SAQ SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR AP WORLD HISTORY

SAQ –SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR AP WORLD HISTORY

WHAT ARE THE SAQS? • SAQs comprise 20% of the May Exam score • 3 questions total on the May Exam (1 st mandatory, 2 nd mandatory, 3 rd is a choice out of prompt 3 or 4) • 40 minutes to answer (=13. 3 minutes per question). • For the U 1 Exam there will be 3 options, you pick 2 to answer w/in 30 minutes.

TIPS • You MUST use complete sentences. • All 3 parts of the question must be answered. • SAQs are broken into 3 parts a, b, and c, but sometimes part a or part b will have 2 questions within—each SAQ always asks 3 questions—so read carefully. • At least 2 of the 4 questions on the May Exam will include a stimulus of some kind: photo, map, political resources, chart, graph, document excerpt (primary or secondary), etc. No direct quotes are required, but do refer to relevant details in the stimulus if needed to fully answer the prompt. • Limited space (~a one page box) in which to write answers. Anything written outside of the box will not be scored.

TIPS • Rephrase the prompt question as your topic sentence for each segment. • Do NOT bullet point information (bullet points=zero points). • Number/letter the segments of the questions in your answer (A 1, A 2. , & B. OR A, B, C, etc. ) to ensure you’ve included all parts of the prompt & for ease of grading.

ACE THE QUESTION A-ANSWER THE QUESTION FULLY, DIRECTLY, & CLEARLY C—CONCRETE DETAILS INCLUDE SPECIFIC FACTUAL EVIDENCE & EXAMPLES (NAMES, SOURCES, PLACES, DATES, EVENTS, ETC. ) THAT REFLECT YOUR RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE E—EXPLAIN HOW & WHY THE EVIDENCE PROVES YOUR CLAIM

YOUR TURN • With your study triad or quad: • Read, discuss, and outline how you would ACE the practice/sample SAQ provided. Refer to rubric as needed.