What to Expect on the Exam?What to Expect on the Exam?
50 multiple choice questions50 multiple choice questions
Thematic Essay (4 Paragraphs)Thematic Essay (4 Paragraphs)
DBQ questions and Essay DBQ questions and Essay (5 Paragraphs & Min 8 Documents)(5 Paragraphs & Min 8 Documents)
3 hours Max!!3 hours Max!!
What Should I Bring and What Should I Bring and Leave at Home?Leave at Home?
Do Bring 2 Pens & 2 PencilsDo Bring 2 Pens & 2 Pencils
Don’t Bring Anything that you would miss if Don’t Bring Anything that you would miss if it’s stolenit’s stolen
Do Turn off your Cell Phone and place on Do Turn off your Cell Phone and place on the groundthe ground
Don’t Bring lots of Money or ValuablesDon’t Bring lots of Money or Valuables
A Guide on How to Use Your TimeA Guide on How to Use Your TimeYou will receive time cues during the test.You will receive time cues during the test.
Allot yourself Allot yourself –40 minutes for the multiple choice questions40 minutes for the multiple choice questions–10 minutes to outline for your thematic essay10 minutes to outline for your thematic essay–50 minutes to write your thematic essay50 minutes to write your thematic essay–20 minutes to complete your documents20 minutes to complete your documents–10 minutes to outline for your DBQ essay10 minutes to outline for your DBQ essay–50 minutes to write your DBQ essay50 minutes to write your DBQ essay
What Should I Study??What Should I Study??
All Your Note Packets Units I – IV All Your Note Packets Units I – IV (total of 11)(total of 11)
Religion and Philosophy PacketsReligion and Philosophy Packets
All Review QuestionsAll Review Questions
All Review PacketsAll Review Packets
Index & Flash Cards Index & Flash Cards
Go to regentsprep.orgGo to regentsprep.org
Go to Study Stack Go to Study Stack http://www.studystack.com/menu-75535http://www.studystack.com/menu-75535
How to Approach Studying?How to Approach Studying?• Terms (vocabulary) and Topics
• What it is or was
• Its purpose
• Its causes and effects
• Its significance
• Concepts• Its significance
• Give evidence, or a historical example
• Famous People• Know the place and time period in which the person lived
• His or her background or position
• The person’s accomplishments or impact
Words to know…Words to know…
AnalyzeAnalyze means to determine the nature and means to determine the nature and relationship of the component elements relationship of the component elements DescribeDescribe means to illustrate something in words means to illustrate something in words or tell about it or tell about it DiscussDiscuss means to make observations about means to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and argument; something using facts, reasoning, and argument; to present in some detail to present in some detail ExplainExplain means to make plain or understandable; means to make plain or understandable; to give reasons for or causes of; to show the to give reasons for or causes of; to show the logical development or relationships of logical development or relationships of EvaluateEvaluate means to examine and judge the means to examine and judge the significance, worth, or condition of; to determine significance, worth, or condition of; to determine the value of the value of
Tips for the ExamTips for the Exam
Always read the question first so you don’t waste timeAlways read the question first so you don’t waste time
Make notes on all questions to reinforce what you Make notes on all questions to reinforce what you already already know about each topicknow about each topic
Use your Use your own own words in your documents and your essay. words in your documents and your essay.
When writing use specifics… When writing use specifics… always always give examplesgive examples
If you can ask a question (who, what, where, why, when, If you can ask a question (who, what, where, why, when, or how) at the end of a sentence you didn’t write enoughor how) at the end of a sentence you didn’t write enough
Don’t Write a Rough Draft but Do write your Outlines for Don’t Write a Rough Draft but Do write your Outlines for your Essaysyour Essays