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History • Series

AP US History FRQ Formatting

Ria D

Series Details

Sessions

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This series ended on February 20, 2024. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

This tutoring series will cover the format of AP History FRQs, which will be applicable for AP World History, AP European History, and AP US History. By the end of the series, we will have gone through formats for all different types of AP History FRQs (SAQs, LEQs, and DBQs), and we will do some practice examples. 

Each session we will go through a different type of FRQ, in chronological order the way you will see them on exam day. We will be having a small group, so expect interactive sessions in which we discuss different strategies and peer review each other's examples and practice.

I hope to see you in this series!

Tutor Qualifications

I've taken the courses for every AP History Exam, and I've scored a 5 on APUSH & AP Euro.

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Although I would highly recommend attending each session, it is completely fine if you need to miss a session here and there. All I ask, though, is that you let me know which sessions you won't be attending.

Dates

January 16 - February 20

Learners

6 / 12

Total Sessions

About the Tutor

I'm a high school graduate from Arizona, and I am so happy to help out here! I have passed 15 AP exams (US Gov, CSP, Lang, Euro, Calc AB, Comp Gov, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Lit, French, Statistics, US History, Seminar, & Research), scoring a 5 on 13 of those exams and a 4 on the other 2. If you have any questions on any of the aforementioned APs, or on the dSAT/PSAT/ACT, please feel free to reach out!:)

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Upcoming Sessions

Past Sessions

Jan

Session 1

US History

Tue Jan 16, 8:30 PM

We'll start with a quick orientation to get to know each other. Then, we will proceed with an overview of the format of the FRQ section of an AP History Exam. Afterwards, we will go over the SAQ section, looking specifically at how to format SAQs to maximize both points and efficiency. As time permits, we will practice SAQ writing and peer review sample SAQs.

Jan

Session 2

US History

Tue Jan 23, 8:30 PM

We'll begin with a quick review of SAQ writing before proceeding into the LEQ rubric and formatting. We will look into how to maximize efficiency on the LEQ, as well as how to know which prompt to pick and what to do if you're stick on an LEQ. Because of the long nature of an LEQ, we will not do a group practice on writing a full length LEQ, but we will create an outline for an LEQ and peer review sample essays.

Feb

Session 3

US History

Tue Feb 6, 8:30 PM

We'll begin with a quick review of SAQ writing before proceeding into the LEQ rubric and formatting. We will look into how to maximize efficiency on the LEQ, as well as how to know which prompt to pick and what to do if you're stick on an LEQ. Because of the long nature of an LEQ, we will not do a group practice on writing a full length LEQ, but we will create an outline for an LEQ and peer review sample essays.

Feb

Session 4

US History

Tue Feb 20, 8:30 PM

We'll begin with an overview of the DBQ rubric and formatting, proceeding then into a discussion on how to effectively and efficiently read and organize DBQ sources. We will have a discussion on what to do if you are stuck on a DBQ prompt, and then we will create an outline for a DBQ and peer review sample essays.

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