When should i start AMSCO for reviewing AP US??

Academicterror
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:22 +0000

Well…I do it like any other subject I’m studying- english/science/other histories/maths.

The Way


READ WITH A PEN IN HAND (different colored ones work), ANNOTATE on the side anything that YOU FIND IMPORTANT= Annotating means “break down the material/break down into bare parts” and then “interpret it w/ your your thinking!” Asking “WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT/WHAT DOES IT MEAN?”= That’s what teachers mean when they say analyze/annotate (what I learned by myself cause AP Engish wasn’t helpful)
do the practice tests at the end of the chapters+ also the dbqs (if you’re going for overkill)
Learn to highlight key terms/important stuff= highlight with DISCRETION!= Don’t highlight everything you read b/c that isn’t active reading, and also that’s why I prefer annotating to highlighting.
-Rule regarding highlight- highlight ONLY IMPORTANT TERMS


Don’t highlight EVERY D*MN THING!

Read chapters ahead of time in class. Read the chapter that goes with the textbook b4 tackling the textbook itself (it gives you a roadmap of what to pay attention to and what is basically fluff/filler info)


that’s what I do. START REVIEWING NOW! Don’t wait 2 weeks b4 the exam cause you probably have more exams to review other than APUSH.
Hope that helps