APUSH Test Format

Format of Assessment

Section I - Part A: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score

• Questions appear in sets of 2-5.
• Students analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
• Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.

Section I - Part B: Short Answer | 4 Questions | 50 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score

• Questions provide opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know best.
• Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.

Section II - Part A: Document Based | 1 Question | 55 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score

• Analyze and synthesize historical data.
• Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.

Section II - Part B: Long Essay | 1 Question | 35 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score

• Students select one question among two.
• Explain and analyze significant issues in U.S. history.
• Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.

Plagiarism Certificate

Here is the link for the test: https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/test.html.

BEFORE you take the test, work through the xamples: https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/examples.html. They have 5 examples for word-for-word plagiarism and 5 for paraphrase plagiarism. Go through at least one or two each in depth before taking the tests. Pay careful attention to the details of what makes something plagiarism or not. If you don't, you may as well just take the test and guess, but I assure you that students who have done that in the past have only met with frustration. You don't have to review all 5 of each unless you're struggling to understand.

If you have taken the test too many times and they shut you out, clear your browser history and you'll look like a new visitor (make sure you're clearing the cookies too--that's what the site uses to identify your computer). When you complete it, please email the certificate to me. Make sure your name is associated with it.

Plagiarism.org also has explanations if you're having trouble getting it from the Indiana University site. They also have a nice, fairly concise explanation of how to prevent plagiarism in your essays: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/prevention/.

Merchants of Cool

Today in class we are watching Merchants of Cool as part of our pop culture synthesis essay preparation. If you are gone, this is the link to watch it online.

You may be aware that Frontline recently did a follow-up video to Merchants of Cool called Generation Like. It is here if you'd like a follow-up.