AP European History 2013 – 2014
Parent Night
Grades
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Map Quiz 10 – 15 points
Multiple Choice Test 20 – 80 points
Free Response Question (FRQ) – 6 points + possible 3 bonus points
Document Based Question (DBQ) – 6 points + possible 3 bonus points
Test Corrections will raise your grade to at least a B
Unit Terms
o 30 terms per unit
o Due same time as test corrections
o Will drop your lowest Map Quiz
Class Participation
o Comments and questions
o No other work
o Post online (help others)
One research essay per semester
Homework
 Nightly readings (pre/post readings) and note taking
 Review previous units/day in class
 Watch unit videos
 Vocabulary assigned but not collected
 S.P.R.I.T.E question packets due the day of FRQ or DBQ writing for check mark in grade book
o NO LATE S.P.R.I.T.E. packets (designed to help with their writing)
 Test corrections due one week after exam, only then will grades be put into the grade book
 Text/Test Vocabulary list due same day as test corrections
o All work is emailed to me
Class Structure
 Lecture/Notes/Discussion every day. No group projects or worksheets
 5 80 questions exams, 1 day of 3 hours of writing
 Beyond Question response system to check for understanding
 LEARNING IS NOT AN ISOLATED EXPERIENCE
o Find a study-buddy
o Come in and see me during connection
o Come see me before/after school
 ASK QUESTIONS
AP Exam
 Wednesday May 14, 2013 12:00 PM
 No one has ever walked into the AP Euro test from me not feeling prepared…they will be
 Multiple Choice Test – 80 Questions in 55
 Pre – writing 30 minutes
 DBQ – 45 minutes
 2 FRQ’s 70 minutes
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. ~ Nadia Comaneci
THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT…
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Do not say this is what we are doing today…instead say this is what we are learning today.
Do not ask your son/daughter what they did at school…instead ask “What did you learn at
school”?
Do not conclude a lesson by saying “We are done” or “That is it”…instead say “We have to
stop although there is much more to learn. We will have to save the learning for
tomorrow”.
Do not say that “We are going to cover World War I today”…instead say that “We are
going to learn about World War I today”. Cover has nothing to do with learning.
A classroom can have activities and discipline, but that does not mean that the students
are learning.
Do not use the word activity…instead use the words experiment, experience, or explore.
AP Help
 My School website
o CLASS CALENDAR
o DBQ/FRQ RUBRICS
o CLASS PARTICIPATION RUBRIC
o NON-HISTORY VOCABULARY (starting Monday 09/23/13)
 AP Pass (appass.com)
 The Princeton Review AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
 5 STEPS TO A 5 AP EUROPEAN HISTORY