On the redesigned AP European History exam, skills matter much more than memorized content. Written responses account for 60% of your final score. A new style of multiple-choice question requires you to quickly and correctly analyze historical documents. Mastering the Essay will equip you with ALL of the tools you need to move confidently through your AP Euro course, and earn a 5 on the exam in May.Mastering the Essay comes in two parts: an Instructional Handbook and an Exercise Workbook. The Instructional Handbook gives you step-by-step guidance toward developing a writing process that will help you earn every possible point on the exam essays. Additionally, the Handbook offers guided examples for all of the exercise types included in the Exercise Workbook.-- Based around a simple but powerful SIX-STEP WRITING PROCESS developed and tested by an experienced AP Euro teacher and exam reader, and then tested and approved by dozens of other AP Euro teachers and exam readers-- Detailed guidance on the new source-based MULTIPLE-CHOICE question style, as well as the brand new SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION format - with guided examples and exercises-- An easy and effective DOCUMENT ANALYSIS STRATEGY for tackling the primary source documents found in 3 of the 4 sections of the exam-- ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY so you can use Mastering the Essay in coordination with the topics and themes covered in your class lectures and textbook readings-- Invaluable EXAM PREPAREDNESS TIPS and a comprehensive list of KEY TERMS covering the entire newly redesigned College Board recommended AP European History course outline

Mastering the Essay - AP* European History Edition - Instructional Handbook: Advanced Writing and Historical Thinking Skills for AP European History

Test Preparation

Maccarella, Tony

College & High School

Sherpa Learning, LLC

On the redesigned AP European History exam, skills matter much more than memorized content. Written responses account for 60% of your final score. A new style of multiple-choice question requires you to quickly and correctly analyze historical documents. Mastering the Essay will equip you with ALL of the tools you need to move confidently through your AP Euro course, and earn a 5 on the exam in May. Mastering the Essay comes in two parts: an Instructional Handbook and an Exercise Workbook. The Workbook contains over 100 practice exercises designed to strengthen the skills introduced in the Instructional Handbook. Additionally, the Workbook includes three Practice Tests (writing sections only), as well as complete answers and explanations for each and every exercise. -- OVER 100 EXERCISES focused on building essential skills, like thesis development, document analysis, use of supporting evidence, synthesis and contextualization, and analytical transitions -- 30 full-length DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTIONS, written by an expert exam reader and approved by dozens of other exam readers -- COMPLETE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS for each and every exercise -- All exercise sets are ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY so you can choose exercises that coordinate with the topics and themes covered in class and in your textbook readings -- Developed by a small business focused exclusively on delivering Advanced Placement resources of the highest quality, not by a conglomerate-owned corporation focused exclusively on the bottom-line

Mastering the Essay - AP* European History Edition - Exercise Workbook

On the redesigned AP World History exam, skills matter much more than memorized content. Written responses account for 60% of your final score. A new style of multiple-choice question requires you to quickly and correctly analyze historical documents. Mastering the Essay will equip you with ALL of the tools you need to move confidently through your AP World course, and earn a 5 on the exam in May.Mastering the Essay comes in two parts: an Instructional Handbook and an Exercise Workbook (coming soon). The Instructional Handbook gives you step-by-step guidance toward developing a writing process that will help you earn every possible point on the exam essays. Additionally, the Handbook offers guided examples for all of the exercise types included in the Exercise Workbook.• Based around a simple but powerful SIX-STEP WRITING PROCESS developed and tested by an experienced AP teacher and exam reader, and then tested and approved by dozens of other AP World teachers and exam readers.• Detailed guidance on the new source-based MULTIPLE-CHOICE question style, as well as the brand new SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION format - with guided examples and exercises.• An easy and effective DOCUMENT ANALYSIS STRATEGY for tackling the primary source documents found in 3 of the 4 sections of the exam.• ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY so you can use Mastering the Essay in coordination with the topics and themes covered in your class lectures and textbook readings.• Invaluable EXAM PREPAREDNESS TIPS and a comprehensive list of KEY TERMS covering the entire newly redesigned College Board recommended AP World History course outline.

Mastering the Essay - AP* World History Edition, Instructional Handbook

History

World

Historical documents are more than just windows into the past; they’re also standard fare for pretty much every history course. MDA gives you a simple 3-step approach so you can extract information, develop a contextual understanding, and assess sources as historical evidence. Individual lessons provide guided examples for every type of primary and secondary source, including letters, speeches, memoirs, charts, photographs, poetry, textbooks, fiction, political cartoons, newspapers, and more.

Mastering Document Analysis

Historical Study & Educational Resources

On the redesigned AP World History exam, skills matter much more than memorized content. Written responses account for 60% of your final score. A new style of multiple-choice question requires you to quickly and correctly analyze historical documents. Mastering the Essay will equip you with ALL of the tools you need to move confidently through your AP World course, and earn a 5 on the exam in May. Mastering the Essay comes in two parts: an Instructional Handbook and an Exercise Workbook. The Workbook contains practice exercises designed to strengthen the skills introduced in the Instructional Handbook. The Workbook includes: • OVER 80 EXERCISES focused on building essential skills, like thesis development, document analysis, use of supporting evidence, contextualization, and analytical transitions • 14 full-length DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTIONS • A simple 3-step method for analyzing historical documents and nearly 100 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES • COMPLETE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS for each and every exercise • Exercise sets that are ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY so you can choose exercises that coordinate with the topics and themes covered in class and in your textbook readings

Mastering the Essay: AP* World History Edition (Exercise Workbook)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Unlike traditional test prep books, Threads of History uses a thematic approach to help you review content for the AP* U.S. History exam. Each of the 37 lessons focuses on a unique theme in the APUSH curriculum. Data tables in each lesson help you see connections between political leaders, religious movements, Supreme Court cases, policies, wars, and more. Each lesson also includes a primary source document with corresponding multiple-choice and short-answer questions. The Third Edition includes new lessons on Historical Periods 1 (1491-1607) and 9 (1980-present) and a key terms component to amplify the subject matter and provide a deeper understanding of each lesson’s theme.

Threads of History - Third Edition for Students

Henry, Michael

Threads of History is a supplemental resource that provides a thematic review of AP U.S. History course content while building essential historical thinking skills. The Teacher Edition was heavily revamped for the 3rd Edition based on feedback we received over the life of the 2nd Edition. The TE now includes the complete content of the Student Edition, along with myriad additional resources to extend and support the core lessons. Integrated lesson plans, designed to be used in a typical 50 minute class period, make it possible to immediately integrate Threads into your existing curriculum. Discussion Questions and additional primary and secondary source documents allow you to expand on key topics covered in the core lessons. 19 Long Essay Questions (LEQs) and 3 Document-Based Questions (DBQs) with detailed suggested response guidelines can be used in exams, in class, or homework assignments. The amount of material you need to cover in AP U.S. History is immense. Use Threads of History throughout the year to reinforce critical thinking skills and extend the topics and themes you covered (or didn't cover) in class. Or use Threads in the weeks leading up to the exam for a higher caliber of test prep.

Threads of History - Third Edition for Teachers: A Thematic Approach to Our Nation's Story for AP* U.S. History

Henry Ph.D., Michael

Skillbook builds strong writing and thinking skills by breaking the Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills of the AP* U.S. History course into 37 clear, concise, unintimidating lessons, each with guided and independent exercises. The topics of the chapters build from simple to more advanced, while the content of the chapters (examples and exercise topics) is arranged chronologically to align to the 9 Historical Time Periods of the latest APUSH curriculum outline. Skillbook includes a wide array of primary and secondary sources, both textual and visual, along with tools for analyzing sources of all types---maps, graphs, photos, illustrations, cartoons, letters, data tables, and more. Skillbook also covers the ins-and-outs of short-answer questions, and includes thorough course and exam guides, worksheets, period summaries, and detailed answers and explanations.

U.S. History Skillbook: Practice and Application of Historical Thinking Skills for AP* U. S. History

Americas

Do you want to write better essays in a fraction of the time, get to the core of answering a question, and score maximum rubric points? The 5-Minute Drill does this and much more. From the time you see a prompt to the time you write your final draft, the 5-Minute Drill helps by demystifying and simplifying the process—it’s the entire middle step. It graphically and simply pulls together all the elements of a quality, thoughtful essay. It’s a great review and diagnostic tool that will cut your homework time in half (for students and teachers)! The 5-Minute Drill is a proven winner!

5-Minute Drill: A Simple Prewriting Process for Creating College-Level Essays

Mayorga Ed.S., Rich

The way to understand a poem is to get to know it as itself, rather than as an example of poetic technique. Unlocking the Poem treats each poem as an independent literary event, just as it was written. Discussion of literary elements begins only after you have fully explored the poem with your eyes, ears, feelings, and mind. The simple progression of steps at the core of each lesson provides a path toward understanding that you can use to connect with any poem that you may encounter.

Unlocking the Poem: A Guide to Discovering Meaning through Understanding and Analysis

Literature & Fiction

Beller Ph.D., Martin

Tanzer M.A., Donna

History & Criticism

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