{"id":3685,"date":"2014-08-31T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T13:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/?page_id=3685"},"modified":"2019-03-17T15:18:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T15:18:10","slug":"lincolns-writings-and-advanced-placement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/by-k12-standards\/lincolns-writings-and-advanced-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln&#8217;s Writings and Advanced Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Placement courses<\/a> sponsored by the College Board are famous for the rigor and their effectiveness in preparing high school students for college-level expectations, especially in subjects such as American History. \u00a0Thus,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.com\/apc\/public\/courses\/teachers_corner\/3501.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the redesign of the Advanced Placement US History (APUSH) course<\/a> which goes into effect in Fall 2014, has created a host of new concerns for AP educators who are already under great pressure to help guide their students toward high-achieving test scores. \u00a0We hope to support those educators with resources and models at <em>Lincoln&#8217;s Writings<\/em> that can help better prepare APUSH students for Lincoln and Civil War-related short answer and document-based questions (DBQs).<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Forum<\/h3>\n<p>Jessica Cunning, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150922090234\/https:\/\/storify.com\/jcunning\/assessing-lincoln-through-primary-sources\">Assessing Lincoln Through Primary Sources<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n<p>Bob King, <a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/rck10001\/the-importance-of-primary-documents-in-the-seconda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Importance of Primary Documents in the Secondary Classroom<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n<p>Greg O&#8217;Reilly, <a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/goreilly11\/abraham-lincoln-and-the-equality-of-all-historical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln and the Equality of All Historical Narratives<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n<p>Roxanne Thompson, <a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/rnthompson\/war-and-politics-lincoln-virginia-and-the-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">War and Politics: Lincoln, Virginia and the Election of 1864<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Storify,\u00a0<\/em>August 2014<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended\u00a0DBQs<\/h3>\n<p>Ben Bolger, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bolgerbog.com\/LincolnDBQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln as Commander in Chief DBQ<\/a>, Fall 2013<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Cunning, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/gl14lincoln\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln DBQ<\/a>, Summer 2014<\/p>\n<p>Kirstyn Hoffman, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/ctrrhn4x5tor\/abraham-lincoln-african-americans-and-the-civil-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln, African Americans and the Civil War<\/a>, Summer 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Advanced Placement courses sponsored by the College Board are famous for the rigor and their effectiveness in preparing high school students for college-level expectations, especially in subjects such as American History. \u00a0Thus,\u00a0the redesign of the Advanced Placement US History (APUSH) course which goes into effect in Fall 2014, has created a host of new 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