Description
Time
June 28th-July 9th
Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:00 a.m. EDT
12.5 hours in total.
Class Size
12 Students.
Student Requirements
Recommended for students Grade 9-11, preparing for the AP American History test.
Teacher
Mark Will
Mark Will earned his B.A. (History) He completed his M.A. degree in History at the University of Toronto. He earned his B.Ed. from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) and has been an Ontario certified teacher since then. For the last 14 years, he has been teaching American History (AP and non-AP streams) and other courses at the middle- and high-school levels in Toronto, Canada. He has served as Principal of Summer School programming at St. Clement’s School since 2013.
Course Information
Day 1
• Introduction
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Test-taking Strategies Historical Thinking Skills
• Reasoning Processes
• Supplemental Resources
Day 2
• Periods 1 & 2
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Work, Exchange & Tech
– Geography & the Environment
– Migration & Settlement
– American & Regional Culture
– Comparison
Day 3
• Period 3
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Development & Processes
– Argumentation
– Claims & Evidence in Sources
– Politics & Power
– American & National Identity
– Continuity & Change
Day 4
• Period 4
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Development & Processes
– Sourcing & Situation
– Work, Exchange & Tech
– Social Structures
– Causation
– Continuity & Change
Day 5
• Period 5
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Developments & Processes
– Claims & Evidence in Sources
– Contextualization
– American & Regional Culture
– Social Structures
– Causation
Day 6
• Period 6
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Contextualization
– Making Connections
– American & National Identity
– Geography & the Environment
– Comparison
– America in the World
Day 7
• Period 7
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Sourcing & Situation
– Making Connections
– Argumentation
– America in the World
– Migration & Settlement
– Continuity and Change
Day 8
• Period 8
• Exam-in-Focus:
– American & National Identity
– America in the World
– Geography & the Environment
– Politics & Power
– American & Regional Culture
– Comparison
Day 9
• Period 9
• Exam-in-Focus:
– Claims & Evidence in Sources
– Contextualization
– Work, Exchange & Tech
– Migration & Settlement
– America in the WorldContinuity & Change
Day 10
• Review
• Test-taking Strategies
• Test Day Reminders
• Practice Test
