Bring both pencils and pens. May want to bring erasable pens for essays.

DO NOT BRING PHONES AND ELECTRONICS OF ANY KIND INTO THE TEST

Make sure you are comfortable & physically prepared to take test.

Leave answers blank when you have NO IDEA!

Don’t panic when you encounter something you don’t know….

Many answers can be figured out with a little reasoning….

Skip reading passages and go to shorter questions – then go back and do passages.

Skip difficult questions and do the easy ones first….

Ensure that you scantron matches your intended responses

Erase completely

Remember Core Structure

Read the question carefully….and answer the

question!

Thesis & Support for Argument

Demonstrated Use of All Documents

Point of View, Bias, Perspective….

Most documents are not facts – they are opinions!

Attribution:Ex. Ibn Battuta, a devout Muslim and Arab geographer….

Ex. Socrates, an Athenian philosopher,….

Explaining author’s point of viewEx. Because Ibn Battuta was a devout Muslim from North Africa, he was highly critical of the public role of women in West Africa.

Was the document written at the time?

Is it a primary source or secondary source?

Did the person actually experience the events?

Would there be some other underlying intent or motive on the part of the author?

Tone or Intent of the AuthorHumor?Sarcasm?Anger?Frustration?

EXPAIN THE NEED FOR AN EXTRA DOCUMENT

Most of all, remember to…

ANSWER THE QUESTION

Identify region & time period immediately! Remember to identify both changes

and continuities over time! Use specific examples to support thesis

Ex. Leaders: Nkrumah, Nasser, Akbar, Asoka, Peron

Groups: Indian National Congress, African National Congress, Chinese Communist Party

Countries Events

Must make direct comparisons!!!! They must be clear & evident!

Categories can help:ESP – Economic, Social, Political

Fatal Mistake: REGION/PERIODIZATION – will result in a 0

Attempt all 3 essays….

You have worked hard…. You are prepared…. You will know how to respond to the

questions…..