2008-09 APUSH Results

I just got the results back for the APUSH exam, and 74.1% of you passed the exam with a 3 or higher!!!!

The results were exactly what I expected for our class, and they were also well above the national pass rate (about 54% this year).

I had high expectations for all of you, all year long, and you met those expectations. All of you make me extremely proud, and I can barely contain my excitement over the scores!

Good job everyone! I look forward to congratulating each of you personally when the school year starts.

Your hard work has paid off, and I know all of you will succeed if you apply the lessons you learned this year to your daily life.

APUSH Advice For Next Year

Bequeath your wisdom to future generations in the comments.

APUSH Celebration

Hope everyone had a nice time at the APUSH Celebration!

Sorry for the red eye…camera is old.

Good Luck From Me and a Younger Mr. Lee

This is me studying for APUSH when I was in high school.

I wasn’t pleased about studying notecards, but I finished and made it to the end…and so will all of you!

You have worked so hard and come so far, and I am very proud of each and every one of you.

So, don’t give up, and do your best tomorrow!

A Word From College Board…

Got this e-mail today. So, do what it says!

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Dear Folks:

Please see the important message from CB:

The College Board would like to remind members of electronic discussion groups that students cannot, under any circumstance, disclose multiple-choice questions to anyone (including their AP teachers). Students sign an agreement to this effect on exam day.

Teachers may review and discuss with their students the free-response questions posted on AP Central 48 hours after each exam administration.

(Note, however, that free-response questions that appear on the alternate forms of the exam are not disclosed and cannot be discussed.)

These policies help ensure the validity of AP Exam scores, and the College Board appreciates all the work you do to ensure that the AP Program’s standards and procedures for administering exams are maintained and followed.

The AP Program

OTLA: non-black, non-women civil rights

“Non-black, non-women civil rights” includes any event, idea, person, law, movement, or group that relates to Latino, Indian, Asian, gay, or any other minority group that has struggled for civil rights (excluding blacks and women). Be sure to include the who/what, the when, the why, the significance, and the effects of term. Be sure to discuss the larger significance of each of your “notecards.” I suggest that your “notecards” be related to one another and cover a specific idea (e.g. gay rights, American Indian Movement, Chicano movement, Japanese American civil rights, etc.).

Please post three (3) “notecards.”

After this one, you’re ALL DONE! Be sure to go back and review any of the topics that are a weakness for you.

Not quite done yet…Outline of Major Essay Topics from APUSH Exams: 1801-1877 and 1878-1919

Neither are quite done yet, but I wanted you to have what I’ve done so far…

Outline of Major Essay Topics from APUSH Exams: 1801-1877 (incomplete)
Outline of Major Essay Topics from APUSH Exams: 1878-1919 (incomplete)

OTLA: scandals

You know the drill by now. Have at it.

Do one (1) “notecard.”

AP Motivation Playlist

As we head into the last week before the exam, I want to give everyone a little musical something to motivate you. You’ll be hearing the following throughout the week before and after class.

WARNING: The following music might be SO BAD THAT IT’S GOOD. If you suddenly feel the need to get a man-perm, run up the city steps for training, embarrass yourself on American Idol, or wear really tight and shiny pants, then contact your iTunes Library immediately for treatment options.

Gonna Fly Now – Rocky Soundtrack
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
We Will Rock You – Queen
We Are the Champions – Queen
The Power – Snap!
Baba O’Reley – The Who
I Believe I Can Fly – William Hung

Keep working hard today, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

OTLA: Progressive reform

“Progressive reform” includes any event, idea, person, law, movement, or group that relates to Progressive reform (late 19th, early 20the century). Be sure to include the who/what, the when, the why, the significance, and the effects of term. Be sure to discuss the larger significance of each of your “notecards.”

Please post three (3) “notecards.”