This Advanced Placement course in American History makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory, college-level survey course. Students will be expected to read historical material effectively, learn to think critically, and write persuasively and analytically. The organization of the course is essentially chronological from the pre-Columbian period to the present. While the course follows a narrative structure supported by the textbook and audiovisual materials, the following seven themes described in the AP U.S. History Course and Exam Description are woven throughout each unit of study: Identity (ID), Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT), Peopling (PEO), Politics and Power (POL), America in the World (WOR), Environment and Geography (ENV), and Ideas, Beliefs, and Culture (CUL).
- Teacher: Erin Cervi