My students always take a final test two weeks before the AP exam so we can go over it and it does not conflict with any other AP exams they may have next week and the week after. Here are some of the things they have to review. We (the other AP US Government teacher and I) always organize a breakfast for the kids and then a lunch in between the two exams (thankfully they will be on separate days next year).
- Country review sheets. They have filled out one of these for each country as we have gone along this spring.
- Conceptual terms. Developed by Rebecca Small, who has served as a question leader in the past, it has all of the key terms for the course. We defined each initially as we were going through the curriculum and finished it up last week.
- Comprehensive Review Wiki. Developed by question leader Andrew Conneen, it is an in depth look at each country with history, leaders, government, issues, cleavages. Truly a one stop review place.
- Detailed Country Analysis and Review by Ethel Wood. Be aware that it is a few years old so there are some mistakes. If you use the wiki above, you almost don't need this.
- Brief chart of government in the six countries.
- Hauss (the book we use) review guide. This has flash cards, multiple choice questions and a glossary.
- I also have used Quizlet with my students. Here are the sets I have chosen over the length of the course:
- Finally here are my tips for a successful AP exam day.
Ken, you wrote, "If a question asks for 1 example, give them 2, if it asks for 2, give them three if possible. This gives you a chance to be wrong and still get the maximum number of points since only correct answers are tallied and incorrect ones are ignored..."
ReplyDeleteMight be true for the US exam, but NOT for the Comparative exam. If students offer more examples than requested and the examples are not all correct, students will lose points. Yes, even if they're asked for two examples and they describe three and one of the three is not on the rubric, they won't get full credit.