1/26 APWH Exam Format

Multiple choice: 40%

Free response: 60%

55 questions in 55 minutes

1 min per question!

No penalty for guessing

SAQs: 3 Short-Answer Questions - 20%

DBQ: Document-Based Question Essay- 25%

LEQ: Long-Essay Question - 15%

1 point: Thesis

1 point: Contextualization (what events led up to the prompt?)

2 points: Evidence from the documents

1 point: Outside evidence (not from the docs)

1 point: Sourcing (analyzing the POV of a doc)

1 point: Complexity (analyzing both sides of the prompt)

Thesis

Contextualization paragraph

2-3 Body Paragraphs

Conclusion