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Professional
Development for
AP United States
History
Special Topic:
Teaching with Primary
Sources
Workshop Materials
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UNITED STATES HISTORY
The newly revamped AP U.S. History Teacher's Guide will be available in 2005. The Teacher's
Guide is designed specifically with the new AP U.S. History teacher in mind, and will
include ideas on starting a new AP U.S. History program, information on core concepts and
skills, course organization, available resources, and suggestions on how to prepare students
for the exam. The Teacher's Guide will also include several sample syllabi that employ a
range of approaches that teachers can adapt for their own use. Also included in the Teacher's
Guide will be a revised Course Description that will reflect the results of the curriculum
survey conducted this past year.

Table of Contents
I. Welcome 1
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College Board President, Gaston Caperton 1
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Executive Director, K-12 Professional Development, Michael Johanek 2
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United States History Development Committee Chair, Mary E. Frederickson 3
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II. Primary Sources and the U.S. History Survey:
An Interview with Edward Ayers 5
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by Lawrence Charap
III. The Basics for AP Teachers 10
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The Course 10
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Topic Outline 12
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Teaching an AP Course in U.S. History 27
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by Eric Rothschild
IV. Special Focus on AP U.S. History:
Teaching with Primary Sources 38
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King Phillip and American Identity 39
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by Tracey Wilson
The Homestead Strike through Primary Source Documents 44
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by Jeff House
How to Read Primary Sources: The Tragedy of My Lai 48
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by Michael Flamm
Focusing Students on the Essentials of Documents 55
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by Warren Hierl
Improving Student Comprehension: Primary Sources 64
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from the AP Vertical Teams Guide for Social Studies
Contributors 85
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2004-2005 Workshop Materials for AP United States History vii
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V. Sample Syllabi 88
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Short Syllabi 89
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by Richard Canedo, Cassandra Osborne, Sophie Glenn Lau,
Barbara Ramsey, Tracey Wilson
Full Syllabi 107
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by Judy Cates, Robert W. DiLorenzo, Jack Rakove, Dorothee Schneider
VI. Resources for Teaching AP U.S. History 153
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Professional Development 153
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AP Central 157
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AP Publications and Other Resources 175
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AP Publications Order Form 180
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VII. The Examination 192
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The Advanced Placement United States History Examination 192
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by Eric Rothschild
2004-05 AP United States History Development Committee 197
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Multiple-Choice Samples 198
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2005 Exams Calendar 209
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2004 Free-Response Questions and Scoring Guidelines 211
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2004 Grade Distributions and Scoring Statistics for Free-Response Questions 261
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[Grade distributions will be available on AP Central in fall 2004.]
2004 Student Performance Q&A
[Available on AP Central in fall 2004.]
2004 Sample Student Responses 262
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2004 Scoring Commentary 313
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VIII. Program Information 319
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Purpose and History 319
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Pre-AP Professional Development 322
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The AP Reading, AP Grades and College Credit, and Test Security 326
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College Board Regional Offices 330
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IX. Professional Opportunities 332
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Becoming an AP Exam Reader 333
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Application to Be a Reader at the AP Reading 339
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Becoming an AP and Pre-AP Workshop Consultant 341
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Contributing to AP Central 343
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Appendix
2001 United States History Released Exam
2004-2005 Workshop Materials for AP United States History ix
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