Welcome to AP US History! This class is designed to challenge you and to, hopefully, have you think about the history of our country and rethink some of the things you already know. The AP program gives students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school by taking college level classes. Throughout the year we will be preparing for the AP exam. The exam is scored on a scale of 1-5 with a 3 being a passing grade. A passing grade will get a student college credit as most universities throughout the country. Golda Meir is dedicated to providing a rigorous and engaging AP program to its students and is one of the only schools in the state to offer the AP capstone program.
AP U.S. History is focused on 4 main Historical Thinking Skills
- Chronological Reasoning
- Comparison and Contextualization
- Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence
- Historical Interpretation and Synthesis
These skills will be developed and used throughout the year to understand primary and secondary sources and to draw conclusions about and interpret historical information.
Required Reading -
Fraser, James W. By the People: A History of the United States. N.p.: Pearson Education, n.d. Print.
The class is broken into 9 time periods which will act as our units for the year -
Time Period 1 - 1491-1607 7 Days
Time Period 2 - 1607-1754 15 Days
Time Period 3 - 1754-1800 17 Days
Time Period 4 - 1800-1848 15 Days
Time Period 5 - 1844-1877 19 Days
Time Period 6 - 1865-1898 18 Days
Time Period 7 - 1890-1945 23 Days
Time Period 8 - 1945-1980 20 Days
Time Period 9 - 1980-Present 7 Days
AP U.S. History is focused on 4 main Historical Thinking Skills
- Chronological Reasoning
- Comparison and Contextualization
- Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence
- Historical Interpretation and Synthesis
These skills will be developed and used throughout the year to understand primary and secondary sources and to draw conclusions about and interpret historical information.
Required Reading -
Fraser, James W. By the People: A History of the United States. N.p.: Pearson Education, n.d. Print.
The class is broken into 9 time periods which will act as our units for the year -
Time Period 1 - 1491-1607 7 Days
Time Period 2 - 1607-1754 15 Days
Time Period 3 - 1754-1800 17 Days
Time Period 4 - 1800-1848 15 Days
Time Period 5 - 1844-1877 19 Days
Time Period 6 - 1865-1898 18 Days
Time Period 7 - 1890-1945 23 Days
Time Period 8 - 1945-1980 20 Days
Time Period 9 - 1980-Present 7 Days