U. S. History exam. We are here with jason stacy and Matthew Ellington, who are going to help our students prep for the test. Good morning, gentlemen. Guest good morning. Guest good morning. Host this is the first year we have done the u. S. History cram for the exam for the advanced placement test on cspan. The first question everybody wants to know, what is changing this year for this test because of the coronavirus pandemic . Guest well, there is quite a lot. Is aiggest change is this shorter test, only 45 minutes long. It is going to be an online test for students. Just oneon, it is documentbased essay question with five documents. Examly, it is an students can to get home from their computers. In this era of distance learning, the College Board has modified the test while still keeping the same skills that students need to be successful. Finally, this test is an open note test. The College Board will not try to prohibit students from using their notes, so students may refer to not
Forward or even in the middle of the essay. The way i distinguish contextualization from making connections is contextualization means it is either within or next to the time period. Making connections, you are making a jump, maybe 20, 50, 1 00 years. I wouldnt go much farther. So it is not directed connected directly connected to the time period. Guest so a good example of that, with what we have been talking about with reconstruction is that, contextualization might take into account the situation for africanamericans in the United States immediately prior to the civil war, maybe in the 1850s or the 1840s. And a complexity point might be at the end of the essay, to look forward to well after reconstruction, the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s, as an attempt to redress many of the problems that came out of reconstruction in that failed revolution. Host lets go to will, who is calling from buffalo, new york. Will, do you have a question for our distinguished teachers here
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We have the cram for exam test on cspan. The first question Everyone Wants to know is what is changing this year for the test because of the coronavirus pandemic . A lot is changing on the exam. The biggest changes that it is a short exam. It will only be 45 minutes along and it will be an online test for students. In addition its just one document based for students. In addition, it is just one documentbased essay question with five documents. And finally, it is an exam that students can take at home from their computers. So in this era of Distance Learning, colleges have modified the test while keeping the same skills students need to be successful. And finally, this test is an opennote test. The College Board is not going to try to prohibit students from using the notes, so students may refer to the notes as they take the exam. And i think it is really exciting the changes they have made. They have kept the documentbased questions. The dbq in a lot of ways is the crown jewel of the
Go into phase two. Washington journal continues. Host once again, we are back. Are help him high school helping Highschool Students around the country prepare for the advanced u. S. History placement exam. Matthewere with ellington and jason stacy. Good morning, gentlemen. Guest good morning. Guest good morning. Host this is the first year we have done the u. S. History cram for the exam for advanced placement. We want everybody to know what is changing this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Guest there is quite a bit that is changing this year. Probably the biggest change is that it is a shorter test. It is usually about 45minutes long. It is going to be an online test for students. In addition, it is just one documentbased essay question with five documents. Finally, it is an exam that students can take athome from their computers. Era, of Distance Learning, colleges have modified the test while keeping the same skills students need to be successful. Finally, this test is an