A.P.U.S.History Syllabus - Course Description - Themes - Periods - Assessments - AP Exam

Sep 20, 2026

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A.P. U.S. History course syllabus outlining course purpose, college-level expectations, and how students evaluate historical materials by relevance, reliability, and significance. The document describes double-block scheduling with honors weighted credit and AP weighted credit, required AP and state end-of-course exams, exam timing, and grading impact. It defines recurring curriculum themes, nine chronological periods, and the assessment structure including quizzes, project-based work, research essays, unit outlines, and test components. It also details AP exam sections, parts, timing, and format for multiple choice, short-answer, DBQ, and long-essay questions.

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Course Description

Themes

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Historical Interpretations

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A.P.U.S.History Syllabus Email:williamsa3@apps.anderson1.orq # Course Description: United States History/AP is designed by College Board to provide students with the analytical skills and factualknowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in American history.The course preparesstudents for Intermediate and Advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those of full-yearintroductory college courses.Students should leam to assess historical materials-their relevance to a given interpretiveproblem,their reliability,and their importance-and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historicalscholarship. Due to the size and complexity of this course,we have the privilege of being “double blocked”,allowing students toengage in historical studies for afull school year.This means that in Semester One,students will be earning HonorsWeighted Credit for APUS History Lab.In the Second Semester,students will be earning AP Weighted Credit forAP US History. Students will be required to take the Advanced Placement Examination and the state mandated End-of-Course exam.The AP U.S.History Exam will be digital this year and proctored on Friday,May 8th at 8:00 am.A score of atleast a 3 out of a possible 5 on the examination may qualify students for college credit at the institution of their choiceThe U.S.History End of Course Exam will be in May 2026 and counts 20%of the final grade for Semester Two. APICollege Board Website:https:llapstudent.colleqeboard.oralapcourselap-united-states-history AP Classroom:https://mvan.colleqeboard.ora/login Textbooks:Fraser,James.By the People:A History of the United States,AP ed.NJ:Pearson,2018.(Provided by the school). Students are encouraaed but not required to purchase a copy of United States History:Preparing for the AdvancedPlacement Examination by Newman and Schmalbach ("The AMSCO Book").(Any edition 2018-present aligns to theCollege Board Redesign). https://www.perfectionlearnina.comladvanced-placement-united-states-historv-4th-edition-t1688-q.html # Themes: While the course follows a chronological structure,the following seven themes described in the curriculum frameworkare woven throughout each unit of study.The themes include:American and National ldentity (NAT),Politics andPower(PCE),Work,Exchange,and Technology (WXT),America in the World(WOR),Geography and theEnvironment(GEO),American and Regional Culture(ARC),Migration and Settlement(MIG),and SocialStructures (SOC). # Periods: The course is divided into the following nine chronological periods (some units overlap chronologically due to thedifferent concepts covered in each unit). 1. 1491-1607 6.1865-1914 7.1890-1945 2. 1607-1754 3.1754-1800 8.1945-1989 4.1800-1848 9.1980-present 5.1844-1977 # Historical Interpretations: Each unit provides opportunities for students to identify and evaluate diverse historical interpretations.Textbookmaterials are supplemented with readings from a variety of authors.These authors help students to recognize howhistorical interpretations change over time,and examine how emerging trends can influence the process of historicalinquiry. A.P.U.S.History Syllabus Email:williamsa3@apps.anderson1.orq # Assessments: Students willhave multiple reading quizzes based on nightly reading.Students will also complete project basedassessments and research based essays throughout the course.As culminating review activities for each unit,studentsconstruct an outline of the period and frame answers to the essential questions in preparation for the unit test.The testhas three components:stimulus based multiple choice questions,important identifications,and an analytical shortanswer question. # About the AP Exam: The APU.S.History Exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long and includes both a 95 minute multiple choice/short answersection and a 100 minute free-response section.Each section is divided into two parts,as described belo

FAQs

What skills does the A.P. U.S. History course aim to develop?

The course builds analytical skills to assess historical materials’ relevance, reliability, and importance, and to weigh evidence and interpretations from historical scholarship.

What are the required exams and how do they affect grading?

Students must take the Advanced Placement Examination and the state-mandated end-of-course exam. The U.S. History end-of-course exam in May 2026 counts for 20% of the Semester Two final grade.

How is the AP U.S. History exam structured?

The exam lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes, including a 95-minute multiple-choice/short-answer section and a 100-minute free-response section. The free-response includes a DBQ and a long essay chosen from a pair.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by James