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Title: The Best Test Preparation for the AP United States History Test Preparations) by Jerome McDuffie, Research & Education Association, Gary Wayne Piggrem ISBN: 0-87891-844-2 Publisher: Research & Education Association Pub. Date: 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The title really is true...
Comment: As a teacher of AP U.S. History myself, I can tell you that this is THE best review book on the market today. A few years ago, I purchased a set to give to every one of my students at the beginning of the year to use as a supplement to our textbook. The introduction of the book is very informative, explaining how the exam is administered and the exact formulas the evaluators themselves use to grade the essays and how that factors in with the multiple choice to calculate the final grade. The actual review content is thorough enough to provide an excellent "brain refresher," but isn't too dense. The six practice tests are excellent ways to review and see which areas a student needs to focus more on during their studying. I also highly recommend purchasing this same book but with the CD-ROM software to accompany it; the software creates a realistic testing environment, timing the student for both the multiple choice and writing sections as if they were taking the real test. The detailed explanations for each multiple choice question are also a great way to review, especially if you get a specific question wrong. I tell my students every year: don't go out and waste your money on buying more review books and practice tests, because everything you'll need to succeed on the exam is right in the book I gave you earlier this year!
Rating: 5
Summary: 5 stars because I got a 5 on the AP...
Comment: ...as well as a 750 on the SAT II. If you read this entire book and do all the practice tests, you should not get below a 4. It is comprehensive, accurate and interesting. However, it is really long and I only got through half of it, but the other half was fresh in my mind so it didn't matter. The pros of this book are that it covers everything, it can be used to study for the SAT II, it has really good practice tests and it is fun to read for a history book. The cons are that it is really long and it doesn't help you for the DBQ. This is not a book for slackers or crammers! You need to start reading at least 2 weeks in advance of the test if you want to finish on time. But it's the best book out there and even Barron's has to bow down to it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Five stars for a five on the exam,
Comment: as another reviewer commented. I bought this book mid-year to help me study for my AP USH unit reviews, and I have to say it was fantastic. The review is very concise, yet it offers all the facts you'll need to know on the exam. Also, the multiple choice practice tests were EXTREMELY helpful. Many of the questions in the book showed up on the actual exam, and I breezed through the MC portion of the test in half the allotted time, only omitting two questions.
The part I actually found the most helpful was the selection of sample essays in the back of the book. Though some of them took strange stances, they were great for tying specific facts together thematically. I mentally referenced them to make educated guesses when necessary, and heavily borrowed from one on the Great Depression to provide background information for the DBQ. There are so many sample essays that you're almost sure to have *one* of the topics (or one closely related) turn up on the exam.
I absolutely recommend this book -- I'll be looking for REA for my AP exams this year, too! My advice is: keep up with reading your textbook (I used American Pageant), start taking the practice tests about a month before the AP exam, take notes on the questions you miss (the detailed explanations to the MC questions are fantastic), and don't study the night before the test. Have a party. Best of luck in May.
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Title: Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2002-2003 by Tom Meltzer, Jean Hofheimer Bennett ISBN: 0375762310 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: REA's AP US History Test Prep with TESTware Software by Na ISBN: 0878913327 Publisher: Research & Education Association Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap United States History Advanced Placement Examination (BARRON'S HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE AP UNITED STATES HISTORY ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION) by William O. Kellogg ISBN: 0764111574 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cliffs AP English Language and Composition by Barbara V. Swovelin ISBN: 0764586858 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 19 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Biology (Cliffs AP) by Phillip E. Pack ISBN: 0764586823 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 23 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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