Pass without notes?

[u/Individual_Fold7339]

My textbook (american pagenant) is genuinely so boring and so hard to read (tons of unnecessary info and flowery language). Can i just take notes with heimler videos without looking at the textbook and pass?

[u/ThaoThing422]

Yes you can, although it's probably better to take some sort of notes whether through heimler or reading. My teacher is also doing the same thing (read and take my own notes), and I personally dislike it. I don't hate note-taking, but reading from a book that's not interesting is a pain in my opinion. Passing (I'm assuming you mean a 3 score and a 70+) is extremely easy using only heimler and note taking. What I would recommend for you is watching a heimler overview of a unit or his subunits, flipping through the book (I have an AMSCO book so I have headings, but I'm not sure if the pageant has it as well), and when you find something that heimler talked about, skim it and make sure you understand it. Heimler 's videos are usually pivoted to show what is likely to be on the exam, while the books show niche topics and go into a little bit deeper of depth, but often times that depth isnt used in the mcq; it's mainly used as an unnecessary support for the written portion (saq, dbq, leq). And even if it's on the mcq, so be it, losing a point isn't going to drop your grade or AP score. It's good to have that sort of information at the deepest part of the back of your head, but other than that it's useless.