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Who is Mr. Plencner?

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A.P.U.S.H.

U.S. History

Debate Team

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

- Aristotle

 

 

Above is a photo taken at Mount Rushmore, where the bust of George Washington looks out over the Black Hills.

 

How do I pass? If you ever find yourself confused by an assignment or frustrated, you might find answers to your questions here. I have collected tips and links that may help you in your quest to pass my class and to pass the AP test. If I forgot anything, let me know. This is your page to build up and to help your classmates. Thanks to Ms. Reed and Mr. Flores for getting it started.

 

 

DBQ Tips

• Dos and Don'ts (doc) • Analyzing Documents (doc) • Types of history questions (doc) • Sample DBQ Rubric • Another DBQ Tip Page • Citations • JocZ DBQ video •
 

DBQ Examples from Past Tests

These are for previous versions of the test: 2007 Questions & DBQ Samples & 2006 Questions & DBQ Samples •

 

General Tips

• Note Taking (doc) • Apstudent.com • Historyteacher.net •

This is a really good page about preparing for the AP test! and this is too.

 

  
 

What do I think about A.P. prep books?

There are a number of books that offer tips, sample tests, and notes. These are an excellent investment and can be found at used book stores and at half.com for very low prices. My students seem to prefer the guides pubished by Princeton and the 5 Steps to a 5 program. Flash cards are also very useful.
   
  more to come...

 

Note! Many of the above link to (doc) file formats, which can be downloaded and opened in MS Word at school. If you have trouble with this, let me know and we can work around it.

 

Keep in touch via my website or by e-mail.  Updated 1/16/2013