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UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2014

Course and Exam Description

Including the Curriculum Framework

Effective Fall 2014

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Course and Exam Description

Effective Fall 2014

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Acknowledgments

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About AP?

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Offering AP Courses and Enrolling Students

How AP Courses and Exams Are Developed

How AP Exams Are Scored

Using and Interpreting AP Scores

Additional Resources

About the AP U.S. History Course

About This Course

College Course Equivalent

Prerequisites

Participating in the AP Course Audit

Curricular Requirements

Resource Requirements

The AP U.S. History Curriculum Framework

Introduction

Overview of the Curriculum Framework

I. Historical Thinking Skills

Skill Type I: Chronological Reasoning

Skill Type II: Comparison and Contextualization

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Skill Type III: Crafting Historical Arguments from

Historical Evidence

Skill Type IV: Historical Interpretation and Synthesis

II. Thematic Learning Objectives

Identity

Work, Exchange, and Technology

Peopling

Politics and Power

America in the World

Environment and Geography ¡ª Physical and Human

Ideas, Beliefs, and Culture

III. The Concept Outline

Historical Periods

How to Use the Concept Outline

Period 1: 1491¨C1607

Period 2: 1607¨C1754

Period 3: 1754¨C1800

Period 4: 1800¨C1848

Period 5: 1844¨C1877

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Period 6: 1865¨C1898

Period 7: 1890¨C1945

Period 8: 1945¨C1980

Period 9: 1980¨CPresent

IV. The AP U.S. History Exam

Exam Description

Time Management

How Student Learning Is Assessed on the AP Exam

Multiple-Choice Questions

Short-Answer Questions

Document-Based Question

Long Essay Question

Sample Exam Questions

Section I

Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions

Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions

Part B: Short-Answer Questions

Section II

Part A: Document-Based Question

Part B: Long Essay Questions

Appendix: Scoring Rubrics

AP U.S. History Document-Based Question Rubric

AP U.S. History Long Essay Rubric

Index to the Curriculum Framework

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