How APUSH Exam Works
How the Exam Works.
The APUSH exam consists of two parts. Part 1 is the 80 question multiple choice section in which you have 55 minutes to complete. Part 2 consists of writing a total of three essays. The first essay is called the document-based question (DBQ) because you are given 9-13 documents which should be used to answer the essay prompt. The next two essays are the free-response questions (FRQ). You will be given four essay promts to read. Two prompts are from pre-civil war era and the other two are from post-civil war era. Test takers are expected to write one essay from each set for a total of two essays. Timing for part 2 of the exam is as follows:
15 minutes - Mandatory reading for Document-Based Question (DBQ) and free-response …show more content…
I like to teach the essay writing in such a fashion that we break down each paragraph into smaller section and ultimately, give you a sentence by sentence guide on how to write the essay. Remember, all complex tasks are simply a series of simpler tasks. In reality, writing a very good APUSH essay is not difficult at all when you break it down. Being prepared and knowing what to expect on the exam is critical to doing well. So let’s get started.
The Five Paragraph Essay
When writing both the FRQs and DBQ you will be utilizing an essay writing style called the five paragraph essay. It is a very common academic essay style (so you might as well learn to write a good essay early!). The five paragraph essay consists of 5 paragraphs of 5-6 sentences each. Each sentence carries out a specific goal. In total your essay will consist of about 25-30 sentences. That shouldn't be too hard. The five paragraphs are as follows:
1. Introductory
2. Body
3. Body
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(Topic Sentence) During Andrew Jackson's presidency, South Carolina nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832. These tariffs were designed to protect domestic Northern factory workers against foreign competition. (Evidence 1) This crisis caused significant controversy between federal and state powers. (Explanation) It ultimately helped to fuel the debate on state's rights, a central debate that eventually lead to the American Civil War. (Significance) Slavery was another issue that plagued American politics with the North being abolitionist and the South supporting slavery. (Evidence 2) The Southern economy was primarily focused around plantation agriculture and the North was heavily industrialized. (Explanation) This characteristic split the nation in two. (Significance) After the American Civil War, the victorious Northern Union Army forced the Southern Confederacy into accepting the emancipation of all slaves and forcing the South to rejoin the United States of America. (Relate to
The APUSH exam consists of two parts. Part 1 is the 80 question multiple choice section in which you have 55 minutes to complete. Part 2 consists of writing a total of three essays. The first essay is called the document-based question (DBQ) because you are given 9-13 documents which should be used to answer the essay prompt. The next two essays are the free-response questions (FRQ). You will be given four essay promts to read. Two prompts are from pre-civil war era and the other two are from post-civil war era. Test takers are expected to write one essay from each set for a total of two essays. Timing for part 2 of the exam is as follows:
15 minutes - Mandatory reading for Document-Based Question (DBQ) and free-response …show more content…
I like to teach the essay writing in such a fashion that we break down each paragraph into smaller section and ultimately, give you a sentence by sentence guide on how to write the essay. Remember, all complex tasks are simply a series of simpler tasks. In reality, writing a very good APUSH essay is not difficult at all when you break it down. Being prepared and knowing what to expect on the exam is critical to doing well. So let’s get started.
The Five Paragraph Essay
When writing both the FRQs and DBQ you will be utilizing an essay writing style called the five paragraph essay. It is a very common academic essay style (so you might as well learn to write a good essay early!). The five paragraph essay consists of 5 paragraphs of 5-6 sentences each. Each sentence carries out a specific goal. In total your essay will consist of about 25-30 sentences. That shouldn't be too hard. The five paragraphs are as follows:
1. Introductory
2. Body
3. Body
4. …show more content…
(Topic Sentence) During Andrew Jackson's presidency, South Carolina nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832. These tariffs were designed to protect domestic Northern factory workers against foreign competition. (Evidence 1) This crisis caused significant controversy between federal and state powers. (Explanation) It ultimately helped to fuel the debate on state's rights, a central debate that eventually lead to the American Civil War. (Significance) Slavery was another issue that plagued American politics with the North being abolitionist and the South supporting slavery. (Evidence 2) The Southern economy was primarily focused around plantation agriculture and the North was heavily industrialized. (Explanation) This characteristic split the nation in two. (Significance) After the American Civil War, the victorious Northern Union Army forced the Southern Confederacy into accepting the emancipation of all slaves and forcing the South to rejoin the United States of America. (Relate to