EXPECTATIONS FOR AP CLASSES
This chart is intended to give students
an idea of how much time is required to prepare for each
class period of the AP courses. Different teachers of
the same course may have slightly different expectations
but the time commitment should be about the same. Attendance
is critical in all AP classes. The assumption is that
students are at the skill level to take a college level
course with college textbooks. Most AP classes have summer
assignments.
|
Area of AP Study |
Homework for Each Class Period |
Prep Time Per Class |
Tests/Essays Per Quarter |
Projects |
|
| English Literature |
4-6 Major works
per quarter
|
1-2 hours |
3-4 tests
4-6 essays
|
|
| English Language |
3-4 Major works
per quarter
|
1-2 hours |
Weekly in class essay
2 major papers
|
|
| Latin |
10-15 lines of translations
varied enrichment activities
|
1 hour |
4-5 quizzes
2-3 tests
|
1 major or 1 minor per quarter |
| German |
Articles, short stories |
1 hour |
4-5 quizzes
2-3 tests
|
Reading of one novel |
| French Language |
2-8 pages |
1 hour |
9-10 quizzes
3-4 speaking or composition tests
|
|
| French Literature |
10 pages |
1-2 hours |
2-4 essays
1-2 tests
|
1 major project |
| Spanish Language |
5-10 pages |
1 hour |
5-8 quizzes
2-3 tests
|
1 major project |
|
| Calculus AB |
1 section
10 pages
|
1-2 hours |
6-10 quizzes &
tests
|
Volume project |
| Calculus BC |
1-2 sections
10-20 pages
|
2-3 hours |
8-10 quizzes and tests
Take home quizzes
|
Volume project |
| Statistics |
1 chapter every 2-3 weeks |
1 hour |
3-4 tests
periodic quizzes
|
4th quarter project |
|
| U.S. Government |
50-75 pages every
two weeks
|
1 hour |
4 tests, several quizzes, several AP writing prompts |
1 research paper or project |
| Comparative Government |
100-200 pages per week |
1 1/2 hours |
2 tests, several quizzes, several AP writing prompts |
1 research paper or project |
| World History |
80-100 pages per
week
|
1-2 hours |
3 tests
3-4 essays
|
1 project per quarter |
| U.S. History |
50 pages per week |
1-2 hours |
3 tests
several essays
|
Research project 4th quarter |
| Psychology |
20-40 pages every two
weeks, current articles
|
1 hour |
3 tests
4 essays
|
3 major projects |
|
| Biology |
1-2 chapters per week |
1-2 hours |
1 quiz/week
1 unit test/month
|
Year long project
Science fair project
|
| Physics |
10 pages |
1-2 hours |
3-4 tests |
Spring project |
| Chemistry |
25-30 pages per week |
1-2 hr. |
Quizzes weekly
3-4 tests per quarter
|
Science fair project – 1st sem.
Lab Projects – 2nd sem. (Individual)
|
|
| Computer Science |
10 assignments per quarter most work done in class |
1 hour
|
Unit tests
|
Project 4th quarter |
| Art History |
50 pages |
1 –2 hours |
Quizzes weekly
Unit tests
Unit essays
|
1 project per quarter
Research presentations
|
| Studio Art |
weekly sketchbook |
1-2 hours |
Quarterly critique |
Quarterly field projects |
| Music Theory |
|
1-3 hours |
2-3 quizzes
1-2 ear training/melodic dictation tests
|
Research presentation
Slide sheets |
