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Anonymous wrote:Apush is an 11th grade class in FCPS. It's a 9th grade class in MCPS?

MCPS has it for mostly 11th and for advance 10th graders (magnet/special programs).

Some schools offer it for 9th graders based on the idea that they just finished parts of US history in 8th grade. However no one I know recommends 9th graders take it unless they are really into history AND have the necessary skills to be able to handle the work load.

Lately the advanced pathway seems to be:
9th: AP Gov
10th: APUSH
11th: AP World
12th: AP social studies elective of your choice

Anonymous wrote:Apush is an 11th grade class in FCPS. It's a 9th grade class in MCPS?

MCPS has it for mostly 11th and for advance 10th graders (magnet/special programs).

Some schools offer it for 9th graders based on the idea that they just finished parts of US history in 8th grade. However no one I know recommends 9th graders take it unless they are really into history AND have the necessary skills to be able to handle the work load.

Anonymous wrote:Apush is an 11th grade class in FCPS. It's a 9th grade class in MCPS?

Only for strivers.

Anonymous wrote:Apush is an 11th grade class in FCPS. It's a 9th grade class in MCPS?

Some schools have it for 9th graders, and some for 10th.

Apush is an 11th grade class in FCPS. It's a 9th grade class in MCPS?

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend the textbooks high schools use for APUSH? I tried looking this up, but I don't get the textbooks, there are a lot of exam prep books. Anu suggestions?

Hemlers(sp?) history on you tube. Books are not necessary other than the one they give you.

Stop providing answers when you know nothing. See thread above. Most schools do not provide a textbook even when they are required to. Heimler's videos are great, but they are not a substitute for reading.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend the textbooks high schools use for APUSH? I tried looking this up, but I don't get the textbooks, there are a lot of exam prep books. Anu suggestions?

Hemlers(sp?) history on you tube. Books are not necessary other than the one they give you.

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Anonymous wrote:I use America: A Narrative History by Shi for my classes.

If you want something that is enjoyable, try William Bennett's series, America: The Last Best Hope (but you need the three volume set, not the single volume). Those are written in a narrative style and are pretty balanced.

The most popular choice among AP teachers is Amsco Advanced Placement United States History. While this book technically doesn't meet the requirement for a college textbook, many teachers use it because it provides both the needed facts and exam practice (much better than a typically prep book).

Here it is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Placement-United-States-History/dp/1690305509/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IL7O2N04UY6M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yeoMTc2_qT3YL8hN5vzq3Ma8SKAUghkohMCPedN8U93ouNZ6YHDRpGXlCXYQ6i7cHokSVs63dMfY55eFrHcGTykZcihZIPCwMZeYTxEI2vYUxE9hmkhZB7ta-3HqtkURdf7UbOugGxtwYNSpeX_qul0NDkF7-FYhsqyw7zE7w6cXn9WQoKtrNNBEqFjpuvzTdun6fIZ0-9EaXQ2k-Vfv7VKd21bDl-u7OiMaLNAke3Y.RPOrXq3KbElmEzexLSqgom-8Qc374iJez6zcMKxYr9g&dib_tag=se&keywords=amsco+ap+us+history&qid=1718934937&s=books&sprefix=Amsco%2Cstripbooks%2C225&sr=1-2

Finally, for quick review, I like the Crash Course book. https://www.amazon.com/History-Course-Online-Advanced-Placement/dp/0738612693/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TOH51LGVJ4DN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qEzOKPB_baGCTBsWX6sLNdOFsJFkxzuSUPEA5OotTJFzywxhgqjQ6fj4kM_XTa2PjVlhZBmgzHxOGpcnDpWcspcCb2RTlhC9kZNbCheghyZ5PezNtsXHeCgkvpGN2KYoHylKxSRuXBipFWtEh7fukpqPxNXr0x2UT6TcEnn9z11ZXPnxrH1Oqi9bygSRlf6ZMqhbrTb0dniSbeHgF67Kv-EA2bRT7l-m1QC_a8S8HlE.dP-wG1ing23C4HgoCM73Xf4xp3h7bsRa8jlaFzwzB6k&dib_tag=se&keywords=Crash+Course+APUSH&qid=1718935068&s=books&sprefix=crash+course+apush%2Cstripbooks%2C188&sr=1-1

What do you do during class time? Discussions based on the readings, slides where you introduce new content? I’m just curious ….

All kinds of things: some lecture because let's face it... history is stories, and textbooks and short videos don't usually have space for some of the fun stories. Also, simulations (things like each group represents a state during the Critical Period (Articles of Confederation) and they have to make decisions on how to tax and build a militia, etc. or a trial of Nathaniel Bacon or running a joint stock company); analyzing Vietnam War protest songs; debates about things like the Alien-Sedition Acts, etc. I also do a couple of big events like an Immigrant Ancestor Potluck and a Columbian Exchange Taco Lunch. But we do have to do a lot of document analysis and writing practice too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend the textbooks high schools use for APUSH? I tried looking this up, but I don't get the textbooks, there are a lot of exam prep books. Anu suggestions?

Textbooks? Are you from 1988?

Sorry, whatever the opposite of a Luddite is... neuro research supports reading the written page and handwriting for the best neuronal connections.

Anonymous wrote:I use America: A Narrative History by Shi for my classes.

If you want something that is enjoyable, try William Bennett's series, America: The Last Best Hope (but you need the three volume set, not the single volume). Those are written in a narrative style and are pretty balanced.

The most popular choice among AP teachers is Amsco Advanced Placement United States History. While this book technically doesn't meet the requirement for a college textbook, many teachers use it because it provides both the needed facts and exam practice (much better than a typically prep book).

Here it is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Placement-United-States-History/dp/1690305509/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IL7O2N04UY6M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yeoMTc2_qT3YL8hN5vzq3Ma8SKAUghkohMCPedN8U93ouNZ6YHDRpGXlCXYQ6i7cHokSVs63dMfY55eFrHcGTykZcihZIPCwMZeYTxEI2vYUxE9hmkhZB7ta-3HqtkURdf7UbOugGxtwYNSpeX_qul0NDkF7-FYhsqyw7zE7w6cXn9WQoKtrNNBEqFjpuvzTdun6fIZ0-9EaXQ2k-Vfv7VKd21bDl-u7OiMaLNAke3Y.RPOrXq3KbElmEzexLSqgom-8Qc374iJez6zcMKxYr9g&dib_tag=se&keywords=amsco+ap+us+history&qid=1718934937&s=books&sprefix=Amsco%2Cstripbooks%2C225&sr=1-2

Finally, for quick review, I like the Crash Course book. https://www.amazon.com/History-Course-Online-Advanced-Placement/dp/0738612693/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TOH51LGVJ4DN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qEzOKPB_baGCTBsWX6sLNdOFsJFkxzuSUPEA5OotTJFzywxhgqjQ6fj4kM_XTa2PjVlhZBmgzHxOGpcnDpWcspcCb2RTlhC9kZNbCheghyZ5PezNtsXHeCgkvpGN2KYoHylKxSRuXBipFWtEh7fukpqPxNXr0x2UT6TcEnn9z11ZXPnxrH1Oqi9bygSRlf6ZMqhbrTb0dniSbeHgF67Kv-EA2bRT7l-m1QC_a8S8HlE.dP-wG1ing23C4HgoCM73Xf4xp3h7bsRa8jlaFzwzB6k&dib_tag=se&keywords=Crash+Course+APUSH&qid=1718935068&s=books&sprefix=crash+course+apush%2Cstripbooks%2C188&sr=1-1

What do you do during class time? Discussions based on the readings, slides where you introduce new content? I’m just curious ….

Get an AP book off Amazon.

I wouldn’t have them pre read the textbooks but I might do a movie tour through America. History and supplement with some podcasts. Let’s try to DCUM an An Hist movie course!

Hamilton
Amistad
12 Years a Slave
Harriet Tubman
Lincoln
Glory
The grapes of wrath
Oppenheimer
tthe Right Stuff
Selma
The Chicago 7
All the Presidents Men
On the basis of sex

Or maybe some of the PBS series about American history. Rather than pre reading the textbook, it’s better to read/watch something different so that when he covers it in class it will resonate with something he has previous knowledge of and he can compare/contrast the two sources.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend the textbooks high schools use for APUSH? I tried looking this up, but I don't get the textbooks, there are a lot of exam prep books. Anu suggestions?

Textbooks? Are you from 1988?

My child in 9th in MCPS just had American Yawp 1 and 2. They were given a digital version. When I showed up in their bedroom in September with a paperback of each volume he was shocked: "They made these as real books?!?! That's so much easier!" I found that so sad that kids don't know this and some can't access them except on the screen with wireless. He read just about every night which shocked me too, because I never did reading in hs history!

Anonymous wrote:They’ll get a text book from their teacher

Probably not, although required by the College Board.