MCQ
How many questions are in the multiple choice part of the exam?
55 questions
What does SAQ stand for? How many questions in the SAQ portion of the exam?
Short Answer Questions.
Three Short Answer Questions.
What does LEQ stand for? How many questions do you have to answer?
Long Essay Question
Answer ONE question
What does DBQ stand for?
Document Based Question
How much time do you have for this part of the exam?
1 hour recommended: A 15 minute reading period & 45 minute writing.
How much time do you get for the Multiple Choice Questions?
55 minutes
How much time do you get for the SAQ's?
40 minutes
How much time is recommended you spend on the LEQ?
40 minutes
Questions for this part of the exam will come from which periods?
The topic of the document-based question will be from 1754 to 1980. (Period 3 to Period 8)
How many documents do you get in the DBQ? And how many MUST you use?
Questions in the multiple choice portion of the exam come from which periods?
All periods!
Question 3 comes from Period 1 - 5.
Question 4 comes from Period 6 - 9.
What periods do each of the questions come from?
Option 1: From 1491 to 1800 (Period 1 to Period 3).
Option 2: From 1800 to 1898 (Period 4 to Period 6).
Option 3: From 1890 to 2001 (Period 7 to Period 9).
Does this CONTEXT earn the point? WHY?
"The US formed a national identity between 1800 & 1855 due to expansion of suffrage, freedom and independence, and westward expansion and immigrants. Suffrage expanded openly to white men and women, and now African Americans as well. Independence and government expanded as well from British rule. Lastly, the expansion of technology grew, as well as improved due to Westward Expansion and new immigrants.
No, they did not make an attempt to provide any context. It is all about the current time and this person's argument.
Does this THESIS earn the point? WHY?
"The U.S. was developing a unified national identity by embracing the ideals of the founding documents, individuality, and voting rights.”
They have a claim and a line of reasoning. The argument is that the US created a national identity because of the founding documents, a sense of individuality, and because of voting rights.
All multiple choice questions come in groups of ________ or _________ and ALL questions have _____________.
In groups of 3 or 4 and all questions have stimuli.
What is the difference between Questions 1/2 AND Questions 3/4?
Question 1: Secondary Source
Question 2: Primary Source
What are all the points for the LEQ?
1 point for Thesis
1 point for Contextualization
1 point for providing at least TWO specific pieces of evidence
1 point for using evidence to SUPPORT your claim
1 point for HISTORICAL REASONING SKILLS (causation, comparison, CCOT)
1 point for Complexity
Does this earn the SOURCING point? WHY?
“In seeking to rally the country to war in 1812, Congress’ purpose was to drive pro-war sentiment by appealing to the injuries inflicted on the country by Great Britain, which contributed to the growth of a sense of national identity in the United States.”
YES, it provides sourcing regarding the purpose of the document AND is relevant to an argument that addresses the growth of national identity.
Does this earn the point for SOURCING? WHY?
“In Document 4, the situation was like this, the United States was constantly encroaching and taking Cherokee land. The United States would also go against many of the treaties that they signed with Native tribes during this time.”
No! It referencing the historical context but does not explain how it connects back to the prompt. This person should of followed by saying,
"The practice of removing Cherokees from their land during this time as discussed in the documents demonstrates that not all people benefited from the creation of a national identity."
What percentage of your score comes from the MCQ?
40% of the score
What percentage of your score comes from the SAQ?
20% of the score
What percentage of your score comes from the LEQ?
15% of the score
What percentage of your score comes from the DBQ?
25% of the score
What are all the points for the DBQ?
1 point for Thesis
1 point for describing AT LEAST THREE documents
1 point for SUPPORTING an argument with at least FOUR documents
1 point for SOURCING at least TWO documents
1 point for using ONE piece of OUTSIDE Evidence
1 point for complexity