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Reviewing for the AP Exam
Happy three weeks until the APUSH exam. Fall students should be well into reviewing through videos, books, your notes, etc. We will hold a review session Wednesdays 4/19 and 4/26 from 2:30-4:30, as well as a briefer one during lunch Tuesday 4/25 if you can’t make it Wednesday. These sessions will be a broad review of format, style, and strategies for the AP Exam. They will NOT be a content review of everything up until this point, though there will be time for questions. You can find the slides we’ll be going through here: goo.gl/kaHpxc You are going to do great. Check out the “APUSH Exam Review” section of our site, paying special attention to the Curricular Framework by Collegeboard. Please remember that since the 2015 reformatting, the APUSH exam does NOT emphasize trivia, and is instead about applying the critical thinking skills to contextualize stimuli (including paragraphs, charts, images, etc) into the broad AP themes. As such, we don’t especially recommend going over old tests, as that is a less efficient way to review content than the many other resources available. Old writing is available if you want to review it during tutorials or after school by appointment. There is also a free “AP Prepathon” course online this Saturday 4/22 from 1-5pm on kaptest.com/apprepathon (where I believe they want you to sign-up beforehand). Work hard, have a plan and stick to it, take care of yourself with lots of sleep and rest. I believe in you and know you will do your best. HAPP-y studying!
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Today we talked about the Cold War and checked the Chapter 29 notes. We started with a discussion over an essay by George Orwell on the effects of atomic weapons on global politics then examined some primary sources with an eye toward developing hypotheses on the causes of the Cold War. We then did a Lit Circle over a set of documents representing opposing points of view on the Cold War and finished the day by answering essential questions in Cold War Stations.
H Today we covered the social and cultural changes in America in the 1950's. We first examined a set of documents related to youth and teen culture in the 1950's and it's influence on the broader American culture of the time. We followed this with an examination of a set of documents on the status of women in the 1950's and then ended the day by analyzing the gender roles represented in 1950's media.
Enjoy the week off, but don't forget, Chapter 29 is due Monday! H Scored discussion today! The topic of the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki generated some interesting discussion! The online portion of the discussion will be due NEXT SUNDAY, April 15, by midnight. Tomorrow we will continue discussing the postwar years and Chapter 28 is due.
H We took exam 3 today. Anyone absent will need to come to tutorial Friday or Tuesday after the break! Tomorrow is the next scored discussion!
H We wrapped up our WWII discussion today with a look at the debate within the US government during WWII regarding intervention in the Holocaust. We then explored the Supreme Court case resulting from Fred Korematsu's challenge of Japanese exclusion zones, relocation, and internment during WWII. Tomorrow is Exam 3, covering Periods 6 & 7, Chapters 17 - 27. As usual, it will be 55 multiple choice questions followed by two AP style short answers. Thursday, don't forget, will be your next scored discussion. The readings are posted under Period 7.
H Only three school weeks remaining for new content! Today we did some work on the causes of WWII and the homefront effects for Americans. Tomorrow we will wrap up our WWII discussions then Wednesday is the 3rd exam covering Periods 6 & 7, chapters 17-27. I've attached the binder list below for Hutchison's classes. H 
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