Update for the Week of March 23rd
Hello AP Euro! AP Exam Update: It sounds like the AP exam is indeed going to happen, but it is going to be in a modified format compared to the one we have been preparing for. It sounds like there will be ZERO multiple choice questions (sorry if that’s your jam), and that the exam overall will be significantly reduced. There’s only going to be a 45 minute set of “Free Response Questions” (FRQ’s). They have not clarified exactly what this means – but it will likely be some type of Short Answer Question(s) (SAQ) or an LEQ/DBQ type thing that will be modified in some way. They have also announced that the content you need to know for the exam will be reduced to what we have already examined. Specifically it will only cover from 1450 to 1914 (the start of World War I). Short Version: There will be a test. We don’t yet know when it will be given, but it will be online and you will be able to take this on your own at home. The format of the exam is not yet known. The only content that will be on the test is the material that we have already gone over in class (Units 1-7; Eras 1-3). Lastly, they are planning to fill in all the missing pieces by April 3rd. The Plan for the Week: Since there is no longer a need for new content to prepare for the exam, I’m thinking that we should move right to reviewing for the exam. It seems like the new testing window will be roughly the same date as the original test (or maybe later), which means that we have roughly 6 weeks plus to prepare for the exam – which is a lot of review time. Therefore, I propose that for Week 1 we review Unit 1 and Unit 2 material. The topics for these two units are: Unit 1: The Renaissance and Unit 2: The Reformation. (An overview of all the units can be found by clicking here and a detailed description of each one by clicking here and going to page 33). The Optional Review Assignment: Remember, the district has announced that all assignments are optional, and nothing is turned in and/or graded. That said, I hope you will use your time before the exam to review the material. On the website (under Units>Final Exam Prep and Review) you will find the file “2020 Review Questions”. (You can also click here). The directions are fairly straight-forward. For this week you should check out the review questions that connect with Unit 1 and Unit 2. You can also check out the other review materials on the website below the review guide. Additionally, I’d suggestion going back over your chapter notes, old class assignments and other materials to refresh your memory about the material from Unit 1 and Unit 2. Lastly, remember that for each Unit on the website there is a list of videos at the bottom that you might find interesting and/or helpful in reviewing this material. All of the review questions on the “2020 Review Questions” assignment are either past AP questions or ones that I modified from other old assignments. Not all of them easily lend themselves to creating a thesis – so if you seem stuck in trying to figure out how to write a thesis for a particular one don’t get too hung up about it. I will try to figure out how I might be able to put something more together for the coming weeks and as always am available via email. I hope you are all holding up okay and that everyone is safe and healthy. If you have time for something interesting, but not really related to history at all, maybe check out this video: Joseph Campbell Episode 8. This is definitely not how I pictured this part of the year back in September. Warm Regards, Greg Harrington
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