The Norton Guide to AP U.S. History

The practical guidance every AP® U.S. History student needs.

Written by master teachers, The Norton Guide to AP® U.S. History is a carefully scaffolded, practical guide to AP® U.S. History exam prep. The text introduces the periods, themes, and skills central to AP® U.S. History, ensuring students understand the goals of the course. An Instructional Exam walks students through the question types they will encounter on the exam and illustrates strategies for strong, effective writing. Two full Practice Exams allow students to employ what they have learned. The perfect supplement for any AP® U.S. History class, The Norton Guide helps students understand, cultivate, and practice the skills and test-taking strategies necessary to confidently tackle the AP® exam.

 

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Jonathan M. Chu holds a PhD from the University of Washington, is a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and an editor of The New England Quarterly. As a specialist in early American history, he has written on seventeenth-century religious dissent and on the economic impact of the American Revolution. He participated in the AP® U.S. History Reading in various positions and served as chair of the Test Development Committee and Chief Reader.

Warren Hierl taught AP® U.S. History at the Career Center in Winston-Salem, NC, for thirty-eight years. An original member of the College Board AP® Social Studies Vertical Teams Guide Committee, he has conducted AP® workshops, Summer Institutes, and pre-AP® workshops. He has been a reader, table, exam, and, for ten years, question leader on the DBQ. He is currently a College Board AP® U.S. History consultant and member of the College Board’s Pre-AP® National Faculty.

Louisa Moffitt holds a DAST from Emory University and a PhD from Georgia State University, has taught AP® U.S. History at the Marist School for the past thirty-three years, and served as reader, table, question, and exam leader, and as Assistant Chief Reader. In addition, she has been a member of the Test Development Committee and a College Board consultant and national mentor for the AP® U.S. History program

Bill Shelton holds a PhD from the University of Kentucky and has taught AP® U.S. History for thirty-nine years, the last thirty-four at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth. He has served as a reader, table, and exam leader and was the Assistant Chief Reader responsible for the introduction of the on-site and online scoring of the short-answer questions. He co-chaired the Test Development Committee and is a College Board Consultant for workshops and institutes throughout the United States and China.