Section 1 Exam Overview
Section Essay:
- Choose a prompt ASAP
- Review the prompt before learning to collect evidence
- Start writing 5 minutes a day now
- Use readings to aid lectures
- No outside research needed
- Always cite outside research if you do it
- No single right answer
- Don't use AI
- Ask TA's to review essays
Midterm Exam 1:
- Take it via Examity on Canvas
- Take practice right before the exam
- Three hour time limit
- Objective MCQ section (50 questions) - 50%
- Geography
- "terms to know"
- talk through them
- general knowledge: know the content
- the who, what, where, when answers
- Review past quizzes
- Essay - 50%
- Choose 1 from a list of 2
- Review exam essay questions
- Review notes and recommendations
- Address ALL parts of the prompt EQUALLY
- Use specific evidence and examples
- THINK GLOBALLY
- Revise essay one more time!
- Make an outline of each prompt
- write essay outline immediately after beginning exam