AP Comparative Gov - Entire Course Reading Guide & Slides (for Ethel Wood 8 ed.)

This bundle includes student guides and slide decks for all 7 units that correspond with the Ethel Wood 8th Edition text. It includes:

• Reading questions that help your students focus on main ideas.
• A student-friendly note-taking strategy that minimizes busy work and leads students toward key information
• Integrated vocabulary that focuses on understanding rather than memorization
• Slides that give model answers to every question.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the content your students need to learn in AP social studies courses? I have and it always seems like my students take notes on the details and miss the big ideas. I created these guides and slides to solve that and help with clarity (after all, teacher clarity has a big impact on student learning).

How do I use these guides and slides?

I recommend that you create a clear reading calendar in advance. Depending on your schedule, students will need to read about 2-3 sections per week. On any given day, students come ready with answers and I use the slides to discuss the day's content. There are days when we access the content in other ways, but the slides are always there as a tool.

My student reading guide system.

There are two unique features to my reading guide system.

1) Students answer the reading guide questions on index cards. This serves two functions - to limit the amount students write (students tend to write too much) and to create the notes in a format that's ready to review. Just randomize and quiz - easy by themselves or with a partner. This can be a nice introduction activity at the beginning of class.

2) Students do not create vocabulary cards. I've done that work for them. Rather, they use the terms in their answer and we review them on Quizlet (which you can access as well). I find the creation of vocabulary cards to be tedious and time-consuming with a low learning payout. This skips that step and helps students focus on application.