AEPA Social Science NT303 study plan

AEPA Social Science NT303 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

History

Build a chronological spine of U.S. history from colonization through Reconstruction, labeling at least 15 anchor events with dates
Summarize the causes and consequences of the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention in your own words
Create a one-page timeline linking colonial era, independence, and early republic periods

A dated U.S. history timeline (colonial era to 1877) with 15+ labeled events and brief causal notes

Week 2

Trace major themes of the Gilded Age, Progressive Era, and both World Wars with cause-and-effect chains
Explain the sequence and significance of Civil War, Reconstruction, and civil rights milestones
Compare presidential administrations and their domestic and foreign policy shifts across the 20th century

A thematic essay outline covering industrialization, reform, war, and civil rights with at least 10 supporting facts

Week 3

Complete the modern U.S. history sequence from Cold War through the present with key legislation and conflicts
Identify major world civilizations and their contributions across ancient, medieval, and early modern eras
Map the physical geography of continents, oceans, and major landforms from memory

A completed world-history era chart plus a hand-drawn, labeled world map of continents and major physical features

Week 4

Describe how climate, plate tectonics, and water cycles shape regional environments
Explain human migration, population distribution, and urbanization patterns using geographic terms
Interpret maps, charts, and geographic data to draw conclusions about regions

A geography data-interpretation worksheet with 10 map/chart questions answered and justified

Week 5

Analyze economic geography: resources, trade routes, and regional interdependence
Outline the structure of U.S. government: three branches, federalism, and checks and balances
Explain the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and amendment process with specific examples

A government structure diagram plus a written explanation of federalism and checks and balances with two examples each

Week 6

Summarize the roles of political parties, interest groups, media, and public opinion in elections
Trace the civil rights and voting rights expansions through constitutional amendments and legislation
Compare state and local government functions with federal responsibilities

A one-page comparison chart of federal, state, and local powers with election-process notes

Week 7

Define core economic concepts: scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, and market structures
Explain fiscal and monetary policy tools and their effects on the economy
Analyze personal finance and consumer economics decisions using economic reasoning

An economics concept map linking scarcity, markets, policy tools, and outcomes with 10+ labeled connections

Week 8

Summarize major behavioral and social science theories: learning, development, socialization, and group behavior
Review all five domains with a timed practice set and log error patterns by domain
Target the two weakest domains with focused re-study and self-quizzing

A timed practice test score report with an error log identifying weak domains and a written remediation plan

Week 2: Score at least 80% on a self-made 25-question U.S. history quiz covering weeks 1-2

Week 4: Complete the world map and era chart from memory with at least 90% accuracy

Week 6: Explain federalism, checks and balances, and the amendment process without notes in under 5 minutes

Week 8: Achieve at least 75% on a full-length timed practice test across all five domains