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THE AP U.S. History ExamHOORRRRAAAAYYY!!!!!
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The Essay aspect:
But this is English class...why are we even talking about
USHistory!???
You are graded on how you write your essays!
Enter - ENGLISHCLASS!
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Connect to writing skills you already know!
You'll have a total of70 minutesfor the
standard essay questions.
It's recommended that you spend 35 minutes
on each essay:
5 minutes planning
30 minutes writing.
Thats Right!
Pre-write!!!
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Some questions are based on literary materials
but ...
The emphasis will be on the relationshipbetween
The material rerfrerf
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tan ar essays w e u ge
on:
- The strength of the thesis developed
- the quality of the historical argument,
and the evidence offered in support of the argume
Understand the question!
Use it to do the pre-write!
Are you using all the info provided?
Are you making an argument?
EVIDENCE! Think MELCon
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Lets look at a question!
Analyze the political, diplomatic, andmilitary reasons for the United States
victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine
your answer to the period 17751783.
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Analyze The Question
Provide the information
State your opinion
Support it with evidence
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political, diplomatic, and military reasons
Make sure you cover all three in
your pre- rite!
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for the United States victory in theRevolutionary War.
The qualifier! This is the word you must
include in your th
esis!
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Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the
Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 17751783.
Victory in
Rev War
politicalpolitical
diplomaticdiplomatic
MilitaryMilitaryDont forget the
WWWW!
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Now you try one!A
nalyze the home-front experiences of TWO
ofthe following groups during the Second World
War:
African AmericansJapanese Americans
Jewish Americans
Mexican Americans
What will yourpre-write look
like?
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One more TIME! :)1. The United States decision to drop an atomic
bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measurecalculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the
post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly
military measure designed to force Japan's
unconditional surrender.
Evaluate this statement using the documents and
your knowledge of the military and diplomatichistory of the years 1939 through 1947.
Think about the question. Design a pre-write
that will cover all needed information!
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Now - Complete from start to finish!
How did goals, strategies, and support for the
movement forAfrican-American civil rightschange in the 1960s?
Which word MUST be included in your thesis?