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College Prep • Series

AP History FRQ Formatting

Ria D

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This series ended on September 5, 2023. 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!

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

I would recommend you attend all sessions, but please let me know if you are not attending a session.

Dates

August 8 - September 5

Learners

11 / 20

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

Aug

Session 1

AP Review — General

Tue Aug 8, 2023, 12:00 AM

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.

Aug

Session 2

AP Review — General

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 12:00 AM

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.

Aug

Session 3

AP Review — General

Tue Aug 22, 2023, 12:00 AM

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.

Sep

Session 4

Review

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 12:00 AM

This session is dedicated to catching up on any final questions about any of the AP History FRQ questions, as well as writing and peer reviewing various FRQs as needed.

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