{"id":10729,"date":"2017-10-26t14:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-26t21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10729"},"modified":"2017-10-19t17:24:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20t00:24:40","slug":"apush-review-handy-study-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/apush-review-handy-study-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"apush review: a handy study plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
the best way to be well-prepared for the ap us history exam is to keep up with the work throughout the whole school year. you should be doing your reading, keeping up with your assignments, studying each unit thoroughly as it comes, and reviewing old units periodically throughout the course. once you get closer to test day, however, you may want to start studying more intensely. we’ve prepared a handy apush review plan to help you get ready for the big day!<\/p>\n
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so you\u2019re planning ahead and want to keep up with your studying throughout the course? awesome! this is the best way to go. kaplan has a monthly and quarterly study plan<\/a> to make sure you\u2019re staying on track as new content is added. <\/p>\n as each new unit is added, it\u2019s a good idea to: <\/p>\n either way, flashcards are a tool you can carry around in your pocket or bag and pull out any time. riding the bus? brush up on your new deal<\/a> programs with all their pesky acronyms. waiting around for soccer practice to start? what a great time to review the colonial tax laws<\/a>!<\/p>\n flashcards make it easy to squeeze in a few minutes of studying anytime, anywhere. this kind of small, frequent studying helps keep the information fresh so you\u2019ll be less likely to need to cram later on. you\u2019ve made it through the holidays and through midterms, and now it\u2019s time to buckle down and think about the ap exam. if you have three months for apush review before test day, here\u2019s what you should plan to cover each week: <\/p>\n first off, spend a couple of days preparing to review. this may not sound like much, but it\u2019s super important. this is the time to gather your materials and perform a self-assessment to see where you need to focus. this week, you should: <\/p>\n week 2: period 2 (1607-1754) take this week to go over everything you\u2019ve covered so far. <\/p>\n do at least one practice essay (or even better, one essay of each type). here are some past essay questions relevant to these periods: <\/p>\n week 7: period 6 (1865-1898) take this week to go over everything you\u2019ve covered in the last month of review. <\/p>\n do at least one practice essay (or even better, one essay of each type). here are some past essay questions relevant to these periods: <\/p>\n perform a quick cumulative review of the entire course. this is also a good time to take another practice test in preparation for exam day. <\/p>\n ok, so you weren\u2019t quite on top of things enough to follow the 3-month schedule, but that\u2019s ok. you\u2019ve still got two months left to get in a great apush review. here\u2019s how to divide your time. <\/p>\n week 1: take a practice test, gather materials, and study period 1 if you\u2019ve waited until a month before the test to buckle down, here\u2019s how to divide your time to make sure you stay on track and cover everything: <\/p>\n week 1: periods 1-3 if you\u2019re looking for a very prescribed day-to-day plan, albert has a nice one-month plan<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n cutting it a little close, are we? when you\u2019ve only got a week left, there\u2019s still a lot you can do to prepare for the exam. check out our in-depth article on what to do when you\u2019ve got one week left for apush review<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n
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\nin addition to keeping up with the current work your teacher assigns you, it\u2019s a good idea to review old material all year long so you don\u2019t forget it by the time may comes around. if your teacher gives cumulative unit tests (meaning they cover the current unit plus everything that came before), studying for these will help make sure that even the old material stays fresh. if, however, your teacher gives unit tests that are not cumulative (meaning they only cover the material from the current unit), then you\u2019ll need to do cumulative review on your own. at a minimum, right after you\u2019ve taken your unit test (so you can concentrate on studying for that test) but before you dive deep into the new unit, use that window for review of old material. break out the flashcards, take some practice questions, and take note of your areas of weakness so you can give them more attention. <\/p>\napush review if you have three months <\/h2>\n
week 1: prepare to review + period 1 (1491-1607) <\/h4>\n
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\nnext, start your review with period 1, which covers everything that came before the british founded the 13 colonies. we\u2019re only devoting part of the first week to this period because it is only worth 5% of the exam. <\/p>\nweeks 2-5: review periods 2-5 <\/h4>\n
\nweek 3: period 3 (1754-1800)
\nweek 4: period 4 (1800-1848)
\nweek 5: period 5 (1844-1877) <\/p>\nweek 6: combined review of periods 1-5 <\/h4>\n
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weeks 7-10: review periods 6-9 <\/h4>\n
\nweek 8: period 7 (1890-1945)
\nweek 9: period 8 (1945-1980)
\nweek 10: period 9 (1980-present) <\/p>\nweek 11: combined review of periods 6-9<\/h4>\n
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week 12: complete apush review <\/h4>\n
apush review if you have two months <\/h2>\n
\nweek 2: periods 2 and 3
\nweek 3: periods 4 and 5
\nweek 4: review periods 1-5
\nweek 5: periods 6 and 7
\nweek 6: periods 8 and 9
\nweek 7: review periods 6-9
\nweek 8: final review of the whole course<\/p>\napush review if you have one month <\/h2>\n
\nweek 2: periods 4-6
\nweek 3: periods 5-9
\nweek 4: final review of the whole course <\/p>\napush review if you have one week <\/h2>\n