Writing In AP US History U.S. History Essay Writing / Exam Information The AP U.S. History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes both a 100-minute multiple-choice / short-answer section (Part I) and a 95-minute free-response section (Part II). Each section is divided into two parts‚ as shown in the table below. Student performance on these four parts will be compiled and weighted to determine an AP Exam score. AP Scores are 5 – 1. Section Question Type Number of Questions Timing Percentage
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DMusialik@schools.nyc.gov 2014-2015 School Year Congratulations! You have been accepted into the Advanced Placement United States History Course for the 2014-2015 school year. With over 100 well qualified applicants‚ you made the cut of only 36 students. You should be very proud of yourself. Prepare to immerse yourself in the great story that is U.S. History. As Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Truth is stranger than fiction‚ but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t
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the AP U.S. History Exam © 2003 James L. Smith TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Information about the AP exam and helpful hints for obtaining the highest grade possible. 2. Important Dates in U.S. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Memorize these dates! 3. 250 Things Every AP Student
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Comparative Essay Imperial Decline: Han China and Gupta India Epidemic Diseases… I. Introduction: Over the year’s scientist have found ways to get rid of Epidemic Disease. Epidemic Disease is disease that wiped out a lot of people at one time. Some examples of Epidemic Disease are Small Pox‚ Influenza‚ and Black Death. Han China and Gupta India are one of the many places that were infected with these Epidemic Diseases. II. Similarities: They are many similarities between
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Silk Roads CCOT During the time period 200 BCE to 1400 CE‚ the patterns of interactions among the silk roads have undergone transformations and continuities. The Silk Roads have been in existence from 200 BCE to 1400 C. Throughout its entire history‚ it has continually spread goods such as silk‚ porcelain‚ and technology‚ allowed others to interact culturally with new ideas and religions‚ and kept it’s main purpose as a route to deal goods. However‚ the different types of religions‚ such as Buddhism
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Comparative Essay Outline My two uncles Francisco and Eleazar I. Intro-Have you ever had favorite uncles. A. I have one was named Francisco B. The other one was named Eleazar II. Appearance A. My uncle Eleazar 1. He is short 2. His body is very bulky and muscular 3. He is 43 B. My uncle Francisco 1. His height is short 2. He is chubby 3. His skin is dark 4. He is also 43 III. Personality A. Eleazar 1. He is a very serious person 2. He never jokes around 3. But he has a strong
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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with the butterfly garden in my stomach. This isn’t just the normal stress anyone gets before an AP US History test‚ it’s ANXIETY. The cool icy water runs down my throat as I swallow the small white pill. Every morning is the same routine and every assignment causes the same tension. Even a small worksheet can create discomfort in my stomach‚ so just imagine a midterm or gut-wrenching seven-page essay. Even with extra time on tests‚ the question always sits in my brain: “will I have time to finish
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COMPARATIVE ESSAY – Language Analysis ‘Animal welfare is right‚ and its good business too’‚ published in the Australian on the 2nd of June 2012‚ by Craig Emerson is an opinion piece about the welfare and treatment of animals. Aimed at parents‚ older generations and families about animal cruelty. ‘Why it’s ethical to eat meat? To set a “Good” example’‚ published in The New York Times on the 17th of April 2012 by Cathy Erway‚ questions why eating meat is right and why eating meat is wrong. Appealing
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spices from India‚ he landed in the Americas and mistakenly called the people there Indians. New Worlds were being discovered between those three masses and the population was escalating due to the slave trade and booming economy‚ and the industrial production advanced from man-made to machine-made. Western Europe is the sum of an abundance of positive outcomes from their interaction with the Atlantic world. Although all these different changes took place‚ the Atlantic World’s agriculture continued
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