A P E U R O P E A N H I S T O RY - - M R. F E TT I GA P G OV E R N M E N T - - M R. C R O W

A P P S YC H O LO GY - - M R. F O W L E RA P U N I T E D S TAT E S H I S T O RY - - M R. F O W L E R

A P W O R L D H I S T O RY - - M R S . C O I L

AP SOCIAL STUDIES

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Considerable amount of Reading and Analysis of Primary Source documents.• Document Based Questions• Considerable amount of Essay Writing.• Student responsibility for Reading of

Textbook Material. • Class Participation – preparation and oral

participation• Excellent Test-Taking abilities

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

• Chapter Vocabulary •Discussion Questions – written and oral•Note-Taking• Socratic Seminars•Group Work• AP Exam in May

WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR AP SOCIAL STUDIES?

• Students who have Very Good Reading and Writing Skills• Students who are Self-Starters• Students who carefully Prepare themselves

for class requirements• Students who are Committed to

challenging coursework.• Students who are good in Testing

situations.

AP EUROPEAN HISTORY• 1350 CE to Present

(Renaissance)• Document Based

Questions/Essays• Comparative Essays• Free Response Essays• Higher Order Multiple

Choice Test Questions• 19 Chapters covering

Political, Social, Economic, Intellectual and Religious History of Modern Europe

AP GOVERNMENT Units of Study

• Foundations of Am. Government

• The Constitution and Federalism

• The Legislative Branch• The Executive

Branch/Bureaucracy• The Judicial Branch• Civil Rights/Civil Liberties• Politics and Elections• Interest Groups• Monetary, Social,

Environmental, and Energy Policies

AP PSYCHOLOGY• This is a survey course of the field of

psychology. Content covers everything from biology and statistics to abnormal and social psychology and everything in-between.

• 14 units and over 600 pages of text for which students are responsible.

• Frequent quizzes/tests• Assignments include• Weekly article reviews • Group projects• Experiments

• Successful completion of semester long regular psychology course is recommended.

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY

• 1400 (Pre-Columbus)– Present• 33 Chapters – student responsible

to read (30-35 pgs per chapter)• Significant reading of and writing

about primary and secondary sources.

• Tests that cover both in class and book material.

• Higher Order Multiple Choice Test Questions

• Document Based Questions • Debates• Essays

• Comparative Essays• Continuity and Change Over Time

Essays• Prior success in other honors or AP

history courses recommended.

AP WORLD HISTORY• 8,000 BCE – Present• 10,000 Years of Human History• 33 Chapters – student responsible

to read (30-35 pgs per chapter)

• Chapter Quiz approx. every 4 school days

• Higher Order Multiple Choice Test Questions

• Document Based Questions • Debates• Essays

• Comparative Essays• Continuity and Change Over Time

Essays

WHO SHOULD NOT CONSIDER AN AP SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS?

• Students with poor work completion • Students who do not study for exams• Students who are unwilling to read

challenging reading sources• Students who are unwilling to read textbook

assignments• Students who are unwilling to write essays

or short answer questions• Students who have difficulty with any of the

above requirements.