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​Expectations + Grade Bumps:
This is new for all of us. Every teacher is different and will hold his or her class to different expectations. For my APUSH students, grades for 3rd quarter are final. The only way to raise your grade is to pass the AP exam.
Per my syllabus, if you pass the AP Exam with the score of a 3, that equals a ONE letter grade bump for either semester.
If you pass the AP exam with the score of a 4 or a 5, that equals a TWO letter grade bump that can be applied to one semester or both semesters if you wanted to break it up that way.
I am here to help. I want to help. Please feel free to reach out to me via email: David.Cummings@cnusd.k12.ca.us or through Remind101.

Office Hours:
My Office Hours as of now are on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 am to Noon. I should respond in a quick and timely manner then. If you email me or hmu on Remind 101 outside of office hours, I will do my best to respond within 24 hours.

AP TEST REFUNDS: 
All questions should have been answered in an email blast. Any other quesions email Dr. Tellez: jtellez@cnusd.k12.ca.us
College Board is no longer accepting refunds. Any exam refunds that have been requested should be able to be processed AFTER THE FIRST EXAM DATE.


AP TEST: May 15th
The plan is for you to take the exam on May 15th, because in the event of a device malfunction or issue, you have another chance.
If you miss the first window, you will automatically be enrolled for the second window, which is June 3rd.

Cheating:
I will get a copy of your essay, and I will be flagging any suspicious writing that does not appear to be your own.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE EXAM WITH OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTES, SO PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR YOUR 45 MINUTE ESSAY!!!

COLLEGE BOARD
A.P. U.S. History 2020 EXAM

Test date and time
Exam Date #1: May 15​​

• Pacific Time: 11 a.m.
• Make-up test date and time
• Exam Date #2: June 3
• Pacific Time: 9 a.m.

Exam timing
Students will be given 45 minutes to read and respond to Question 1 and then 5 minutes to upload their response.

Questions
Question 1 (45 mins.)

% of exam weight (rounded)
100%

Question name
Modified Document-Based Question (DBQ)

Question description
This question presents students with 5 historical sources, 1 of which will be a non-text-based source. This question assesses students’ ability to:

• Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
• Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
• Support an argument in response to the prompt using at least 4 documents.
• Use at least 2 additional pieces of specific historical evidence (beyond that found in the documents) relevant to an argument about the prompt.
• For at least 2 documents, explain how or why the document’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience is relevant to an argument.
• Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Corresponding free-response question (FRQ) type in the course and exam description binder
Modified Document-Based Question (DBQ). The prompt for the 2020 modified DBQ may be derived from any of Units 3–7, and will include 5 documents (instead of 7). The rubric will be lightly modified to match the reduced number of documents, awarding 1 point for using 2 documents and an additional point for using 4 documents. An additional point will be awarded for effectively incorporating a second piece of outside knowledge into the argument. Students can earn up to 2 points for sourcing (1 point for each document).

Units eligible for 2020 exam
Units 3-7 (Students may choose to, but do not need to, provide content knowledge from units 1 and/or 2 for context)

Units not included in 2020 exam
Units 1-2 (although students may choose to provide content knowledge from units 1 and/or 2 for context), 8–9

DBQ Long Exam Walk-thru

College Board Q&A

Frequently used documents

Most Likely Docs You Will See on AP Exam

Khan Academy DBQ 1

content review videos

Content Review KP1-KP7

Fiveable Study Guides

You will probably need to create a free profile to access review content from Fiveable. 

Khan Academy

9 minute dbq walk-thru

dbq rubric breakdown 6 min

dbq form

Practice Guide DBQ 2020

Time yourself, and use Google Docs to share your written work.

Please download the DBQ Form above if you need help, and fill it in using Kami or whatever works for you, and upload it and email it to: 
David.Cummings@cnusd.k12.ca.us  or just send it via google docs.
I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO RECEIVE YOUR WRITING AND HELP YOU PASS THE AP EXAM. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR ESSAYS AND QUESTIONS.

CONTENT RELATED QUESTIONS

Padlet- Post your Content Questions here

practice dbq essays

DBq 1 and dbq 2

Key Period 3---DBQ 1
Evaluate the relative importance of different causes for the rising tensions between the American colonists and the British government in the period 1754-1776.

DBQ Documents + Rubric

Key Period 3---DBQ 2
Evaluate the extent to which the ratification of the United States Constitution fostered political change in the United States from 1777 to 1800.

DBQ Documents + Rubric

college board past dbq essays 

Below are the past FIVE DBQ Prompts. Only the last three are relevant to KP3-KP7, the key periods you will be tested on.

DBQ 3 4 AND 5

NOTE*** DBQ 3/4/5 NOT ON FIRST PAGE

DBQ 3 Prompt 2019 (CCOT)
Evaluate the extent to which the Progressive movement fostered political change in the United States from 1890 to 1920.

What is that actually asking?
How did the Progressive movement change politics in the US between 1890 and 1920? How did things stay the same? Use the documents to prove it!

DBQ 3

DBQ 4 Prompt 2018
Evaluate the relative importance of different causes for the expanding role of the United States in the world in the period from 1865 to 1910.

What is that actually asking?
​Why did the US expand their role in the world from 1865-1910? Use the documents to prove your point!

DBQ 4

DBQ 5 ​Prompt 2017 (CCOT)
Evaluate the extent of change in ideas about American independence from 1763 to 1783.

What is that actually asking?
How did American's ideas about independence change or stay the same between 1763 and 1783? Use the documents in your argument!

DBQ 5

4 dbq packet (6,7,8,9)

4 different DBQ Essays

The prompts below were seen in 2015 and 2016, but will not be included on this years's exam, 2020.

DBQ Prompt 2016 (Causation)
Explain the causes of the rise of a women’s rights movement in the period 1940–1975.

What is that actually asking?
What are 2-3 factors that sparked the Second Wave of Feminism between 1940-1975? Use the documents to prove your argument!

DBQ Prompt 2015
Explain the reasons why a new conservatism rose to prominence in the United States between 1960 and 1989.

What is that actually asking?
What factors sparked the rise of new conservatism between 1960 and 1989? Use the documents to prove your point!

dbq rUBRIC

tHEMATIC THINKING GUIDELINES

four different kind of prompts: Causation, CCOT, Periodization, and comparison/contrast (similar/different)

Causation

periodization

Continuity and change over time (CCOT)

Comparison