career Readiness

Academic Services

April 2013