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=== Develop timeline & periods awareness === | === Develop timeline & periods awareness === | ||
* timeline awareness develops ability to recall events and persons more readily | |||
* periods awareness develops ability to draw connections across US history | |||
=== Thematic overview of US history === | === Thematic overview of US history === | ||
* theme-based learning develops ability to connect and assess different periods | |||
* theme-based learning develops conceptual skills and awareness | |||
=== Understanding & connecting historical times, persons, places, and events in US history | === Understanding & connecting historical times, persons, places, and events in US history | ||
* thematic and periodization helps US History students: | |||
** relevancy and connections across all periods of US history | |||
** content retention | |||
** causal and conceptual understanding | |||
* AP US History (APUSH) test is based upon primary source documents | |||
** success on the test includes ability to: | |||
** identify time, theme, and issue based upon a date | |||
** connect, compare & contrast similar periods to primary source documents | |||
== Periods, timeline, and major concepts == | == Periods, timeline, and major concepts == | ||