Course Description:

*Recommended: PSAT Reading score of 31 or better.

*Students seeking admittance into this course against departmental recommendations will be required to submit a writing sample from a previous history course. 

This course is for advanced history students who have achieved high performance in previous history classes. Students will study a college curriculum with collegiate-level expectations and workload. The primary focus is to prepare the students for the national AP exam; thus, the class is conducted in a more teacher-directed manner than non-AP classes. American history from pre-colonial times through the 1970s is covered in depth. Students will become well-versed in essay writing and higher-level thinking skills of evaluation, analysis, and synthesis. The interpretation of primary sources and differing methods of data presentation are incorporated at every level, as are map skills. Summer reading is extensive and required.