AP World History is a sophomore level class that is often one of the first AP- courses a student takes in high school.

WHAP can present many challenges to students as it requires a lot of  reading and note taking that students have to do for homework.

Note taking usually requires the student to read part of a chapter, roughly an average of 10 pages at least, and write around one to two pages of notes that cover the gist of the text.

While note-taking is something that most students would rather not due, it can be a valuable skill.

“It’s important for students to be able to have the experience of note taking in AP classes, I think that there is a benefit for students to interact intentionally with their reading as opposed to becoming passive readers,” AP World History teacher Jeff Crowe said. “I think note taking has also been shown, taking notes by hand has been scientifically shown, there have been studies done, that show that it increases the retention students have in terms of what they’ve read. And it’s also good practice for post-high school, college readiness.”