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sweetchotimochi · 7 months

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how to study for social studies subjects

I’d like to think that one of my strongest focuses is social studies. I love learning about history, economics, government, e.t.c. and I do well on tests! I thought that most people had it easy when it came to these subjects, but throughout working with peers and friends, I realized that wasn’t true, so here are some tips to get through those subjects:

Memorizing will be your friend: This is one of my biggest tips that I still use for my social studies subjects. Memorize, memorize, memorize! Of course, you should first understand a concept or term before memorizing it, but it helps so much to know words. I use quizlet and knowt.io to help me memorize, but you can use a variety of ways to remember. This is especially helpful for tests, as you can help fill in the blank when reading through questions and other readings.

Trick your brain: One of the reasons I was so good at social studies subjects was because I was interested in politics and government. I’m really interested in the controversial aspect of politics, which helped me understand forms and branches of government, how the economy works, e.t.c. I’ve recently heard this tip on the internet, where people trick their brain into thinking that the subject they are learning is like lore for a tv show or novel, and it worked. Your brain will probably be more likely to learn if you make it enjoyable.

Use a variety of resources: A lot of social studies subjects will have more interesting and engaging resources to use, rather than like physics with a boring textbook and some reference videos. Topics like politics will have a wide variety of books, articles, news reports, movies, and even TV shows covering them. After understanding the concepts and things you may need to know, watching a political TV show can be a form of studying! You can learn to apply, discuss, and critique different forms and resources to apply to the thing you are studying.

Find ways to connect to the modern world: Social studies subjects are one of the easiest to connect to the media and the news; you will often find articles and reporters speaking about the economy, what's going on in the supreme court, and who is voting or pushing for what agenda. If you ever need to find examples to help you learn and study, just watch the news! It’s a great resource, and can help you apply what you are learning to the real world. Oftentimes, test-makers will give a question set in a scenario, where a country is going into a recession and you may have to explain ways to solve or help it e.t.c. so the news is a great resource to see it real time.

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kimblestudies · 3 months

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01-09

today my math textbook told me to "use my ingenuity" as instructions for a problem. i miss having numbers in mathematics.

-> gov quiz. class has been a total shitshow all year. so it goes. heimler notes from my bed the night before.

-> love my math teacher and not just because he's got a coffee machine in his room

->recent art piece on burnout. wip. (charcoal, fixed. i'll use gouache or watercolor later)

#studyblr #studying #aesthetic #studyspo #mathblr #100 days of productivity #music #dark academia #study #reading #differential equations #art #ap studio art #ap government

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moastudiess · 1 year

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11.16.2022~ Did some studying for AP Gov, since we got our MCQ test on Thursday. I’m supposed to take a bio quiz tmrw but I have to get my senior pics taken, so I’ll have to work around that. Friday is my bio test, and I have to remember to take in my spanish project to class on Thursday too, I left it in my car when I realized it would get ruined from all the rain.

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queenofratz · 1 year

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i love that we get stickers on the AP tests it’s like a little treat. we have to go through psychological torture But at least we get to do arts and crafts!!! like it would Be so easy to just write down our AP label numbers But nope, we get stickers!!!

#ap tests #ap government #senioritis

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error-area · 1 year

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when I took the ap govt test and saw tumblr as a social media site for showing news I was like damn tumblr is a social media site?? that shows news???

but it was like 4% so it seemed reasonable

cuz all we noticed so far in tumblr was roe v. wade and the queens death

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as-per-jury · 1 year

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I'm either an incapable little shit or gifted kid syndrome is a real thing

Either way, my depression has been immeasurably worsened by my AP Gov grade and I would like very much to hide in my closet until next Tuesday

#high school #anxious #anxiety #ap government #ap govt #gifted #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid syndrome #burnt out #burnout #sleep deprivation #depression #perfectionistproblems #it's really bad #like really really bad #a very low #f #i wanna cry #i wanna crawl into a hole

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rosie-posey · 1 year

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guys we’re famous we made it onto the ap gov exam!

#i had to reread that question like 5 times to make sure i wasn't halluncinating or something #anyways who's in the 1% of adults whose main news source is tumblr #followup question: why?#ap us government #ap government #ap us gov

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snallyghosted · 1 year

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ik a lot of y’all aren’t in high school anymore but TUMBLR WAS ON THE AP US GOVERNMENT EXAM.

(as the least used social media ofc)

#college board #ap #ap govt #ap government #united states #college admissions #america #patriotic #🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#🏈🦅‼️#tumblr #meta #tumblrgirl #anyway i did get my news from here #so it’s relevant #like idk #queendeath #that was a moment

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wrongydkjquotes · 1 year

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Helen ghost said this.

(Source: my AP gov teacher, via my personal Facebook page)

#ydkj helen #Helen ydkj #teacher #snark #ap government #ap govt #fire drill #live fire exercise

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little-boats-on-a-lake · 2 years

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Rb if you’re the one percent of the four percent of adults who use tumblr to get news ✌️

#ap government #college board #ap exam #if you know you know #yes i was absolutely geeking out #just like OMG THATS ME #tumblr is how i find out important things #like misha being not-bi #or crisp rat being mario #very Important things

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wisteriasymphony · 1 year

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TECHNICALLY it's not at all related to any of the question material, so I can say WITHOUT SHAME OR CONSEQUENCE that i spent a good 15 minutes drawing a very bad shoujo manga parody about the 3 branches of government with my extra FRQ sheets

#i should probably have a little shame tho #oh well #anime joe biden #ap government #ap govt #advanced placement #i'm taking 5 fucking ap classes why did i do this to mysef #government #ap tests

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kimblestudies · 8 months

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