{"id":14530,"date":"2021-12-21T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=14530"},"modified":"2021-12-21T20:55:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T20:55:03","slug":"reading-strategies-for-the-ap-u-s-history-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/ap-us-history\/reading-strategies-for-the-ap-u-s-history-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Strategies for the AP U.S. History Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students new to AP history courses often struggle with the sheer amount of reading required to learn the material. Some instructors break the reading up into chunks of 10 to 15 pages a night, while others may assign an entire chapter in one sitting.<\/p>\n

Depending on your school schedule, the text you use, and the assignments your instructor gives, you must develop a system for completing your reading. This is an area of difficulty for many AP students, but with active reading strategies, you can finish your reading and comprehend the material.<\/p>\n

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Active Reading<\/h2>
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No matter whether you have 10 pages to read every other day or an entire chapter to read in a week, it is critical that you actively engage with your textbook. In AP U.S. History, it is not acceptable to read passively. By this, we mean that you must interact with your text by taking notes, asking questions, and summarizing. It is also not enough for most students to read the material once and only once. <\/span><\/p>\n

You must build time into your schedule for \u201crehearsal\u201d of the material you have read\u2014you must review your reading at a time well removed from your first read. This may be the next day, or in two days, or in a week, depending on your schedule. <\/span><\/p>\n

Remember that cramming material in the weeks before the exam will not improve your chances of scoring well. Only consistent and deliberate study<\/a> of your material throughout the year will pay off. <\/span><\/p>\n

Before we begin discussing specific strategies for daily reading, take a moment to reflect on how you read assigned material. <\/span><\/p>\n