1. For A.P. U.S. History WELCOME Mr. Morris Academic Services April 2016

2. 1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2. Collaboration and Leadership 3. Agility and Adaptability 4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism 5. Effective Oral and Written Communication 6. Accessing and Analyzing Information 7. Curiosity and Imagination Academic Services Turn to a partner and explain which of these skills will be the most important for today and why?

3. Students will share with the class one strategy or tip they will use on exam day I DO Instructor will review the 21st Centry skills and connect them to AP success strategies Instructor will review specific content for AP course of study WE DO Instructor and students will participate in engaging activities which use collaborative structures and require accountable talk from students. YOU DO Students will utilize test taking strategies to answer multiple choice and free response answers April 9, 2016 Learning Goal : Learners will understand and implement effective test taking strategies for passing AP exams. Objective Learners will: utilize content knowledge learned in AP courses coupled with effective test taking strategies to increase pass rate by completing practice AP test questions Bell Work: 21 st Century Connections Strategic Plan Goal # 1 Increased Student Achievement NEXT STEPS: 1.Utilize new learning and implement on AP exam 2.Continue to study for AP exam using practice free response and multiple choice question packets provided today. Benchmarks: Exit Activity Essential Question: How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21 st century success? Common Language: Advanced Placement Effective Strategies

4. Lake County Schools…. ◦ Named to the College Board District Honor Roll ◦ Had more students take AP exams in 2015 than ever before.

5.  Protocol:  Move to a corner that you agree with the most.  Discuss why you moved to that corner with the other people in your corner.  Each corner will have a representative try to persuade other participants to move to their corner. Free Response Multiple Choice Quantity of Content Length of Test Time

6. APUSH Motivational Speech

7.  1. Introductions  2. College Board Info: Breaking down the test  3. Multiple Choice  A. Breaking down the questions  B. Threads of Learning Activity (Groups)  C. Decades Activity  D. 6 Degrees of Separation (Groups)  E. Sample Questions (Learnerator) 4. Writing Portion of test A. Rubric for SAQ B. Rubric for LEQ C. Rubric for DBQ D. 2015 Writing Responses

8. 3 hours and 15 minutes long

12.  With a partner review the BAGPIPES. You will be assigned one of the acronyms. Share out with an event that falls within your acronym

18.  BREAK – 5 MINUTES

19.  Get with a shoulder partner  Will be assigned a theme worksheet to complete  Will present to class your completion of sheet.

28. You will be given events that happened during a particular decade. See if you can name the decade that the events occurred.

29.  In a group, you will be assigned one of the following 6 degrees sheets  Pick a “starting point” and an “ending point” and include 6 other items from the list that can link the two together. “Cause and Effect”

36.  BREAK – 5 MINUTES

37. 3 hours and 15 minutes long

57.  Learnerator Website to review multiple choice questions Learnerator  High School Test Prep High School Test Prep  Brinkley (Test Book) Brinkley (Test Book)  Adam Norris APUSH Review videos Adam Norris APUSH Review videos

58.  With a shoulder partner, turn and talk about one strategy you will utilize on your AP exam and why.

59. Lake County Schools Investing In Excellence! College and Career Readiness Academic Services April 2015