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Title: How to Prepare for the AP World History by John Mccannon, Pamela Jordan ISBN: 0-7641-1816-1 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (25 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Work in Progress
Comment: In terms of price per page, this study guide is a bargain. But that's one of its problems - length - and the authors know it. Like they say, "It is best to use this book over a long period of time, rather than trying to cram at the last minute."
I confess that I have always been partial to Barron's AP study guides, in part because they included a comprehensive review. But in the case of world history, we're talking about a terse 500 page 'world history in brief' that is still half as long as the average textbook. Yes, they have practice tests, but then so do textbook publishers. The question arises whether this study guide is better than just using the textbook - at least this year.
It's anyone's guess whether 2002 students will find this study guide useful. It's going to require at least 50% more time to read and study than the typical AP guide - probably much closer to twice the time. If you're going to give it a try, I would suggest a careful reading of the test taking strategies, the unit overviews, and the key terms and concepts - and then skim through the review chapters to the questions at the end of the unit. Above all, I would suggest buying this study guide early and following the advice of the author; do not wait until the last minute. Teachers who plan to recommend it to their students should probably do so at the beginning of the year.
In many ways, this study guide is an impressive piece of work, but basically I think an AP study guide should be limited to 350 pages and suitable for a last minute "cram". This one's too long for that.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Study Guide!
Comment: This book was an excellent resource. I didn't really crack this book open until about 2-3 months before the AP exam. The book is broken down into sections based on the AP Test and time periods. The first unit was very helpful, in a few chapters one encountered the different types of multiple choice questions, as well as the criteria and answering strategies for the three essays that were expected to be on the AP test. World history was conveniently divided by time periods, the chapter and unit quizes were great for reviewing. I used these quizes to find my weak and strong points. My history book was very long, and the Barron's summaries were very short and to-the-point. The two sample AP tests in the back of the book were excellent preperations! Some say that this book is not good for cramming, that is true if you're try to cram a year's worth of history in a couple of days, but I spent the entire morning before my exam cramming and reviewing chapters that were hazy, and it made a significant difference when I began the test. I can honestly say that I encountered questions dealing with topics that I had read about within an hour before. I recommend the Barron's book for use as a review, practice, a supplement to confusing history books, and even for cramming.
BTW-- I was a sophomore in high school (15 yrs old) when I took this course.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy the book. It's only 12 dollars
Comment: Contrary to some reviewers, my APWH teacher did not make a good effort in teaching our class, so this book was the only reference that i could go by. The text review in the front of the book was very helpful and i still use it for history competitions and whatnot. However, the mosst helpful thing was the sample essays that they wrote for their own practice tests. Those helped me learn the format of an acceptable essay and how test graders think. During the actual ap test, i was sure that i would get a 5. That's how well this book prepared me.
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Title: Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2004-2005 by Princeton Review ISBN: 0375763805 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Peterson's Ap Success: World History by Margaret Moran, W. Frances Holder, Petersons Publishing ISBN: 0768909856 Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Essentials of World History (Barron's Essentials ; The Efficient Study Guides) by Jean Reeder Smith, Lacey Baldwin World History in Outline Smith, Jean Reader Smith ISBN: 0812006372 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: February, 1980 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Ap Success: World History (Ap Success: World History, 3rd Ed) by W. Frances Holder, Margaret C. Moran ISBN: 0768912806 Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the SAT II World History by Marilynn Giroux Hitchens, Heidi Roupp ISBN: 0764113852 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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