We completed viewing Practice Session #3 from AP Central for a review on how to write a solid LEQ (Long Essay Question). Students will have 100 minutes to write the DBQ (document based question) and one LEQ. About 40 of those 100 minutes should be spent on the LEQ. We examined a sample LEQ re: the Columbian Exchange and how it affected peoples in the Americas from 1450-1750. We went through the best step by step process to evaluate and the question and write a solid LEQ response. We then reviewed the process for the best way to approach the DBQ. On the exam students have to evaluate and incorporate 7 historic documents into their DBQ essay. This essay is the is the longest part of the exam and should take about 60 minutes to write. We've been evaluating and practicing DBQs all year. We are focusing on newer tips from AP Central and we will be doing this with Barron's, too as we continue review for the next two weeks.

In today's class, we reviewed the skills necessary to successfully respond to an FRQ/LEQ (long essay question) by analyzing an example from the 2023 AP exam. Joshua worked on practice exam questions on his own in class. Joshua scored 90% on Barron'swith Chap. 2 Review Quiz that he completed for HW. Joshua scored 80% on Barron's Chap. 4 Quiz and 85% on Barron's Chap. 5 Quiz. We also began to focus on the Document Based Question (DBQ) again this video that provides students with insights, steps and advise for the longest, most complex, 60 minutes essay on the AP exam. We will continue with this tomorrow.

Joshua did not complete the online Unit 7 review he was assigned over the weekend. We even confirmed he had access to it online before the end of school on Fri., 4/20 I have now given him an extension through Wed., 4/26 to complete. Joshua is at a point where he needs to be reviewing nightly for his AP World History Exam. Our classes are now focusing on review, as well. There was some reading and a small quiz in Barron's in addition to the Unit 7 Review assigned over the weekend. We will assess his progress with that very soon. I checked Joshua's room at the start of first period and he is apparently absent today. I will let him know his HW assignments have been extended through 4/26 on AP Central. Joshua was able to complete some review in Barron's over the weekend. During today's remote class, we viewed the first of of 2023 AP On Demand Review Sessions 1 & 2. Joshua asked to play it on his screen and share it with me as the audio worked best for him when we did this. In this video, we'll looked at sample multiple-choice questions. There are only 55 MCQ over the allotted time of 55 min. on the AP Exam. The the second video focused on reviewing the 3 short answer questions and the allotted time is 40 minutes to answer all three SAQs. Joshua thanked me for extending his Unit 7 Review assignment due date and apologized for not doing the majority of his AP HW this weekend.

Joshua was assigned review reading and a small 20-question review quiz in Barron's for HW last night. Joshua scored 80% on the quiz. We then made sure that Joshua's laptop received the Unit 7 online practice test that is due on Mon. 4/24. Joshua will be working on review questions that alternate between AP Central and Barron's every day leading up to the test on May 11. We will also make time in class to watch four helpful videos provided by AP Central.

Today we viewed a short AP Central video. We then used the used examples from the video for Joshua to focus on and again practice the skill of contextualization. After this, Joshua began to work on responding to AP Central questions from the 2020 exam. He moves slowly in class, so completing practice test #3 will take several class sessions.

Today we discussed how the Global Age has impacted economics. We spent time working on two AP skills: 1) the sourcing and situation of a written piece to better understand the significance of primary sources (eyewitnesses to history), 2) sourcing and situation to better understand the significance of secondary sources - these are not written by witnesses to an event or who were in the actual situation.

Today we discussed the suspect in a recent leak of classified Pentagon documents posted on social media. Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was charged under the Espionage Act for posting classified information to an invite-only Discord chatroom. He was actually arrested at his parents' home over the weekend. We then discussed the definition of espionage. Espionage can be spying, or intelligence gathering, the act of obtaining secret or confidential information that can hurt one's country and put national security and people in danger. A person who commits espionage is called an espionage agent or spy. Any individual or spy ring, in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. After learning its meaning, Cameron was unsure if this person in custody committed an act of espionage.

We began by reviewing the role humans played in affecting the environment in the 20th century. We then reviewed the AP skill of contextualization. Josh ended class working on practice questions from the College Board/AP Central in class. We will be working on practice questions in class every day through the Thursday, May 11th AP World History test date.

Today we reviewed new technologies of the 20th century. We practiced the AP skill of identifying continuities and changes associated with those new technologies. We then evaluated the impact diseases had on the 20th century. We also reviewed Joshua's performance on his weekend AP Central Practice Exam #2. He got 45 out of 55 answers correct. That is an 82%. We concluded the class by viewing the first of many AP Central On-Demand review video that have been recently downloaded by the College Board to the AP Central site. Joshua understand that the course will now focus on review and practice questions for the AP Exam. He will be taking many of them in class. I reminded Joshua to always have a lap-top ready so he may work on exam questions on AP Central while he is in class. Joshua seemed to understand and will be sure to comply with this for future classes. The Modern World History AP is on Thursday, May 11 at 8:00 am.

We reviewed Joshua's first AP Central practice exam results. He got 38 (69%) out of 55 M/C questions correct. He also struggled a bit with the FRQ written response, so we reviewed that, as well. We then reviewed responses to major changes in the 20th century. We will also practice how to source visual documents. We looked at movements of nonviolent protest. We also practiced the AP skill of how to source visual documents one more time. Repetition and practice is key to a good deal of solid AP prep. We then reviewed Joshua's 2 HW assignment scores on his AP practice questions.