The Phillips Curve is really a simple concept. It measures the relationship between inflation and unemployment, or the trade off between inflation and unemployment. The more inflation (aka the higher the prices of goods and services) the lower the unemployment; the lower the inflation (aka the lower the prices of goods and services) the higher the unemployment. Do you see that? It’s a trade-off.
The redesign (and re-redesign in the second year) has brought a great deal of uncertainty and confusion amongst APUSH teachers. In many ways, we are all “rookie” teachers, as all of us have the challenge of implementing fundamental curricular and skills-based changes into our classrooms.
One of the more significant changes is to the structure of the major essays on the AP® exam, the Document Based question (DBQ) and Long Essay Question (LEQ). The rubrics for the essays were previously a more holistic essay that combined a strong thesis, and use of documents (for the DBQ only) and outside information. This has been transformed into a much more structured and formulaic skills-based rubric. The change has led to a healthy debate about the pros and cons of both types of essays, but in general the core of the essay has remained the same: write a thesis and support it with evidence in the form of documents (for the DBQ only) and outside information. If students do this basic writing, they are likely to earn 3-4 out of the possible points (six total points for the Long Essay Question, seven total points for the Document Based Question).
You are probably well aware that the current political party situation in the United States has been dominated by a two-party system a contest between the Republican and Democratic Parties. But did you know that these two parties didn’t really come to dominate the scene until 1856 (one of the two parties has claimed a win in every single presidential and congressional election since then)?
Not sure how to study for AP® Biology? No worries. We’ve got you covered with this comprehensive guide to review key strategies for AP® Biology and how to tackle learning objectives.
The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus establishes a relationship between a function and its anti-derivative. Specifically, for a function f that is continuous over an interval I containing the x-value a, the theorem allows us to create a new function, F(x), by integrating f from a to x.
The redesign has brought a great deal of uncertainty and confusion amongst APUSH teachers. In many ways, we are all “rookie” teachers, as all of us have the challenge of implementing fundamental curricular and skills-based changes into our classrooms.
One of the more significant changes is to the structure of one essay on the AP® exam, the Document Based question (DBQ). The rubric for the DBQ was previously a more holistic essay that combined a strong thesis, and use of documents and outside information to support the argument. This has been transformed into a much more structured and formulaic skills-based rubric. The change has led to a healthy debate about the pros and cons of both types of essays, but in general the core of the essay has remained the same: write a thesis and support it with evidence in the form of documents and outside information. If students continue to apply these basic writing skills, they are likely to earn 3 or 4 out of the seven total points for the Document Based Question.
Studying for the AP® World History exam can be quite the massive undertaking. There’s thousands of years of history to trace, countless historical figures to remember, and so many key places and events to keep track of. Even thinking about the enormity ahead might make your head spin. But not to worry, you’re not alone. AP® World History students take the exam head on every year. Many of those students will earn a 5 on their exams and you can too!
GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is that term economists use to determine how well or poorly an economy is doing. That’s easy enough. It is the total combined monetary value of a society’s goods and services produced within a given period of time.
Without the 13 colonies there would be no AP® United States History. Kind of obvious, right? But how much do you really know about these early European communities and the governments that they created? It can be a little daunting getting them all straight, especially since they each had their own identities, histories, places of origin, etc. But not to worry, we’ve created this APUSH review to get this info down for you just in time for the upcoming AP® US History exam.
Studying for AP® US History is stressful. From remembering patterns of colonization to understanding the impact of the end of the Cold War, AP® US History is one of the most dynamic AP® subjects the College Board offers, with the latest revision occurring this past Fall (2015). Albert.io provides hundreds of AP® US History practice questions to help you prepare smarter for the APUSH test.