Hi everyone. Hope you're all having a lovely break and preparing for a fun and safe New Year's Eve. Just a quick reminder that you have a DBQ at the end of next week (Thursday, Jan. 7 for B-day and Friday, Jan. 8 for A-day). In case you want to get in a little prep this weekend, the topic for your DBQ will be society, culture and politics in the 1920s. I don't want to get much more specific than that, but if you're preparing, think about how those three topics intersect with each other and you'll probably have some productive study time.
Enjoy the rest of your break, and we'll see you next Tuesday!
- Flowers
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Semester exam update
Our APUSH semester exam is just around the corner - Wednesday, December 9 for A-day and Thursday, December 10 for B-day. Here's how the exam day will look -
Section 1 - 55 multiple choice [45 minutes]
Section 2 - 4 short answer questions [40 minutes]
In all classes (except 0A), we will sit the MC section first. As always, the MC section is comprehensive - roughly 60% will be from the current six weeks, and roughly 40% from the first two six weeks.
This six weeks, due to time constraints, we will sit all four of our short answers on the exam day instead of sitting a long essay or DBQ. Unlike earlier in the semester, this time around the short answers will also be comprehensive. One short answer will come from material in the first six weeks, one will come from the second six weeks, and the last two will come from this six weeks. This set of four short answers will be combined to count as one grade in the essay category for the third six weeks (same as last six weeks).
Although we don't normally allow students to opt out of writing short answers, if you are satisfied with your grades from your two DBQs from this six weeks you may choose not to write the short answers on the exam day. Remember, you should only choose to opt out if you have written both of the DBQs for this six weeks AND you are completely satisfied with your grades on those essays. Otherwise, you should prepare for and write the short answers as normal.
Please talk to (or email) me or Ms. Pettigrew if you have any questions at all about the semester exam or any of the information in this blog post. Also, remember, we will have an after-school review on Tuesday, December 8 in a location to be determined (but most likely Mr. Journeay's room).
- Flowers
Section 1 - 55 multiple choice [45 minutes]
Section 2 - 4 short answer questions [40 minutes]
In all classes (except 0A), we will sit the MC section first. As always, the MC section is comprehensive - roughly 60% will be from the current six weeks, and roughly 40% from the first two six weeks.
This six weeks, due to time constraints, we will sit all four of our short answers on the exam day instead of sitting a long essay or DBQ. Unlike earlier in the semester, this time around the short answers will also be comprehensive. One short answer will come from material in the first six weeks, one will come from the second six weeks, and the last two will come from this six weeks. This set of four short answers will be combined to count as one grade in the essay category for the third six weeks (same as last six weeks).
Although we don't normally allow students to opt out of writing short answers, if you are satisfied with your grades from your two DBQs from this six weeks you may choose not to write the short answers on the exam day. Remember, you should only choose to opt out if you have written both of the DBQs for this six weeks AND you are completely satisfied with your grades on those essays. Otherwise, you should prepare for and write the short answers as normal.
Please talk to (or email) me or Ms. Pettigrew if you have any questions at all about the semester exam or any of the information in this blog post. Also, remember, we will have an after-school review on Tuesday, December 8 in a location to be determined (but most likely Mr. Journeay's room).
- Flowers
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