AlwaysTired

I'm having a hard time remembering things that I need to remember. Usually, I read one section (3-5 paragraphs) and I try to paraphrase what I have just read from the beginning but I cannot. I need to look back at the beginning in order for the information to come back to me. How do you guys remember the things you need to remember? Do you NEED to read it more than once to remember it for the AP exam? Right now I'm reading the AMSCO book first and then the text book. However, some things aren't sticking to my mind. Are there any outlines that are good to review? Any flashcards? ... or should I just keep reading the AMSCO book over and over again?

Also, how should I ask my teacher specific questions? Usually, they seem to be irrelevant so should I just find a time where it is relevant to talk about them or go to my teacher afterschool?

you'llsee...

Well, my teacher wants us to read the chapters before he lectures on them, and he requires us to do an outline for each chapter. So, I always end up reading each chapter (of American Pageant textbook) twice....once before he lectures, and then to do my outline. Reading it twice really makes you remember everything in the chapter. The first time I read the chapter, I get an overall summary of it. And then when i read it to do my outline, I pick up on little details.


So, in conclusion, try reading each chapter twice IF you really want a 5.

UnleashedFury

And read the textbook before the review book. The review might assume some knowledge, and skip some sort of important details. I think the best thing to do would be to go through the textbook and review book at the same time. Like chapters 1-3 in your book, and then the corresponding information in the review book. That would work better for me, anyway.

deenierah

i never read any chapter more than once. i took good notes the first time, that i felt confident studying from, and then i went over the notes and used AMSCO as a review to prepare for the test.
i also reread the entire AMSCO the week before the AP. not necessarily recommended.

ChamilitaryMayne

i recommend rereading AMSCO before the AP test...thats all i did and i got a 5... but i had a solid foundation because i studied for each unit and still remembered a lot...just make sure you take breaks in between reading

proletariat2

Outline. If your teacher doesn't make you, do them anyway.

ballaurena

Through taking detailed chapter notes, writing my own unit summary guides, study sessions with friends, reviewing flash cards I inherited from a friend and doing practice MC tests given online, I got a 5.

mj93

I'm not in APUSH, but this is what I do for Hebrew: record a song with the words and the english definition and play it over and over again while you're on CC or whatever. After a while you memorize the song and have your facts down.

This technique works even though my singing voice sucks. Just give it a little melody.

forgottenmuch987

But if you're making up a song for APUSH, that's hecka lot of stuff to put in. You're bound to get confused on whether it was 1823 or 1843 or whatnot.

Just a thought.

mj93

Idk. I guess it depends on your learning style. It's really easy for me to memorize songs (fast music like jason mraz and bare naked ladies). but yeah.

Anon_Person_1

yayy, APUSH. my teacher just has insane essays, and makes us do the manual hw's...so I'm basically on my own to learn details...I read it once, take notes on the computer, and fill in the manual pages every 4-5 textbook pages. I really really hardcore learned it when I read it once for gist, twice for details, third time for notes (as I did for summer reading)...however, I think the best thing to do is NOT to listen to music while doing it. Especially if I like the music, I'm not really paying attention

golddustwoman

I got a 5 and I really just used the "Fast Track to a 5" book and used the summaries of the American Pagaent to review what I'd learned before. It helped that I had studied really hard the topic that happened to be the DBQ.

Coolphreak

My teacher made us do "key terms" for each chapter. I just did these from wikipedia. I just did those, whatever other homework, listened in class, and got a 5 without reading any chapters in my text book.

coteee

so how many people use american pageant (we call it bailey here, the author's name, but it's the same book..)? i absolutely despise the book

proletariat2

We use Garraty (The American Nation) here.