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Stephen Heller, Ph.D.

Stephen Heller, Ph.D.

Stephen Heller, Ph.D., taught AP English Language and Composition at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, for 22 years, eight of which were combined with AP US History...

Stephen Heller, Ph.D.

Stephen Heller, Ph.D., taught AP English Language and Composition at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, for 22 years, eight of which were combined with AP US History...

Rich Mayorga, Ed.S.

Rich Mayorga, Ed.S.

Rich Mayorga, Ed.S., has been a student advocate and educator for over 35 years, and was Arizona's Teacher of the Year in 2003. He has been teaching AP U.S. History...

Rich Mayorga, Ed.S.

Rich Mayorga, Ed.S., has been a student advocate and educator for over 35 years, and was Arizona's Teacher of the Year in 2003. He has been teaching AP U.S. History at Sunnyside High School in Tucson for 23 years, and is also a nine year veteran adjunct professor at Pima Community College. For a 12 year period, Rich taught four AP courses (AP World, AP U.S., AP Gov., and AP Econ.) concurrently. Rich’s exceptional efforts in the classroom have earned him dozens of awards and got him inducted into the Sunnyside USD’s Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Ask an Expert, Part 3 – Earning the Complexity Point through a Counterargument, An Example

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May 03, 2021

Tony walks us through an example for using a counterargument to earn the Complexity point in a Long-Essay Question response. 

May 03, 2021

Ask an Expert, Part 3 – Earning the Complexity Point through a Counterargument, An Example

Tony walks us through an example for using a counterargument to earn the Complexity point in a Long-Essay Question response. 

Ask an Expert, Part 2 – 4 Ways for Earning the Complexity Point

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May 02, 2021

Tony Maccarella is at it again, this time with 4 methods students should know for earning the elusive Complexity point on the AP World History Modern and AP Euro exams.

May 02, 2021

Ask an Expert, Part 2 – 4 Ways for Earning the Complexity Point

Tony Maccarella is at it again, this time with 4 methods students should know for earning the elusive Complexity point on the AP World History Modern and AP Euro exams.

Ask an Expert, Part 1 - Best way to earn the CONTEXTUALIZATION point

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May 01, 2021

In Part 1 of our “Ask an Expert” series for AP World History Modern, author Tony Maccarella explains the best way to earn the Contextualization point on your AP Exam...

May 01, 2021

Ask an Expert, Part 1 - Best way to earn the CONTEXTUALIZATION point

In Part 1 of our “Ask an Expert” series for AP World History Modern, author Tony Maccarella explains the best way to earn the Contextualization point on your AP Exam essays.