AP US History (Susan Richman)

This is a full-year online AP® US History course taught by Mr. Richman, which thoroughly prepares students for the AP US History exam scheduled for May 2025. The course uses the innovative online text, The American Yawp, developed through Stanford University, and supplementary videos from Heimler's History. Students are required to submit two formal exam-style essays per month, complete multiple-choice questions and short answer questions at the College Board AP CLASSROOM site, and participate in regular discussion on the website. The course also includes listening to regularly scheduled history lectures produced by The Great Courses, viewing the Biography of America lecture series, and completing various bonus assignments for extra credit. The class will take part in preparing a project entry following guidelines for National History Day, related to the greater Civil War Era. Students will meet live for a ZOOM class meeting on three Monday evenings per four-week unit of study, and the class will begin with student submission of a Summer Book Review on August 20, 2024.