
AP United States History
This course is designed for students who are currently enrolled in an AP U.S. History course and/or are planning to take the AP U.S. History exam in the spring. The course will include a review of the major topics and themes, as well as test-taking strategies for the AP exam in May, including primary source analysis and document-based essay writing. Students will leave this course better prepared to earn a 5 on their AP U.S. History exam.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Create original poems in different writing styles
- Develop writing skills in diction, imagery, symbolist and stricture
- Analyze poetry for understanding
- Draft and make significant revisions to their own work
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and explain historical concepts and their development
- Apply knowledge of biases, point-of-view, purpose, and audience to key primary documents
- Compare arguments in historical documents and explain broader contexts
- Identify and explain patterns between historical development and processes
- Make a historical claim, support using documents and then refute argument
Instructor

Dr. Diane B., Ph.D.
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Social Studies Instructor at Knovva Academy
Dr. Diane is an award-winning teacher who has taught AP classes for 24 years. She has worked with the College Board to score, set rubrics and develop questions for the AP U.S. Government Exam since 2005. She is a National Board Certified Teacher (2001) and was named New Mexico History Teacher of the Year in 2018. Dr. Diane has also taught undergraduate students at the University of New Mexico in American Studies, Education, and with graduate students for the Master’s degree Capstone Research Project. Dr. Diane attended the University of New Mexico, achieving a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Socio-Cultural Studies. Her area of research is the World War II period, specifically Japanese American Internment and Civil Liberties during wartime.
Related Skills
Historical Bias
Point-of-View
Primary Documents
Argumentative Claim & Defense
Refutation
Geography
National Identity
Revolution
Causation
Continuity
Graphic Organizers
Document-Based Essay
Our Schedule
Course
AP United States History Content Review 12 Lessons
80 minutes per lesson
AP United States History Test Prep
8 Lessons
75 minutes per lesson
Date and Time
Feb 9 – March 19,2022
8:00 PM/ 9:30 AM ET
Wednesday/ Saturday
March 4 – April 22,2022
8:00 PM ET Friday
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